We are now writing with a more detailed update on yesterday’s change to Covid-19 restrictions and guidelines communicated in the press conference. The main points  relevant to our students are: Primary  Children who have been in contact with a positive case no longer need to quarantine, unless they develop symptoms. If a student has symptoms […]

Last night, during the Covid-19 Press Conference, Prime Minister Rutte announced that the Netherlands is going into lockdown. The lockdown is set from today until 14 January and impacts many areas of society, but in this letter we will set out how we will follow the government guidelines for Secondary education until Monday 10 January. […]

Yesterday, Friday 26 November, the government shared the new Covid-19 measures in their press conference. We are very pleased that schools can remain open, but we do need to make adjustments to our protocols in order to keep our staff and students as safe as we possibly can. We are counting on everyone’s collaboration in […]

The International School Breda is looking for a Member of the Advisory Board from 1 January 2022 For more information (in Dutch) and how to apply please click on the link: https://bit.ly/3D37Hgm

As you may be aware, the Dutch Prime Minister held a press conference on Tuesday evening 14 September with an update to the current COVID19 restrictions.  More specifically, he announced the following changes with regard to health and safety regulations within schools.  The main changes and dates from which they may be implemented are as […]

As you may have heard in the news, numbers of infections in the Netherlands are continuing to decline. The government has therefore decided that schools can open up fully and we are pleased to report that the ISB  will fully reopen on Monday 7 June.  The government based its decision to allow secondary schools to […]

During the last press conference, Prime Minister Rutte and Health Minister de Jonge announced that the national (semi-) lockdown would remain in place until (at least) 20 April given the increase in the current rate of infections.  The government had initially planned to announce a handful of relaxations to the coronavirus restrictions but ultimately decided […]

For our Dutch-speaking parents, two online courses on raising children of primary age are starting up in February and March.  These courses are being organised free-of-charge by the Social Work Foundation (Stichting Social Work).  The idea is to exchange experiences with other parents, gain insights and possible solutions that fit your own family as well […]

It is with great pleasure and pride that we post the official full report (in Dutch) as well as translated extracts (in English) from the findings of the Dutch School Inspectorate following the inspection of the school and school board in January this year.

Hayden, one of our MYP5 students, decided to use his personal interests and talents of writing, reading, researching, solving problems and the environment to carry out some research on the Oak processionary caterpillars who caused so much discomfort in this area last year. Hayden tells us that  “This action will serve a multinational community, as […]