This year the ISB is joining Eco-School Netherlands and we cannot wait to get started! The Eco-Schools concept was developed as a direct response to the United Nations conference on Environment and Development (Rio Earth Summit) in 1992. It was recognised that children and young people need to be involved in the sustainability and environmental […]

Schools in the south of The Netherlands were the last to return to school and the ISB finally opened its doors to students last week after a six-week summer break. The start of the school year is always a busy time and this year has been no exception. Primary students have quickly settled into their […]

We finally got to celebrate our 10th Anniversary last Thursday 9 June and it was certainly worth the wait! Ms Asbjørnsen opened the festivities by welcoming students, parents, members of staff, neighbours and local dignitaries to the school to celebrate our special anniversary. Following speeches from Dr. Paul Depla, Mayor of Breda, who officially opened […]

The ISB hosted a Dutch International Secondary Schools workshop with 15 colleagues from international schools across the Netherlands (and Belgium). The topic was CAS: Creativity, Activity, Service, which is one of the core components of the DP programme. It was a great opportunity to network with fellow CAS coordinators and share best practices. Thank you […]

Today we hosted the Language Friendly School very first conference. We were happy to meet other enthusiastic schools and celebrate multilingualism and intercultural awareness together. Thank you Ellen-Rose Kambel, Emmanuelle Le Pichon- Vorstman, and Miriam de Oliveira for organising this event. The lunch was catered by Markies Catering. It was nice to meet so many […]

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

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 […]

As Coronavirus continues to make its impact across the world, we are following government advice and shutting our doors until 3rd May. We are implementing a distance learning programme across Primary and Secondary and current ISB students and parents are being updated on how this is being implemented. If you are an existing parent and […]