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At Nord Anglia Education, our schools offer unforgettable experiences that go beyond the traditional and ensure our students love coming to school. That’s why Nord Anglia Education has launched a brand-new podcast series called A Little Bit of Genius.

With the UK formally leaving the EU on the 31st of January 2020, Brexit and the potential impact is a hot topic right now. Many families might be worried about the possibility of a relocation should their company decide to move locations. With many companies already moving to the Netherlands, families are trying to find normality as their lives change overnight. Amongst all the changes, finding a great school for their children is usually a first priority. At the Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam, you can be assured of familiarity and quality.

On Tuesday, 14 January, middle school students had their third Entry Point of the year. The purpose of the Entry Point is to introduce a new IMYC unit of learning in a fun, hands-on and exciting way, as well as to invite students to begin thinking about the BIG IDEA for their next unit. Read on to hear more about our Entry Points!

Parents, teachers and students were treated to a wonderful Winter Concert on the 19th of December. The annual tradition of finishing Semester 1 with a festive and celebratory concert continued in 2019, with Elementary students from Pre-Kindergarten 1 to Grade 5 singing and dancing on stage.

Every year, on the last Wednesday of November, NAISR students have the pleasure of welcoming their parents, guardians and friends to a Thanksgiving lunch at the school. This has been one of the most beautiful traditions at our school for many years now. Read on to find out why.

During the week of 18-22 November 2019, we enjoyed a UNICEF week here at NAISR. Our Global Campus leader and UNICEF leads planned a number of activities for our school community, ensuring that we honoured World's Children's Day and to build awareness of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

On Tuesday 29 October, middle school students had their second Entry Point of the year. The purpose of the Entry Point is to introduce a new IMYC unit of learning in a fun, hands-on and exciting way, as well as to invite students to begin thinking about the BIG IDEA for their next unit. Read on to hear more about our Entry Points!

The NAISR Elementary Student Council is always listening to Student Voice and organising events to make a difference to our community, local and global. On Friday, 11 October, the Elementary Student Council at Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam, held a disco party. Rather than selling tickets to this event, the Student Council encouraged students to donate toys and games for the children at JBRR (Youth Protection Rotterdam Rijnmond).

On Friday, 1 November, the NAISR Athletics department had a visit from ex-footballer, Iwan Redan. Secondary HAPE students, the IB Sports Science class, and a lucky grade 2 class received an intense, energetic and fun training from Iwan and his assistant.

Before the fall holidays, an all-school color run was held to support, raise funds, and increase awareness upon the international humanitarian medical non-governmental organization by the name of Doctors without Borders (Artsen Zonder Grenzen).

Introduced by award winning author, Margriet Ruurs, this year's Creative Writing competition is based on the the theme of 'Home' in relation to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). NAISR students are encouraged to enter this wonderful competition and unique opportunity.

Walking through the halls of NAISR you may hear whispers of Dutch, or a lengthy discussion in Portuguese. While the language of instruction at NAISR is English, we not only understand the needs of students to sometimes communicate in their Mother Tongue, we also actively encourage it.

During the week of 15 - 18 October, NAISR middle school students participated in their first IMYC Exploration of the year. Read on to find out more!

"Ask the Artist" is an opportunity for your child to ask questions to Juilliard Artists who have chosen performing arts as a career. We're pleased to announce that our next featured artist is Miranda Quinn, an award winning dancer who has a reputation for diverse and energetic performances.

The middle school kicked off another year of learning on Wednesday, 28 August with a spirited and interactive Entry Point activity. The purpose of the Entry Point is to introduce a new IMYC unit of learning and to invite students to begin thinking about the BIG IDEA for their next unit. Read on to hear more about our learning!

Our School's new playground was installed over the Summer of 2019 and it's great to see our students enjoying it so much. Check out this time-lapse video of the installation!

New NAISR grade 9 student, Coco, has been giving Japanese Tea ceremonies since she was 6 years old. Read on to find out what her classmates thought of the demonstration.

This years Week Without Walls will take place from 16-20 September 2019 for our middle and high school students. Read on for more details!

Would you like to be a class representative and take part of this year's Elementary STUCO (Student Council)?

Our entire school community is proud to share our students at Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam achieved exceptional results in this year’s International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).