LANGUAGES

NAISR is proud to be a truly international community, which is home to children, parents, and teachers from 36 countries. We believe that learning a language is a vital part of our students' development, opening up a world of opportunities.
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At NAISR, we believe that modern language classes are fundamental to our students’ intellectual, personal, and social development. We encourage our students to:

  • Learn English to the level required for academic success.
  • Maintain and develop their native language.
  • Develop their international awareness and a respect for different perspectives.

Our approach will enable your child to pursue a broad spectrum of opportunities while they're in Rotterdam. It also eases any potential return to their home country’s education system should they move on from our school.

All our students have the opportunity to study a second modern language every day. 

Native language instruction

Supporting a student to follow their native language benefits their emotional wellbeing and improves their ability to learn additional languages. This helps them to succeed academically and prepares them for the future, too.

We define a native language as:

In practice, this means:

English is the main language of instruction at NAISR. However, our goal is for students to become literate in at least two languages.

Modern language classes

We’re committed to developing our students’ appreciation of language and culture. Learning a second language, learning about languages, and learning through language broaden our students’ horizons, preparing them for an increasingly globalised world. The ability to empathise with people from other cultures is also hugely important, as is developing a stronger sense of their own identity.

Years 1-6

Years 7-9

Years 10 and 11

Years 12 and 13

Our students have typically followed one language for at least three years by the end of Year 11. This enables them to continue their studies at IBDP level.

In Years 12 and 13, native language instruction (IB Language A) is offered in the following:

Foreign language instruction (IB Language B) is offered in the following:

If you have any questions, please get in touch with: