Admission

Vision Statement

International education which inspires creative thinking, provoking children to become curious and take ownership of their learning.

Mission Statement

Amstelland International School is dedicated to establishing a learning community which empowers student voice, invests in nurturing relationships, fosters compassion for humanity and inspires a shared responsibility of our planet. 

Amstelland International School accommodates children who are expats on the move; an international community residing in The Netherlands temporarily. Amstelland International School is acknowledged and subsidised by the Dutch government, we comply with the national regulations regarding admissions for all our students.  

“Welcome to The Netherlands” video

We welcome:

• Children with international parents who will reside in the Netherlands for a limited period of time, 3-5 years (Dutch and non-Dutch nationals).
• Children with Dutch parents who have lived abroad or who are planning to move abroad in the next two years.
• Children who have received international education previously and require a transition period into the Dutch school system.

Procedural steps to complete before enrollment

1. Complete Registration Of Interest (ROI) form.

2. Please ensure you complete all mandatory fields. For applications for one child, you can delete that whole section.

3. Complete Registration of Interest form.

4. Two most recent school reports of the current/previous school or day-care.

5. Copies of all family passports.

• If applicants meet the Dutch governmental criteria, they will receive an invitation to visit our school in the form of a social play morning (Early Years) or their application will be reviewed by the Director.
• After the social play morning/afternoon, the team will meet to discuss the outcome of the visit. 
• The Director will approve or deny the application.
• Approved applications are followed up with an overview of our school fee payment policy and a request to pay the first installment of the tuition fees.
• Once the admissions fee, deposit and the first term installments are paid, parents will receive a welcome letter and their child’s start date.

Admissions producer identified Student Support needs

1. ROI & Application form are required to be filled in with the accurate information.
   • AIS reserves the rights to deny applications that are deemed untruly or incomplete.
   • If there is a question or concern the Director and IB’er (Internal student support guide) will follow up with parents either immediately after the play morning/afternoon.
   • For students entering the school with a diagnosis and IEP (Individual Learning Plan), the respective documents are required to be shared with the school (by law) within 6 weeks of a student starting.

Re-registration letter

After the spring break parents will receive an annual re-registration letter to ascertain whether or not current students will be returning to the AIS for the next academic school year. The letter must be sent out as follows:

• 1 April is the deadline for all parents to reply and submit a response to the re-registration letter.
• 12 April is the deadline for all parents to have completed a withdrawal form should they decide to withdraw their child from the school.
• 15 April finance will start preparing to send out the invoices for the new academic school year.

In order to secure a position within the school for the following school year, parents are required to fulfill the payment of the school fees in full before the beginning of the following academic school year. For more information please read our school fee policy.

For information regarding pre-school and any other programs offered by the gemeente of Amstelveen, please read these informative documents.

Pre-school group on campus lead by UniKidz

Pre-school information in Amstelveen

Gemeente programs 0-4 years