The primary school day
At the AICS, no two days are the same. This video gives you an idea of what a primary school day looks like at the Amsterdam International Community School.
The primary school timetable
The school day
We ask all children and parents/guardians to wait outside (paved area/playground) until it is time to enter the school campus. Please say goodbye to your children at the entrance of the school.
Please remember that if you choose to arrive early, ensure your children are dressed appropriately for the weather.
- Arrival/school opens at 08:20
- Registration and lessons start at 08:30
- Story time and snack – 15 minutes
- Morning break/play time – 30 minutes
- Lunch break/play time – 30 minutes
- Play time – 30 minutes
- End of day
- (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday – 15:15)
- (Wednesday – 12:00 (half day)
After school clubs and after school care (BSO)
After school clubs
The after school clubs programme offers a variety of safe and age appropriate after school activities to all primary students across both campuses. Our students can participate in after school activities such as dance, sewing, chess, art, guitar, film and many more. All of our after school clubs are coordinated by Kind&Co. Kind&Co is an established and professional, non-profit organisation that has experience with after school care and after school activities for international schools in the Netherlands. The website can be found here. After School Clubs - AICS
The After School Club coordinator from Kind&Co is Iris Selderijk. Please feel free to contact Iris whenever you have questions, nice ideas or suggestions at i.selderijk@kindenco.nl
After school care (BSO)
Our South campus after school care is offered by Partou. Partou is the largest provider of high-quality childcare in the Netherlands and has offered their services to the AICS since 2016. Their after school care is located within the South school building.
For our Sandcastle (SE) campus after school care is offered by Kind&Co. Their after school care is located within the Sandcastle (SE) school building. At the after-school care (BSO) of Kind & Co Ludens for children aged 4 to 12, each child adds their own unique touch to the future. The children are given the space to follow their curiosity and explore the world on their own.
Currently, they have no waiting list! Register your child via: https://kindencoludens.nl/nl/inschrijven.
Are you interested in a non-binding tour first? Register here: https://kindencoludens.nl/nl/rondleiding-aanvragen.
AICS IS AN IB WORLD SCHOOL OFFERING THE FULL INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMME
