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The International School Twente is a part of the Dutch Prinseschool. A close cooperation between the two schools is in the mutual interest of all pupils. Part of this cooperation is a Host Nation Program for approximately 200 hours per school year. The program is designed to acquaint children with Dutch customs and prepare them to take an active part in typical Dutch traditions, celebrations and festivities such as Sinterklaas and Carnival, etc. All this will make their experience in The Netherlands even more enjoyable!
The Host Nation Program is an exciting cycle of lessons. Each year group will learn about different topics and themes. During these action packed lessons the children will be learning about Dutch culture, traditions, food, landscape, history, etc.
All the topics the children are covering and experiencing during the classes will be of great value for them, both in and outside the school. It brings added value to their stay in a foreign country. The subjects and themes the children will explore are dependent on their grade level. Grades 1/2 will learn about themes that are closely related to ‘all about me?’ For example, how children of their age are brought up and educated in the Netherlands. Grades 3/4/5 will be learning about themes relating to their neighbourhood, the city of Enschede and the Twente region as an agricultural area. Grades 6/7 will be studying themes relating to the history of The Netherlands. For example, the Golden Age and William of Orange, Queens Day and The Netherlands as a free country.
Each year the children in every grade are given the opportunity to visit an interesting site or attend an activity. Through connections built up over the past years, the children of the Prinseschool/IST have easy access to numerous interesting places.
The Host Nation Program encourages family participation. These present great opportunities for you to experience your host nation and expose your child to different and new things.
By opening up new situations to your child, he/she will learn to accept and/or deal with different ideas and attitudes, which he/she needs to become a modern world citizen. Mentioned above are just some of the functions of the Host Nation Program that, together with parental involvement, can give your child an exciting, educational, and happy experience in The Netherlands
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