Optimist International School Amsterdam
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4.8 from 14 reviews
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About Optimist International School


Optimist International School Amsterdam is a primary school for children 4 - 11 years old.  Our wonderful new school building in Floriande, Hoofddorp (metropolitan region of Amsterdam) is well-equipped to offer a rigorous and inspiring international curriculum.

The beautiful Haarlemmermeerse bos and area around us provides our school with many opportunities for outdoor learning. We are a caring international community that guides children to become compassionate, committed global citizens.

We provide our pupils opportunities to discover and develop their unique talents. 

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Curriculum

English,International

Primary Language

English

Ages

4 to 11

Max Class Size

Unknown

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14 Reviews of Optimist International School

Average Ratings

Overall 4.78
Facilities 4.11
Academics 4.44
Teachers 4.89
Sports 4.44
Music & Arts 4.44
Science & Tech 4.44

Reviewer Nationalities

South African (1) Mexican (2) Romanian (1) Indian (2) Russian (1) Australian (1)

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Maria, 16/10/2023 @ 15:38:46
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Great experience for my kid there! The atmosphere is amazing, children can develop their own personality while not forgetting their own cultural background, understanding the differences between soo many cultures and embracing them.

Rita каntor, 10/03/2023 @ 18:20:18
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I realy like optimist international school

Lilly, 16/01/2023 @ 11:03:18
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I went to this school for short of 4 years and I loved it. The atmosphere was fun, welcoming and paid attention to the students needs. the educational part it so great as well as the teachers always seemed happy to teach and be with the students. I also liked that instead of notebooks and reading textbooks our teachers always made fun games and experiments for us to learn through. I definitely recommend this school!

Sorina, 24/11/2022 @ 15:50:15
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The school is amazing, they have a way to make all kids love school and go there with pleasure every day. The school has a good mix of topics every day that allows kids to develop also the socio-emotional skills along with the classic math, reading etc.

Vidhya Madathil Puthanveettil, 20/07/2022 @ 17:36:22
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I could see my daughter grow into a wonderful human being in last 4 years . We are very satisfied with the overall activities in the school and staff as well. I highly recommend The Optimist International school to expats who land here with lot of concerns and confusion regarding their children's education.

Pawan, 08/06/2022 @ 13:17:31
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Management arrogant and not customer oriented. The first time you meet with them they show you a nice welcoming face the minute they lock you in the show you the real ugly face!!! Only the name is international.

Drew, 01/10/2021 @ 11:58:05
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We moved to the Netherlands over 2 years ago with our three children, and are so grateful for finding this school. The teachers are fabulous, and from many places across the world - truly understanding international children. Their curriculum is also great, lots of creativity and thematic learning. The kids really love it. They also offer a lot of additional activities such as music classes, sport, self defence, lego. It really is a great community. Even though we live in Haarlem the school is easily accessible.

Liliana Garcia, 18/08/2021 @ 09:02:00
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This school is amazing! My child loves going there. The teachers are always so nice and definitely have high academic knowledge. One thing that i think is so unique to this school is all the creativity and freedom that they give to the kids while still keeping them focused on their work. When it comes to the building, its always clean and the playground is wide and has plenty of fun stuff to play with! including all the equipment and toys that the school supplies the kids with.

Eva, 01/11/2019 @ 13:10:48
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The team is very personally involved and committed to the children, providing each child with the attention and care needed. The school has a lot of attention for activities, and includes them in the learning process as part of the IPC curriculum. We're very happy with this school!

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Smitha Naveen, a month ago


Optimist international school has a very good curriculum from the group1. Teachers are very friendly and encourage the kids in all activities they perform. We are very happy as my kid loves to go to school. Transportation facilities are also good towards the school.

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Lakshmi Narayana Segu, 4 weeks ago


Optimist International School is a great place for kids. The educational methods used here are engaging for kids. Kids love to go to school day after day with more enthusiasm. It's well connected to public transport, All the teaching staff are friendly and helpful to answer any of the parent's questions. They provide apt feedback in parent-teacher meetings. The school itself is growing but school is improving with Scale. Kids also are friendly and enjoy their times together. Kids skills are improving. Kids come from various countries across the world providing a different perspective to the same topics. They are a new school but provide a lot of after school activities directly supported by the school. Which we appreciate a Lot. Some of the examples are: 1. Swimming classes 2. Guitar Classes 3. Scratch Programming 4. Art lessons 5. Dutch classes for kids any many more.. just get in touch you will be surprised... We thank Optimist management, teaching staff, and support staff for the efforts they are putting in and making this a possibility. We Highly Recommend OIS for a school in and around Hoofddorp. Regards Lakshmi Segu

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Shiv Shankar Pandit, 9 months ago


New International School in Hoofddorp. Easily accessible by Public transport. They are growing and improving a lot every day, which is highly appreciable. Kudos for doing so much hard work to start from scratch. School is really working hard to help the kids to learn and make them the best. Keep up the good work. If you are looking for international School in Hoofddorp, then this is the school.

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Katharina Strobl, a month ago


Almost 2 years ago we moved from Spain to the Netherlands. Before we arrived I was worried how my children will adapt to a new school. Will they find new friends? Will they be happy? Will they get the best possible education while enjoying learning and coming to school? YES

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Amit Kumar Singh, 3 weeks ago


Optimist International school is a truly International in nature by having kids belongs to different culture speaks different language and came from different continental i.e. from Asia, Europe, USA etc. but all are studying , playing and having fun together like pearls in a beautiful necklace of Optimist International School. I like enthusiasm and positive attitudes of teachers and other staff of this school. They are eager to give their best to kids. Teachers are very professional to identify strength and area of improvements of a kid and they put their hard efforts to motivate and encourage kids for their continuous improvement in a very interesting and easy way. I have experience of sending my kid in other International schools as well e.g. British school of Amsterdam, AICS School Amsterdam but I can say that this school is the best. I am glad that I got "Optimist International School" for my son. Thanks to the management for arranging such a amazing learning , sportive environment and teachers for our kids. Management team always well communicate and actively engage parents to discuss about growth of kids , school's new initiatives etc. Complement to all school staffs for the effort they are putting for the complete development of our kids. Regards, Amit kumar singh

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