curriculum

Curriculum Overview

The High School (grades 9-12) curriculum consists of a core program in English, Mathematics, Science, World Languages, (Dutch, French, Spanish) and Social Studies. During these four years there are two distinct phases to our students' education. In the pre-IB years of Grades 9 and 10, students make selections that will prepare them for the International Baccalaureate Diploma, a rigorous program that provides a framework for our curriculum and guides our approaches to learning.  As they move into Grades 11 and 12, most students choose to participate in the full IB Diploma Program. This program is a rigorous university preparation course of study that is recognized as meeting university entrance requirements in over 100 countries in the world.

Students not choosing to participate in the full IB Program usually take one or two IB courses along with an array of other high school courses offered at AISR, which meet the standards for an AISR High School Diploma. Non-IB courses are available in all curricular areas and are taught at the level of a typical universi typreparatory course found in U.S. high schools. Virtually all AISR graduates move on to university and their next level of higher education.

PISA and International Schools' Assessment (ISA)

The American International School of Rotterdam actively manages it’s performance levels and that of it’s students benchmarking against PISA using the students’ International Schools’ Assessment (ISA). The Grade 9 and 10 National Comparisons Reports for the ISA compare the performance of Grade 9 or 10 ISA students in Mathematical Literacy and Reading with the performance in PISA 2003 of samples of 15-year-old students from 41 countries. ISA provides an insight into students’ proficiency in the areas of Mathematical Literacy, Reading, Narrative Writing and Expository Writing.