Curriculum

Through Cambridge we offer primary students a solid foundation in Maths and English, and with this giving them a smooth transition to secondary!

Our youngest students (4 years old) will follow the International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC)

Guided by international and evidenced-based research, the IPC supports the holistic development of our primary students with enjoyable, relevant, and rigorous learning, preparing them to be globally competent, socially conscious, and motivated individuals that positively contribute to the world they live in.

The IPC curriculum helps children form a big picture and understanding about how everything is connected. By integrating all subjects creatively around a theme it encourages learners to look constantly for connections. We believe that the more connections children make, the better they can learn.

Through IPC we encourage children to look constantly for connections between a wide range of subjects. Learning with IPC takes a global approach: helping students to connect their learning to the world around them and to look at what they are learning from the perspectives of other people.  

By combining these renowned educational systems, we stimulate children to love learning from an early age and develop an enquiring mindset that will last a lifetime!

In our beautiful orangerie, we offer our primary students Art lessons, given by our art teacher.

When children get a chance to express their creativity and dive into art, they develop confidence, increase their empathy, discover how to look and interpret the world from different perspectives and learn about themselves. All these skills help students learn with increased passion and imagination.

Students are introduced to the basics of the work of great artists throughout history. They are encouraged to recognise and investigate the magic within their environment, through the art of seeing and identifying the elements of art such as colour, form, texture and shape. They experiment with a variety of art making techniques and mediums such as mixed media, painting, drawing and sculpture.

Students are encouraged to look closely, solve problems, see connections, overcome challenges, feel courage, think, reflect and trust their abilities and creativity. Most importantly! The primary art students have fun!

Music lessons at Eerde are a great way to get acquainted with music in children’s early years. At Eerde, a lot of attention is paid to musical development. Listening to, making and feeling music stimulates our brain to grow in ways that we cannot achieve so efficiently in any other field. Music education is also a great addition to motor development by playing all kinds of instruments and moving to music. And it is fun! Every week there is a double hour of music on the schedule and is given by a specialist teacher.

At Eerde it is also possible to book private lessons for instrument lessons (at a charge). Most of the time it is available for the children during their normal timetable. Some examples of lessons are piano, guitar, drum, and violin lessons.

At Eerde we find PE (Physical Education) very important for our students. Physical activity is good for children in many different ways. It improves fitness of the heart and lungs, children build stronger bones and muscles and it helps children to maintain a healthy weight. Next to developing motor skills, the children also develop their social skills, improve self esteem and academic performance.

The students in Primary have two hours of PE every week. The PE lessons are connected to the IPC Curriculum and help the children understand the importance of moving regularly. It allows them also to see the big picture and make connections with other subjects, like Science and Maths.

Eerde offers good sports facilities, a sports field where the children can train outdoors, the forest area and a well equipped PE hall for indoor training.

What we teach in the classroom will help our pupils foster lifelong aspirations, goals and values.

With this in mind, PSHE education isn’t just another school subject. It’s a chance to give every child and young person an equal opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge they need to thrive now and in the future.

This includes helping them to deal with critical issues they face every day such as friendships, emotional wellbeing and change. And giving them a solid foundation for whatever challenging opportunities lie ahead, so they can face a world full of uncertainty with hope.