Early Years (ages 3-6)
At Amity International School Amsterdam, we understand the critical importance of early childhood education for laying the foundation for your children’s cognitive, social and emotional development. We follow the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), a curriculum framework that includes an “Early Years” component designed for children ages 3 to 6. PYP Early Years focuses on inquiry-led, play-based learning in rich and stimulating learning environments that integrate the natural world into the classroom, both indoors and outside.
We are an innovative Early Years Education School in the Netherlands
Early Years Curriculum
The right programme can maximise your child’s development during this formative period while cultivating a life-long love of learning and self-inquiry. Every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support that enables them to fulfil their potential. This is what we offer in our Early Years education programme at Amity Amsterdam. Children's earliest experiences of learning lay the foundations, not only for later learning in school, but also for their self-confidence and belief in themselves as learners for their whole lives.
Find out more about Early Years education in the IB Primary Years by clicking on www.ibo.org
Inquiry-Based Learning
Students take ownership of their learning by wondering, exploring, learning, sharing, reflecting, and taking actions in and beyond the school community. An inquiry-based unit of study, known as Units of Inquiry, incorporates all essential elements of the PYP under the six transdisciplinary themes. In order to meet the various needs and interests of students, units of inquiry make the learning engaging, relevant to their life, challenging, and significant throughout The Primary Years.
These units incorporate the learning of:
- Language
- Mathematics
- Social studies
- The Arts
The unmatched combination of professionalism and being personal and family-like is this schools biggest asset. Parent with two Early Years Children
I have been very impressed by my child's progress. After only 10 months she has made more improvement than I did in learning English in 10 years and she is now correcting me. Early Years 1 Parent
Transdisciplinary themes
Forest School
We take advantage of our location so students can make a connection with nature and have a hands-on experience in a natural environment. This gives them the opportunity to use the space, learn about environmental factors affecting the world and take advantage of learning outdoors.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How old does my child need to be to start at Amity Amsterdam?
- How do children learn in the Early Years?
- How will Amity Amsterdam support my child when (s)he does not speak English?
- How do I enroll my child in the Early Years?
- Does my child need to be toilet trained prior to starting at Amity?