Amstelland International School

A small, primary-only Dutch-subsidised international school in Westwijk, Amstelveen. Founded in 2019 by Jacquelene Da Silva, who came out of AICS and the American School of The Hague.

Ages 4 to 11 only, with IPC at the core, IEYC in early years, and Cambridge Primary supporting English and maths. As a Dutch International School, fees are capped, around 5,400 EUR a year, which puts it within reach of expat families who cannot stretch to 20,000-plus.

Project-based, no-homework, music-heavy. The school sits in a multicultural neighbourhood with many international families, and the tone is closer to a community primary than a corporate operation. Public review data is thin given how new it is. Plan for the secondary transfer in Year 6, since families typically move to AICS, ISA, the British School or back to a Dutch route from age 11.

• One detailed parent review on the International Schools Database rated the school and described management as exclusionary and punitive, flagging multi-day suspensions of children as young as four and a requirement that pupils maintain visible mistake records.
• The same parent rated teachers, academics and atmosphere positively, and praised the families. The criticism is squarely about the management team rather than the classroom.
• Beyond that single review, there is no substantive parent commentary online; the school is small, recently founded, and posts mostly its own promotional material.