The School is committed to providing a wide range of language provision at all levels – both within the curriculum and outside it to reflect the diversity of cultures within the BSN,
As the language of our host country we believe it is important to encourage all our children - regardless of how long they will be with us - to develop an understanding of and respect for the Dutch language. Dutch lessons form part of the weekly timetable from Foundation 2 through to Year 9. Children are streamed for fluency as they progress through the Junior School, allowing those students permanently resident in the Netherlands to develop a strong grounding in the local language. Weekly Spanish lessons are introduced alongside Dutch in Year 5. This is then interchanged for French & Dutch in Year 6.
The BSN Language Centre also organises after school Language Clubs for BSN children. Mother Tongue classes include Spanish, French and German and General Language Classes include French, Dutch and Latin. Other classes & languages can be available according to demand. For further information please contact the BSN Language Centre.