Welcome to International Primary School Hilversum!

At IPS Hilversum we recruit our teachers and leaders from all over the world to ensure the best for your child. Our teachers are the best in their individual fields. They are devoted to teaching and guiding students to become enthusiastic learners by encouraging them to be active and creative explorers who are not afraid to take risks, try out ideas and develop their own thoughts.

We know that each child begins school with different abilities and experiences and continues to learn at their own pace. With this in mind, teachers differentiate learning for students as they are taught to read, write and do mathematics. With your help and the guidance of your child’s teachers, your child can travel the world as a reader, writer, mathematician, scientist, artist, musician, and athlete using everything they know to help them learn the unknown. Your child’s teachers actively and assertively teach each day to develop your child’s potential. We know that every day your child will astonish you, and best of all, themselves.

We are committed to the development of the whole child. As an accredited Primary Years Programme (PYP) school, we design and create curriculum to meet the needs of all our learners from Early Years right up to Group 8 (4-12 year-olds). Our programme is founded on the belief that every person is born with a sense of pleasure in exploration and a spirit of delight in discovery through play, and that the best learning occurs when children feel that they are known, that their ideas are heard, their hopes are honoured, and their perceptions are validated.  

We are IPS Hilversum

Our Mission

At International Primary School Hilversum, we inspire all students to flourish as internationally-minded global citizens. Through an inquiry-based approach, we provide each student with a safe, supportive and nurturing environment that promotes self-management, agency and academic excellence in learning.

Our school motto

We learn, we experience, we inspire

Our motto is representative of what students at IPS Hilversum feel our school stands for and values.

We are an IB World School

We are an authorised IB World School. The International Baccalaureate Organisation
 is a non-profit educational foundation, motivated by its mission, focused on the student. The IB aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

We are a Dutch International School

DIS is a national association responsible for international education in the Netherlands in English within the Dutch educational programme. Dutch International Schools (DIS) are financially supported by the Dutch government and operate within the framework of the Dutch educational system.

We are a safe school

At IPS Hilversum, we take safeguarding and child protection very seriously. We believe that schools fill a special institutional role in society as protectors of children. IPS has a comprehensive inclusion policy in place and all staff receive formal safeguarding training.
IPS is recognised as a child safeguarding school for our commitment to protecting children through child safeguarding awareness training of employees and staff.

We are a STIP school

STIP Hilversum is our local school board and is responsible for 16 schools spread over 20 locations in Hilversum. STIP Hilversum provides public-accessible primary education for children aged 4 to 12, irrespective of origin, culture or religion.

We aspire to become a totally inclusive school

At IPS Hilversum, we are dedicated to embracing and celebrating the rich diversity within our community. We value individuals from all backgrounds, including those related to race, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, disabilities (both visible and invisible), neurodiversity, age, family status, and sexual orientation. Our aim is to establish a safe and inclusive environment where every person’s unique identity is valued, nurtured, safeguarded, and respected. We foster a sense of belonging and inspire our students to become compassionate global citizens who actively contribute to a more equitable world. 

At IPS Hilversum, we are committed to this ongoing journey of exploring our identities, experiencing a true sense of belonging, and inspiring a better, more inclusive future.

Our current beliefs of DEIB:

  • Diversity: cultivating spaces for students’ languages, cultures and identities to be present and valued.
  • Equity: ensuring all students feel supported, safe and that they belong. Creating an environment where everyone receives the support and opportunities they need to thrive and develop to their full potential.
  • Inclusion: all members of the school community feel valued and appreciated.
  • Belonging: all members of the school community understand that their languages, cultures and identities belong in our school.