Rijnlands Lyceum Foundation

Rijnlands Lyceum Foundation
Stichting Het Rijnlands Lyceum
Location
Wassenaar
, South Holland, PO Box 486, 2240 AL
Netherlands
District information
TypeMulti-school educational foundation, Stichting
Established1936 (1936)
Chair of the boardArjan Kastelein
Governing agencyMinistry of Education and Inspectorate of Education
Schools9
Students and staff
Students7,500
Faculty1,050
Other information
Websiterijnlandslyceum.nl/en/

Stichting The Rijnlands Lyceum Foundation (Dutch: Stichting Het Rijnlands Lyceum) is an educational foundation in the Netherlands encompassing nine different schools; three offering primary education and six offering secondary education. The Foundation, established in 1936, is based in Wassenaar, a suburb of The Hague.[1]

Management

The sole member and chair of the Foundation's executive board is Arjan Kastelein, who is accountable to the supervisory board chaired by Johan van der Werff.[2][3] Previous chairs of the supervisory board include, Frans Weisglas, former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, and Hans Dijkstal, former Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands.[4][5]

Responsibilities

The Foundation is responsible for financial administration, the maintenance of buildings and IT infrastructure, and the recruitment of staff. The Foundation, as the "competent authority", is responsible for the quality of the education and is accountable to the Dutch Ministry of Education and the Dutch Education Inspectorate.[6]

Schools in the organisation

The organisation comprises eight schools:[1][7]

The Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest, Rijnlands Lyceum Sassenheim and Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar offer three streams of Dutch secondary education: "pre-vocational secondary education" (MAVO), "higher general continued education" (HAVO), and "preparatory scientific education" (VWO). They also offer bilingual education, in English and Dutch. In addition the Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest has an international department offering the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP).

The International School of The Hague constitutes a primary and secondary school, offering the International Primary Curriculum, the MYP and the IB DP.[8]

The International School Wassenaar, opened on the premises of Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar in 2019,[9] offering the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) and from 2023 the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) with the first students completing their studies in 2025. [10] A new building to meet the demand of over 300 international pupils was begun on 24 August 2023 and will be completed and open in time for the school year beginning in September 2024.[11]

The European School The Hague opened in 2012, initially offering primary-level education, with its secondary cycle operating from 2014. The school is accredited by the Board of Governors of the European Schools to offer the European Baccalaureate bilingual diploma as its secondary leaving qualification. It prioritises, for enrolment purposes, the children of European Union staff and other non-EU European institutions based nearby.[12]

The Eerste Nederlandse Montessorischool is a primary school offering a Montessori education.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "Foundation | Stichting Het Rijnlands Lyceum". rijnlandslyceum.nl. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Executive Board | Stichting Het Rijnlands Lyceum". rijnlandslyceum.nl. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Supervisory Board | Stichting Het Rijnlands Lyceum". rijnlandslyceum.nl. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Nieuwe voorzitter Raad van Toezicht van het Rijnlands Lyceum | Stichting Het Rijnlands Lyceum" [New Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Rijnlands Lyceum | Stichting Het Rijnlands Lyceum]. rijnlandslyceum.nl. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Hans Dijkstal voorzitter R.v.T. Rijnlands" [Hans Dijkstal chair of Rijnlands Lyceum Foundation]. De Teyding (in Dutch). 25 January 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Organisation | Stichting Het Rijnlands Lyceum". rijnlandslyceum.nl. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Schools | Stichting Het Rijnlands Lyceum". rijnlandslyceum.nl. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  8. ^ "The International School of The Hague: About ISH". www.ishthehague.nl. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Nieuwbouw Internationale School Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar". www.dewassenaarsekrant.nl. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. ^ "The International School Wassenaar: Welcome by the principal". www.internationalschoolwassenaar.nl. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Nieuwbouw Internationale School Rijnlands Lyceum Wassenaar". www.dewassenaarsekrant.nl. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  12. ^ "The European Schools Network | European School The Hague". www.europeanschoolthehague.nl. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Eerste Nederlandse Montessorischool | Den Haag". enms.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 September 2019.