← Back to the rankingGifted Minds International School
Hoofddorp, Netherlands · Private
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Gifted Minds International School (GMIS) calls itself the first international school in Hoofddorp: it is housed in a converted office building next to Schiphol Airport. It is a private English-medium school for children aged 3 to 12 following the IB Primary Years Programme; the school says it has been approved as an IB PYP school. Teaching is in English, with Dutch or French taught as an additional language twice a week; there is an EAL teacher. Every class has a full-time homeroom tutor and specialist teachers: PE and health, languages, art, music, library, STEAM, IT, drama. The school emphasises inclusion: besides the mainstream programme there are two support pathways for children with developmental delays and special needs. Breakfast, lunch and school transport are included in the fees. The school announced the launch of a secondary school (grades 7-10, ages 13-16) from the 2025-2026 academic year, but does not describe the secondary programme on its website.
Key facts
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Dutch, French
Registration fee
≈ $508
450 EUR
About the fees The latest fee schedule on the website is for the 2024-2025 academic year (August 2024 - June 2025), mainstream programme: half-day Nursery 14883 EUR per year (11 payments of 1353 EUR), full-day Nursery, Kindergarten 1 and 2 17281 EUR (11 of 1571), grades 1-6 17941 EUR (11 of 1631). The Rembrandt inclusive support pathway is 24000 EUR per year (11 of 2182), excluding speech therapy, occupational therapy and psychological evaluation. Swimming is not included, and half-day students get no transport. Fees are indexed annually. There is no fee schedule for 2025-2026 or 2026-2027 on the website.
Admissions The school accepts children aged 3 to 12; grade placement follows age on 1 October. The school is aimed at international families and describes its mission as bridging the local and international communities. For the mainstream programme, families submit a registration form with the child's and parents' passports, birth certificate, immunisation record, a parent's ID (such as a residence permit), proof of residency, the child's health insurance and a report card or recommendation from the previous school; a psychological report is mandatory for children with special needs. The child is invited for a trial day with an initial assessment and interview by an evaluation team (admissions, homeroom tutor, EAL teacher, team leaders, special needs specialist, PYP coordinator); depending on the evaluation the child is accepted or rejected. The school assesses children with special needs case by case and may refer a mainstream student to a support pathway based on the school psychologist's assessment, at the family's expense.
Stages and year groups Grades Nursery, Kindergarten 1-2, Grade 1-6. Preschool (Nursery from age 3, Kindergarten 1 and 2, up to age 6) and primary school (grades 1-6, ages 6-12) following the IB Primary Years Programme in English. Three pathways: Vermeer Learners - the mainstream PYP programme; Rembrandt Learners - inclusive support (Dreumeltjes ages 3-6 and Ontdekkers ages 7-12) for children with developmental delays and behavioural or learning challenges; Piet Mondrian Learners - intensive support with individual assistance. The school says the two support pathways fall under the Dutch Passend Onderwijs system. A secondary school (grades 7-10, ages 13-16) has been announced from the 2025-2026 academic year, with no programme described. The school's age chart compares its grades with groep 0-8, US grades and Cambridge stages for reference only.
Address Opaallaan 1190-1196, 2132 LN Hoofddorp
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP · authorised programmeThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Primary Years Programme.
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IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: PYP (ages 3-12). PYP is the primary stage, ages 3 to 12. It is not a set of subjects but a frame for the whole school: learning is built around lines of inquiry, and there are no exams at the end.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Clubs and activities: Zumba · Table Tennis · Pottery · Piano · Mosaic Art · Jewelry Making · Interpretive dance · Game Forge Creation · Football · Film Production · Crochet · Cooking and Baking
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: all staff cleared to work with children; the principal holds an MA in Education
The school says all teachers are trained to follow the IB curriculum and continuously attend in-house and external training, and all staff have been cleared to work with children. Each class has a full-time homeroom tutor and specialist teachers; the team page lists homeroom tutors for the preschool groups and grades 1-6, teachers of Dutch, French, art, music, drama and library, PE, EAL, and special needs specialists. The principal holds an MA in Education and is also the PYP coordinator. The school works with a school doctor and nurse from GGD Kennemerland, a speech therapist and a school psychologist.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
✓CCTV
·Security staffnot stated on the website
✓Access control
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
Security cameras and an entrance intercom screen unauthorised visitors; the school says it complies with health, safety, security and fire regulations. Students are supported by the Green Room support team, a school psychologist, a speech therapist, and a school doctor and nurse from GGD Kennemerland.
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