International Student Programme

At the Henegouwenlaan location, you can follow a Bilingual International Programme (TIP) if you have an international background but do not yet have a sufficient command of the Dutch language. You will have extra Dutch lessons: specially tailored to your needs, within a bilingual class. Besides the extra Dutch lessons, you will follow the regular timetable together with your class.

The goal of this programme is to eventually move on to the Dutch education system, where extra hours of Dutch are no longer necessary.

Our TIP programme is specifically aimed at students with a havo-vwo level, who have an international background and who cannot yet handle the academic level due to a delay in the Dutch language. TIP offers reinforced and individual attention to Dutch, within a bilingual education (TTO) class.

The profile of the TIP learner!

You:

• are interested in a bilingual education (English/Dutch), but because of a delay in Dutch, it is important that you get extra lessons in Dutch. On the other hand, your English level must be sufficient.
• have the ambition to obtain a Dutch-language diploma at vwo or havo level.
• your parents want to stay in the Netherlands for a longer period of time and there is a clear need to integrate permanently into Dutch society.

Which pupils are eligible for TIP?

You are a pupil who:

• took lessons at a ‘European school’ or a ‘World school’.
• your parents are internationals and you attend a regular primary school in the region, but you do not yet have a good enough command of the Dutch language to make a good start at havo or vwo level.
• is at the Eerste Opvang Anderstaligen (EOA) with a havo/vwo profile, aged 12 or 13.
• already have attended classes at the International School Eindhoven (ISE secondary department) for one year.