The municipality of Amstelveen offers a variety of primary school types:
“Openbare scholen,” or public schools, are non-religious and open to all students. Their education is entirely secular and not based on any religious beliefs.
In Amstelveen, there are also schools based on religion or philosophy of life, including Protestant Christian, Roman Catholic, Islamic, and Reformatory primary schools.
In the Netherlands, the differences between religious and non-religious schools are generally small, except for Reformatory and Islamic schools. If you want to learn more about how a school integrates its religious or philosophical foundation into daily life, we recommend contacting the school directly.
Some primary schools follow a specific educational concept, focusing on particular ideas about learning and upbringing. For example, Amstelveen has Montessori schools (De Linde and Mio Mondo), a Waldorf school (Parcival) and the School of Understanding.
The municipality of Amstelveen provides a mapviewer for elementary schools, giving an easy overview of their locations. The catalogue lists all types of education, but for newcomers, the following categories are most relevant:
For more information about primary education in the Netherlands, you can visit the Dutch government’s official website.