Algemeen

Wolfert RISS is een internationale middelbare school in Rotterdam en valt onder de Wolfert van Borselen Scholengroep. Om die reden is alles bij het Wolfert RISS in het Engels en wordt er op school weinig Nederlands gesproken. De tekst op deze pagina over de school is daarom ook in het Engels.

As a provider of international education, RISS holds a unique position both within the Wolfert School Group and across Rotterdam and the Netherlands. Partly private and partly state subsidised, it exists to service the growing need the city has for high quality international education for foreign nationals or returning Dutch citizens, one that is not based on privilege or exclusivity.

While many schools claim to be international simply because of the curriculum they offer, RISS is a genuinely comprehensive coalition of teachers and students drawn from across the globe, united by a common belief in the importance of an inclusive, culturally diverse, child-centred, enquiry-driven education that not only prepares young people for university and life beyond but that ensures young people actually enjoy their youth too.

With a new internationally-minded and experienced school principal, RISS is at an exciting time in its life, with a compelling new vision and a clear plan for where it is going and the changes it needs to implement to get there.

Accredited by the Cambridge International Education Board and the International Baccalaureate Organisation, RISS students are well placed to go onto a variety of institutions of higher learning worldwide.  With English as the language of instruction, students are also encouraged to continue to study their own language and sit their own language examinations and, of course, study the Dutch language too.

Cultuur

Core values

• Respect
• Responsibility
• Relationships
• Courage

Culture

• Love for and enjoyment of learning
• Joy in achievement
• High expectations
• Collaboration
• Tolerance, diversity and belonging
• Sense of service

Performance

• Providing a broad, balanced and connected curriculum
• Developing innovative and outstanding pedagogy
• Fostering inquiry, action and reflection
• Promoting multilingualism and intercultural understanding
• Addressing the school community’s social, emotional and physical well-being
• Identifying and valuing learning diversity
• Modelling citizenship, leadership and lifelong learning

Visie en missie

Educating for self-awareness, curiosity and integrity in a changing world

Our mission is for every student to enjoy their youth.

We will do this by providing innovative approaches to learning, by encouraging achievement, by fostering international mindedness with local and global engagement, by modelling ethical behaviour and by acting respectfully and with honesty.

Lesgeven bij de RISS
Trainee zijn bij de RISS betekent werken in een internationale omgeving. Niet alleen de leerlingen komen van over heel de wereld, ook de docenten en het ondersteunend personeel. De RISS is een kleine school, wat zorgt voor een betrokken sfeer. Als trainee heb je nauw contact met je vakcoach. Je kunt een wekelijkse afspraak inplannen om vragen te stellen en te reflecteren op je lessen. Omdat de RISS een klein docententeam heeft, wordt er ook gemakkelijk overlegd met andere (vak)collega’s. De klassen op de RISS zijn relatief klein, maar omdat niveaus binnen een klas kunnen verschillen, leer je al gauw te differentiëren. Als trainee krijg je begeleiding van je vakcoach, maar word je ook gestimuleerd om met eigen ideeën te komen en creatieve lessen te maken, waarbij je de leerlingen actief betrekt bij de les.