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Inquiry is one of the educational pillars of IST

Inquiry is one of the educational pillars of IST. We envision that curious and inquisitive students are the most successful ones because they are intrinsically motivated learners. As soon as students enter the secondary school, they start working on small-scale research projects. As our students grow, the projects will increase in size, and the requirements will reflect their increasing research skills. Some projects are subject-based, others are interdisciplinary.

International School Twente is an authorized International Baccalaureate World school, authorized to offer the Primary Years Programme and the Diploma Programme. IB World Schools share a common philosophy- a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education- that we believe is important for our students. Learning through the PYP is accomplished through a Units of Inquiry, each organized around one of six themes.

Starting in Secondary, the IGCSE program caters for the different ability levels of students by offering core and extended levels in most subjects. Students are supported by IST subject teachers and assessed both formatively and summatively on an ongoing basis, culminating in a final IGCSE exam. IGCSE students are recognized internationally for their problem solving, investigative, independent and cooperative learning skills.

IST works together with ProU of University of Twente to develop a strong curriculum to teach the different research skills and apply these in exciting interdisciplinary and research oriented projects. Research skills and inquiry based learning is backwards mapped from the big research projects in the IBDP program. The projects are the Internal Assessments for the individual subjects and the Extended Essay, a 4,000-word research report.

Students who have already finished their Diploma Programme at IST and are now at university, tell us that they benefit immensely from the attention that was given to research and reporting. It is therefore appropriate to note that our students enter university with an excellent preparation and are well positioned to achieve their dreams.