Dear Moms and Dads in Düsseldorf, I am moving from Barcelona…read moreto Düsseldorf this summer and am looking for a school for my son, Carlos. He is 14 and has been in international schools his entire "school career". I am considering the ISD International School of Düsseldorf, but am deeply worried about their drug problems. I heard that drugs are actively being sold at and in front of the school. Dealers sell drugs near the campus. A good friend of mine, whose daughter is at ISD, told me that the cleaning ladies have found drugs taped to the underside of the school desks. This worries me. I really do not want my little Carlos to take drugs. Are these rumors true? What do you recommend? Thanks, Maria.

its a business, ran by a business man who has no background in education and a sidekick who last…read moretaught during the middle ages. people w integrity leave within two years. So the turnover in staff is huge every year. They changed HR person more than 5 times in less than two years as the HR person is supposed to care about staff. I was part of the Pe team and ideas were just sabotaged by my own colleague who has been at the school of over 15 years. Looking at her classes and the way she was "teaching" I quickly understood she was part of the problem. New ideas meant extra efforts for her as well. She is simply not qualified and capable as she was giving repetitive classes from grade 1 up to grade 10. Its disgraceful! Her name was Neli or Mrs. R... horrible person and worse teacher

I attended this school and the constant exams gave me anxiety attacks…read more The teachers are not much older than the kids, this is not a nice place to learn. There are nicer, kinder schools in the region.