IB Extended Essay tutors in the Netherlands& online
This year's DP2 students are the first whose Extended Essay is marked on the IB's revised criteria, in the May 2027 session. Our EE tutors work with students in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and elsewhere in the Netherlands on the choices that decide an essay: its topic, research question, structure and the criteria it is marked on. They talk a supervisor's comments through with you; the drafting and every edit stay yours. One-to-one online lessons in Central European Time, from €63 an hour.
Extended Essay tutors available across the Netherlands
An essay on Dutch flood defences and one on Camus need different expertise, so we look for a tutor who knows the essay's subject, and for an interdisciplinary essay someone comfortable in both of its subjects.
As a prior IB Coordinator, I am also highly experienced with IB regulations. I am an expert in English A courses as well as ToK and the Extended Essay. For decades, I have served as an examiner for both papers as well as the internal assessments in Literature and Language and Literature. I specialize in critical analysis and development of writing skills.
IB Extended Essay Tutor45/45 IB graduateUniversity of Cambridge
I’m Millie, an IB graduate with a full score of 45, currently doing a Master's in Environmental Policy at the University of Cambridge. I previously earned a First Class BA in Politics and Anthropology, also from Cambridge, and have worked full-time for the university on youth empowerment and climate education initiatives. I achieved 7s in all my Higher Level subjects and have taught Theatre and Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) in international schools. I also offer tutoring in English, Global Politics, and Extended Essay support. What sets me apart is my personalised approach to exam preparation and coursework. I help students develop effective strategies to excel academically, while ensuring they truly understand the material. I specialise in bridging gaps in knowledge by breaking down complex ideas and applying them to case studies and exam-style questions. My aim is not only to improve performance but to spark genuine interest and confidence in each subject. Outside of tutoring, I’m passionate about travel, language learning, skiing, and nature photography, pursuits that keep me curious and inspired. I bring that same energy into my sessions, helping students feel motivated and supported every step of the way.
He currently serves as Theory of Knowledge Teacher/Examiner, Extended Essay Coordinator, and Research and Resources Coordinator at Rivers International School Arnhem in the Netherlands, where he has worked since 2019. With over 25 years of experience, he has taught languages, humanities, and IB Diploma subjects at institutions in Finland, Cambodia, Honduras, and Portugal, including roles as an IB Examiner since 2013.
IB Extended Essay TutorHead of EnglishIB workshop leader
I’m Eva — Head of English, IB Examiner, and Workshop Leader with over 20 years of international experience teaching and tutoring English, German, and French. I hold a PhD in English and Comparative Literature and a Master’s in French and Comparative Literature. For the past 10 years, I’ve also been part of the IB Educator Network, leading workshops and mentoring teachers around the world. I teach all IB language courses — Language A, B, and Ab Initio — as well as the MYP, and I guide students through their Extended Essays with care and precision. My tutoring sessions are designed to make language learning clear, personal, and inspiring. I love helping students find confidence in expressing themselves — whether it’s mastering essay structure, refining analysis, or simply finding joy in language. Languages are my lifelong passion — I speak several and continue learning Mandarin Chinese. A German who’s lived in Paris, Johannesburg, and now Cyprus, I bring a truly global perspective. When I’m not teaching, you’ll find me jogging, swimming, travelling, or exploring art — always learning, always curious.
I'm Scott, Currently based in Southern Germany teaching Geography at both MYP and DP (SL/HL), I have also taught TOK and I am an examiner for Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) since 2011. I'm in my 16th year of teaching. Throughout this time I've also supervised 10 personal projects in MYP and over 50 Extended Essays in a range of DP subject areas. I specialise in joining the dots between concepts and content across the entirety of the respective syllabus. I am an enthusiastic international educator with interests in leading service and experiential learning to develop authentic approaches and attitudes toward a holistic lifelong education beyond the classroom.
Since 1995 I have been teaching IB History at Malmö Borgarskola. I have also worked as an IB Examiner, and furthermore given IB Exam preparatory courses for the Oxford Study Courses in Oxford and Cambridge, UK and in Boston, USA. Both at my school and working for the OSC I have all along been tutoring History students (Extended Essays, Internal Assessments).
What the revised Extended Essay changes for this year's DP2
The revised Extended Essay is marked out of 30 on five criteria, in place of the old 34-mark scheme, and the class of 2027 is the first to be assessed on it. The word limit stays at 4,000. No session has been marked on the new scale yet, so its grade boundaries will only be set after the May 2027 exams.
An essay now takes one of two pathways: subject-focused, or interdisciplinary, joining two Diploma subjects and absorbing what used to be World Studies. Language essays are no longer split into A and B categories. Reflection earns 4 marks of its own, drawn from your reflection sessions with the supervisor, the last of them the viva voce, and from a reflective statement of around 500 words. The IB's summary of the Extended Essay updates lists each change.
Five criteria and where the marks are won
Revised EE, 30 marks, first assessed May 2027
Criterion
Marks
Framework for the essayWon by a question and method that 4,000 words can carry
6
Knowledge and understandingWon by accurate use of the subject’s concepts and sources
6
Analysis and line of argumentWon by sections that each push one argument forward
6
Discussion and evaluationWon by judging how far the evidence really goes
8
ReflectionWon by showing how your thinking changed, in sessions and the statement
4
Core points in Dutch admissions
Do Dutch universities count the Extended Essay?
Rarely: most Dutch programmes set no IB points total at all, and of the three we found that do, two leave the Extended Essay out. Rotterdam School of Management awards selection points for its International Business Administration only with 33 points "based on the 6 exam subjects (excluding TOK and EE)", and VU Amsterdam's IB requirements set a "minimum total of 31 points (excluding TOK, EE and CAS)" for PPE.
Leiden University College The Hague is the exception. Its admission requirements ask for "an average of 35 points including bonus" before you can enter its selection, so the up to 3 core points from TOK and the EE count there; our The Hague page has its deadlines.
Wherever the points stand, the essay must be finished and passed: an E in the Extended Essay is a failing condition, and some Dutch universities admit only full Diploma holders, as our Theory of Knowledge page explains.
In each institution's own words
IB points thresholds at three Dutch programmes, 2027-28
Programme
Rule
Core points
RSM, International Business Administration
33 points “based on the 6 exam subjects (excluding TOK and EE)” for selection points
Left out
VU Amsterdam, PPE
“minimum total of 31 points (excluding TOK, EE and CAS)”
Left out
Leiden University College The Hague
“An average of 35 points including bonus” to enter selection
Counted
How EE lessons work
Talking the essay through, never editing it
Lanterna tutors don't write, rewrite or edit any part of an Extended Essay. Lessons are conversations about the choices that decide its quality: whether the question is narrow enough, which sources or data can answer it, in what order the argument should run and what each criterion rewards. When your supervisor's comments come back, a tutor helps you work out what they mean, and the changes are yours to make.
That line follows the IB's academic integrity policy, under which rewriting or editing by another person counts as collusion and the student carries the penalty; using AI tools without acknowledging them is misconduct as well.
What your supervisor does
A teacher at your school supervises the essay. They hold the reflection sessions, comment once on a complete draft without editing it, and at the viva voce confirm to the IB that the work is yours. Lessons prepare you for those meetings and never replace them.
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Extended Essay tutoring questions from Dutch families
Is Extended Essay help worth it when Dutch points thresholds rarely count the core?+
Often, yes. The essay still has to pass: an E is a failing condition, and without the Diploma your child loses programmes that admit only full Diploma holders, as our TOK page explains. Where the core does count, as at Leiden University College The Hague, a stronger EE grade can help a total reach the 35 points it asks for. A handful of well-placed lessons is often enough.
Can a tutor check my child’s draft before it goes to the supervisor?+
Not by reading and correcting it: we don't mark up, rewrite or proofread Extended Essay files. A tutor can ask your child to explain what each section is for and test that against the criteria in conversation, which usually shows where the work is thin. Your child then revises it, and the supervisor's comments on the complete draft stay the formal check.
My child is in DP2 now. Where should lessons focus under the revised criteria?+
On the marks that are largest or new. Discussion and evaluation is the biggest single criterion at 8 of 30, so practising how to weigh evidence, and say what it cannot show, pays off. The framework criterion rewards a question the essay can actually answer, which is worth testing before the final write-up. A tutor works on both through discussion, without touching the essay.
Can lessons prepare my child for the viva voce and the reflective statement?+
Yes, as rehearsal. Reflection is now worth 4 marks, judged from the sessions with the supervisor that end in the viva voce and from a statement of about 500 words. A tutor can run a practice conversation about how the research developed and discuss what the statement should cover; the statement itself is written by your child alone.
Our school names EE supervisors during DP1. Is that the time to start lessons?+
Yes, once the school has named a supervisor, which commonly happens between February and April of DP1: early 2027 for today's DP1. One or two lessons then, to narrow the topic and plan the research, let the summer before DP2 go on reading and data rather than on deciding a question. Dutch summer holidays start on different dates by region, listed on our Geography page.
Is Extended Essay tutoring booked weekly or a few lessons at a time?+
Usually a few at a time, from €63 an hour, one to one and online in Central European Time. Those lessons tend to fall at the turning points: settling the question, planning the research, making sense of the supervisor's feedback and getting ready for the viva. The pricing section on our home page lists the tiers.
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