Although we all may long for a warm summer, when the temperature get too high, we look for ways to stay cool. Here in the Netherlands, we can have very warm summers too. Our summer might not be as long as in the Mediterranean area and even hotter countries, but we have pretty warm days […]
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Dutch education explained by Genoveva Geppaart
What internationals need to know about Dutch education system and the many options they have.
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Sending children to Dutch schools (article in ACCESS magazine March 2019)
When moving to the Netherlands with family, one of the first things internationals want to find is a school for their children. Although very mobile families tend to prefer international schools, but more and more choose to send their children to local schools. In this article for ACCESS magazine (issue Spring 2019) I shared some aspects […]
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The Dutch way of parenting
Dutch parents must doing something right to have the “happiest children in the world”. The Netherlands is a wonderful place to raise children and various studies back this claim. After living 13 years in this country and raising my three children here – two of them were born here – these are five things I […]
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Dutch language resources
The best way to learn Dutch is to fully immerse into the language and join the worldwide 23 million native speakers in the Netherlands, Flanders, Suriname, or the 4 million people who speak Dutch as a second or foreign language. You can also start with listening to a local radio (online), watch local TV, get in contact […]
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