Amsterdam Archives

New Corona update

by Annebet | Sep 18, 2020 | Amsterdam, Dutch education, Health, News

Follow this short Corona update. This evening the prime minister and health minister held another corona press conference. Unfortunately, the number of cases is going up again. So far, this hasn’t lead to a drastic increase in the number of hospitalizations and...

Webinar: The Amsterdam primary school lottery

by Annebet | May 24, 2020 | Amsterdam, Dutch education, Events

Webinar: The Amsterdam primary school lottery Was your child born between January 1st and April 30th, 2017 and do you live in Amsterdam? Then your school lottery deadline is Wednesday, June 3rd. During this free webinar, Annebet van Mameren from New2nl will explain...

Dutch education system and coronavirus updates

by Annebet | May 10, 2020 | Amsterdam, Dutch culture, Dutch education, Health, News, Relocation

THE SCHOOLS MAY BE (PARTLY) CLOSED, BUT NEW2NL IS STILL OPEN! Maybe you have seen it; last Wednesday evening, our Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, Hugo de Jonge, gave another press conference. They...

School application procedure in times of Corona

by Annebet | Apr 10, 2020 | Amsterdam, Children, Dutch education, News

Was your child born between January 1st and April 30th, 2017, and do you live in Amsterdam? Read on! Because of the corona measurements, the school application procedure is a bit different from usual. The schools are closed until at least April 28th, and afterwards, 1...

Timeline high school lottery – AMSTERDAM

by Annebet | Jan 19, 2020 | Amsterdam, Children, Dutch education, News

That time of year has arrived; the group 8 students have to select their preferred high schools for next year and take part in the nerve-wracking lottery procedure. These are the steps you’ll have to take: 1/ Before January 24th: the group 8 teacher gives a...

To do before 2019 ends

by Annebet | Dec 29, 2019 | Amsterdam, Blog, Children, Dutch education, Expat, Finance, Guide2nl, Health, Housing, Law, Lifestyle, News, Partners, Relocation, Taxation

It is almost 2020 – a whole new decennium is awaiting us. This also means there are only a few days left to make some important changes; if they apply to your situation. Things to do before the year ends: Switch health insurance provider Check child care...