Children Archives

Unravelling the acronyms in the Dutch secondary school system

by Annebet | Aug 13, 2020 | Children, Dutch education, Expat, News, Teenagers

Unravelling the acronyms in the Dutch secondary school system (video) The Dutch secondary school system is rather complicated, and all the acronyms you come across when trying to understand the school options for your child do not make it any easier! In this video,...

Education Live Q&A

by Annebet | Aug 9, 2020 | Children, Dutch education, Events, Relocation

New2School Live Q&A Will your children start school in the Netherlands soon? How exciting! We hope that they will make a positive start. No doubt you still have a lot of questions to ask. No problem! Ask all your education-related questions during this New2School...

Webinar: The Dutch education system and coronavirus updates

by Annebet | May 10, 2020 | Children, Dutch education, Events, Health, Relocation

THE SCHOOLS MAY BE CLOSED, BUT NEW2NL IS STILL OPEN! Join our webinar about the Dutch education system and coronavirus updates on Saturday, 16 May at 4pm CEST/10am EST. Annebet van Mameren from New2NL will explain how the Dutch education system works, what your...

Press conference April 21st: Education update

by Annebet | Apr 22, 2020 | Children, Dutch education, Health, News

EDUCATION UPDATE AFTER PRESS CONFERENCE OF APRIL 21ST: Primary schools will partly open on May 11th. The classes may only be half full, and they will have to implement strict rules regarding hygiene. Parents are not allowed in schools anymore. Schools may decide for...

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...

Corona update: Schools closed until at least April 28th

by Annebet | Mar 31, 2020 | Children, Dutch education, Expat, Health, Law, News, Uncategorized

School update after tonight’s press conference: . Schools stay closed until at least April 28th because of the Coronavirus. For many schools, this means that one or two weeks of May vacation will be added to this period. . For an English summary of the news, go...