by Annebet | Feb 8, 2023 | Amsterdam, Children, Dutch education, Events, Expat, Netherlands/Dutch, News, Teenagers
The Amsterdam secondary school lottery – Dedicated webinar on Tuesday, 21 February, 8 – 10 pm CET. Is your child in group 8 in Amsterdam this year? Then you are undoubtedly very busy researching into secondary schools now. This webinar will help you...
by Annebet | Feb 3, 2023 | Amsterdam, Children, Dutch education, Law, Netherlands/Dutch, News, Teenagers
IMPORTANT EDUCATION NEWS ON THE SECONDARY SCHOOL ADVICE A lot is going to change- for the better, if you ask me- regarding the transition from primary (basisschool) to secondary (middelbare) school. Transition test First of all, the ‘end test’ will be called...
by Annebet | Dec 30, 2022 | Amsterdam, Children, Dutch culture, Events, Expat, Finance, Health, Housing, Law, Lifestyle, Netherlands/Dutch, News, Taxation
BEFORE 2022 ENDS … To do before 2022 ends Before 2022 ends, there are a few things you might want to do to wrap up the year nicely. As usual, I have made a long, but not exhaustive, list with tips & tricks. When finally the last Corona measures were lifted...
by Annebet | Dec 28, 2022 | Amsterdam, Children, Dutch culture, Events, Food, Netherlands/Dutch, News
DUTCH CHRISTMAS & NYE QUIZ HELPING YOU NAVIGATE THE NETHERLANDS: DUTCH CHRISTMAS & NYE Have you recently moved to the Netherlands? How much do you already know about the Dutch Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations? Take the Dutch...
by Annebet | Nov 17, 2022 | Children, Dutch culture, Events, Lifestyle, Netherlands/Dutch, News
SINTERKLAAS You must have noticed: Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) has arrived in the Netherlands! Traditionally, this is THE gift-giving event for (young) Dutch children (although many families nowadays also exchange gifts for Christmas). Sinterklaas was a bishop who...
by Annebet | Sep 26, 2022 | Amsterdam, Children, Dutch education, Events, Netherlands/Dutch, News
The Amsterdam primary school lottery – Dedicated webinar on October 3rd, 7:30 – 8:30 pm CEST. Was your child born between 1 May and 31 August, 2019, and do you live in Amsterdam? If yes, then your lottery deadline is on Thursday, November 3rd. The...