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Creating Real-Life Learning Moments
With almost 1,400 students representing 60 countries, the International School of Amsterdam (ISA) offers numerous opportunities for students of all ages to become impassioned...
International-Mindedness
As the world gets smaller through our ability to travel and with the increased use of social media, being an internationally-minded citizen has become an essential part of...
Cultural Differences in the Classroom
By Jan Vincent Meertens Cultural differences have an influence, in multiple ways, on the relationship between teachers and students, teachers and parents and between students....
Daring to Dream Big
It was nothing more than a dream two decades ago: ensuring the right of every man woman and child to protection against genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Today,...
Post Plaza
As mentioned on page 30, Leeuwarden is one of Europe’s Cultural Capitals this year, which will be celebrated not only in the city itself, but throughout the whole province. Once...
Leeuwarden, European Capital of Culture 2018
The center of Leeuwarden is cozy and manageable in size – the one time we got lost lasted about 20 seconds – and the people are very friendly. At the end of the market...
Can Anything Prepare You for Expatriation/Global Living?
If education is the key to success – however you define it – then what is there to learn, prepare for, when moving overseas, or crossing borders? As the American tennis...
All I Really Need to Know About Dutch Education I Saw on De Luizenmoeder
By Greg Shapiro Dutch TV has a real hit with De Luizenmoeder, set in a first-grade classroom at a Dutch grade school. I’m pretty sure it’s based on a true story, possibly...
Plan of Action
By Chris Smit This will be my fourth year contributing to The XPat Journal. This also means that it’s my fourth article on this issue’s topic: Education. Given this...
International-Mindedness
As the world gets smaller through our ability to travel and with the increased use of social media, being an internationally-minded citizen has become an essential part of...
AISR – Participation is the Key
At the American International School of Rotterdam, our mission is to challenge and inspire our students to be principled and resourceful citizens of the world. AISR offers...
International School Het Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest
In 1983, Het Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest was issued a licence by the Dutch government, allowing it to provide international education alongside the Dutch curriculum. The choice...
Leeuwarden, European Capital of Culture 2018
The center of Leeuwarden is cozy and manageable in size – the one time we got lost lasted about 20 seconds – and the people are very friendly. At the end of the market...
Coming to the Netherlands as a Student
When coming to the Netherlands as a student, special immigration procedures apply. Which specific requirements are to be met depend on your nationality and the purpose of...
Traffic Education
By Wijnand de Gelder The focus of this issue is education. Which is the author has chosen to direct your attention to a number of issues in the context of participating...
Incubating World-Class Talent in The Hague
By Diane Lemieux Ève-Marie Dalcourt and Donnie Duncan are in The Hague because it is home to one of the world’s top dance companies, the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT)....
Scholarships and Grants
In this article, we go into the possibility of arranging a scholarship or grant if you are coming to the Netherlands as a non-Dutch national to study. We also provide a short...
Access to Education and Other Children’s Rights
By Edith van Ruitenbeek When moving from one country to another, finding the right school – in terms of creating the best opportunities for obtaining the necessary diplomas...
The Dutch School Attendance Law
By Annebet van Mameren Last year there was a lot of commotion on the playground of a small town in the south of the Netherlands. What had happened? A family from the school...
ISUtrecht
To accommodate the growing demand for student places, International School Utrecht opened an extension to the main building and a completely new wing this January. This extra...
A Stellar Education: The MaastrichtMBA
You know how it is… Perhaps stuck in a rut at work, you feel you can do more but just don’t know how to mine the wealth of potential greatness that you are sure must be...
Lost in Translation
By Robin Pascoe This season’s big television hit is a series about a typical Dutch primary school called De Luizenmoeder – the nit mother – and follows the trials...
From the Point of View of… Nancy Mayer
Nancy Mayer has a very special life; she makes a living teaching people how to sing. Or, in reality, how to find their voice. For she also gives speaking lessons. “Fantastic...
Leeuwendael Animal Clinic
When you move to another country, there is often another very important member of the family who comes along: your pet. And you want to be sure of two things: one, that you...
Zoekjaar For Highly-Educated Graduates
The term zoekjaar – or literally translated “search year” – does not mean that rescue squads are out with helicopters scanning the countryside for missing persons...
Should We Share Everything or Not?
On January 1, 2018, a new matrimonial property act entered into force in the Netherlands. Until January 1, 2018, the system of general community property applied. It meant...
More than Half the Fun
As I sit behind my desk, I can see the snow falling. Beautiful big, white flakes. And I know the woods nearby will be full of moms and dads, dragging their kids on sleighs...
Is There Such a Thing as a Typical Dutchie?
When is someone considered a real Dutch person – or Dutchie as they sometimes call themselves? Do you need to know the whole national anthem by heart? Or do you have to...
Your House on Wheels
One of the stereotypes that people have about the Dutch is that they are stingy or cheap. But in actual fact that is not true. The Dutch are among the most generous people...
Step-by-Step Buyer’s Guide
It would be nice if the process of buying a house were simply a matter of “yes, I would like that one” and handing over your credit card. Though this may be the case for...
ASH Ex Libris
Back in the days when books were rarer and more expensive commodities than they are today, it was common to mark your books with a label bearing your own name and ¨Ex Libris¨,...
Easy Living…
Although The Hague is a booming city for expats, there is no realistic market for high-quality rental properties that can provide easy living for busy executives. Currently...
Sustainable Living in the City Center
The beautiful area De Stadhouders, located on the border between the lovely Statenkwartier quarter and Duinoord – one of the most popular living and work locations in The...
Friendly Neighbors
Expats who are settling in the Netherlands are often faced with cultural differences, especially when it comes to sensitive and private issues such as moving into a new home...
Burglaries
A stranger who’s been through your stuff, who’s taken some of it with him and who has left a path of destruction in his wake. This can have quite an impact on your life....
Home for the Holidays?
The winter holiday season in the Netherlands is magical, with all the trees and houses lit up by twinkling lights. But for DutchNews.nl editor Robin Pascoe, the Christmas...
Learn to Cycle in Amsterdam
Whoever thought that riding your bicycle could be so complicated? That it required not just motor skills and traffic awareness, but also social and emotional skills? If...
The Swing Under the Old Oak Tree
But what I am really looking forward to is tomorrow morning. A fresh layer of snow will hopefully have covered those thousands of tracks made the previous day and, as I set...
Legal Aspects of Buying a House
For most people, the purchase of a house is an important and exciting event. This is especially so for expats who find themselves buying a home in a country other than...
New Studies, New Insights
In their mission to serve the international community, ACCESS plays a role in managing the expectations of locals who meet, work with, and/or provide services to the growing...
Be a Good Sport at the 2018 Feel at Home Fair
On Sunday February 4, 2018, The Feel at Home in The Hague Fair will be celebrating its 11th edition. More than 4,000 visitors attended the event in the Hague City Hall in...
The Hague
For someone for whom the buzz of Amsterdam leaves her breathless, I would have never guessed that The Hague would knock my socks off. Yet it’s true: Den Haag has also stolen...
The IamExpat Fair – The Hague
An important day to mark on your agenda!: the Fall is the IamExpat Fair in The Hague, on November 4. The meeting place for expats and local businesses The IamExpat Fair...
Check out the brand new XPAT.NL website!
For more than 10 years, WWW.XPAT.NL has been the major online information platform for those seeking English-language information on the Netherlands. The website now has...
Frank’s Smoke House
The name might make you think, Oops, is this a decent place for a nice person like me? – as the combination ‘smoke’ and ‘Amsterdam’ does tend to point you in a ‘certain...
National Park Weerribben Wieden
Though very few people know about it, it really should come as no surprise that this country, riddled as it is with canals, should have its own Venice. Not a city,...
Zein International Childcare
Zein International Childcare was founded over a decade ago by childcare professionals looking to help children embrace the advantages that an internationally-oriented lifestyle...
The Holland Handbook 2017-2018
For those of you who have been eagerly awaiting this moment, the time has come once again for the annual update of The Holland Handbook. Over the years, this book has grown...
Do We All Agree?
By Jan Vincent Meertens Consensus has always been in the DNA of the Dutch. It is the basis of what the Dutch call ‘effective decision-making’. The expat is often fascinated...
CareerChats:
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken” – is probably the best career advice to give to young people, and we have Oscar Wilde to thank for his wise words. But...
Class of 2017 Performs Exceptionally Well
May of 2017 saw the final year students of American School of The Hague undertaking a combined total of 624 Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams. Both...
What’s the Role of a Dutch Manager in the Office?
By Chris Smit I like the saying an ex-colleague introduced me to: “We all do the same things, just differently”. In other words, we all eat, drink and sleep, but what...
For this issue of The XPat Journal, we interviewed Marjolein Leopold-de Vos tot Nederveen Cappel, who was born in Indonesia and survived a Japanese internment camp during...
Though most people work directly for an employer, over the past years, a considerable and growing number of people in the Netherlands have chosen to work in self-employment,...
Career and Children
By Edith van Ruitenbeek “I shouldn’t have to choose between my kid and my career.” These words, uttered by Victoria Azarenko, one of the best tennis players in the...
Do It Yourself
By Robin Pascoe Journalist may be her main profession, but bank clerk, travel agent, postman and garbage collector could easily be included on her cv, writes...
Nederland Dans Theater, the International Pride of The Hague
The New York Times: “If you see only one live performance this year… Nederlands Dans Theater is the one to see.” LA Times: “Unpredictable NDT is memorably modern.” The...
Discover Holland Dance Festival 2018
Get ready for the Holland Dance Festival, returning to its home base in The Hague and the cities of Delft, Rotterdam and Amsterdam from January 25 to February 11, 2018. Opening...
Why Do the Tax People in the Netherlands Get Money Out of My Employment?
By Pim Bouwmeester How is it possible that in case of sickness, unemployment, or pregnancy you still get income in the Netherlands? Does your employer pay it out of generosity?...
How Not to Get a Proper Job
By Phoebe Young “Most of my friends from the UK took sensible, vocational degrees that guided them straight to the safe and sturdy rungs of the London job ladder. I set...
Orange Is the New Green
By Greg Shapiro Looking for employment at a Dutch company? Greg Shapiro takes you behind the scenes for a unique peek at the bizarrely revealing rituals known as ‘Dutch...
Payroll, Contracting Services and More…
Are Dutch labour laws giving you a headache? Why not make things easier for yourself by letting Dutch Umbrella Company take care of all the legal administration? They offer...
Days of Physical Presence
By Robin Schalekamp and Kees de Graaf If an employee works (in employment) in more than one country, or lives in a country other than the one he works in, both countries...
The Future Is Here
The potential we see at ACCESS, among the available (international) talent already here in the Netherlands, is simply mindboggling. In this, the Employment issue, we could...
The New Immigration Directive and Permanent Residency
Since the introduction of the ICT (Intra Corporate Transferee), formally known as EU Directive 2014/66 (as of November 29, 2016), Altair Global has received many questions...
Registered Partnership or Marriage?
By Yolanda Bokhorst Many people who have found the love of their life want to formalize this bond. In the Netherlands, there are various options available...
‘i am not a tourist’ Annual Expat Fair for Internationals
Sunday, October 8 will see the 15th edition of Amsterdam's renowned "i am not a tourist" Expat Fair. Come to the stunning Beurs van Berlage in the heart of Amsterdam to explore...
Summer Holidays
Edith van Ruitenbeek In general, a break once in a while – from your daily challenges and tasks – is considered healthy, especially in our modern world. Whether this...
From the Point of View of… Bryna Hellmann
“I have really marvelous memories of my life,” Bryna tells. “I've written in my books that poor children don’t know they’re poor – they don’t think, ‘I’m...
In Love With Diamonds
We meet David Aardewerk, owner of Rocks and Clocks, located in the Hofkwartier, just a stone's throw away from the Noordeinde Palace in the centre of The Hague. Rocks and...
Following in the Footsteps of an Emperor
The Utrechtse Castle Route takes you through an area you could explore for days. In this issue of The XPat Journal, we take you along the manors, mansions and castles of this...
NEMO Science Museum, Amsterdam
NEMO Science museum is an exciting destination for curious children and families, located in the heart of Amsterdam. Inspire the next generation of scientists to question...
Sustainable Voices
With almost 1,400 students from 53 countries, the International School of Amsterdam works under its mission to educate for international understanding to ensure that every...
It All Began At Home
Chef at was born out of a love for food and wine, and as the name suggests they can cook everywhere (Chef at… you fill in the blanks). Chef at brings the fine-dining experience...
Access to Education and Other Children’s Rights
The right of a child to an education (Art 28 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child) is considered an important right. Without a doubt, with the right education, children...
Music for All at the ISUtrecht
Music is a universal language and makes for a wonderful bridge between different cultures. That is why the International School Utrecht has embarked on a journey to become...
Why We Like Different Sports
The Impact of Culture on Sports by Tom Fadrhonc As a student, Tom Fadrhonc played rugby at a university in the Netherlands. Sports was a social thing and the majority...
“Our Main Goal As a Family Is Education”
What do you think of when you hear the label ‘refugee’? Diane Lemieux interviews Manar Aburshaid and busts a few stereotypes. Whatever image the word refugee elicits,...
Come Visit the IamExpat Fair
The meeting place for expats and local businesses The IamExpat Fair is designed to support internationals in the Netherlands, and connect them with local businesses and service...
Catamaran Sailing at the KZVS
How about a day at the beach: you cycle to Scheveningen on a nice and sunny day, rig your catamaran, hit the waves, maybe participate in a regatta and finish with a drink...
Zein International Childcare ‘Sets the Standard’ for Others to Follow…
Robbie Zein founded Zein International Childcare, together with husband Jan van der Meijden, based on a dream to provide a better way to support and develop the lives of internationally-mobile...
International School Het Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest
In 1983, Het Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest was issued a licence by the Dutch government, allowing it to provide international education alongside the Dutch curriculum. The choice...
Special Needs Education in the Netherlands
In general, the Dutch education system works very well, but because of its unique features and many different types of schools, a lot of international parents have a tough...
Dutch Education: Burnout Early and Burnout Often
The assignment was simple. Write an essay on the question: “What is a burnout, and how can I avoid it?” And by the way, “You have to write the essay while you’re juggling...
Service Learning
Service Learning is a term that you will hear around local and international schools these days, but what does it really mean? Service Learning is the methodology used...
Building Bridges
For their regular columns in The XPat Journal, ACCESS, in 2017, will focus on how it represents, informs and manages the expectations of the local community and its service...
The Amsterdam International Community School
The AICS is now 13 years old, and offers international education in English to over 1,200 students. The main location is based in Amsterdam Zuid at the World Trade Centre....
A “B-” Is Good Enough
“Relax man” is an expression you might associate with a stereotypical Caribbean island such as Jamaica. But in Dutch schools, when it comes to being the best, the atmosphere...
Traffic Education
The focus of this issue of The XPat Journal is education. Which is why the author has chosen to focus on participating safely in traffic, as it is up to us adults to set the...
10forKIDS: A Conscious Choice!
It is time to party at 10forKIDS! In April of this year, 10forKIDS international childcare and after-school care is celebrating its fifth anniversary! A milestone. And time...
Schooling in the Netherlands
Under Dutch law, education is mandatory for all children of all nationalities residing in the Netherlands, from ages 5 to 18, and should be completed with a diploma. The author...
Better Safe Than Sorry
The international practice of a civil law notary boring? Hardly, as you can tell from the following examples of situations that we have had to deal with recently. They are...
Come Fly with Us
By Richard Laribij My first introduction to general aviation was during the time I lived in Cyprus. I had always been fascinated by aviation; even as a kid I used to sit...
Lessons in Life
The Dutch political system invariably creates coalitions – and goodness knows how many parties will be needed this time round. The process of coalition building can take...
Feel at Home in The Hague Fair 2017
On Sunday 5th February 2017, The Feel at Home in The Hague Fair will be celebrating its 10th edition. More than 4000 visitors attended the event in the Hague City Hall in...
Access MBA event in Amsterdam
Top international business schools meet executive talent through One-to-One meetings in Amsterdam on the 26th of January. The prestigious Master of Business Administration...
We did it again!
We are pleased to announce the appearance of the second online issue of The XPat Journal! The December Issue is the yearly Housing Special. Please explore, enjoy...
The End of Optimism
I always believed that America’s greatest export product was its optimism. No country in the world could rival our ability to dust ourselves off and start anew. Despotism...
The President and the Taxi driver
By Bob Bragar It’s not the great and the good who are going to decide who is the next president of United States. It’s the taxi driver. This summer I spent an inspiring...
Letter from the Editor Sept 2016 Issue
When I was ten years old, I moved to South America with my Dutch father and American mother. Though my father loved history, he had studied law in order to be ensured of a...
Walter Benedict & Franklin
Franklin and Walter Benedict, ever heard of them? Brothers maybe? Or cousins? In fact, it is neither of these, as they are not even related. ‘Birds of a feather’ comes...
The Apple of Your Eye
Centuries-old tradition and modern interior design come together in the stunning ceramic apples of the Royal Blue Collection. The objects, ranging from five centimetres to...
Portrait Gallery of the Golden Age
Thirty colossal, 17th-century group portraits from the Amsterdam Museum and the Rijksmuseum collections have been brought together for the first time ever in the Hermitage...
Umbrella Services and Your Employment
Securing a nice job in the Netherlands is one thing, but taking care of all the necessary administrative arrangements can be something completely different. Though some expats...
Dutch Vacation Days:
“It feels good to be back from vacation. Mostly it’s because I grew up in America, and Dutch vacations seem so long. Back in America, you’re lucky to get two weeks off...
Factors of Success
ACCESS turned 30 in 2016; August 11 to be specific. It is exciting to reflect on the fact that a volunteer-based, and run, organisation has managed to reach this age of maturity....
The Four Things You Didn’t Know About Dutch Meetings
In this article, the author takes a look into the details of a typical Dutch meeting. Let’s share his vision on the Agenda: The agenda, if at all present, consists,...
NEMO Science Museum
NEMO is the largest science museum in the Netherlands and has been created especially for those who are curious by nature. NEMO Science Museum takes you on a trip through...
Biology Students Inspire
Completely designed by two American School of The Hague (ASH) students, the International Schools Biology Competition sets a new precedent for inspiring students on the subject...
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It
In June of this year, the European Commission (EC) presented an action plan to support EU member states in the integration of third-country nationals, along with their economic...
From the Point of View of… Deborah Valentine
Deborah on being placed abroad: “Partners embark on the adventure together, but once the adrenaline of the first year wears off and the house and spouse are all sorted,...
The Dutch Freelancer
In the Netherlands, there is a difference in tax treatment between an employed person and a self-employed professional. If the relationship between you and your principal...
Gouda
Gouda is a lovely city to walk through, thanks to its reasonably compact size, historic buildings, clean appearance, car-free center and pleasant atmosphere. But there is...
Changing Employers as an Expat in the Netherlands
By Altair Global The Netherlands Due to the improving economic situation in the Netherlands, a new trend is becoming apparent: as of recently, expats are more frequently...
MPR
This article goes into the implications of an expat career for the marital property regime of spouses. Whereas Dutch people often do not know the contents of their prenuptial...
A Double Expat Event
Learning Dutch, finding a house, experiencing Dutch culture, making connections, solving immigration and tax issues, and finding employment – all at the “i am not a tourist”...
The IamExpat Fair
The IamExpat Fair is designed to support internationals in the Netherlands, and connect them with local businesses and service providers. This event is an exciting opportunity...
A Storyteller’s Lens
“Stories are contextual. They begin long before a professional goal has been achieved, fueled by incidents that have deeply impacted the teller. Workshop organizers, who...
Everything Is Becoming Simpler, Right?
You would expect for new regulations and laws to result in a simplification of life in these times when the world seems to be afire with violence, intolerance and complicated...
Managing Your Own Career Across Cultures
by Ruddy Swinnen and Sjaak Pappe For many expats, an international career can be a road littered with pitfalls, allergies and culture shock – but also with great fun,...
Back to School
By Wijnand de Gelder Summer vacation is over. A new school year has begun. The children’s minds are still filled with images of their vacation and they are excited about...
Sarina Maat
One summer evening in July, Sarina Maat was enjoying a drink and nibbles on a terrace in the sun with her fitness coach-turned-friend. Summer evenings don’t get much better...
Live, Work, Play at The Student Hotel
By fusing flexible-stay accommodations with luxury facilities, The Student Hotel pioneers a modern co-living hybrid that makes it the perfect home for a new generation of...
Job Hunting Season in the Netherlands
There is a Dutch saying that goes “You have a No, but by asking you may get a Yes”. Remember this when you start looking for a job in the Netherlands, because in this...
Nice Work
Now our children are graduates, or nearly graduates, things are changing. The world of eternal internships looms. Working a 40-hour week for work experience expenses of €...
The International Fireworks Festival
During The International Fireworks Festival you can enjoy spectacular displays from 8 competing nations. This annual festival draws some 400.000 spectators, so if you want...
A Global Search for Education 5
According to Center for Curriculum Redesign (CCR) founder Charles Fadel, education is “falling behind its mission to prepare students for the future: a world that’s increasingly...
The Global Search for Education 4
What will be the legacy of Race to the Top and Barack Obama’s other education initiatives? Indeed, what’s been accomplished in education reform around the country since...
Where’s The XPat Journal gone?
From now, on the June and December issues will be digital. Since September 1998, The XPat Journal® is the premier English-language magazine for expatriates living in the...
Atlas of Amsterdam
The Atlas of Amsterdam presents the Dutch capital through hundreds of maps, countless graphs and dozens of photos. It tells you all about the 180+ nationalities that live...
New ‘short stay’ apartments in Park Hoog Oostduin, The Hague
On behalf of Bouwinvest Residential Fund, Bouwinvest has rented out approximately 1,095 m² of living space to Corporate Housing Factory in Park Hoog Oostduin, The Hague....
The Global Search for Education
In the profit-above-all-world of digitization and automation, ethics and the nature of professionalism seem to be in question and under attack from all sides. Will the new...
The Global Search for Education
In the profit-above-all-world of digitization and automation, ethics and the nature of professionalism seem to be in question and under attack from all sides. Will the new...
The Global Search for Education:
“I see the range of professions, both in the United States and abroad, as under severe strain, because of both internal and external forces.” — Howard Gardner In...
Here comes summer:
After a winter and spring that seemed more like an never ending autumn, we suddenly had a very UnDutch hot summer weekend in May. Yes, summer is at our door. And with summer...
GOING DUTCH the healthy way
With so much lycra around these days, stylish looking racing bikes, runners, power joggers and Organic supermarkets popping up like ‘paddenstoelen’ (toadstools) you’d...
The Global Search for Education 3
Innovation and Quality: Two Sides of the Same Coin? was the title of Education Fast Forward’s 17th global debate at Mobile Learning Week in Paris in partnership with UNESCO....
ABC Tips for the Spring
In 1972, a couple of young enthusiastic Americans came to Amsterdam, the city where anybody, anything and everything goes, and decided to open a store with American erotic...
Meet Socrates, the Camarasaurus and Buddha
If Spring this year proves to be wet and cool and you are looking for something to do (with or without kids), then Leiden is an excellent place to start with the following...
International School Utrecht Now An Official IB World School
International School Utrecht has recently been accredited by the International Baccalaureate to teach the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the IB Middle Years Programme...
Dutch Lessons in Rotterdam Museum
Tornante Trainingen finds traditional language lessons in a classroom to be too one-sided for students. That’s why they also teach Dutch through organized practical activities...
Seafood Delight in an Amazing Ambiance!
The XPat Journal was one of the first to be informed about the fact that cozy new venue was going to be opening soon. Now that it is up and running, we are glad to share this...
What Does International Understanding Mean for ISA?
For over 50 years, the International School of Amsterdam has educated the children of expat families from around the world and now serves over 1,350 students, ages 2-18, from...
Teaching the Teachers
English is globally the third most commonly used language across the world, with only Mandarin and Spanish more frequently spoken. As the world’s population becomes more...
A Removal Company That You Can Trust
Moving day… It is not without reason that they say that moving ranks right up there on the list of stressful events, along with divorce, death and losing your job. And no...
Ich Bin Ein Hamburger
When you walk into a restaurant and immediately feel at home, you know you are going to have a fine lunch or dinner. After all, a first impression can only be made once. And...
Internationally Excellent:
A ‘School Inspection’ is a term destined to instil trepidation into the most confident of teachers and the most outstanding of schools. Why then would The British School...
Implementing Mother-Tongue Literacy Program at Primary Level
Three years ago, the American International School of Rotterdam (AISR) started offering an expanded mother-tongue language program in grades PreK1 - 5 (ages 3-11). Since 2013-2014,...
From the Point of View of…
Dubravka, who studied English Language & Literature in Zagreb, as well as Philosophy, has two jobs: one, teaching English Teaching Methodology at the University of Utrecht...
Education of an Expat Child
Art. 28 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child describes the right of children to an education. For expat parents, the actual right to an education is not so much the...
Guardianship and Administration of the Inheritance
Should you come to the Netherlands with your family for a longer period of time, then there are a number of practical issues you will have to arrange. Then, once your house...
Dutch Schools Let Kids Be Kids
I was reading one of those articles about how Dutch kids are the happiest in the world. Every so often someone does a survey and finds that – instead of pushing kids to...
Education for Expatriation
In 1986, a red flag was raised by a Counsellor at the American School. There were troubles in the community. Troubles which needed a response. A gap in services which needed...
Should You Choose an International Education
Before enrolling your child at a school, you’ll have to decide whether to send them to an international school or ‘go Dutch’. Both have their own advantages, and in...
Back to School
While there is a well-documented shortage of places at some international schools, a survey in Amsterdam last year showed that what most parents really want is help in getting...
Special Education
The demand for Special Education is increasing worldwide and nowhere is this more so than in international education/schools, where families – relocating for work reasons...
Not A Contest
Different cultural value patterns of teachers and students are frequently responsible for a suboptimal transfer of knowledge. The ability to understand, accept and reconcile...
I Could Learn Anything
In this edition of The XPat Journal, Chris Smit focuses on two aspects of education. Namely the fields of study available at Dutch Universities and the coaching phenomenon...
BSN Open Mornings
The British School in The Netherlands (BSN) are hosting three Early Years Open Mornings on 15, 16 & 17 March, to introduce parents of 0-3 year olds to the first year...
Educating for a Changing World
What kind of education is needed to equip students for the challenges of an unpredictable, complex, rapidly changing world? What’s the role of Educators? What can parents...
From the point of view of…
To Federico Cheri, the Netherlands is the European equivalent of the American Dream: the Dutch Dream. If you come to Holland and you work hard, you can become anything you...
From the point of view of…
Julia Townsend has her own business in England. On the day she landed a big contract, she came home jubilant, hardly able to wait till her husband came home, so that she could...
From the point of view of…
Eighteen months ago, Steve Dailey came to the Netherlands for a day. And he’s been here ever since. What started out as a day of consulting, turned into an employment contract...
From the Point of View of…
Our interview for this month took place in the soon-to-be former home of Mrs. Ruby Vos (she’s moving to a new house). Ruby moved here in 1994 with her Dutch husband. However,...
The Global Search for Education – 2
“Numeracy and literacy are important, but learning is also a vehicle to help people recover and regain what is most critical to them – their own dignity, self-esteem,...
The Global Search for Education – 1
At the IB Heads World Conference in The Hague, I talked to Peter Senge, the renowned expert on systems, business management and learning, and senior lecturer at MIT. His bestselling...
READERS’ OFFER
For readers of The XPat Journal and XPat.nl The 18th edition of the International Art Deco & Design Fair (NADB) will be organized in the Grote Kerk in The Hague from...
ABC Tips for the Winter
Fiction Promises of Blood by David Thorne Rather than leave his fortune to his three children, William Gove has chosen ten random people as his beneficiaries. After...
Are You Moving Abroad?
Then you need to be able to quickly focus on your new job and living environment, without having to worry about your relocation. Atlas International Movers takes the entire...
The Student Hotel
By fusing luxury and flexible-stay with top-notch facilities, The Student Hotel is pioneering a modern hybrid in hospitality, and the perfect base for the new generation of...
How to Buy a House in the Netherlands?
Finding somewhere to live is the main concern of expats when they arrive in the Netherlands. Buying a home is certainly an option and may be even more interesting...
Bouzy
In the past, wine bars were unknown in Holland. London, Paris and New York boasted great places to sit & sip. But here in Holland it was not so easy. Bit by bit, the wine...
Who Will Inherit my House and my Mortgage?
There is a lot involved in the purchase of a house. When you have found your ideal home, you will have to enter into a written purchase agreement and you will have to find...
Nijmegen
For a city as modestly-sized as Nijmegen, it has a significant place in Dutch history. In fact, it is presumably the oldest city in the Netherlands, and recently celebrated...
More Than a Pile of Bricks
Of course we know that a house is much more than a pile of bricks. Real estate agents, in general, tell you that three things matter where the value of a house is concerned:...
iLundi
The former, colonial, connection of the Netherlands with Indonesia has resulted in a large number of Indonesian restaurants in Holland. What they serve varies from cheap,...
From the Point of View of… Kalindi Soni
Kalindi Soni didn’t go from rags to riches, she went from riches to rags. “I’ve learned that when you’ve gone from having everything that you could want, to having...
Buy-to-Let Mortgages
Expats often ask whether it would be possible for them to purchase an apartment for purposes of renting it out, for apartments and residences in the large Dutch cities are...
International Art Deco & Design Fair 2016
The largest public fair for Art Deco & Design, with art and design dating largely from the 20th century, will be taking place for the 18th time in the Grote Kerk in The...
A Day in the Life of…
When we think of traditional classrooms, we think of desks and chairs and the teacher at the head of the class – but if we think of teaching and learning rather than classrooms,...
A Community for All Cultures
That time passes and life moves on is, of course, not news to school children. Families that move cultures, countries and even continents face a challenge. For children, however,...
Simple & Stingy
Last year, when The XPat Journal published a special on housing, Chris Smit wrote an article on why the Dutch keep their curtains open all the time and why it is OK to peek...
Mi Casa Could Become Su Casa
Of course, there are a lot of benefits to buying a house. Apart from the fact that you own real estate of which the price may increase again, there is the advantage of a tax...
Finally Found a Place to Live.
You have arrived, manoeuvred the hurdles of registration, figured out the transport system, managed to open a bank account – the gateway to just about everything here –...
Can Individual Freedom and Socialism Co-Exist?
Well, the Dutch culture seems to be an example of this, and it is one of the many fascinating paradoxes that often puzzle expats who come to the Netherlands. When Fernando...
Housing Quiz
Welcome to the Netherlands. You’re going to need a place to live. What should you expect? Here are some helpful quiz questions, based on my own personal research and submissions...
Safety First…
When viewing a rental property, have you ever taken a close look at how safe (or unsafe) it really is? Expats tend to assume that safety regulations are the same all over...
Golden Age Revisited
For centuries, the Low Countries had an open door policy with regard to foreign entrepreneurs. A considerable part of the affluence in the Golden Age came from foreign business...
Home Is Where the Bath Is
The Netherlands wants to encourage start-ups, keep its international students and be a magnet for global talent. But we seem to be incapable of coming up with a solution to...
Expatica’s International Job Fair
After three successful editions, Expatica’s International Job Fair returns on Sunday, October 4th. The event for pursuing an international career in the Netherlands will...
The 12th Annual “i am not a tourist” Expat Fair in Amsterdam
Learning Dutch, finding a house, experiencing Dutch culture, making connections, solving immigration and tax issues… Everything is possible at Expatica’s 12th “i am...
ABC Tips for the Autumn
Fiction City On Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg New Year's Eve, 1976. Teenager Sam clings to life after being shot in Central Park. Who wanted her dead? Why did she...
Snapshots Behind the Scenes of Dutch Offices
I came to the Netherlands to work with a comedy theater: Boom Chicago. Some of my favorite shows were the corporate events we’d do for big Dutch companies. That’s where...
Organic Wines
Remembering the often quite dismal quality of organic wines sold in the past, wine lovers might not be motivated to try the new wave of organic wines produced today, despite...
Discover Eindhoven’s Technological, Design and Cultural Backgrounds
There are plenty of reasons to take a trip to the south to explore the city that is reinventing itself! Although international tourists are not yet including Eindhoven...
From the Point of View of… Ana Fernández
“I like to believe that everyone has wisdom that we can benefit from. Also the people in that little village in Spain, who have never gone beyond its boundaries; what they...
New European Inheritance Law Regulation
The new European Inheritance Regulation has been introduced and will apply to ‘international’ inheritances that come to be on or after August 17 of this year. What...
Going Home
The return back home of the expatriate family is an aspect of expat life that is often overlooked by those responsible for human resources. Much corporate effort is put into...
Profile of a Graduate
American School of The Hague (ASH) strives to provide its students with an education that emphasizes academic rigor, differentiates instruction for learners’ needs, and...
Are Your Kids Safe?
Having some expat experience herself, Edith van Ruitenbeek is aware of the privileged life that comes with allowances for housing, travel, schooling, etc. – but also that...
Tasca
Are you one of those restaurant visitors who are bored to bits by those rectangular plates with 32 ingredients, all sitting side by side, not in any way related to each other?...
New Rules on Temporary Contracts and Dismissal
To the delight of employees and to the dismay of some employers, there are few countries where employees enjoy as much protection against dismissal as they do in the Netherlands....
StartupDelta
Imagine an entire country working together to achieve a single goal: to create the space where entrepreneurs stand up, start up, and scale up! Welcome to the Netherlands! StartupDelta.org strategies...
Opportunities for Expat Partners
There is a high percentage that needs to work, for financial reasons. However, when asked why they are looking for a job, many of the responses ACCESS hears have little to...
You Don’t Need to Cross Borders for Adventure
Ballooning: the oldest and most romantic form of air travel. And in the Netherlands, an unexpected opportunity for adventure. Sky Balloon Flights is based in Tilburg in...
How to Be Well Insured in the Netherlands
Have you just arrived? Welcome to the Netherlands. Life here may take some getting used to. You will notice many differences from what you are accustomed to, such as the language,...
Applying for Jobs
The mobile lifestyle can make looking for a new job quite challenging. In this article, Diane Lemieux looks at ways of highlighting your expat skills and knowledge in your...
30%-Ruling in the Netherlands
If you come to the Netherlands to work, you will most likely incur extraterritorial expenses. Extraterritorial expenses are expenses that occur because you are living outside...
Attitude towards Work and Superiors
The magazine The Economist sites a reason for this high level of part-time work in the Netherlands: few men had to leave their homes to fight in the two world wars in Europe,...
30 percent ruling Netherlands
The 30 percent ruling is a tax facility for expats who come from abroad to work in the Netherlands. The ruling results in 30 percent of your salary being paid out on a tax...
Ultimate Summer wines
Sunny summer days and evenings ask for a certain type of wine. They are not the right moment for massive and concentrated reds, but lend themselves much more for light and...
Asiatic Elegance
During the production of the cook book Smart Cooking 3 by Holland’s TV Chef Julius Jaspers, we were working in Asia. This book features the cuisine of China, Indonesia,...
ABC Tips For The Summer
In 1972, a couple of young enthusiastic Americans came to Amsterdam, the city where anybody, anything and everything goes, and decided to open a store with American erotic...
Visiting a Specialist and Hospital Care
If you have to see a specialist in the Netherlands, you have to take a rather roundabout route to get there – at least, if you’re not used to the Dutch system. We have...
Your Good Health?
One of the worst things about being a foreigner in a strange country is dealing with illness, particularly when you are confronted with a health system which differs from...
From the Point of View of… Albert Dolmans
“I decided that if I painted full-time, I could probably make a living off it, so I quit my job. Through the huge network I had in California I was able to arrange a lot...
Mental Health Care for Expats
Expats are considered privileged people who lead a life of luxury. Even more so, now that many of the practical challenges of living abroad have been removed, or at least,...
Service Learning
As part of the ever-expanding global community, schools across the world are taking a deeper look into an educational perspective that helps students connect what they learn...
Volvo Ocean Race
For the first time in its history, the legendary Volvo Ocean Race will be making a stop in The Hague. On June 18, 19 and 20, the harbor of Scheveningen will be home to the...
International Marriages
What to many starts with ‘the most beautiful day of their lives’ can prove, after a while, to become a legally indecipherable mess. With this, the author means, a marriage...
No Kidding
As the author says: “I always make clear to my clients, either in mediation or in cases in which proceedings are to be started, that the children are the most vulnerable...
National Park Maasduinen
Ask anyone if they know of a big park in the Netherlands, and they are sure to come up with De Hoge Veluwe National Park. However, another park that is at least equally as...
North Sea Jazz Festival
This year is the 40th edition of the North Sea Jazz Festival. A world-famous three-day event that attracts people from around the world. What better way to prove this than...
The Dutch Are Very Tolerant.
The Dutch have a reputation for being an open and tolerant society. This includes a rather high pain tolerance, as anyone who’s visited the Dutch healthcare system will...
Building Communities
The relationship between health and community has never been so exemplified as it is in the very popular ACCESS Childbirth Preparation Courses. No, ‘expats’ don’t have...
Albert Dolmans
An American-Dutch painter, that’s what Albert Dolmans calls himself. This was confirmed when I visited his atelier in Rotterdam. His entire oeuvre seems to be divided in...
To Your Health…
There’s a saying that goes: “The Dutch think that they are the only sane people in a totally insane world.” When it comes to health(care), it is no different. In this...
(In)famous Healthcare Customs
Elsewhere in this XPat Journal, you have read about what to expect when visiting a specialist and about mental health care for expats. In this article, we will go into the...
The Dutch Mental Healthcare System
Half a year ago, you and your family came to the Netherlands for a new job; a new challenge, with new opportunities. Or: you have been living in the Netherlands for a few...
Haarlem
For a city this modest in size, Haarlem is rich in fascinating museums. We started out at the Frans Hals Museum www.franshalsmuseum.nl, where we thoroughly enjoyed the exhibition...
ABC Tips For the Spring
In 1972, a couple of young enthusiastic Americans came to Amsterdam, the city where anybody, anything and everything goes, and decided to open a store with American erotic...
Stedelijk Museum for Modern Art
After its closure of eight years, an extensive € 127 million renovation, cost overruns of € 20 million, multiple delays, a bankrupt building contractor, temporary relocation...
International Film Festival Rotterdam – IFFR
By Jonte van Essen From 21 january until 1 february 2015, the International Film Festival Rotterdam took place in its namesake city. One of the largest public film events...
When Parents Stay, and Children Depart
Inevitably, international families are then confronted with the choices, dilemmas, and challenges which arise when they stay on in their expatriate assignment location, and...
Is There a Monster Living Under Your Bed?
First and foremost, if you are an American expatriate living in the Netherlands – or many other countries – you absolutely need to report your income to the United States...
From the Point of View of… Sally Squirrell
Traveling alone had an unexpected side, too: “I had always thought that it would be just one crazy, massive party – but I didn’t really meet as many people my own age...
Turning Technology Into Business
Where better to explore those ideas than at High Tech Campus Eindhoven (HTCE)? Set up in 1998 by Philips, its doors opened to other companies in 2003, and the campus is now...
Keukenhof: Unique and Unforgettable!
On March 20 (till May 17), 2015, Keukenhof will be opening its gates for the 66th time. When it closes eight weeks later, some 800,000 visitors from across the world will...
Dutch Lessons in Rotterdam Museum
Tornante Trainingen finds traditional language lessons in a classroom to be too one-sided for students. That’s why they also teach Dutch through organised practical activities...
Jip and Janneke
Volksuniversiteit Amsterdam offers Dutch for non-Dutch courses, during which expats learn something about the Dutch culture, as well as how to speak the language. It also...
Social Media: Curse or Blessing?
Millions of people are active on the social media. They have rich social lives and are connected – online – to millions of others. However, your online data is sometimes...
Our Children Are the Future
When marriage turns out to be too big a challenge, Edith van Ruitenbeek tells her clients that the next biggest challenge is making a fair and sustainable divorce covenant...
A Parental Lesson to Learn
The majority of parents feel that it is important that their children know the language and culture of both parents. Among other things, this is expressed in the type of education...
The Rotterdam International Secondary School, RISS
Rotterdam International Secondary School continues to introduce new ideas, new developments and changes aimed at improving teaching and learning and at making sure that the...
Choosing Between Local or International Education
When living outside your home country, you will undoubtedly encounter this question: is local or international education the best option for your child? There are various...
Evaluating the Millennium Development Goals
The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) conference convened at the World Forum Convention Center near Scheveningen towards the end of January. Model United Nations...
Computational Thinking
With influential technology leaders such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg urging schools to rethink their approach towards programming in school, it is clear that a new attitude...
International School Breda
The English phrase 'Good things come to those who wait' seems very appropriate as, just before the Christmas holiday, the school heard from the International Baccalaureate...
ISA Celebrates 50 Years of Education for International Understanding
1964 was a time of economic growth and booming international investments – and it marked a pivotal moment for the international expatriate community in and around Amsterdam,...
30 Years Strong:
The BSN Language Centre has been part of The British School in the Netherlands for 30 years. It was first started by the British Council and became part of the British School...
News from ‘the East’
The International School Twente (IST) is the only international school in the Twente region, located in Enschede. It is a so-called Dutch International School (DIS) which...
International Education Options at the Primary and Secondary Level
As mentioned in the article, When Parents Stay and Children Depart, there is a wealth of international schooling options in the Netherlands, both at primary and secondary...
Higher Education for International Students
In this global world, studying abroad is not only popular and possible, but often also a prerequisite for getting a job. And one of the best places to follow an international...
Why, How, What for?
If you’re an expat living in the Netherlands, and your children go to a local, Dutch school, you might wonder who is in charge, or how any teacher manages to teach these...
Great Chefs Come & Go
Restaurant Bij Erik In recent times, the world of Michelin-awarded Chefs has taken a bit of a beating in the greater The Hague area. Restaurants have closed, or moved away,...
Old School, Now Trendy
My two kids both went to Waldorf School in Amsterdam. In Dutch it’s called ‘Vrije School’, which translates to ‘Free School’. I don’t know why they call it ‘Free’...
Mark This Date on Your Calendar!
The IamExpat Fair The first IamExpat Fair will be held at Amsterdam’s Westergasfabriek, a former gasworks factory that is now a major cultural venue for hosting events...
Art, Fine Food & Wine
The city of The Hague has some world-class museums, but most certainly also some very fine ‘tables’. In this edition of The XPat Journal we bring two of each together....
Houses in Multiple Countries
Thanks to the economic crisis, a lot of houses are for sale, at often attractive prices. So once the decision is made to stay in the Netherlands, the step to buy a home here...
It Was Yours and It Was Mine:
Given the fact that one out of three marriages ends in divorce and other relationships are at an even higher risk of coming to an end sooner or later, it might be wise to...
Are the Dutch Bonobos?
Chris Smit’s article, Nothing to Hide, mentions Geert Hofstede’s dimensions and how – on his dimension Feminine-Masculine – Dutch society scores high on the Feminine...
Hazards of Renting
Before actually signing a rental agreement, make sure you are aware of the contract terms and what could possibly go wrong! Bill and Tamara, a lovely Australian couple...
What You Need to Know When Renting Property in the Netherlands
If you have come to the Netherlands temporarily for work and/or to live here, the rules surrounding housing can be different from what you are used to back home. As there...
Ghent
When I think of Ghent – located nearby in Belgium, approximately 25 minutes west of Antwerp, yet only 22 kilometers from the border with the Dutch province of Zeeland...
The Dutch Put the ‘Social’ in Housing
To learn about Dutch society, sometimes all you need to do is rent Dutch property. My first housing in the Netherlands was a brand new building, fully furnished, and a total...
Dreaming of Home
We’d all like to live in a luxury flat in a smart part of town with a reasonable rent – but most of us can’t, writes DutchNews.nl editor Robin Pascoe. Of course we...
Nothing To Hide
Many expats living in the Netherlands look at the Dutch, and probably think that they are a strange people. However, one thing about the Dutch really does seem to stand...
Hidden Defects
In a number of the articles in this issue of The XPat Journal, the authors have focused on the challenges posed by defects in the property you have bought or rented. The matter...
Mortgage and Owning Your Own House:
It has always been relatively attractive to buy a house in the Netherlands. However, the rules are about to change. Henk van Seijen shares a few of these changes with the...
Redoing Your Home
Few people have bought a house of which they thought: ‘Yup, precisely the way I wanted it,’ and left everything the way it was. On the other hand, few people are as notorious...
From the Point of View of… Arjen Wiersma
“What the Dutch don’t understand is that the democratic premise behind the Poldermodel can only be achieved within a group that has the same background/values, and the...
ABC Tips for the Winter
In 1972, a couple of young enthusiastic Americans came to Amsterdam, the city where anybody, anything and everything goes, and decided to open a store with American erotic...
Valuable Support When Buying a House in the Netherlands
For expats who arrive in the Netherlands, finding somewhere to live is one of their main concerns. Often, their employer or fellow expats help them with this. But what about...
Beautiful Dutch Women
Dutch models are hot. Beauties such as Doutzen Kroes, Lara Stone and Bregje Heinen light up many an international catwalk and are featured on the covers of magazines such...
Mansion for Rent at Blanckenhoeve Estate
“That it would become this beautiful and that we would be allowed to live here, went beyond my wildest dreams,” says Squire John Loudon as we stroll across his estate,...
Living in a Five-Star Apartment
Nowadays, you no longer need a five-star hotel to experience top-notch luxury and service. If you live at Résidence L'Étoile, you have PA (Personal Assistant) Service, direct...
What Visiting Parents & Lunchtime Recess Have to Do with Housing
One of the unique features of ACCESS is that our volunteers, being expats themselves, often share their own experiences amongst each other, which in turn become subjects we...
The Student Hotel
The Student Hotel is where the needs of demanding 21st-century young professionals, students and design-savvy travelers meet in dynamic harmony. By fusing luxury, flexible-stay...
A New Location for International School Utrecht
Due to the huge increase in student enrolment, International School Utrecht will be moving to a new building this spring. A semi-permanent accommodation is being built at...
A Double Expat Event on November 2nd
"i am not a tourist" Expat Fair in Amsterdam For Expats Who Want to 'Arrive' Learning Dutch, finding a house, experiencing Dutch culture, making connections, solving immigration...
Developing a School’s Greatest Resource
A passion for learning is something every teacher at The British School in The Netherlands (BSN) hopes to instil in their students, so it’s only fitting that school staff...
The Baltic Overture
A relative newcomer to the European Union, Lithuania will soon be ascending to the EU presidency. This small but proud Baltic state has gone to many lengths to meet the European...
A New King
If you are hoping for an overdose of royal pomp, glittering ceremony and all the crowned heads of Europe at the investiture of King Willem-Alexander on April 30, you may well...
Dead Ball Tennis
“Shit!!!!!” I screamed, as only a New Yorker can. Okay, so I was a bit loud. Big deal. I couldn’t help myself. The damn wind forced my cross-court shot to go wide and...
Education for Successful Expatriation:
For more than 25 years, expats (internationals) have been sharing their experiences through ACCESS in order to serve and help others who have arrived in the Netherlands to...
The New Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate
Mercedes-Benz has expanded the C-Class family with the new Estate. The Estate stands out with its clear and at the same time emotional, sporty design, innovative technology,...
It’s a Crazy Job Market, But It’s My Job Market
I came to the Netherlands to work. My friends from school were setting up a comedy theater, and – unlike anyone in the US – they were offering me a job. That’s how I...
Cross-Border Employment
An interview with Inge Nitsche, managing director of the Expatise Academy for Education and Research on International Labour Mobility, about the increasing complexity of the...
Zeeland
When it comes to history, Zeeland, due to its location on (or, if you will, in) the sea, and with one part only accessible by tunnel or by driving through Belgium, has had...
Becoming an Entrepreneur
According to the website, www.ikwordzzper.nl, the number of self-employed persons in the Netherlands is growing explosively; approximately 130,000 persons start up their own...
Disproportionality of the 150 Kilometer Border in the 30%-Ruling
In the Netherlands there is a special regime for expats who will be assigned to the Netherlands, namely the 30%-ruling. To qualify for the 30%-ruling and thus the tax-free...
Stay a Little Longer…
Wine2Share New in the harbour of Scheveningen is Wine2Share. This cute and intimate wine bar is run by Bas Loeve & Nicole Lousberg. Here, top-level wine is presented....
The Career of an Expat Partner
The concept of a ‘career’ for the partners of globally mobile expatriates is usually not a straight path up a corporate ladder but rather a meander through available opportunities....
From the Point of View of… Mardjan Seighali
“Many people fail to realize that refugees have been through a lot, not just to get here, but also before. There is a reason why they have become refugees. And they carry...
Introducing the All-New XPAT.NL
XPAL.NL is proud to announce an exciting revamp of its website, an indispensible source of information for expats living in the Netherlands. Online for over a decade, the...
Inheritance Tax
When you move to another country, you are faced with its rules and idiosyncrasies. Not only in daily life and at work, but also when it comes to other, more formal rules. Many...
Labour Market, Marriage and Divorce
How economically independent are you? Who is financially responsible for your children’s happiness? These are two questions that pop up in my practice as a family...
Green Is Not Just a Color – It’s a Way of Life
Whether students are running projects about water conservation, cleaning local beaches or examining the carbon footprint of their campus, their enthusiasm and commitment to...
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