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Towards a greener orange 

      While the Netherlands is home to many innovations in sustainability, which make great headlines nationally and internationally, can their incremental effect bring about a real transition? The Netherlands has more bikes than people, and the wide flat countryside is crisscrossed by a...

Year of the Rabbit

An estimated two billion people celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year (or Spring Festival) around the world but what is the connection between this event and animals? We look at the traditions and superstitions associated with the Chinese zodiac and, the Year of the Rabbit.

Interpreting Justice

Interpreting Justice. The Hague is home to some of the world’s most prestigious courts. But very often the judges, lawyers, defendants, witnesses, and victims who appear at these courts do not share a common language. Behind the scenes, a small army of interpreters make these...

Tiny house life

Historically, finding sanctuary for shelter, refuge, comfort and enjoyment has been a quest. Seeking housing in a densely-populated country like the Netherlands has always been a great challenge. The perfect Dutch house is a stereotype in itself; canal side townhouses, 19th century converted ships, quirky...

Daycare or school: Building strong foundations for the future

Children develop more rapidly during their first five years– the Foundation Years–than at any other time. From the age of three children can attend an international school. The Early Years Foundation Stage at the British School in the Netherlands (BSN) provides education for children aged...