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Feeling at home in The British School community

Anyone who has moved, or joined a new school, will remember that unmistakable feeling of being new. It can be an exciting time, but like all adventures, there can be challenges, too.

The Tower of Babel at DISDH-Kindergarten The Hague

Hearing a multitude of languages is part of the daily experience at DISDH-Kindergarten. Even at the young age of three and four, many children are already used to hearing and speaking two, three or even four different languages. 

It started with a dog named Sunny

In 1935, Sunny began accompanying a blind brush maker in Amsterdam to and from the factory where he worked. The 10-month-old Malinois mix was the first graduate of what would become the Koninklijk Nederlands Geleidehonden Fonds – KNGF (Royal Dutch Guide Dog Fund), the first...

From Paris to The Hague: A Journey of Integration and Belonging

“I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can’t read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of...

You may call me an Expat Wife.... I say I am up-skilling

From Carina: a former volunteer, Danish who repatriated to Denmark, after period in UK when she left NL - with some lessons for those who may fear they are 'not gaining' experience by not working ....something to keep in mind, as a way of supporting...