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Factors of Success – A Review of ACCESS 38 Years On

ACCESS turns 38 in 2024; 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. Is it the formula, the people or the times, one wonders? Or is...

Amsterdam Kitchen: A tasty podcast

Particularly at the moment, the kitchen seems to be the perfect place to spend time and energy and to release stress. Amsterdam Kitchen is an English-language radio show and podcast full of mouth-watering culinary inspiration. Read more about this show in this article.

Finding a home

While the Netherlands has always welcomed internationals with open arms, one downside is an increased demand for real estate. Finding accommodation is a major challenge for internationals, but with the correct research, advice and general awareness it can be a smooth process. Upon arrival in...

Plastic pollution and the use of plastic in today’s society 

      One goal of a recent student exchange between eighth-graders from the German International School The Hague and St Kilian’s German School in Dublin was to discover more about the use of plastic and to cultivate awareness in dealing with plastic in their everyday lives.  The questions Students from both schools worked together on a questionnaire inspired by...

The British School in The Netherlands: Students’ Sensory Needs

School environments can be busy places—alive with activity. As part of the wellbeing curriculum at The British School, children are taught different techniques to be aware of how they are feeling and equipped with tools and strategies to navigate them.