ISH: Continued sports opportunities for their students

Like all other schools, the International School of The Hague (ISH) has had to make many adjustments to school life during the pandemic. Read more about it here.

Dutch Tax Filing 2021: Tax on, tax off

Tax. Just three letters. Worth 10 points on the Scrabble board, and seemingly innocent, but can often be complicated. Luckily, we are not alone, and there are many companies and advisors in the Netherlands who can help with issues and questions about tax.

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 carillon in Dutch culture

Often housed in bell towers, the carillon is a musical instrument consisting of (at least) 23 bells which ‘ring out’ when played on a keyboard. The keyboard is similar to a piano or organ and each ‘key’ (or baton) is linked to a bell with...

Self-care: The art of minding your own business

As expats, we’re reminded more than most people of what self-care is every time we fly to our next assignment or home to visit loved ones. We’re urged, in case of an emergency landing, to put on our oxygen masks before assisting others… even our...