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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...

Between the Sea and the Sky

Amongst other things, the Covid-19 pandemic forced all of us to endure travel restrictions. But if you are a photographer–who has always challenged his own limits to reach the farthest, most unexplored lands to capture the essence of indigenous communities–then that restriction takes on a...

ISH spreading its wings

The long-anticipated opening of the new wing of the Primary School of The International School of The Hague (ISH) has finally arrived. This light, open, beautiful, multipurpose building was constructed on the existing campus, linking to the existing school, and houses our Reception to Year...

Tolerance, Pain, Paracetamol, and other Marvels of Modern Medicine

This humouristic article takes on the serious subjects of Dutch healthcare and medicine. Author Greg Shapiro cites his own daughter’s earache diagnosis and medical prescription (sort of like a salad dressing) as well as the doctor asking him,”And what do you think I should do?”...

Scam via Marktplaats and WhatsApp

Internet scammers have found a new form of fraud: getting login details from your bank account via Marktplaats and WhatsApp. When offering something on Marktplaats, a potential buyer contacts you directly via WhatsApp instead of via Marktplaats. Wanting to ensure he can trust you, he...