Dutch Winter traditions: Curiouser and curiouser...

Dutch Winter traditions: The Netherlands, like other European countries, has its share of curious winter traditions and festivities that may seem strange to outsiders.

Naturally Netherlands

Naturally Netherlands: We live in a small, densely-populated country, criss-crossed by roads, motorways, railway tracks and canals, and interspersed with villages, towns, and industrial zones. So how has such a land managed to contribute so much to the world of nature?

A career translation guide for the Netherlands

You are keen to find what’s next for your career in the Netherlands. Maybe you feel like an intrepid pioneer, open to the full adventure. Or maybe it all feels overwhelming. Now that it’s time to get started, you may be wondering how to take...

Learning in 5D: Forest School at the British School

The ‘Forest School’ concept incorporates this philosophy in student’s learning. At the British School in The Netherlands (BSN) teachers practise this new learning approach in the junior schools. Because young children are inherently curious and nature offers the best possible classroom, this is a golden...

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...