Create the idea, seek the image, catch the moment! That is the creative process students engage in when they participate in the popular German International School The Hague Photo Competition. Students take the theoretical elements they have learned as part of the art curriculum and apply them outside the classroom taking photos to enter the […]

We all have individual strengths, interests and goals. For young adults, at an important stage of their lives, choosing which pathway to follow through school and beyond is an important decision. Typically, students in Dutch education choose their path in the third year of middle school (ages 13-14, the “Profielkeuze”). In the British education system, […]

Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Expatriate Archive Centre (EAC) in The Hague, Saudade: An Intersection of Archives and Art showcases ten unusual but phenomenal works from ten international artists. The works, encased into a suitcase, are being exhibited at the Expatriate Archive Centre and across the Netherlands. Why Saudade? Saudade, a Portuguese word referring […]

When moving to a new country with children, the priority for most is finding a suitable school. Very mobile families tend to prefer international schools, where curricula may promise a smoother international transition. Families expecting to stay longer tend to send their children to local schools. This is not simply cost-related, as they may want […]

ACCESS – its Board, community of volunteers, past and present, as well as its Partners and Patrons are walking proud knowing we, together, as an organisation, have won the trophy for highly commended  2019 Relocate Awards in the ‘Excellence in Employee & Family Support ‘category. Unique to the Netherlands, ACCESS, as a model has many […]

  The arts take centre stage with some of the English-speaking theatre groups and creative organisations around the country. While the Netherlands is one of the most technologi­cally-advanced countries in the world, in the land of bicycles, tulips and windmills the world of the arts and creativity still remains an important part of the national, […]

If Breda is the city of living well, then spring is the ideal time to embrace this spirit of style. As the weather warms up in April and May, the city comes alive with musical and artistic events.   Why Breda should be your pre-summer sojourn Arts and culture are just some of the many […]

Living abroad can sometimes impact a person’s physical and mental wellbeing in a negative way. Being in a different environment allows internationals to confront new problems and challenges, discovering new ways to think and feel. International life Even though it is exciting and enriching, living abroad does have its costs. Internationals often need to change […]

Working is not always what it’s cracked up to be. There are deadlines to meet, bosses to please, and petty office drama. This doesn’t necessarily go away when you decide to volunteer, but doing something because you want to, not because it is paid, feels to many as the purest form of work. Why volunteer? […]

True Colors childcare True Colors offers professional childcare for the children of the international community in Rijswijk (Dutch) and Delft (bilingual). True Colors has two childcare locations. One is in Rijswijk (near The Hague), close to the European Patent Office and Shell EP. The other is in Delft, on the campus of TU Delft, also […]

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 asks you to transfer €0.01 via Tikkie (a mobile phone […]

Any saunter through an urban street could lead to an encounter with a sprayed artwork left on the walls, an image hidden off the regular walkways or a tag proudly displaying bulging initials. Depending on whom you ask, street art can be seen as anything from creative enrichment of the street view to downright vandalism. […]