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Winter wonderland

Winter wonderland: the festive season has arrived and this time of year brings an array of tasty Dutch delicacies to try.

An incredible connection

“Like many internationals who move around, I felt somehow misplaced,” says Janine Beukes-Almeida, a volunteer at ACCESS. “Like I had forgotten where I belonged. That was until I moved to the Netherlands and began researching my family history.” Beginning the search “Growing up I heard...

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...

The Tower of Babel at DISDH-Kindergarten The Hague

Hearing a multitude of languages is part of the daily experience at DISDH-Kindergarten. Even at the young age of three and four, many children are already used to hearing and speaking two, three or even four different languages. 

Multilingualism in schools: Yes or No?

Multilingualism in schools explores how being multilingualism could be more advantageous compared to monolingual people in various areas. Read more about it in this article.