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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?”...

Dutch Spring Greens: All the right springredients

  Much like the weather, spring ingredients are greener, lighter and brighter. Dishes are simply made and devoured more quickly.   Spring stretches from March until June in the Netherlands, bringing with it new buds, new rains and new excitement for the balmy months ahead....

Unique Career Opportunity: Head of Pedagogy at Zein International Childcare

Unique in its growth in the childcare sector – Zein International Childcare is the leading provider of international childcare services in the Netherlands offering Day Care, Pre-School, After School and Holiday Care across multiple state-of-the-art locations in The Hague region. Working both independently and in...

Find Your Place to Grow: A Guide to the Early Years at The British School in the Netherlands

Small steps to independence. Big steps to progress. Starting school is an exciting milestone, and for families, it’s also a big step into a new world. At The British School in the Netherlands (BSN), our Early Years programme for children aged 3–5 is built around...

Virtual Commuting... from the desk of our Director

Virtual commuting - sounds odd, doesn't it. Those two words, in one phrase. And yet, is it? One thing is becoming clearer for us all - regardless of where we are from, where we live.  Regardless of relocation, expatriation or not. There will be no...