Testing is crucial to every child’s journey in Dutch primary education. But what exactly do these tests entail? How are the results used, and how do they impact your child’s future? This article explains everything parents need to know about the M-test, E-test, and the final placement test.
Get an overview and explanation of the Dutch Education in this post by Genoveva Geppaart.
When relocating to the Netherlands, navigating the education system can be challenging, especially for multilingual families. A key aspect often overlooked is how foreign languages are integrated into the curriculum, supporting children in maintaining and developing their multilingual skills. Primary Education: Early Foreign Language Learning (vvto) Dutch primary schools are increasingly offering Early Foreign Language
Beyond simply knowing two or more languages and dialects (or sign languages), being bilingual* offers a wide range of cognitive, cultural, and future benefits that make it a skill worth cultivating
When moving to the Netherlands with family, one of the first things internationals want to find is a school for their children. Although very mobile families tend to prefer international schools, but more and more choose to send their children to local schools. In this article for ACCESS magazine (issue Spring 2019) I shared some aspects
The best way to learn Dutch is to fully immerse into the language and join the worldwide 23 million native speakers in the Netherlands, Flanders, Suriname, or the 4 million people who speak Dutch as a second or foreign language. You can also start with listening to a local radio (online), watch local TV, get in contact
Some international families send their children to international schools, especially if they move frequently this seems to be the best option as the curriculum of international schools is expected to be similar all over the world. Unfortunately this is not the case. There are sometimes major differences even within the same kind of “international” school
Learning a new language is always very exciting. Especially when the new language we’re learning is similar to one we already know. These similarities can be at different levels (phonetical, lexical, syntactical etc.). The Dutch language belongs to the West-German branch of the Indoeuropean languages and is actually close to German (and Swissgerman). [The simplified
Do you know the names of the body parts in all the languages you speak? I recently noticed that people who claim being bilingual (or multilingual) often have gaps in their vocabulary due to the lack or use of specific terms in their daily life. Apparently, we memorize and improve specific vocabulary only if we