Posts tagged School from the Learn Dutch For Expats team.
The Dutch school run has its own world: the schoolplein, the BSO, the class WhatsApp group. Here is the Dutch that gets parents and au pairs through the daily drop-off.
Does your child stay at school for lunch? That's overblijven, or tussenschoolse opvang. Here is how it works, what it costs, and the continurooster difference.
Dutch primary schools track your child in Parnassys, and the parent portal shows the reports and test scores. Here is how to read it and the school-Dutch you need.
Your Dutch school sends a bill for the ouderbijdrage. Is it compulsory? No, and your child can't be excluded for not paying. Here is what the rules really say.
A studiedag on the school calendar means the kids are off and the teachers aren't. Here is what these study days are, why school closes, and the childcare catch.
Tempted to book a cheap term-time holiday? Dutch leerplicht is strict, and luxe verzuim brings real fines. Here is what the compulsory-education law allows.
When your child turns a year older, Dutch school means trakteren, bringing a treat for the whole class. Here is the etiquette, the healthy-treat trend, and the Dutch.
If the consultatiebureau gives your toddler a VVE indicatie, it is not a worry, it is free extra preschool to build their Dutch. Here is what it means.
Your child's Dutch school has a 'luizenmoeder', and you have no idea what that means. Here is the lice-check ritual, plus the parent-volunteer glossary you need.