Kids Who Play Sports Get Better Grades, says Dutch study

Posted on Jan 3, 2012 in Health | 0 comments

Want to help your kids get better grades at school? Get them moving. That’s the message from a Dutch research linking physical activity...

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Dutch kids have become better at calculating and language

Posted on Sep 11, 2011 in News | 0 comments

Dutch children in 4th and 8th grade of the primary school are now improved in language and calculation when we compare to a couple years...

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High School Dropouts Do Get Jobs in the Netherlands

Posted on May 17, 2011 in Health | 1 comment

School dropouts are much less likely to be employed than those that graduate in the Netherlands. According to figures by the Central Bureau...

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Dutch school teaches with iPads

Posted on Mar 10, 2011 in Tech Features, Technology | 2 comments

The Hondsrug College in Emmen the Netherlands will use iPads in teaching. The Dutch high school with 2,000 students will start a pilot...

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Many dropouts back to school

Posted on Feb 1, 2011 in Health | 0 comments

Many dropouts in the Netherlands have gone back to school to accumulate credits and graduate. According to figures from the Dutch Central...

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Citotoets starts at 6200 Dutch schools

Posted on Feb 1, 2011 in News | 0 comments

Around 157,000 Dutch students in grade 8 of primary school are now starting their Citotoets exam. 6200 schools participate to the...

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Dutch children starting school at age 2.5

Posted on Jan 24, 2011 in News | 0 comments

To improve the performance of very young problem children, they can start elementary school at age of 2.5 this summer. The purpose of this...

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Dutch Children Learn Too Little About Money

Posted on Jan 19, 2011 in News | 0 comments

Dutch Elementary school students do not learn enough and the same amount about how to handle money. A quarter of all primary schools in the...

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Dutch School children much less fit than 30 years ago

Posted on May 27, 2010 in News | 0 comments

Dutch children from group 7 and 8 of Dutch primary school are significantly less fit than their peers of thirty years ago. The fitness test...

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Father forced son to eat bad school report card

Posted on May 27, 2010 in International | 0 comments

A French father forced his son to eat his poor school report card. The father stuffed the report into the 12-year-old boy’s mouth and...

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