Netherlands School Society

• SINTERKLAAS •

On November 30th it’s time to celebrate 🥳 🎉 we will welcome Sinterklaas to our compound in Karen, Nairobi. A super fun, traditional celebration for young and old. More information and the registration form will be shared with Dutch/Belgian families in due time, but mark the date in your agendas 🗓️🖊️🥳

• CHILD BOOK WEEK •

Yesterday we kicked off the Dutch national children’s book week by reading to one another. Our older students chose a picture book to read to a younger student.

This years theme is “lekker eigenwijs” and during the week the students will read and learn about books filled with unexpected twists and characters who are contrary, quirky and occasionally obstructive, but above all show how nice it is to be yourself.

Reading is a fun activity and an important skill, hence we encourage lots of reading and being read to in school, during child book week and beyond. And of course we love adding new books related to the theme to our library!

• SKILLS CLUB •

Our skills clubs for this term started. Student get to choose between different activities, such as: stem, singing, art, sports, woodworks, gardening and crochet.

The aim of the skills club is for students to discover and develop their talents, focusing on what makes them happy and what charges their battery, so that we can let their talents grow 🌱

• BACK TO SCHOOL •

We kicked off a new academic year this week and it’s great to be back in school. The classrooms are filled with exciting new learning materials and books. We are ready for another year filled with learning and growth 🌱

• MUSICAL PREP •

You know the end of the year is near when musical prep is in full swing 🎨🖌️

The students are super excited and rehearsals become more serious. It is great to see all the skills the students are developing through the musical. Some are in their element, while others are challenged out of their comfort zone. Great learning!

Thank you for helping us with our backdrops!

• VACANCY ALERT •

The Netherlands School Society is looking for a qualified Dutch speaking early years class teacher.

Are you passionate about helping children develop and learn? Are you interested in living and working with different cultures? Have you been dreaming about exploring the beautiful nature and wildlife that can be found in Kenya?

Have a look at the vacancy if you would like to be our new colleague or if you know someone who would be great for this job.

Feel free to share with your network!

• KINGS DAY GAMES •

Today we celebrated the king’s day games, like many schools in the Netherlands did too. The “Koningsspelen” were organized for the first time in 2013 in the context of the inauguration of King Willem-Alexander, with the aim of showing children in primary education and their parents that eating a good breakfast and getting active exercise together is important, but above all a lot of fun.

Our students enjoyed a day filled with sports and 🇳🇱 games and of course lots of orange 🧡🥳

We look forward to our orange celebration tomorrow, with a flea market, more games and of course 🇳🇱 food! 👑 🧡

• KINGS DAY CELEBRATION •

On Saturday the 27th of April, from 10am to 2pm, we will celebrate the Dutch King's Day 👑 The committee is working hard behind the scenes to get everything organized and can already share a couple of highlights with you.

🧡 There will be lots of activities, for young and old. The all time favourite bouncy castles will be there, as well as traditional Dutch games.
🧡 There will be a flea market, so take this time to sort out your house, grab a blanket and come sell your items. There is no need to register for the flea market, you can find a spot on the day and start selling. (For commercial selling, kindly contact us)
🧡 There will be plenty to eat and of course the menu will include some Dutch delicacies!
🧡 Come dressed in orange or red-white-blue, as we celebrate the King of the Netherlands 🥳

Tickets for this event can be bought at the gate on the day itself. Ticket prices are: 200 Kes per person, children below 2 years old can enter for free.

We hope to see many of you there and feel free to spread the word!

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• VACANCY ALERT •

The Netherlands School Society is looking for a qualified Dutch speaking primary school class teacher, from the 28th of August - 11th of December 2024 to cover for a maternity leave.

Are you passionate about helping children develop and learn? Are you interested in living and working with different cultures? Have you been dreaming about exploring the beautiful nature and wildlife that can be found in Kenya?

Have a look at the vacancy if you would like to be our temporary colleague or if you know someone who would be great for this job.

Feel free to share with your network!

• WORLD SCHOLAR’S CUP PART 2 •

Our students enjoyed their two days at the world scholar’s cup and got to take some medals home 🏅 for their debating skills and their general knowledge that was quizzed during the scholar’s bowl. Some of the medals won were for team categories others for individuals. We are proud of them and thank .official and for organizing this Nairobi round. 🇰🇪

• WORLD SCHOLAR’S CUP •

Today 6 of our students are participating in the world scholar’s cup .official at Brookhouse International School together with over 1000 fellow students.

This is the first year that we participate in this cup as a school. The students have been preparing for this day in their Debate Skills Club and were willing to sacrifice part of their holiday to participate.

Today they are writing creative papers and will debate obscure topics, with the hope to take home an alpaca and qualify for the global round 🌍

• PE •

Jumping into a new week filled with energy ☀️ onto our landing mat, which recently made its way to Kenya 🇰🇪

• GOOD MORNING •

Our group 4-8 students are enjoying their annual school camp 🏕️ thank you for the delicious yoghurts 😃

• NATIONAL STORYBOOK READING DAYS •

Today our older students read aloud to the younger students as part of the national storybook reading days 📖 📚

• SKILLS CLUB •

Every Wednesday and Thursday we end our day with skills club. It’s part of our curriculum and the aim is that students get the chance to discover and develop their interests and talents. Every term they get to choose from a variety of skills clubs, such as: gardening club, art club, sports club and climate innovation club 🌱 🖼️ 🎨 🏀 ⚽️ 🌍 ☀️

• LANGUAGE CLUB •

Last week we started our second term of the school year and today we resumed our language club. Students get to develop their Dutch, English, Swahili or French language skills every Monday afternoon.

• CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION •

What a wonderful way to end our first term🎄after dinner in the classrooms we gathered outside, we lit each others candles, listened to the story “have you filled a bucket today?” and sang songs together. It was great to see our school community gather and celebrate together.

Wishing everyone a well-deserved break and a joyful festive season to those who celebrate! 💫

• SINTERKLAAS •

What a wonderful celebration it was on Saturday! Thank you to all who played a part in making this day a success 🥳 Embassy of the Netherlands in Kenya Embassy of Belgium in Nairobi BBROOD Kenya Safari Lounge Tea and Coffee Bio Food Products Lekker