Parents

Parent meetings

At Amsteltaal, seven parent meetings will be organized this school year on various topics that may be important and useful to parents. We hereby give you an overview of the dates of the meetings. The topics will be filled in as soon as they are known. You can indicate via Parro whether you will attend or not. Here you can see the flyer with general information about the Parent Meetings. 1. Wednesday, October 23, 2024: Information and tips about (membership in) the library, fun books and activities for your child. Time: from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Location: Amstelland Library, Westwijkplein

Central Information Office (CIL)

Are you a newcomer: expat, knowledge- or labor migrant, or status holder? Did you move to our area: Amstelveen, Ouderkerk or Nes aan de Amstel? Do you want to register your child/children at one of our primary schools or preschools? We are here to help you! What do we do? We provide information about the Dutch education system in general and more specific about the schools in Amstelveen, Ouderkerk or Nes aan de Amstel. We inform you about the procedure to register your child at a (pre)school. We advise parents which schools might be the best fit for their child(ren).

Babadada: translation website with images

Learn languages with the online picture dictionary Babadada

Tips & Tricks for language development at home

Tips & Tricks for language development at home In this document you will find useful information and tips to stimulate your childs language development at home.

Feeling at home videos

Feeling at Home: a video introduction to the Netherlands Moving countries can be stressful, and there can be a lot of new customs and processes to get used to before you feel properly settled. The Feeling at Home videos from the municipality of Amstelveen aim to give you an introduction to the essentials of the Dutch way of life and building a community in the Netherlands. You can see them here.

Dutch course for parents

Dutch course for parents For who is this course? For parents and carers of children in preschool (VVE) or primary school. What will you learn? You will improve your Dutch language skills and become more involved with the school. This way, you can better assist your child. The course lasts for 39 weeks, two lessons per week. Each leasson is 3 hours and will take place at a school close to home. To register or for questions: Send an email to taal@conrado.nl and mention also the name of your child’s school. We will get in touch with you quickly. See the flyer

Amstel & Meer Support Centre

Helps parents and young people with questions about appropriate education Parents and young people with questions about appropriate education can now contact Steunpunt Amstel & Meer. This new parent and youth support centre has three important tasks in the field of appropriate education: informing, supporting and signalling. Parents and young people can find answers to questions about appropriate education on the website and contact staff for advice. The support centre also has a signalling function to keep improving support in the region. Steunpunt Amstel & Meer is there for

Education in the Netherlands

Here you can see a representation of how education is organised in the Netherlands. Through the QR codes, you will get explanations in four different languages: Dutch, English, Arabic and Tigrinya.

Complaints procedure

As a parent, you may be dissatisfied with matters concerning the school. In most cases, it is wise to contact the teacher, IB teacher or headmaster at an early stage. Often, a solution can be found by mutual agreement. See here a schematic representation of the steps of the complaints procedure. Reporting to the board In case of serious complaints, such as sexual harassment, bullying or discrimination, you can contact an external confidential advisor. In the case of suspected sex offences, staff are obliged to report this immediately to the board, which must then make a report. In such

Wereldbuur (world neighbour)

Wereldbuur Language is all around you. Many things you have to do via the Internet. Do you have trouble reading and writing? Or do you come from another country and already speak a little Dutch? Let a language coach help you (further)! Taalhuis Wereldbuur is one of the partners of the Taalhuis and jointly responsible for the implementation of both the Taalhuis in Amstelveen and the Taalpunt in Aalsmeer. Projects Stichting Wereldbuur is committed to the following projects: - Language Coaching focuses on adults who want to learn to read, speak and write the Dutch language better. Both fo

The importance of reading and the library

The Library Reading books (aloud) enriches your child's world. Reading opens a door to another world, it stimulates the imagination and it is also fantastic for both the language and social development of your child. This is important and useful in primary school. There are fun books for every age and every reading level in the library! The Amstelland library has two beautiful branches in Amstelveen: Stadsplein 102 1181ZM Amstelveen and Bibliotheek Amstelveen Westwijk Children up to the age of 18 can become a member of the library for free! For more information: https://w

Amstelveen International Helpdesk

Do you have questions about healthcare, housing, finding work, schooling, learning Dutch? Or do you need help with moving to Amstelveen? The ACCESS Helpdesk offers online consultation sessions, free of charge. ACCESS is an independent non-profit organisation committed to supporting the international expatriate community in the Netherlands. The organisation provides advice and support for internationals coming to work and live in the Netherlands. ACCESS’ international team of experienced volunteers – who themselves have also relocated to Amstelveen - can provide practical

Information on compulsory education

For information on compulsory education, click here.

Ririro

Language development through reading (aloud) Reading (aloud) helps your child's language development. By (pre)reading stories, children learn new words and phrases, which increases vocabulary and helps them learn grammar. Ririro's mission is to give all children in the world free access to a variety of stories. The stories can be read, listened to, downloaded and printed online and cover a wide range of topics, including animals, fantasy, science, history, various cultures and more. By offering a wide variety of stories, we aim to ensure that every child can find something that suits

Amstelveen Municipality

Amsteltaal has close working relationships with a large variety of municipality programmes and organisations. We encourage you to take advantage of the services provided by our municipality (gemeente). Parent-child coaching Parental Advise Sezo (or watch this short video with information) Gemeente pre-school programme Library membership Central Information Office for newcomers