child – I spy with my historical eye

Watching the Night Watch.

One morning my 9 year old wasn’t feeling very well. Over this covid-period I have experienced that every cough or sneeze makes me wonder if there is a virus in our house. So after I had a good look at my daughter, I decided there was no school for her that day. As a lotContinue reading “Watching the Night Watch.”

Dutch history for a child living abroad?

Four years ago, when our oldest daughter was 6 years old, we moved to Switzerland. As a history and art lover, I worried if she would miss out on Dutch art and history. How would she be able to identify herself with our culture if she wasn’t taught in school? Dutch people always had toContinue reading “Dutch history for a child living abroad?”