1. Life in The Netherlands
Marieke and Roos

2. Dutch Schoolsystem
• Primary School (Class 1 t/m 8)  Cito-test + advice
• Secundary School  1 or 2 years mixed levels
• Levels:
– VMBO, 4 years (60%)  MBO (max. 4 years)
• Beroepsgerichte Leerweg (BB)
• Kaderberoepsgerichte Leerweg (KB)
• Gemengde Leerweg (GL)
• Theoretische Leerweg (TL)
Sectors: Technologie, Health, Agriculture, Economics
– HAVO, 5 years (20%)  HBO (4 years Bachelor + 1 or 2 years Master)
– VWO, 6 years (20%)  University (WO) (6 years Bachelor + Master)
• Atheneum
• Gymnasium (Greek/Latin)
Sectors:
• Cultuur en Maatschappij (C&M)
• Economie en Maatschappij (E&M)
• Natuur en Gezondheid (N&G)
• Natuur en Techniek (N&T)

3. Dutch Schoolsystem

4. Our school
• Kandinsky College
– VMBO-T
– HAVO
– VWO
– VWO
– TTO  Pay extra, 540-545, extra trips, IB, motivation is erg important!
• Time schedule (1 hour schedule)
lesson 1 08.30 - 09.30 uur
lesson 2 09.30 - 10.30 uur
break 20 min.
lesson 3 10.50 - 11.50 uur
lesson 4 11.50 - 12.50 uur
break 30 min.
lesson 5 13.20 - 14.20 uur
lesson 6 14.20 - 15.20 uur
break 10 min.
lesson 7 15.30 - 16.30 uur
Languages:
– Compulsory: Dutch, English (French or German at VWO)
– Greek and/or Latin at Gymnasium
– Optional: French, German, Italian, Spanisch, Chinese (Masterclasses)

5. schoolactivities
• Commissions
• Musical
• Trips
• Small things
• Schoolparty

6. Changes
• Schoolbooks not free anymore
• ‘Langstudeerdersboete’ gone, but not paid
anymore 2014
• ‘OV-kaart’ becomes discount pass

7. Typical day
• Home at 14.20 / 15.20 / 16.30
• 14.20: with friends
• Homework
• 18.00: dinner
• After dinner: sports/work
• Saturday: active day
• Sunday: lazy day

8. Work and sports
• Sports
– Everyone
– Outside of school
• Part time jobs
– Restaurants
– Supermarket
– Baby sitting
– 3 to 6 euros

9. Going out
• Disco or town
• 10 till 3 or 4 > saturday
• ID check
• Summer parties

10. future
• Early thinking
• Different city
• Year off
• Study abroad

11. Dutch (Nederlands)
Hoi, hoe gaat het?
Ik heet ..
Spanjaarden eten veel.
Nederlanders zijn lang.
Ik ben lekker.
Ik hou van jou.
Ik spreek geen Nederlands.