Posts tagged “ Netherlands”

  • As millions head abroad, our correspondents pick out the words that for them speak volumes about the countries they love and live in One of the many great things about languages worldwide is the sizeable number of words for which there is no real English translation. Often they tell us about concepts and ideas that […]

    10 of the best words in the world (that don’t translate into English)

    As millions head abroad, our correspondents pick out the words that for them speak volumes about the countries they love and live inOne of the many great things about languages worldwide is the sizeable number of words for which there is no real English translation. Often they tell us about concepts and ideas that we are missing out on in the anglophone world. As the northern hemisphere heads abroad in the coming holiday season, here are a few to be looking out for: ...
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  • Teens in Netherlands routinely leading life fulfillment tables, with education playing a huge function In a biology class at a secondary school near Rotterdam, Gerrit the skeleton is not the only one with an irreversible smile. The Groen van Prinstererlyceum, which initially trialled joy lessons a years back, teaches a few of the least struggling […]

    Why Dutch teenagers are among the happiest in the world

    Teens in Netherlands routinely leading life fulfillment tables, with education playing a huge function In a biology class at a secondary school near Rotterdam, Gerrit the skeleton is not the only one with an irreversible smile. The Groen van Prinstererlyceum, which initially trialled joy lessons a years back, teaches a few of the least struggling teenagers worldwide. In report , the Netherlands tops OECD nations for jet set fulfillment amongst its youths. It contrasts starkly with the...
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