International Almere
Families & Kids
Do expat women get judged more?
This is a topic I’ve been thinking about a lot, but only now have I found (hopefully) the right way to put it into words. The question I’ve been asking myself is whether expat women experience more judgment than women who don’t live abroad. I think there is no definite answer to that question, but […]
Multilingual parenting ideas that got thrown out of the window — Part Two
If you haven’t already, check out part one in this series here. This happens to every parent. You wanted to breastfeed only to find that your milk didn’t come in. You wanted to co-sleep only to find that your child hates it. Or you hate it. You wanted to only give your child organic home-made food only to find that your child actually eats sweets. And […]
Multilingual parenting ideas that got thrown out of the window — Part One
This happens to every parent. You wanted to breastfeed only to find that your milk didn’t come in. You wanted to co-sleep only to find that your child hates it. Or you hate it. You wanted to only give your child organic homemade food only to find that your child actually eats sweets. And so […]
Getting to Know us: Juliette Kuijpers Ter Weijden
The mum of two simply adorable boys, a wonderful photographer and now a teacher, Juliette is an inspirational woman; the kind of person that makes you feel lucky to count among your friends. If you haven’t already, meet Juliette, the kind of person we should all have in our lives. Where were you born? I was born […]
International School Almere, through the eyes of its students
A crucial element of the Middle Years Program curriculum at International School Almere is Community and Service. Each student in the program undertakes a community oriented project which is aimed at providing a service to their community, to help the student to develop an understanding of their place in the world and how they can […]
Getting to Know Us: Becky Riddle
Welcome to our new Getting to Know Us series where we meet our members and learn a bit more about one another. Kicking it off is International Almere’s first ever Life Member, Becky Riddle. Becky first moved to Almere from England six years ago when an opportunity arose with her husband’s work. Since she arrived she has been involved […]
Afrikadag Almere is back!
And this year International Almere is getting into the thick of it and running an Africa Quiz. On the back of our hugely popular Friday Night Quiz (every second Friday of the month a the Apollo Hotel) we have been asked to run two quiz sessions throughout the day and we have been very busy […]
National Mom’s Night Out
Remember last week we mentioned the National Mom’s Night Out? Well on Thursday 26 July, fifteen lovely ladies slapped on the heels and lipstick and kicked off the first ever nationwide event in style. We gathered at International Almere’s favourite stomping ground — Apollo Hotel in Almere and sipped our mojitos, chardonnays, beer and espresso while […]
National Mom’s Night Out — Thursday 26 July
Motherhood is an around the clock job with little opportunities for a break. When you are an expat mom, finding a way to get a little “me time” can be that much harder because you may not have a good social network to support you. Going out on your own seems overwhelming, going out […]
A Day at the Zoo
On Saturday we went to the zoo.…That’s my husband and his parents and you’re right, there’s a dog too, that’s Buffy, she’s our kid. We went to Ouwehands Dierenpark in Rhenen. The Netherlands has many zoos or Dierenparks as they’re called here. Each one is just a little bit different. Oudehands is one of […]
