Week of Reading and Writing about low literacy
From 8 to 14 September is the Week of Reading and Writing. The perfect time to draw attention to low literacy. In the Netherlands,...
Splinter Spectacle: ‘The new pool is really much better’
Whizzing down the assault course or slide or playing in the pool. In the last week of the summer vacations the Splinter Spektakel (spectacle)...
Reggae Sundance also popular with little ones
About 20,000 visitors attended Saturday's music festival Reggae Sundance at Karpendonkse Plas. Among the reggae lovers were also many families; admission was free for...
International youth chess tournament in Eindhoven
The youth chess Olympiad has brought 240 young chess players to Eindhoven. On the High Tech Campus these young players will compete against hundreds...
Catharina hospital sets up maternity hotel for the summer
The Catharina hospital has set up a maternity hotel where brand-new mothers can stay with their babies. The hotel has been set up out...
Eindhoven growth: ‘It’s really going to pinch everywhere’
The Eindhoven region is an economic engine. The city is growing fast. And this is being felt, in many areas. There is a shortage...
Keeping up Dutch with summer school
About six hundred children signed up for Zomerschool (summer school) this year. About the same number as last year. "That's how we prevent them...
Ten-year old mayor for Geldrop-Mierlo
On Thursday evening, Annalot van Neerven was installed as the first children's mayor of Geldrop-Mierlo. The 10-year-old student of primary school Puur Sang in...
Talk show about being young in Eindhoven
Young in Eindhoven, that's this week's topic of conversation in Eindje van de Week (end of the week), Studio040's talk show. Six guests this...
New logo inspires to brighten schoolyard with flowers
Crowds at De Ganzebloem elementary school in Geldrop. Children lined up en masse on Tuesday to attend the unveiling of the new school logo....
Ronald McDonald House Veldhoven and the value of giving
After providing hospitality for over twenty years, the Ronald McDonald House Veldhoven might still not be known to everyone in the Brainport area. High...
