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A podcast series from Broadcast Amsterdam radio station, focusing on supporting, sharing and celebrating Amsterdam family life.... more
FAQs about Families of Amsterdam:How many episodes does Families of Amsterdam have?The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.
May 28, 2021Year 8 camping to the Dutch countryside | by Margaret Kearns | Dam Daily clipFirst broadcast on Dam Daily radio show, Wednesday 26 May 2021. Show post, here: https://broadcastamsterdam.nl/podcast/pop-packed-with-news/...more4minPlay
May 28, 2021Back to school, easing of measures & testing at middlebare schools | Margaret Kearns, 26 May 2021Margaret Kearns called into the station to update us on easing of measures and testing for Amsterdam's middlebare schools. First broadcast on Dam Daily radio show, Wednesday 26 May 2021. Show post, here: https://broadcastamsterdam.nl/podcast/pop-packed-with-news/...more6minPlay
March 17, 2021Middlebare Mashup #6 | Cygnus, the digital lottery, middlebare marking & useful resourcesIn this episode Margaret wraps up the process of choosing a middlebare school in Amsterdam. We look at our final school Cygnus Gymnasium in Amsterdam East and discuss organisations that support parents and pupils in secondary school education in Amsterdam, for example OCO (https://www.onderwijsconsument.nl) and Stichting VSA (http://www.stichtingvsa.nl). Also an explainer on how the digital registration lottery system works plus a digression on the Dutch test marking system - just for fun. #MiddlebareMashup - Margaret Kearns on searching for a middlebare school in Amsterdam in the middle of a pandemic, a mini-series within the Dam Daily Wednesday slot on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station (https://broadcastamsterdam.nl) and shared via our Families of Amsterdam podcast. January to March 2021Presenters: Geli Carney & Margaret KearnsEditor: Cathy Leung#FamiliesofAmsterdam...more47minPlay
March 12, 2021Middlebare Mashup #5 | Hyperion, Barlaeus & CSBMargaret updates us on the Amsterdam schools her family have researched over the last week; Hyperion Lyceum in Noord (VWO), Barlaeus Gymnasium in Centrum (VWO), and CSB in Zuid (MAVO, HAVO, VWO).#MiddlebareMashup - Margaret Kearns on searching for a middlebare school in Amsterdam in the middle of a pandemic, a mini-series within the Dam Daily Wednesday slot on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station (https://broadcastamsterdam.nl) and shared via our Families of Amsterdam podcast. January to March 2021Presenters: Geli Carney & Margaret KearnsEditor: Cathy Leung#FamiliesofAmsterdam...more49minPlay
March 04, 2021Middlebare Mashup #4 | Spinoza, MLA, Denise & MetisMargaret updates us on the Amsterdam schools her family have researched over the last week; Spinoza Lyceum, MLA (Montessori), DENISE and Metis Montessori.#MiddlebareMashup - Margaret Kearns on searching for a middlebare school in Amsterdam in the middle of a pandemic, a mini-series within the Dam Daily Wednesday slot on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station (https://broadcastamsterdam.nl) and shared via our Families of Amsterdam podcast. January to March 2021Presenters: Geli Carney & Margaret KearnsEditor: Cathy Leung#FamiliesofAmsterdam...more50minPlay
February 06, 2021Middlebare Mashup #3 | Ignatius Gymnasium, Vinse School & Fons LyceumMargaret updates us on the Amsterdam schools her family have researched over the last week; Ignatius Gymnasium, Vinse School and Fons Lyceum.#MiddlebareMashup - Margaret Kearns on searching for a middlebare school in Amsterdam in the middle of a pandemic, a mini-series within the Dam Daily Wednesday slot on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station (https://broadcastamsterdam.nl) and shared via our Families of Amsterdam podcast. January to March 2021Presenters: Geli Carney & Margaret KearnsEditor: Cathy Leung#FamiliesofAmsterdam...more57minPlay
January 27, 2021Middlebare Mashup #2.2 | Vossius, Gerrit van der Veen, kopklas + the Klassen docMargaret and her daughter continue the search for a middlebare school in Amsterdam in the middle of a pandemic and report back on the experience. This week: Het Vossius Gymnasium and Gerrit van der Veenschool.Plus an explanation of kopklas, the extra option of a bridging year for language coaching, and a look the Klassen documentary (NPO1) on the middlebare school system, filmed in Amsterdam Noord. #MiddlebareMashup - Margaret Kearns on searching for a middlebare school in Amsterdam, a mini-series within the Dam Daily Wednesday slot on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station (https://broadcastamsterdam.nl) and shared via our Families of Amsterdam podcast. January to March 2021Presenters: Geli Carney & Margaret KearnsEditor: Cathy Leung#FamiliesofAmsterdam...more37minPlay
January 27, 2021Middlebare Mashup #2.1 The lottery for middlebare school places in AmsterdamMargaret explains the lottery system for middlebare school places in Amsterdam.#MiddlebareMashup - Margaret Kearns on searching for a middlebare school in Amsterdam, a mini-series within the Dam Daily Wednesday slot on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station (https://broadcastamsterdam.nl) and shared via our Families of Amsterdam podcast. January to March 2021Presenters: Geli Carney & Margaret KearnsEditor: Cathy Leung#FamiliesofAmsterdam...more16minPlay
January 23, 2021Middlebare Mashup #1.2 Checking out Barlaeus, Alasca & Amsterdams LyceumMargaret and her daughter commenced the search for a middlebare school in Amsterdam in the middle of a pandemic and reported back on the experience. This week: Barlaeus Gymnasium, Alasca, and Amsterdams Lyceum.Useful link: https://scholenopdekaart.nl #MiddlebareMashup - Margaret Kearns on searching for a middlebare school in Amsterdam, a mini-series within the Dam Daily Wednesday slot on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station (https://broadcastamsterdam.nl) and shared via our Families of Amsterdam podcast. January to March 2021Presenters: Geli Carney & Margaret KearnsEditor: Cathy Leung#FamiliesofAmsterdam...more22minPlay
January 23, 2021Middlebare Mashup #1.1 | AdviesMargaret shares a brief overview of the three levels of middlebare school that kids can attend in the Netherlands and how the teacher/school arrives at the ‘advies’ for the child.#MiddlebareMashup - Margaret Kearns on searching for a middlebare school in Amsterdam, a brand new mini-series within the Dam Daily Wednesday slot on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station, and shared via our Families of Amsterdam podcast. https://broadcastamsterdam.nlJanuary to March 2021Presenters: Geli Carney & Margaret KearnsEditor: Cathy Leung#FamiliesofAmsterdam...more22minPlay
FAQs about Families of Amsterdam:How many episodes does Families of Amsterdam have?The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.