How we decided between Dutch and International Schools | Indians in Netherlands | Schools in Europe| 

Thank you very much Roopesh! Indeed, if someone can benefit from the video, it would be very nice. Makes our effort worthily!

Hi Vikram, usually if you opt for dutch schools , kids undergo through the Dutch classes for sometime to align with other kids. Its very normal here.

Thanks Arun! Do you also have kids or are in a similar situation to decide between school options?

@@namasteamsterdam6958 no. No I don't have kids. My best friend is in Netherlands. His spouse coming to Netherlands also on the purpose of work. I mostly talk with them. They have 3 years old daughter. So I just shared them your video 😊

Ahhh…ok. Thank you very much Arun!

Thank you very much for the kind words! We can totally relate to your concern and it’s a very valid thought. Uncertainty about future residence country is a major decision making factor for choosing schools for kids. However, based on our experience ( just our view, others might see it differently), language will not be our primary concern for future of the kids. Two reasons for that : 1. Kids learn English in Netherlands so fast, even our 3.5 years old girl speaks almost fluent English ( for her age) and trust me we never spoke to her in English. They pick it from TV and around 2. Kids are anyways very fast in adapting to languages. We have seen so many examples of people coming from India with kids of higher age like 10/12 and easily getting their kids to the Dutch schools. If I were you, my primary concern in future relocation will be the teaching methods and competitive environment as the European schooling is not as competitively focused on academics but more a balance between practical and theory. I don’t think our kids can survive in the Indian context due to the competition only, language comes easy. Do you have kids starting for school? Also, sorry I did not get your name!

Kids are very smart these days, more than what we think. Dont worry !

Hi Akanksha, no, all subjects are taught in Dutch. English is treated as a separate subject itself

Hello Aparna, It really depends if you are planning to be here for long term or not? If long term, then dutch schools could be an option.

Hi Dayani, good luck with everything and welcome in advance to the Netherlands. We will definitely try to do more coverage in English. Ciao

Hi ! Yes would love to get a translation .As my family and I will be moving from SA too Thanks !

Hi Dayani.. hope you are in Netherlands now... and also I wanna know about the schools and about cost of living in Netherlands ... if you can plz help me to get the information ... ( we are planing to move on like January )

Thanks Ritu!

Hi Soumik, it’s a very good question. Thanks for raising this. Our kids go to Dutch schools so it’s difficult for us to compare with international as we don’t have a lot of knowledge on this. But we will find it out and probably do a follow up video with such details. May be we can ask some parents from international school kids to participate to help. Is there anything else you think we can include in the follow up video? Also, are you currently evaluating schools for your kids?

Thanks Aakriti! Indeed, it’s a daunting topic and can take forever to make a decision. Hope you are happy with your decision to choose Dutch school for your kids?

Hi Mohit, very good point. Thank you very much for bringing this up. We forgot to cover that. We will cover it in a follow up video. Are you currently evaluating the same decision for your kids?

@@namasteamsterdam6958 no not yet,. My son is 1 year old now. But yeah I will be in the same boat after some time. But your videos are really helpful