We are thrilled to have you here. This dedicated space is designed to provide you with all the essential tools and information you need to support your child’s educational journey. Explore practical links to our school calendar, comprehensive school guide, and other vital resources that will keep you connected and informed. At the Dutch School, we believe that strong partnerships between parents and educators foster a vibrant learning community. Thank you for being an integral part of our school family.

PARENT PARTICIPATION

At the Dutch School, parent participation is essential to our community. Parents are encouraged to be active participants of our Dutch community. Below you will find ways you can participate throughout the school year.

Cultural events: We often need parent volunteers during cultural events to help set up, break down, set up games and assist children in activities.

Parent involvement: Each of our on campus locations has a dedicated parent coordinator and a local board member. The parent coordinator welcomes new families, serves as a point of contact for the school and directs parent volunteers. The local board member is part of the board of the Dutch School and contributes to the vision and strategy of the organization.

Fundraising: Dutch School is a nonprofit organization and hosts several fundraising events throughout the year. Parent volunteers can assist by organizing our silent auction, approaching business for donations or by participating in fundraising campaigns.

Thank you so much for the fun class, juf Juliette! The kids really enjoyed it — Sofie even did her homework right away and read a book! Please let me know how we can continue to support their growth even more.

"My little daughter Lily will soon be 5 and started at the Dutch school at the North Hollywood location a few weeks ago. She is in the 4-5 year old group with a super nice teacher and really enjoys going to class! Although her knowledge of Dutch is still limited (I am the only one who speaks Dutch at home), I can already see progress! I guess the unbridled enthusiasm of the teachers has something to do with that too!!! We are very impressed by the professionalism with which the lessons are prepared and taught and hope to have a very nice year ahead!"

"My son Max started at the Dutch School in North Hollywood last year. He enrolled in the Kindergarten class and after his first class he immediately loved his teacher. She made Dutch classes a joy to attend and learning Dutch a fun adventure. Now Max is 6 years old and he has moved up to group 3. As parents we are very impressed with the quality of the classes. Within a week Max was not only playing with words, but his resistance to reading was overcome. For us it is important that Max' Dutch stays on grade level, because we will live in the Netherlands next year and he will have to attend school there. Based on the quality of these classes we have no concerns that he will transition seamlessly into the Dutch elementary school system."

"I was born and raised in the Netherlands, but my sons were born and raised in the US and they never really learned to speak Dutch. Thankfully the Dutch School provided me with the opportunity to help them stay in touch with Dutch relatives. My 5 year old learns through engaging presentations with lots of colorful pictures, videos and his teacher is really fun! My 9 year old is learning to make sentences and learns new vocabulary every week. The teacher is really great at asking about his interests and using that to teach him Dutch in a way that gets him interested!"

"We have two sons aged 11 and 12. The youngest is in 7th and the oldest is in the 1st year of secondary school at Dutch "HAVO" level. We were planning to have the boys do Dutch only until group 8, but when the possibility was offered to continue, we decided to join. The teaching methods Taalactief from Malmberg and Nieuw Nederlands from Noordhoff are very well constructed and the fact that Nieuw Nederlands is completely digital makes this method very accessible. They are always happy and cheerful when they come out of class. The teachers are very professional, very involved with our children and make every lesson a party. Dutch lessons are absolutely no punishment for them. I can recommend this to everyone!"