by Antoinette | Monday, June 3, 2019
If you fancy sampling some Spanish cuisine, I have two new recipes for you. Do you know all the words? Look up any words you don’t know in a dictionary or online, and you could even create your own special cooking dictionary to make things easier next time. Have fun...
by Antoinette | Monday, June 3, 2019
Much to my annoyance, the codes for the Prezis included in the Soy Don Toro workbook are temporary ones. Unfortunately I didn’t know that this could happen when making that part. It is now apparent that I regularly have to create new codes that refer to the Prezis....
by Antoinette | Sunday, June 2, 2019
On 4 April this year, I had an interactive stand at the ‘Talent in the classroom’ conference organised by Koninklijke van Gorcum. By listening through headphones and watching videos, delegates had the opportunity to see how the Juan y Rosa learning method...
by Antoinette | Sunday, June 2, 2019
A gifted pupil is intelligent, very creative and very motivated to learn everything about a subject that appeals to him or her… and that’s where the primary school curriculum comes in. Which of the subjects on the curriculum appeal to the gifted pupil, and if a...
by Antoinette | Tuesday, February 19, 2019
For a period of four years, the Dutch government has pledged a contribution to meet the extra costs associated with providing good education appropriate to the developmental needs of gifted school pupils. Stay informed about the possibilities in your country via...
by Antoinette | Monday, February 18, 2019
Who doesn’t enjoy the spring blossom and flowers? They can give you fleeting moments of happiness – ones that evaporate as soon as something else happens or another thought crosses your mind. But how dearly we would love to hold on to that sense of happiness or...
by Antoinette | Monday, February 18, 2019
This year I will participate in Giftedness Week for the first time. This special event, which is held in the week of 9 to 17 March, features activities by many organisations throughout the Netherlands and Flemish Belgium. These organisations are keen to share their...
by Antoinette | Monday, February 18, 2019
If you are going on holiday to Spain in the coming months, there are many museums in Spain that are worthy of a visit. There are a total of 332 museums in the major Spanish cities and only a few of them charge an entrance fee to European citizens, meaning that many...
by Antoinette | Monday, February 18, 2019
Did you manage to catch any of the many performances and workshops that took place during the Flamenco Biennale in key Dutch cities? Flamenco is no longer only danced in Andalusia; it is increasingly becoming an enormously surprising and innovative art form. On 14...
by Antoinette | Monday, February 18, 2019
During the Dutch education fair called NOT, I enjoyed inspecting the various teaching materials on display at the stands and making new contacts. I will probably attend NOT again next year, and I might even exhibit there with my own stand for a few days. Please let me...
