We informed you earlier this week about the various projects taking place at the European School Bergen in order to raise funds to rebuild a school in Haïti.

There are many new activities continually being added to the list.  One such initiative is happening in P3N.  A cookie factory donated boxes of cookies that the children can sell after school to their neighbours and friends.  This initiative has the potential to raise 1000 Euros for the cause.

In order to define the role of the parents is the European School’s  system, one has to go back into history – and well as far as the founding of the very first European School in 1953 in Luxemburg.

From Sunday, 13 December forward, a new schedule for the public bus from Alkmaar station to the school is introduced. Unfortunately the very important ride arriving at 8h50 at school has been accelerated to 8h16. The Parents' Association did the utmost to reverse this change, but could not succeed. Please read this information letter about further details:

Do you have a spare room? Would you like to have a student in your house for a period of six months to a year? Would you like the opportunity for your own children to improve their German or French?

If you answer these questions with a YES - please read here the appeal Mr Lewis launched yesterday on the esbsec-Blog:

We have received this digital Newsletter from the local health institution GGD and if you can read Dutch, you'll find there a lot of interesting health related news about our children.

Starting Monday, 2 November 2009 the Hot Lunches will be served again in the canteen on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

There will be a  WINTERMARKET at the European School Bergen on Sunday, 22 November 2009. The first meeting of interested parents who wish to organise a table (or those who are just curious to konw what it is all about ) takes place on FRIDAY, 16 October 2009 at 9.15 a.m. in the Aula. More information is given in this letter: