De Esdoorn

Were you born in Canada with Dutch parents or grandparents? A new TV series is looking for candidates to travel to Holland and ‘walk a mile’ in their parent’s footsteps and celebrate the special relationship between the two countries. The deadline is December 1, 2020, 11:59pm, EST, but interviews will start on November 15, 2020 -- we recommend that you apply sooner rather than later. https://www.fortecasting.com/apply

Legion Magazine is marking the 75th anniversary of Canadian armed forces' liberation of the Netherlands: Video - Military Moments | Liberation of the Netherlands | Narrated by Roméo Dallaire: https://legionmagazine.com//romeo-dallaire-narrates-milit/ Interactive Web Feature The Liberation of the Netherlands: https://legionmagazine.com/Liberation-of-Netherlands/ Special Collector’s 75th Anniversary Edition | Available for $14.95: https://shop.legionmagazine.com//canada-and-the-liberatio/

Interested in joining one of our 5 annual Dutch Cultural Days? Prospective families are always welcome! https://esdoorn.ca/en/childrens-books-week-on-a-boat/

Always wanted to learn Dutch? There are still some spots open at our new the Dutch courses! Tuesday evenings: 8.00-9.30 PM Wednesday mornings: 9.30-11.00 AM

For our first Dutch Culture Day of the year, Children's Books Week, De Esdoorn students took a dive into Dutch history at the Vancouver Maritime Museum. After an official opening, families were free to visit the museum and climb aboard the St. Roch.

Submit a photo of your jack-o'-lantern to the Dutch Network's virtual pumpkin decorating contest! Upload your pictures to their event page by October 29th, and you have the chance of winning a prize pack worth more than $75. Winners will be announced on Dutch News Radio on October 31st. All ages welcome! https://fb.me/e/39AeeBLar

Always wanted to learn Dutch? There are still some spots open at our new the Dutch courses! Tuesday evenings: 8.00-9.30 PM Wednesday mornings: 9.30-11.00 AM

Read about Children's Books Week and more in our October newsletter https://mailchi.mp//oktober-nieuwsbrief-october-2020-newsl

Last week we had a beautiful Dutch Children's Books cultural day at the Vancouver Maritime Museum (official) where they were showing an exhibit celebrating 75 years since the Canadian Armed forces liberated the Netherlands. Thank you Dutch Liberation 2020 Canadian Society for working so hard on this exhibit and all the other activities.

Our own Sandra van Ark and Naomi Verstoep were interviewed on Dutch Radio! Fast forward to 6:30 to hear the interview. https://soundcloud.com/connectfmcanada/dutch-oct-10th-2020 Thanks Dutch Network for the invitation!

Vorige week waren we te gast bij Harma Volders van het radioprogramma 'Dutch connections', waar we alles vertelden over De Esdoorn! Nu te beluisteren op: https://soundcloud.com/connectfmcanada/dutch-oct-10th-2020

Vandaag waren we te gast bij Harma Volders van het radioprogramma 'Dutch Connections'! Deze zaterdag te horen op: https://soundcloud.com/connectfmcanada

Due to succes and increasing interest, we will start another Dutch course in October! Help us spread the word!

Naomi, Tom, Ira, Judith, Iris, Evi en Tamara - ontzettend bedankt voor al jullie inzet! Wij zijn ontzettend blij met jullie! #dagvandeleerkracht

Meet our newest teacher and learn about how we are flipping the classroom in this month's newsletter https://mailchi.mp//september-nieuwsbrief-september-newsle

WOOHOO!!! I am so thrilled to see people wanting to have fun ;) Share this post so others to can have fun, fun, fun lol Don't sit on the fence to long cuz once... tickets are sold out thats it. https://www.dutchnetwork.ca/car-rally/ #DutchNetworkCarRally

Back to school! Read about our COVID-19 Safety Plan and more in our August newsletter https://mailchi.mp/3/augustus-nieuwsbrief-august-newsletter

Our team is growing! Meet our two new teachers and more in the July newsletter https://esdoorn.ca/juli-nieuwsbrief/