Skip to main content
Home

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
A tiny snowman in an Amsterdam garden, 10 Dec 2017
A tiny snowman in an Amsterdam garden, 10 Dec 2017 - Credit: Photo: Ryan Delport
Nature
weather
snow
winter
snow day
school
ZAAM foundation
Amsterdam
Het 4e Gymnasium
Amadeus Lyceum
Vleuten
Coornert Gymnasium
Gouda
Wellant college
alphen aan den rijn
Monday, 11 December 2017 - 10:40
Share this:
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
  • reddit

Snow Day: Many Dutch schools closed on Monday

Due to heavy snowfall expected across the Netherlands this afternoon, many schools decided to give their students the day off on Monday. These include the 23 secondary schools under the ZAAM foundation in Amsterdam and its surrounds, the 4e Gymnasium in Amsterdam, the Amadeus Lyceum in Vleuten, the Coornhert Gymnasiam in Gouda, and the Wellant College in Alphen aan den Rijn, NU.nl reports.

"An email has just been sent from the board that at 1:00 p.m. te doors will close in all schools of ZAAM", an employee of the Amsterdam-Zuid school community said to NU.nl.

"Although we know that important lessons must be given this week and next, we find the weather forecast for Monday so serious that we want to put your safety first", the 4e Gymnasium said. "So we decided to give you, the students, a snow day on Monday."

The Amsterdams Lyceum is open as usual today. "If parents call and say that their child is not coming because of the weather, then there is nothing to worry about. But the children who live nearby can still come by public transit or by bike."

All these schools believe that they will be open as usual on Tuesday, according to the newspaper. 

Between 5 and 10 centimeters of snow is expected to fall in the Netherlands on Monday. Meteorological institute KMNI issued a code orange weather warning. And Rijkswaterstaat advised people to work from home if possible today. 

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Women on Waves receives applications from the US for abortion ship
  • Air France-KLM pays millions for alleged mail fraud in the US
  • Maastricht University recovers ransom from hackers with large profit
  • Government must pay tens of thousands of euros to waiting Tbs patients
  • Location of new nuclear power plants to be announced in autumn
  • Hundreds gather in Dam Square to protest for abortion rights

Top stories

  • Dutch Central Bank and province of Noord-Holland apologize for historic roles in slavery
  • Schiphol and Eindhoven Airport prepare for farmer protests, traffic blockades
  • Fmr. Dutch national football coach accuses colleagues of rape
  • Five young children seriously injured in head-on crash
  • Many new rules in effect from July 1 in the Netherlands
  • Cabinet wants to ban protests in front of politicians’ homes after farmers incidents

© 2012-2022, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Partner content