Dutch high schools are increasingly getting rid of traditional timetables and experimenting with new ones. Currently at least a fifth of secondary schools in the Netherlands have said goodbye to traditional 50 minutes-long lessons, according to a survey by Leerling 2020, a project of sector organization VO-Raad, AD reports.
Lisse
May 24 '17 15:25
This spring was a record season for flowers in the Netherlands. Famous flower park Keukenhof in Lisse welcomed a record number of 1.4 million visitors. And the Amsterdam Tulip Festival featured over 550 blooming tulips.
The Keukenhof considered this a "top season", NU.nl reports. Due to a relatively cool spring, the flowers were in full bloom for eight weeks.
Jul 1 '16 15:30
Two 18-year-old men from Lisse and Boskoop were arrested in Leiden during the early hours of Friday morning for vandalism, the police said in a statement on their website.
Mar 24 '16 10:22
The Keukenhof garden park opens its doors on Thursday with "The Golden Age" as theme and large Delft blue floral mosaic arrangements as extra attraction.
May 18 '15 08:41
The flower exhibition Keukenhof in Lisse closed its doors to the public on Sunday after another record season. A total of 1.175 million people visited the flower park this year, Keukenhof announced on Twitter.
Nov 26 '13 14:25
Police arrested twelve men who misbehaved around Ajax matches. The defendants are charged with public violence.
