Children’s play in the COVID-19 pandemic In the current COVID-19 pandemic, children are spending more time at home as some schools have to close for a day, a week, or several months. What does this mean for young children’s play activities? Why do children need play...
Homeschooling: What was it like for you? Due to Corona protection measures, schools were closed for several months this spring. Just before the Summer holidays schools re-opened for part of the time. Parents took over the role of teacher and provided homeschooling....
Podcast with Nienke van Atteveldt: ERC researchers explore lockdown life Nienke van Atteveldt was interviewed for the podcast series #ERCasks, in which ERC grantees talk about different aspects of lockdown life. In the podcast on home schooling, Nienke explains how...
Stress in times of COVID-19 The fairly sudden outbreak of COVID-19 in the Netherlands, and the rapid successive measures taken by the government, can lead to stress and anxiety among parents and teachers, as well as children. The daily routine has changed considerably...
COVID-19 and school closures; legislative aspects of the new situation This exceptional period raises a number of questions about the legislative context of some of the decisions currently being taken, such as on the authority to close schools and suspend assessments....
Corona: didn’t go to school, did learn a lot In this blog, Anders Schinkel reflects on the lessons we can learn from this Corona crisis. How can we make sure that even though schools are closed, we still learn a lot from what is happening now? In addition to a...
