{"id":218,"date":"2020-05-12T03:43:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T03:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demolenwiek.motherblackbird.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2023-09-03T16:39:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:39:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demolenwiek.motherblackbird.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:380px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-ast-global-color-8-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"444\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2969\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/crop-0-0-1200-444-0-de-molenwiek-e1613073268359.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 24%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 24%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demolenwiek.motherblackbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/crop-0-0-1200-444-0-de-molenwiek-e1613073268359.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/demolenwiek.motherblackbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/crop-0-0-1200-444-0-de-molenwiek-e1613073268359-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demolenwiek.motherblackbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/crop-0-0-1200-444-0-de-molenwiek-e1613073268359-1024x379.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/demolenwiek.motherblackbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/crop-0-0-1200-444-0-de-molenwiek-e1613073268359-768x284.jpg 768w, https:\/\/demolenwiek.motherblackbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/crop-0-0-1200-444-0-de-molenwiek-e1613073268359-18x7.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">The Dutch School in Atlanta<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did de Molenwiek start?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>De Molenwiek was founded in 2001. The first school year started in 2002-2003. The engine behind the Molenwiek was Simpha Savelsbergh with the help of Jeannine Ritter-Ferweda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simpha Savelsbergh already taught Dutch within the Dutch community in Atlanta. Together they decided to set up a primary school in collaboration with the NOB Foundation. This collaboration with the NOB Foundation laid the foundation for high-quality education from the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/old.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of two children posing with a teacher dressed as a historical figure, holding up an empty photo frame as part of a school activity.\" class=\"wp-image-72\" style=\"width:702px;height:467px\" width=\"702\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demolenwiek.motherblackbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/old.jpg 800w, https:\/\/demolenwiek.motherblackbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/old-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demolenwiek.motherblackbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/old-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon the school grew from 35 students in the first year to no less than 75 students in 2019. Founder Simpha died in 2008. In memory of Simpha, we raffle a children's book \u2013 the Simpha book \u2013 among the students every year. Since then - and still - countless teachers and parents have committed themselves to the school and ensured that the students enjoy coming to school every week to learn Dutch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The school welcomes students with a Dutch and Belgian background. At de Molenwiek we see students who come to live in Atlanta as children of expat parents and return to the Netherlands, but also students who live here in Atlanta with their Dutch and \/ or American parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Molenwiek does not and shall not&nbsp;<strong>discriminate<\/strong>&nbsp;on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/demolenwiek.motherblackbird.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/kinderboekenweek-3.jpg\" alt=\"A puzzle put together where a child decorated each piece on their own. The pieces do not form a larger image, but they fit together to show how we are all unique and part of what makes de Molenwiek great. 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