The Edufax virtual classroom

Intersting case from the Netherlands

Edufax is a dutch private company supplying educational consultancy, language courses and distance education to children and adults living temporarily in all four corners of the world. Since 1992 Edufax has been supporting HR managers and families in all aspects of educational development during their years as expatriates. in 2010 Edufax using the internet for teaching Dutch language and culture to all of its 700 students between the ages of six and 18.

Edufax students find more than just lessons on their site. The homepage looks rather like the front page of a newspaper, with a lot of news from the Netherlands. The students also have the option of posting their own stories and opinions. They can also use the site to contact other Dutch expat children of their own age. They can, for instance, work together on assignments through a forum.

see http://www.expatica.com/nl/education/school/The-virtual-classroom_16680.html