'This is the practice ground. Here children really learn that we do it together,' says departing principal Ruscha Wijdeveld (67) of OBS de Erasmus in the disadvantaged Meerwijk neighborhood

Ruscha Wijdeveld is retiring as the director of OBS de Erasmus primary school in Haarlem's Meerwijk neighborhood after decades of service. The school, which hosts students from 35 different backgrounds, focuses on social cohesion and the importance of speaking Dutch as a unifying language.



