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colleges
and universities: Caribbean
The Caribbean Home Page for
Schools and Universities:
colleges and
universities from Barbados to the Virgin Islands |
colleges
and universities: the
Netherlands
huiswerkservice:
over 50.000 book reports, papers, links to on line dictionaries and more
(Dutch)
HBO startpagina:
links
to Dutch HBO-schools and other sites for HBO-students
IB
Groep: information about Dutch 'Studiefinanciering'
(Dutch, English)
MBO Raad:
information about Dutch MBO-schools and education for adults (Dutch and
English)
onderwijs.startpagina: part of 'Startpagina.nl', links to e.g. schools,
universities, courses, dictionaries, book reports (Dutch)
universiteiten.startpagina:
part of 'Startpagina.nl', links to Dutch
universities and other interesting sites for students
College
financieel toezicht |
colleges
and universities: United
States
Academic Info: is
an online education resource center
All About Colleges:
links to
colleges, universities and graduate schools, information about
studying abroad and more
educational
on-line: links
to black colleges and other African-American sites, info about financial aid, scholarships
etc.
Peterson's:
resource on education and careers;
links to colleges, universities, adult/distance learning programs and more |
environment and weather
Acid Rain:
website of the US Environmental Protection Agency
environment
Canada: from climate change
to ozone depletion; start your research on
environmental issues here
EPIC:
environmental protection in the Caribbean
Greenpeace
International
meteorological
service Netherlands Antilles & Aruba
(MDNA&A)
National
Hurricane Center: general information,
historical data, satellite imagery, active hurricane advisories and more |
exam training
in Dutch
eindexamen.nu
examen.nl:
many exams to practice, help to make your homework
examenbundel.nl:
lots of exams to practice
examenstartpagina.nl: part of 'startpagina.nl'
www.watmoetikleren.nl:
information about the Dutch final exam |
exam training
in English
ACT:
American college testing program
GED:
general educational
development
SAT:
prepare for college in
the U.S. This CollegeBoardsite offers services and programs in the areas of assessment,
guidance, admission, placement, financial aid, curriculum, and research. Includes getting ready to take the S.A.T. (scholastic aptitude test) |
festivals and holidays
allahwe:
about
Caribbean
carnival traditions
Carnival at St.
Maarten 2008
carnaval.com:
carnival all over the
world
Christmas links
holidays
on the net:
varied
collection of (American) holidays and celebrations, including:
Martin
Luther King jr. day
Kwanzaa: understanding the
Kwanzaa holiday |
geography
countries of the world: reference
center
Infonation:
allows you to
view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the member states
of the united nations
library
of congress country studies:
a continuing series of books prepared by
library of congress
living
Africa:
a
site dedicated to the people and land of the African continent
mapquest: hundreds of maps
National
Geographic: animals, daily news environment, kids,
maps and much more
Souffriere
Hills volcano, Montserrat: information on eruptions, images, maps and related sites
Volcano
World: information on active and
dormant volcanoes |
history
biography.com: more than 20.000
biographies
eyewitness: the past through
personal narratives and other first-hand sources
explorers: some 150
explorers brought together
geschiedenis.linkpagina's: lots of history links (Dutch)
hyperhistory-on-line:
the world history
chart is a nice chronology, from David and Solomon through Roosevelt and
Churchill
Time
100: time magazines
list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century
westweb: a topically-organized
website about the study of the American West
world history compass: annotated guide to
history sites includes
world history compass
: Caribbean: links to Latin American and Caribbean history sites |
internet directories and search engines
for Dutch and English sites
Dutch
bibliotheek.nl: de
virtuele openbare bibliotheek
Caraïbische
pagina.nl: part of 'startpagina.nl'
internet top-100:
Dutch internet hit list
nl-menu: Dutch web index
startpagina.nl:
very extensive index; can be organized
to suit personal preferences
voelspriet:
search
engine, search news and search guide
zoekprof:
professional search help
and guide
English
Britannica
concise
(UK): British internet index, by the makers of the renowned
Britannica Encyclopedia
Caribbean Avenue: the Caribbean gateway
caribseek:
Caribbean search engine and directory service
Internet Public
Library: virtual library of
the university of Michigan of information
findspot:
lists the most important search engines
homework center:
homework topics from Multnomah County Library
lanic:
Latin American and Caribbean network information center. Directory by country
and by subject
librarians' index
to the internet: a
searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 8,300 Internet resources
Mit Caribbean index:
collection of links to homepages and sources of information on the Caribbean |
language
a4esl: English as a second
language, grammar, quizzes etc.
Bartleby:
familiar quotations,
passages, phrases and proverbs traced to their sources
dictionaries: general and specific
English language dictionaries; also grammatical rules
edufind: links to
learning tools, courses about learning English, French, Spanish, Italian
and other languages
englishpage: free
English lessons, vocabulary, grammar, verb tenses, dictionaries and much
more
foreign
languages for travellers: helping you to learn a
foreign language
Internet
Grammar of English
Online English
Grammar
web of on-line dictionaries:
links to more than 600 dictionaries in 150 different languages
woordenboekpagina:
part of 'startpagina.nl' (Dutch) |
mathematics
ask
mr. math:
a question and
answer service
helpingwithmath.com: intended for parents and who want to help
3rd-7th Grade with mathematics and includes e.g. math worksheets and
games
the
history of mathematics:
School of Mathematics and Statistics website includes biographies of
mathematicians
the internet mathematics library:
dozens of
topics and links, from algebra to topology for High School, college etc.
wiskundemeisjes.nl: site with lots of enthusiast
Math stories and interesting 'nice to knows' (Dutch)
wiskundepagina.nl:
lots of Math links, part of 'startpagina.nl' (in Dutch)
wiswijzer.nl:
a site with lots of Math information (in Dutch)
Wolfram Math World: extensive mathematics
resource with info about algebra, calculus and analysis, history, statistics
etc. |
news
CNN: CNN interactive
media
link: every news source on the www from all over the world
e.g. newspapers,
magazines, radio news stations
nu.nl:
up-to-date on-line Dutch news (Dutch)
USA TODAY:
online daily newspaper |
politics
ElectionGuide:
election
results and political parties all around the world
Europa: gateway to the European union
in many languages
The
White House: a lot of information about e.g. the White
House, the president, the vice-president, the government, Iraq |
reference
awesomelibrary:
lots of links for teens, teachers, kids, librarians about arts, English,
science, languages and more
biography.com:
more than 20.000 biographies
CIA World Factbook: accurate and recent
data on every country (geographical information, demographic
statistics etc.)
encyclopedia:
virtual encyclopedia, comprising more than 17,000 articles
encyclopedia
Britannica
encyclopedie.pagina.nl: links to many encyclopedias and dictionaries,
part of 'startpagina.nl' (mostly Dutch)
library
of congress country studies: a continuing series of
country studies books prepared by library of congress
statistical resources on the web
telephone
directories: you'll find
yellow and white pages, e-mail addresses and fax listings from all around
the world
US Census Bureau:
official statistics
supplied by the US government |
science
African Americans in the Sciences: lots of
biographies of scientists
chemicalelements.com
and
webelements: names of the chemical elements, melting points, boiling
points, news and more
Discovery
channel school: science fair central:
improve your
science skills, make your next science
fair project a great one
how
stuff works: a treasure trove
of answers to how all the technology we live with, or can't live without,
works
Human Anatomy Online: the human body in
images, descriptions and animations
Kennislink: articles,
news and multimedia about e.g. astrology, biology, economy, health, math,
science (Dutch)
LivingInternet:
history of the internet
Math & Science
Gateway: a Cornell University website aimed at secondary
school students and teachers
the nine planets; a multimedia tour of our solar
system for adults and for
kids
wetenschap.startpagina.nl:
part of 'startpagina.nl' (Dutch) |
social
issues
national campaign to prevent teenage pregnancy:
information about teenage pregnancy
NOAH: New York Online Access
to Health with lots of information about hundreds health items (English and
Spanish) |
sports
Ancient
Olympics:
about the Olympic games
from the university op Pennsylvania museum of archeology and anthropology
Baseball_Almanac
and
NBA.com:
history, players, teams, World Series, news, photos etc.
FIFA.com:
information, photos, news and more about tournaments (English, Spanish, German, French)
olympic.org:
official website of the Olympic Movement
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