On the 4th of June 2011 the Ukrainian school «Veselka» opened its doors to the pupils. It’s the first Ukrainian school in the Netherlands. During the opening ceremony the representative of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Netherlands wished the Ukrainian school successful activities and promised further assistance and support of the Embassy.

The school was founded by the group of the Ukrainians in the Netherlands under the patronage of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Netherlands. The school Committee includes Director T.Ploshchansky and teachers.

The curriculum contains the following lessons: the Ukrainian language, the Ukrainian studies and cultural lessons. The school works every Saturday in the location of High school Helicon in The Hague (Riouwstraat 1). The first lessons were attended by 13 children (aged from 4 to 10 years old).