Jan van der Spek

In December 2021 our former colleague Jan van der Spek passed on. Jan was a highly praised teacher of German language and literature from 1968 to 2001 and during his long career he was an active member of the school’s participation council.

He was heard to say: “Après le pain, l’éducation est le premier besoin d’un peuple.” Jan was a man who knew how to enjoy life, and our eloquent bon vivant would have loved to be able to enjoy it a little longer. His mind always stayed alert and he remained in charge of his destiny until the very end. Looking back with a sense of contentment, his final message to us was: ”Fare thee well, all of you!”