Maaike van der Heijden

Maaike van der Heijden has extensive experience in education and sports, currently serving as a physical education teacher and mentor at Elde College since August 2020. Prior roles include a sport coordinator at Nationaal Bureau Sport Stimulering b.v. and various internships focused on physical education across multiple schools. Additionally, Maaike has worked in domestic roles at Laverhof and organized extracurricular activities at MOVE Vught. Educational qualifications include a Master’s degree in Educational Needs and a first-degree teaching certification in physical education from Fontys University of Applied Sciences, alongside minors in sport psychology and sport and education from Malmö University. Early education was completed at Koning Willem I College with a qualification as a sport and movement coordinator.