19 December, 2019
While I loved the class and found it useful, I felt like the homework was not distributed equally enough. Sometimes it was next to nothing, while other times the amount of new vocabulary and grammar that was to be memorized in one go was above what is to be expected. The instruction was great, the teacher managed to create a very pleasant atmosphere in the class where I was always excited to come.
18 December, 2019
Ik vond het erg good
18 December, 2019
As a native German speaker it was not so hard for me to get used to Dutch language because of that and because other participants were a bit slower this course was sometimes to easy for me. I would love to have more tests and a kind of grade.
18 December, 2019
Paul has a very nice manner of teaching. The class is not intimidating and there are many opportunities to practice speaking Dutch with your fellow students. By the end of the session, I felt like my comprehension has greatly improved and I look forward to continuing with my studies.
18 December, 2019
Paul is a fantastic teacher. I enjoyed studying Dutch with him.
18 December, 2019
Goede stemming, goed material, vriendelijke contact
17 December, 2019
First I was in the good level I think but it evolves really fast (as there are only 12 courses of course) and after I was a little bit lost and became stressed. But all the team, specially Christine, was really understanding and reacted really kindly with proposing to put me in a lower level. And after I felt so much better, so thank a lot to all the team.
17 December, 2019
Kickstart makes registration very easy and the staff are very responsive to questions.
12 December, 2019
Super fantastisch cursus
12 December, 2019
It is my third course in kickstart. I will continue with next course,so this is my best comment.
12 December, 2019
The course met my expectations. I will join the next session
12 December, 2019
Very helpful, good amount of homework. Sufficient speaking excercises.
12 December, 2019
I had two courses here. I hope to continue. Very comfortable atmosphere!
12 December, 2019
Leuke les met vriendelijke docent en vriend!
12 December, 2019
I like the mood of the school and teachers.
10 December, 2019
Everytime I take a course, my Dutch improves very fast. It is nice studying experience since everyone is here not only to study but also to have fun. The studying groups are small so we get to know each other by the end of the course.
10 December, 2019
I enjoyed the Dutch course. I would have liked a little more pressure (with homework, tests, etc) to keep myself motivated. But we did a lot of good exercises and speaking practice. Overall very nice.
10 December, 2019
Good experience for grammar practice and weekly speaking exercises. Word knowledge was better in starter pack and stepping stone I. I missed the stories and Dutch to English vocabulary from the first book. Also teachers should tell students to not correct others as it is discouraging. Overall positive experience and teacher Sanne is very welcoming and sweet.
10 December, 2019
Positively surprises with the excellent organization, nice environment and small classes. The teacher was pleasant and engaging. I'd definitely recommend the school and take further courses myself at Kickstart! Thank you!
30 November, 2019
This was an interesting course that laid a solid foundation to continue to build upon. I am interested in speaking more, but my reading and understanding has definitely improved.
30 November, 2019
The homework in the website was so useful. The homeworks were a lot but it helped a lot to study. Schedule was clear too, I like it to be well organised!
30 November, 2019
Kickstart helped me start speaking Dutch after only 7 months living in the Nederlands. I am attending two courses in Kickstart at this moment and I just enjoy coming here and learning the language in nice environment with nice people.
30 November, 2019
Great teacher who adjusted each class to our needs. Classmates clicked and got along very nicely which added to such positive experience.
30 November, 2019
Het was gezellig opleiding
30 November, 2019
De lesen moet meer efficient and time saving zijn.
31 October, 2019
Kickstart school is highly professional and well run. However l felt my course did not deliver the results that l had hoped for. I did not receive enough practical help to assist me with basic Dutch conversation. We need more practical role playing with teacher supervision. I do not recommend practising with class mates who may not know the correct way to say things.
31 October, 2019
I started with this course. Perfect level for a german.
31 October, 2019
Nice group, excellent teacher, learnt a lot. Very satisfied with the course.
31 October, 2019
Teachers and staff are nice and friendly. We do get quite some practice. However stepping stone 2 class is a bit slow, we don't learn much grammar.
31 October, 2019
Geweldige lerares en lessen.
31 October, 2019
Very good course and good experience with a lovely teacher
31 August, 2019
Experienced teacher and gezelligheid
10 August, 2019
This course helped me better understand important grammatical concepts and feel comfortable speaking Dutch. It was a very enjoyable experience and I look forward to continuing with the Stepping Stone III course.
10 August, 2019
The courses have been well developed and the teachers are excellent.
10 August, 2019
Learning materials are well prepared and the lessons are nicely planned
10 August, 2019
The intesinve summer course was really good especially the teacher Kathleen. The class environment is great to learn and it really helped accelerate my language learning.
10 August, 2019
Easy to register, good teaching
10 August, 2019
Had a great class, difficult at times but learned so much and improved greatly.
12 July, 2019
It was really nice. I learn a lot, I completely recommended it.
12 July, 2019
The people are nice here and very competent.
9 July, 2019
Ik heb de cursus heel goed gevonden en will de volgenden niveaus volgen.
9 July, 2019
The course and setup was/is well organised. Homework and classes organically progressed with learnings.
9 July, 2019
The class is interesting and it is clear for me to understand the course.
9 July, 2019
Very enjoyable course. There is a big jump in level. However the pace is slower. I enjoyed the reading element and found my vocabulary improving.
9 July, 2019
Very good course, although quite a step up from the previous one in terms of how it is structured. It moves quite fast and there is a main emphasis during the class on speaking. Personally, I would like more individual/written exercises during the class rather than so much speaking, as you tend to find yourself just reacting rather than really absorbing what you are learning. Otherwise very good.
9 July, 2019
Teacher was well prepared and willing to answer all sorts of questions, the school is on a convenient location, the information were on point.
9 July, 2019
The teaching style is good and I especially enjoyed and learned a lot from reading the two short books. It has added to my understanding of many words in a context of more complex text.
9 July, 2019
Third course at this school. All in all a very positive experience
9 July, 2019
Lessons are fun and I'd come again if I want to continue.
9 July, 2019
I was so happy to followed this course
8 July, 2019
a very professional school
8 July, 2019
evrything work fine, the workers are always solving any problem. the school looks really nice
4 July, 2019
Been geweldige cursus waarover UK feel heb geleerd. Leraar is zeer positive end geduldig, feel on allies hit the leggen.
4 July, 2019
Covered everything at a good pace. Nice combination of listen, speaking and reading.
3 July, 2019
Professional, accommodating and friendly staff.
29 June, 2019
I am impressed by the material and exercises they provide and the person plan associated. The new building is great, it all feels very professional. But I love the relaxed attitude also. And the teacher Mariette is super! She is very very good and made the lessons really enjoyable. She really brought the class together.
29 June, 2019
Danke wel.
Ik ben zin in Nederlands!
29 June, 2019
Ik vind SS2 een heel verschillend cursus Dan SS1! Veel meer praten en ik Ben heel blij mee!!! Dankjewel Mariette!!!
23 May, 2019
Ik heb een goedd keus gemaakt door hier Nederlands te leren. geweldige leraar.
23 May, 2019
Goed docent e6n goed sfeer.
23 May, 2019
de cursus was echt leuk.
6 April, 2019
Very nice, every lesson is interesting! Great teachers!
4 April, 2019
The course was wonderful and I learned a lot from it within a month and its a balance of speaking, writing and listening. I definitely feel that I have improved over the month learning here. The teacher was also very nice and always make sure we understand completely. Classroom ambience is nice and makes me feel happy,they also have tea and cookies in the class :) Overall it was very nice experience and course!
4 April, 2019
Its a good experience here. I have learned so much about tenses, and it helps me a lot in speaking and writing.
I am satisfied about my decision to start a course in kickstart.
4 April, 2019
I have mine Netherlands vocabulary, grammar, and speaking quickly improved in the lesson. That is exactly what I need.
4 April, 2019
The course was very useful. It was very well structured with a lot of speaking, writing, reading (at home) . Challenging but in a good way.
30 March, 2019
Good environment and good teaching skills the teacher is very helpful I learned a lot.
30 March, 2019
I love coming to the lessons and I find the book and the handouts very helpful but the home work from the website are outdated and I wish there were better ways to help us learn new words.
30 March, 2019
Het was nuttig en leuk . De docent was erg goed en het material ook.Nu probiere ik meer Nederlands praten met mijn colleguas.
30 March, 2019
It was an interesting and fun experience and I learned a lot.
30 March, 2019
chiMei is a great teacher, but there are some students in the course that slowed things cown
30 March, 2019
An overall nice and pleasant training
28 March, 2019
I enjoyed attending the SSII under Mariet s guidance. there was a lot of information, but I appreciated that our teachers tried to communicate mostly in Dutch with us. i recovered a few lessons with Antonette and loved her enthusiasm. dankjewel
28 March, 2019
The institution is very unsympathetic, not flexible and money rather than best experience for students driven. The teacher was very committed, entertaining. Material good, but very chaotic, this module was quite chaotic in general.
28 March, 2019
friendly atmosphere and we learned many different skills kncludimg presentation and reading a small novel.
28 March, 2019
I really enjoyed the course. I found it well balanced snd would recommend.
28 March, 2019
the classes were nice, but too fast
26 March, 2019
Ik vond de cursus altijd leuk ,het was soms een beetje te makkelijk maar in het allgemijn echt leuk. De leraar was mooi en grappig!
26 March, 2019
It was a nice experience but difficult too.
26 March, 2019
I had a really nice course and I learned a lot!
26 March, 2019
It was good, teacher is patient and excellent teaching, clear
26 March, 2019
My experience was great I really enjoyed it!
26 March, 2019
I liked it, but 2,5 hrs at 7:30 is too much, I won't do it at the same time again.
26 March, 2019
It was good
26 March, 2019
our teacher Mariet is great i enjoyed to learn with her.
The book is a bit different then the first one, I think it can support with other materials for practice
26 March, 2019
i was not prepared for the level of this class, but the classes are good and I like the teacher very much.
26 March, 2019
Nice experience and the teacher was trying to keep us motivated.....
26 March, 2019
Good experience. Lots of speaking practice. Very good!
15 March, 2019
The teacher is passionate in teaching, we also have a very nice class atmosphere.
21 February, 2019
A very good course with a useful variety of new material presented at a sufficiently progressive manner. Liked the teacher and her approach especially her speaking and reinforcement of good speaking. Learning more and more although realising that there is much more to learn. Much of the learning process is on my hands and using the language seems to be improving. Generally pleased.
21 February, 2019
Would be very nice that we could use the car parking, because most of the time it's empty and it's a pitty that we as students are not aloud to use it and we are also an important part of this school.
21 February, 2019
I had a nice experience with Kickstart. The staff always responded immediately and I had a great teacher. My only personal preference would be a faster pace or more material within each course (i.e. the entirety of A2 in one course instead of half) but i understand students learn at different speeds.
I also personally thought the homework mount was unrealistic, and this discouraged some people from doing it. Maybe there vcan be note optional homework for those who are more !ptivated.
21 February, 2019
This course really helped improve my reading, listening skills as well as give me the confidence to start speaking in my daily life.
21 February, 2019
Very nice course with nice people and a very good teacher.
21 February, 2019
I was really satisfied with material, teacher, size of group, variety of teaching materials, attention I got.
21 February, 2019
Great and usefully
18 February, 2019
Sometimes is very cold in the classroom.
18 February, 2019
Teacher has a lot of experience to learn dutch.I love to learn next course dutch with her again.
18 February, 2019
Heel goed. Ik ben blij, dat ik in de cursus was en heb erg veel geleerd. Bedankt Sandra.
18 February, 2019
We learned and practiced more speaking
19 December, 2018
it was a good expirience i gain more confidnce in speaking Dutch. the teacher was very helpfull and patience i feel that i learnt alot of ways to comminucate
18 December, 2018
Our teacher Christine was excellent! The course moved very quickly and there was a lot of homework (3-4 hours per week). Perhaps just a little less homework would make the course more feasible for people who work or study full time. i found i couldnt complete it all. otherwise a good combination of speakimf, listening and writing.
18 December, 2018
very good mixture in exercises
good atmosphere
18 December, 2018
I had a great time with Kickstart. Our teacher was really nice and the group was awesome. I learned a lot and could improve my Dutch. I've also made friends because of this language course, that's a bonus!
18 December, 2018
Had a lot of fun and met wonderful people. We had a nice atmosphere and a very good teacher. I think we all made progress. KickStart really takes you further!
18 December, 2018
friendly and knowledgeable teachers. fast moving at times, but thorough. ive learned a lot and enjoyed my time here.
18 December, 2018
Very good enviroment and nice teachers
18 December, 2018
I happy with my progress in understanding and speaking Dutch. Very positive learning environmet.
13 December, 2018
i found this course very helpful, especially our teacher ix perfect!
13 December, 2018
It really depends how much time I invest to complete homework and participate. All conditions are in place.
13 December, 2018
our teacher was perfect, but book can be much more interesting
13 December, 2018
it was very useful
13 December, 2018
i am really satisfied with this course
11 December, 2018
I have seen my Dutch improving throughout the course. The lessons are relaxed and tailored to what the goup wanted / needed. I am very happy to have followed this course.
11 December, 2018
I enjoyed the course. It was challenging to switch entirely to Dutch at first but I felt it accelerated my learning.
10 December, 2018
Leuke ervaring
10 December, 2018
I like it
10 December, 2018
Great course.Lots of speaking practice.
10 December, 2018
Interactive teaching,very helpful!
8 December, 2018
very nice, is quite intensive.
8 December, 2018
Nice experience and good learning materials. The teacher is very pleasant.
1 November, 2018
Great course and very helpful, the material given is good but especially online it could do with more exercises. Thanks Kickstart and Kathleen 😁
25 August, 2018
Mijn ervaring in de intensive Nederlands cursus is goed. Ik Ben blij omdat ik ben verschillende dingen geleerd. Dit is goed voor mij. Maar iK moet doorgaan blijven oefeningen doen om mijn nederlands te verbeteren! stap voor stapje...
Bedankt voor deze ervaning en gelegenheid!
Was gezellig!
25 August, 2018
This is was a challenging intensive course, more difficult than the previous two and the size of the group was big, we were ten. The teacher and administration were flexible and supportive and they improved the dynamics of the course to ensure our learning experience was good. The materials in the handout and online are very useful and comprehensive, they helped me practice and increase my knowledge. The teacher was good, she gave good explanations on the grammar use, and the conversation exercises helped me improve my listening\speaking skills.
25 August, 2018
Class was too big for intensive course. Maximum 5 people in a group is OK.
Teacher should be more patient, friendly and appreciative.
No WiFi arranged by administration.
Overall the direction given was good and with practice I will reach the level I want to.
25 August, 2018
A fine balance between grammar and vocabulary, listening and speaking. An excellent kick to the Dutch literacy.
25 August, 2018
The course was good, the teacher was very good, the room was average, very small for 10 students.
25 August, 2018
Alles goed.
25 August, 2018
I found the experience very useful and learnt a lot. Would absolutely recommend!
24 August, 2018
In you graag van Diane les willen hebben. Zij is een uitstekende docente!
24 August, 2018
This course is totally different as SS1, so it's quite hard for me. After the course, I'll continue to study hard at house. I thought that I was glad to join this course. Thank you.
4 August, 2018
The class is really good i suggest it to everyone!
4 August, 2018
I found the course really useful. I gained a lot of confidence in both my understanding of Dutch and in my speaking skills. I think the classroom environment was friendly and comfortable and I felt that it was okay to try even if I made mistakes. The course materials were fine, but I was not a big fan of the format of the exercises on Kickstart.net because if you left the page, all of your answers would be deleted. I think it would be more useful if you can save a copy so you can look back and study them later. The hint feature is also not so handy because if only gives you letter by letter hints which is often not that helpful.
4 August, 2018
Overall, good experience , although the classroom markers for board writing really should be renewed and full of ink when a course starts, we really struggle with reading what the teacher has written on the board. The handouts are good, the teacher works very hard.
4 August, 2018
I have made significant progress during this course. The atmosphere is very warm and encouraging.
4 August, 2018
I found the course fun, intensive and useful
4 August, 2018
Het was heel erg leuk!
4 August, 2018
Learning a language is difficult but these courses have made it easy. I definitely recommend them.
4 August, 2018
Paul is een echt super docent. He is very thorough and corrects me constructively when I make mistakes. He constantly assures mistakes are not a problem and we must never hesitate to ask questions. He is extremely helpful and kind, and relates all course material to everyday application. His explanations are very clear, he makes challenging grammar exercises fun and thoughtful. He creates a fantastic balance between working hard, smart and enjoying the learning process. I am extremely happy that he was my teacher as I would not have made this much progress if he was not my teacher. As for the materials, they are very extensive and intensive. Although this is an intensive course, there is also great depth to the material. Thank you kickstartschool, and heel bedankt Paul.
4 August, 2018
Wij hebben een fantastische week gehad! Hier met leraar Paul hebben we heel veel geleert en het nooit saai was! Gelijktijdig intensief en gezellig!
4 August, 2018
Good course. I found it challenging but feel my Dutch has definitely improved. Paul is a good teacher. Good humoured atmosphere in classroom
4 August, 2018
The course was perfect in terms of material, written and spoken excercises, and reading.
Paul is an excellent teacher who was able inject fun into every lesson - a quality much needed in a teaching position.
4 August, 2018
The course was excellent! I learned a lot during the week and we had a lot of fun with Paul our teacher and the group of students.
I can highly recommend doing this course.
4 August, 2018
It was exhausting so I would have preferred an afternoon course or one that starts later in the morning.
4 August, 2018
Minder huiswerk is better.
5 July, 2018
I did the Steppingstone 1 before and found the 2nd course a big step up. I had to do about 2 hours homework per week to keep up. The 2 books we read were very helpful for my Dutch. I was on a course of 8 students and the teacher was very patient. A difficult but fun course.
5 July, 2018
I really enjoy the cursus and the teacher is very enthusiastic which is excellent.
5 July, 2018
The course was organized well with good mix of activities. The class size doesn't exceed beyond 10, that's good for learning. Intake interview is recommended and choose an appropriate course.
Antoinette is a fun loving teacher and never let's her intensity down. That helps with the motivation for students.
5 July, 2018
Zeer tevreden
5 July, 2018
I enjoyed the lessons a lot. My experience was quite positive
28 June, 2018
Ik heb veel geleerd!
28 June, 2018
Good. I learned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed the course. Would prefer more structure regarding the lesson layout.
28 June, 2018
Is good to take the curses and I need to practice more and thanks for every one who help us.
28 June, 2018
Very interactive course!
28 June, 2018
Nice atmosphere and good progress but switching between the different course materials is confusing.
28 June, 2018
Thank you so so much
28 June, 2018
Great course!
26 June, 2018
friendly group, experienced teacher
26 June, 2018
A good follow-on from Stepping Stone I, with less grammar and more practice. Texts in the book are useful and a good mixture of topics.
26 June, 2018
I would like to have access to kickstart online after the course has finished in order to be able to practice and do the exercises I didnt have the time to do before
26 June, 2018
I enjoyedvthe class but feel I didnt learn nearly as much as I did in stepping stone one. I think this was more because of the content and the size of the class rather than the teacher or administration but even s I will likely only comr back if I can go to a morning class with fewer people.
26 June, 2018
i really like the course and the group. i think that mu Dutch definitely improved.
26 June, 2018
i estsblished a good understanding for the dutch language but i have still problems with speaking
26 June, 2018
i enjoeyd the cursus, i would like to practis more new grama in class .
26 June, 2018
Recommended you to a lot of people actually. They are interested in learning it but can't go to the cheap one at modriane
26 June, 2018
Recommended you to a lot of people actually. They are interested in learning it but can't go to the cheap one at modriane
26 June, 2018
I enjoyed the structure and the content of the course, with a great focus on speaking. This is nicely practiced through morning news, presentations and even lively chats during the pauze.
26 June, 2018
I very liked the teacher Christine and the materials are great. but I think the difference between SS1 and SS2 is pretty big. It felt like a big jump.
overall - awesome course.
26 June, 2018
the lessons were a good help and it was doable and not so difficult to join the second stepping stone without taking part in the first one
26 June, 2018
a great class, I learned a lot and enjoyed it
23 June, 2018
Ik vond deze cursus nuttig om mijn Nederlands te verbeteren. Maar het tempo is snel, zo moet je ook veel zelf studeren.
23 June, 2018
Fokelien is a great instructer, I very much enjoy her teaching. She explains everything even if needs an extra effort. The teaching material is nice but there's too much for homework. If you come unprepared it gets difficult to keep up with the pace. 10 lesson would be much better instead of 8 lessons.
23 June, 2018
Good course that covers variety of factors, speaking writing etc
23 June, 2018
Fokelien is very good and hellfull teacher.
23 June, 2018
Good experience- my first class. Multiple resources available to teach conceptsgood learning environment - facilitator was able to engage all students regardless of level. She facilitated good discussions in class.
23 June, 2018
Course is difficult. 8 lessons in not enough. Too much homework.
23 June, 2018
Ik heb geen fles
23 June, 2018
Very good curse and students and teacher.
12 April, 2018
I ben echt heel tevreden met Kickstart school. De docenten zijn allemaal vriendelijk en behulpzaam aan de studenten.
11 April, 2018
The course was thorough and detailed. I appreciated the supporting materials in the Kickstart folder which broke down new vocabulary into general words and phrases and irregular verbs to facilitate learning as well as supporting exercise kn Kickstart.net. The teacher's explanations were clear and homework tasks were marked and returned immediately. Lessons were well-paced with plenty of opportunity for oral work.
11 April, 2018
Het was echt nuttig course voor mij. Ik vind dat leuk.
9 April, 2018
Very technical. Stronger understanding of speaking and grammar elements. Basic speaking and word structure rules now come quickly. Speaking Dutch in public is now automatic. Next time more stroopwafels.
9 April, 2018
De cursus is te hard, maar na de cursus heb ik meer zelfvertrouwen om in het Nederland te praten. Ik zou graag in de volgoende cursus mijn uitspraak en mijn verstaan willen verbeteren. De docent is erg geduldig en de extra huiswerk is erg nuttig.
9 April, 2018
It was nice experince for me. I have semiintensive course. It was really intensive especialy for homework. You should make a lot of homework. But it is useful for learning.
9 April, 2018
I really enjoyed this level. thank you.
9 April, 2018
Stepping stone II was a great course to further improve my Dutch and become more confident speaking! It was nice to repeat some grammar from Stepping Stone I and also learn some new grammar but there was definitely a lot more emphasis on speaking. I am starting to becoming more confident speaking in my daily life and look forward to continuing with Stepping Stone III.
9 April, 2018
that s a good course. i had a good time. i improved my dutch.
5 April, 2018
Solid course that deepens the language knowledge. A lot of self-study is required. The book, Nederlands in gang, did not feel as rich in information (grammar) as NIA. Antonette is extremely energetic, commumicative and funny.
5 April, 2018
The syllabus should include dates for each homework section. This will mkae it easire to catch up on work when we miss a class .
5 April, 2018
The course is fast enough and the housework was useful. There is a lot of progress from start to end of the course,which is always good!
5 April, 2018
Dank je wel, Antonette, voor je goede toelichting van grammatica et je goede stemming.
5 April, 2018
Had lots of fun while leaning a difficult language thanks to the high energy of the teacher!
5 April, 2018
I enjoyed the class very much! Antonett is such a cheerful teacher! it gave me a lot of energy although it was evening class after work!
5 April, 2018
Antoinette is an awesome teacher. She is very supportive and does all she can to help you learn as an individual despite being in a group setting.
I prefer the other building to this one but of course tea and coffee are provided.
3 April, 2018
great opportunity to learn more dutch
3 April, 2018
A very good course and the teacher Christkne is great and prepared. The book is very dry.
3 April, 2018
very fast paced especially compared to ST1 but you can learn a lot if you put in the effort
27 March, 2018
I am happy with the course thank you.
27 March, 2018
Christine is super. She's a commited teacher with lots of positive energy. We benefit from her passion so its fun to learn the otherwise difficult language. I have thoroughly enjoyed the class.
27 March, 2018
I like this school, teachers and materials. Engaging lesson plans and assistance along the way.
27 March, 2018
Friendly and encouraging atmosphere.
27 March, 2018
Friendly and encouraging atmosphere.
24 March, 2018
teacher often forget what was planned.she promise answer question next time, but has no answer then.
general advice: make it clear that this cource is not for speeking, but for learning grammar.
24 March, 2018
Very good experience the class is very organized it never gets boring or tiring although it was a three hour course. A small group so we had enough time to talk in Dutch. I feel I improved a lot my skills during these two months . my only remark is that on kickstarnet is not very easy to correct the exercises
24 March, 2018
I find the cursus really good, the techaer is excellent really happy with the rrsults.
24 March, 2018
I am very satisfied with the school and Dutch course. Small group, friendly atmosphere and teacher who understand difficulties when learning foreign language.
25 February, 2018
Carole was a great teacher and I have just been enjoying the classes very much and have learned a lot.
22 February, 2018
I enjoyed my experience however I advise more speaking activities. I enjoyed my teacher and the way she taught. I would've liked to go a little bit slower and a little more interaction. The people are kind and the teacher was helpful. I would definitely recommend this course.
22 February, 2018
I feel like we are learning a lot of stuff.
22 February, 2018
Very good course with the nice balance of speaking, writing and grammatica.
22 February, 2018
Good, I would do another Dutch course with Kickstart.
16 December, 2017
The class time was very helpful. The kickstart portion of the online work was confusing to navigate. The lessons online where an appropriate level but was hard to find where each lesson was. The coutino portion was easier to navigate.
16 December, 2017
Het cursus was leuk en met een goede docent.
16 December, 2017
The class was fantastic overall! ChiMei is a wonderful teacher and makes learning Dutch a fun experience. I enjoyed every class and interacting with the other students in class. I can definitely see my dutch is improving.
16 December, 2017
I am now confident in speaking Dutch. Although i'm not fluent, I can now understand lot of vocabularies in Dutch and follow a conversation perfectly!
16 December, 2017
De docent (Chi Mei) was heel goed. De ontwerp van de kickstartnet is niet handig.
16 December, 2017
Dank u!
15 December, 2017
I have really enjoyed the course. It has been a really fun way to learn. The teacher is excellent and everyone has been very friendly. I found it a bit more difficult to keep up on this course which is why I'm taking a little break, for things to sink in. I have sometimes found the course material a bit disjointed but I also admit i haven't done as much studying as i should have. A really good course in a really good school.
15 December, 2017
ik heb heel veel geleernd en fun gehad! dankjewel renee!
15 December, 2017
het was altijd grappig en gezellig
15 December, 2017
gezellig
15 December, 2017
I had a really great experience at Kickstart. The atmosphere in the lessons was very nice and i learned a lot.
15 December, 2017
renee is the best
15 December, 2017
fast paced course enjoyed the group lessons and Rene the teacher was fantastic she helped me through the difficult lessons even when I had fallen behind. very supportive and knowledge teacher.
I will consider taking private lessons
15 December, 2017
the course was great and very nicwnice teacher but the probleem is the re is different lepels in the same class slome people are not very good as other like germany speakers.
for people which do not have some one to practise with at home it is very hard to speak fluently
15 December, 2017
Excellent course, strongly recommended! (It was the first time that I had the feeling that I could learn Dutch, after some years in the Netherlands)
14 December, 2017
In kan nu beter lezen en shrijven. Ik vind dat heel belangrijk is.
14 December, 2017
It was quite challenging to me but I eventually learned really a lot. I am very happy that I took this course and didn't drop out. Our teacher was very friendly and energetic! I have had three courses here, I think 2h-class is better than a 2.5h or 3h class.
14 December, 2017
IK ben gelukkig met deze cursus en mijn docent!!! DAT was de beste cursus ik heb gehad.
14 December, 2017
It was a good balance between grammar and fun exercises. The size of the group was also really good.
14 December, 2017
it was good to have all students with the same level. the test book user at school is good onze.
14 December, 2017
The enviroment and the small group made me enjoy the lessons. I think the things which we learned were really useful and I feel like my Dutch improved.
14 December, 2017
It was very usuful course with lots of interesting material and i would like to continue tolearn Dutch with kickstart school.
14 December, 2017
It was really fun learning Dutch in this environment. The lessons were structured and diverseified.
14 December, 2017
The textbook is too difficult, and the class is not so fun. but this is perhaps normal for language learning at this stage
12 December, 2017
Het was een leuke ervaring om in de Kickstartschool te leren.
De docent was altijd vriendelijk en leren in een kleine groep hielpte iedereen.
Ook de leslokalen waren netjes en zo.
12 December, 2017
Ik heb hier een goede tijd gehad om Nederlands te leren. Ik heb met leuke mensen gepraat en dit is leuk om te verbeteren
12 December, 2017
Everything is very good and everybody is nice. You will learn a lot at the kickstart school.
12 December, 2017
Excellent teacher Kickdtartnet is a great resource. Thr handout is also useful, and would be even more do if tge grammar rules could be explained once in English.
5 December, 2017
The course has a good balance of speaking and grammer. The teacher is patient and makes the learning a fun.
5 December, 2017
Learning a new language can be tough and tougher when having to juggle work. The classes at Kickstart worked for me and thats why Ill be going back next year
5 December, 2017
It was a good decision to enrol for a course here! Will be back for SS III
5 December, 2017
It has been a good learning experience. The material is really good and the course is very organized.
5 December, 2017
this class is not easy and need to spend a lot of time at home. i think if we can have a longer class time is better.
5 December, 2017
As I feel like I improved my Dutch in short period of time, I will keep attending in next courses as well.
5 December, 2017
As I feel like I improved my Dutch in short period of time, I will keep attending in next courses as well.
2 November, 2017
Ik heb dit heel leuk gevond. I really liked this course. It helped me get more comfortable with speaking the language. I would refer this course to anyone who would like to learn the language.
2 November, 2017
Awesome! Love the teacher!
12 October, 2017
Thanks for the kind teaching and welcoming. And also for the kind help to learn Netherlands
26 August, 2017
I found much of this course good; however, there is so much homework that it is difficult to priortize it (this is for the 1-week course). I would have liked better explanations about grammar with real world applications.
26 August, 2017
It's a lot more speaking so you learn to use the vocab and structures you know to make simple sentences. It wascreally intensive and one should work really hard at home every night. Make sure you know the basic grammar and some vocabulary before applying for this course. Otherwise you have to pull yourself all the time.
26 August, 2017
I loved your previous class with Carola, this edition I find not okay for multiple reason.i will elaborate in an email, this is the end of the corse, we are in the room it would take too much time to describe.
26 August, 2017
Enjoyed it a lot. Especially the focus on learning to speak Dutch
26 August, 2017
Good course
26 August, 2017
Paul was altijd leuk!!! Hij was aktijd blij en vriendelijk!!!! Goed dorcent
29 July, 2017
De cursus was echt gezellig end ik heb heel veel geleerd.
29 July, 2017
In dit curs heb ik met praten begonen. Ik heb meer praktijk nodig, maar het is een goede start.
29 July, 2017
I liked this school. I think that my knowledge in Dutch has become better.
29 July, 2017
IK denk dat de groep te groet is.
29 July, 2017
Chimei is a great teacher. Great atmosphere even when the class was struggling and found the lessons difficult. However the class of 8 is too big as we got limited attention during some of the exercises. She had to too around too often and I wasn't sure if most of my answers were correct. Would prefer smaller classes especially since dutch grammer is difficult.
29 July, 2017
Overall very positive . could have done more writing exercises ,more presentations followed by discussions. Online material could be better organized
29 July, 2017
Good!I found that boek is quite difficult.During the course was not good that I could not use fully Kick start.net(crossword quiz and hangman).
29 July, 2017
Recommend not doing SSII directly after SSI (intensive), it is a bit much. If your understanding is already good then it might be more possible. The course was still good and the instructor was very helpful, I feel more confident to try to speak Dutch now.
6 July, 2017
Very well organised courses with good material and a good atmosphere. Super leuk
6 July, 2017
Great course! I can recommend that to anyone who wants to boost his Dutch. A lot of course material is provided, only the amount of time you can spend on it can be the limit. The teacher, Antonette is a very nice and open person, his personality helped a lot to get motivation for learning.
6 July, 2017
very good.
appreciate teacher's enthusiasm and interest very much.
class facilities are good and create good learning environment
6 July, 2017
meer spremen en meer vorden studieren
3 July, 2017
I really enjoying the course and already feel a progress in my Dutch. The theacher is very friendly end explains the cource material very proffetional. Sometimes i feel that course is to intensive for me.
3 July, 2017
The course has definitely helped me take a step forward. My vocabulary has grown and I feel much more confident when speaking Dutch.
3 July, 2017
It was a very nice experience! A good way of improving my beginner Dutch. Lessons were dynamic, practising listening, speaking, grammar...a bit of everything every day, which helped me a lot! The teacher was always open to questions and further explanations. I would recommend it!
3 July, 2017
The course has fulfilled my expectations, it is well planned and covers well all different aspects (speaking, listening, reading, writing and grammar).
3 July, 2017
This course makes you progress. There are also lots of homework to do.
27 June, 2017
the class is good, but the book we used is not really didactic and although it is complemented with the handout, i was not helpful amd made my learning experience a bit frustrating.
27 June, 2017
The group was very small,so we could focus more during the lessons...it was a kind of intensive one.
Maybe the homeworks are a bit too much, considering that we are working all day long, but the effort pays in the end.
27 June, 2017
it was a nice small class. I enjoyed it very much
27 June, 2017
some excercises in the book nederlandse in actie are a bit too complicated. i prefered the excrrcises in the handout
6 April, 2017
It was a nice group of people from all over the world. Each class was different and the excercies were usually quite fun. The online resources were heel handig!
6 April, 2017
It was a really great class. I was happy to learn more about Dutch with Kathleen and my classmates. A serious and friendly group ! I am looking forward for the next level.
6 April, 2017
Het was heel goed lessen en gezellig.
6 April, 2017
Nice course, I enjoyed it and learned a lot. Nice classmates and teacher. I really recommend it!
6 April, 2017
An heel interessant ervaring
5 April, 2017
Ik heb een leuk ervaring tijdens de cursus, eigenlijk ga ik naar volgende cursus.
5 April, 2017
lk vond het leuk!
5 April, 2017
Good mix of written, speaking, listening & comprehension.
5 April, 2017
De atmosphere in de klaas is so leuk en mijn spreken gaat wat betere
5 April, 2017
Generally good
5 April, 2017
Absolutely LOVE Henny
4 April, 2017
Her is better als weinig studenten in de les on the hebben.
4 April, 2017
Heel goede docent, jammer DAT course is kort.
4 April, 2017
Carolla is an excellent teacher. Very enthusiastic, motivational. Total immersion in Dutch during the lesson. Good conversational skills boosting course.
4 April, 2017
Goed cursus generally speaking .. Maybe a too big group
4 April, 2017
I liked the class . Thank you.
4 April, 2017
Great course!
4 April, 2017
Ik heb deze cursus heel leuk gevind. Ik zal dat beslis aanbevelen!
4 April, 2017
Grote bedankt voor nog een leuke curs. Tot volgende keer!
4 April, 2017
I'm feeling I'm gown with the Nederland language. This is the most important for me .
4 April, 2017
Excellent teacher
28 March, 2017
lerarees mvrw goslinga (christine) is een vriendelijk, geduldig, en een echt super docent. ik ben ontzettende blij en tevreden met haar uitvoering.
28 March, 2017
It was very nice course. I usually find difficult to learn forein lunguage, but I really enjoydd this class. I liked tgd variety of activities that we did in the class. It has never been boring snd 2.5 hours usually went very fast.
28 March, 2017
I enjoyed it a lot and my Dutch level improved considerably. I am happy I had such a good professor, Christine is very organized, professional and open minded. would recommend!
28 March, 2017
I simply enjoy my weekly lesson! I learn so much in a stress free environment. I am enrolling in Stepping Stone 3
28 March, 2017
I think we neerdmore practice.
3 March, 2017
I had unrealistic expectations at the start of the course about how much progress I would be able to make.
22 December, 2016
Kickstart created a very supportive learning environment, with a combination of really thoughtful teachers accommodating the needs of different students, great resources (+lots more bonus material on the online platform), lovely rooms with lots of extras to make you feel special, plus staff who are always willing to hear feedback and improve the experience. A very warm and safe place to learn! Thoroughly recommended!!
20 December, 2016
excellent class
20 December, 2016
Het was echt nuttig om mijn nederlands te verbeteren. Ik ben erg tevreden.
20 December, 2016
het was een leuk cursus. lk geleerd heel veel en mijn zelfvetrouwen te praten is nu beter.
20 December, 2016
Its a good corse. I can improve my speaking skill.
20 December, 2016
super good school, good teacher
20 December, 2016
Ik belefde altijd plezier in de Cursus Nederlands en heb veel geleert. Alles was goed te begrijpen en makkelijk de volgen. Henny was een echt leuke juf
20 December, 2016
After Stepping Stone II with Carola I can really speak.
20 December, 2016
Ik ben echt blij kickstart dat ik kickstart heb gekozen.
20 December, 2016
Even though I really liked the class, I think it is way to expensive. The price would only be appropiet if the classes would be way smaller
20 December, 2016
I had very nice 4 month in a lovely group with a very good teacher!
20 December, 2016
it was ok
20 December, 2016
It was a great course which helped a lot learning dutch.
20 December, 2016
Ik ben echt blij kickstart dat ik kickstart heb gekozen.
20 December, 2016
It was a nice small group with good communication. The teacher was very friendly and Stepping Stone 2 is good for the beginning when you want to talk in a new language. I will visit more lessons.
19 December, 2016
I really like how the class material is distributed and it's balanced between writing, speaking, reading, and listening. I definitely felt an improvement in my Dutch skill.
15 December, 2016
great class, lovely classmates and Fokelien a lively and fun teacher. I learnt a lot. Sad its over,!
15 December, 2016
Ik vond de cursus heel goed met Fokelien en de andere curssisten.
15 December, 2016
I am looming forward to my next Dutch class in january
15 December, 2016
made great friends, enjoyed the classes. thanks to all.
13 December, 2016
The course is the best you can expect from a language course: dynamic lessons, caring staff and rich material. Would definitely (and already did) recommend it.
13 December, 2016
As a result of the course i am now able to speak Dutch to my family in law and at work with my collegues. thank you for all the lessons and a very good time!
13 December, 2016
it was a great experience.The teachers are very motivative and hard-working.The course material was also according to needs of students.I think there should more focus on writing exercises.
13 December, 2016
Excellent! The courses are well structured and a lot of fun. I was able to improve my Dutch in a very short time. The teacher is really nice and helpful.
13 December, 2016
very good course. very dynamic. i wish i had more time to be more dedicated
7 December, 2016
It was a very pleasant and fulfilling experience to study and practice Dutch at KIckstart. I saw my understanding and my communication skills got much better in 10 private lessons. I certainly plan to go on.
27 August, 2016
The Stepping Stone II course built wonderfully on what I had learned in the Stepping Stone I course and helped me feel more comfortable when speaking and writing Dutch. Christine explained the material, particularly regarding grammar, very precisely and thoroughly.
27 August, 2016
it was a good experience
27 August, 2016
Plenty of speaking exercises in the class to practise Dutch grammar. Presenting a 5-min presentation in Dutch was my favorite part in the class. Our teacher, Christine made sure that any grammatical mistakes or pronounciation are corrected right away.
27 August, 2016
once more it was a very good experience, now i fell really into the dutch language.
30 July, 2016
Het was nuttig om mijn Nederlands te verbeteren
30 July, 2016
het was echt goed cursus, goed oefeningen!
30 July, 2016
it was very useful and nice to have the intensive course. i really liked it
30 July, 2016
ik heb veel geleerd. heel goede oefening.
30 July, 2016
no comments
5 July, 2016
dat was mooi tijd, mijn nederlands is niet prima maar ks heeft mij gelept niet bang zijn om nederlands te praten
5 July, 2016
uitstekend lerarin
verveled dat in zommer geen cursus is
29 June, 2016
My time at Kickstart School was excellent. The teachers are friendly and everyone is extremely helpful. I really noticed my Dutch improving after every class and I am now much better at speaking, reading, and writing than I was just a few months ago. Before the course I was only able to read Dutch children's comic books and was nervous to speak in Dutch, but during the course I finished my first short novel (albeit with simplified language) in Dutch and I am now significantly more confident in my speaking and writing. I still make plenty of mistakes, but that is part of the learning process and being willing to try is always much better than not participating. I would definitely recommend (and have to my friends) taking a course here!
28 June, 2016
This Stepping Stone II was very well taught. Christine did an excellent job of clarifying everything that was not clear from previous courses and was just as good at ensuring that we understood and were comfortable with the new material. The class content was excellent and excercises such as the individual presentations were perfect. Looking forward to Stepping Stone III.
28 June, 2016
this course was by far my best experience at Kickstart. christine was amazing and provided a very well-rounded course experience. we were highly challenged, and were given clear support and guidance. will definitely recommend.
28 June, 2016
i enjoyed the class, good practise on speaking and writing.
28 June, 2016
the teacher is very good. she has a good methodology and engage the group.
28 June, 2016
alles is uitstekend
28 June, 2016
Het was een leuke curus en ik heb heel veel geleerd. Mijn Nederlands is echt beter dan als het begin van de cursus. Gevoel ik nu dat ik ben veel beter in Nederlands spreken in dagelijk leven.
28 June, 2016
I'm not really satisfied with the course.
28 June, 2016
The material for homework could be improved like adding extra homework online like in Stepping stone 1...vocabulary list should also extented
28 June, 2016
Maybe provide more translation of the words, not limited in the New words each lesson. my vocabularies are not enough.
5 April, 2016
very good experience
5 April, 2016
ja hele goed en pas met mijn tijd. Leraris en accomodati ook goed.ik will nog de next cursus doen maar het nog veel betje te duur voor mij.
29 March, 2016
Very good teaching, I understood more about the grammar ghen I could remember it more easily.
29 March, 2016
book is efficient and environment and atmosphere is good. But news time takes too long which make the learning more feel like selfstudy
29 March, 2016
a little fast for me
17 December, 2015
It seems that stepping stone 2 is still finding its footing when it comes it's course structure and material. However the excellent teaching staff made the experience enjoyable and productive!
17 December, 2015
At the beginning we had some difficulties because of the new handout and lessonplan but after a while it was okay and we learned a lot during the course! If you want to learn a language it is still up to efforts you make for it but Fokelien was always there for us if we had a question, not even on the lessons but in e mail as well!
17 December, 2015
+ modern teaching and small groups
+ pretty rooms, feeling of learning "at home"
+ always possibilities to get in personal touch with the director
15 December, 2015
Het was een leuke tijd! Met heel lekker cookices! :)
15 December, 2015
Good start for my stay in the Netherlands, I learnt and improved a lot.
15 December, 2015
Helemaal good😊
15 December, 2015
It was a nice time and I learned a lot.
8 December, 2015
the course was a good balance of spoken and written work
8 December, 2015
I think the atmosphere with everyone was really nice and cozy. The curriculum was good, I have the feeling I have learend a lot.
8 December, 2015
My dutch is getting better and better, I am enjoying the lessons and I am learning a lot, thank you :)
8 December, 2015
A good experience
8 December, 2015
I really liked it and even subscribed my partner for a stepping stome course as well.
8 December, 2015
I have made progress and will continue working on my dutch. Thank you
31 July, 2015
Previous courses were better. Too much politic points of views and too much sports talks.
31 July, 2015
It was good that we had a lot of opportunity to speak in dutch and to listen to the language all the time. What maybe lacked was varied tasks and some patience for weaker students.
31 July, 2015
Is a good method. I already feel I can communicate in dutch.
31 July, 2015
Very enjoyable. I liked the fact that the whole was was in dutch (Paul very rarely spoke english). This help to encourage us to speak in dutch in a conversational manner, but also of course helped with listening.
31 July, 2015
Good but more tv and listening. The equipment was temperamental.
7 July, 2015
Previous experience for my future university studies
7 July, 2015
It was my first curse here, and in comparison with y old class this is great. The previous methods used was the delves methods and was really not working to me.
7 July, 2015
I am very satisfied with the course in general
7 July, 2015
I liked the curse
7 July, 2015
Henny is a lovely teacher and the course is full of different materials to learn from such as texts, video clips and songs in addition to all the speaking practice we do. Some of the materials on the handouts need to be checked as there are some answers and some questions missing (likely because changes have been made to the syllabus at some point). But this is a small point to make, I have found the course to be a great experience and I am more confident in speaking and listening in Dutch now than I was before.
7 July, 2015
I found the course very useful. The teachers (henny/christine) were both very helpful. I think my grammar skills have especially improved and I will try to practice more over the holidays
. I have trouble doing the listening exercises at home but have instead been reading the sections aloud myself.
7 July, 2015
Good! I foundthe lessons interesting and useful. A challenging and relaxed atmosphere for learning.
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