Reviews for Kickstart School

Kickstart has very good courses and materials to learn Dutch. In particular I want to thank Letty, our teacher, for an excellent course.

This A2+ course it was very informative and useful.I t helps a lot of to improve Netherlands language knowledge. This course broadened my knowledge of the Dutch language. I recommend this course to all.

I really enjoyed Letty teaching this course. I can see that she is very experienced at teaching the lower levels. Although I found the exercises quite challenging, I found her to be very patient when I tried to form my own sentences. I also found the environment to be a safe and accepting place in practicing my Dutch.

The environment is top! well equipped and our teacher extremely attentive to our needs. The rhythm was well chosen: even though the classroom level was all not the same our teacher made sure everyone was included be it in oral or writing. I never taught I could read a book and I find myself by end of course having read a small thriller in Dutch .

The summer intensive course was very useful. It helped me a lot. The classes were not too difficult but still very productive. My Dutch became way better.

Very friendly , easy going and amazing course

The kick start school was alway avaible when needed.

Everybody was very kind, helpful and accommodating. After the lesson I felt more confident in my Dutch and found my teacher very supportive. Overall, a very good experience.

Everything from the side of the administration was seamless. I enjoyed the lessons. The teacher made it challenging and the challenge was at the right level.

Ik heb B1 & B2 bij kickstart school gedaan. Mijn docent was mevrouw Letty. Zij is heel aardig en moedigt ons enorm aan. Ik leer veel grammatica & spreek ook heel veel. We hebben tien klassen en ik dank dat het is een beetje kort vergelijken met de enorm studiemateriaal. Het zou een goed idee om kleine toets in de klas regelen.

It was like in old good times. I really miss this kind of education. I am glad that I was in this course. I have learned a lot. My basic knowledge of Dutch is now sorted in my brain.

Really just an exceptionally well organized school and course. Wonderful admin support and our instructor Maarten was just amazing.

The starterpack course was a great introduction to the Dutch language. We covered a lot of material and there were plenty of opportunities to ask questions. The teacher, Maarten, was extremely knowledgeable, not just about Dutch but also other languages which allowed him to make parallels to other languages which was very helpful. He was also able to share many interesting anecdotes which brought the lessons to life. My only reservation is that the class size of eight is quite large and meant that it was somewhat tricky to cater to the various abilities in the group. Nevertheless, I would recommend kickstart and will attend their other classes in future. Thank you, Maarten!

I enjoyed learning Dutch in the starter pack and getting to know grammatical rules. However I think there should have been more vocab in the start. I didn’t learn a ton of new words and especially verbs so it’s still hard for me to translate a sentence without context. Also coutinho was not great either. But other than that it was perfect. The break was really nice and I feel I have a better grasp on the language. Also classmates as well as mr smit were very kind and helpful

Excellent opportunity for starting learning dutch. Great aproch, frendly atmosphere. I am fully satisfied and I will continue with the next course.

Well organised and super helpful staff, nothing was a problem. The course was clear and can see that it has been perfected over time to really deliver results! Thanks Kickstart, we’re already signed up for the next course! :)

It was intense and not overwhelming at the same time. It is amazing to see how much one can learn without getting mentally exhausted. Maartin is a great teacher.

Small groups and a cozy little environment

Good

I am in the class advanced dutch block c with Lucas. He can be more well prepared for the classes and I think the course doesn't worth the value. With other teachers, the classes are always more organized and less impromptu.

I met very good teacher and very good students. My English has improved little by little. thank you very much.

Gradually, we were becoming more comfortable and losing shyness. Attending classes has become a pleasure!

My experience with the course was great, teacher Debbie is very attentive and the classes are very interactive

I would like to make a comment regarding Semi-intensive remote course Stepping stone I (A1-A2). The overall course was good, a lot of interaction and the book/handout are interesting. Maybe a little bit too much English. The other note is it would be still good to make students learn verbs/words. There was no motivation to learn because they were not asked, but maybe it’s my personal moment. What I also noticed, a teacher was not able to answer some questions either right away or even later. I understand some moments could be not explainable but still. Again the course was useful and practical. It should suit more to people who don’t work or don’t have kids. You really need to make yourself studying before the lesson, otherwise it will be less productive. Thank you for the opportunity to learn Dutch.

I have done 3 course now at Kickstart and each one has given me the confidence and determination to succeed and not give up! I have enjoyed the small group settings ad the variety of our backgrounds. The learning programme is clear, well balanced between speaking and writing and rigorous overall. Letty has been an excellent teacher. Patient, knowledgeable, excellent at explaining words and grammar, and quick at giving clear and concise feedback on homework.