Reviews for Kickstart School

My Dutch level has improved. As the class progressed, I didn't understand it quickly, but I was able to understand Dutch than before the class.

nice intake, clear instructions, friendly teacher, good pace to teach to a beginner. Recommendations: - during intake emails, it is mentioned to buy the book ourselves but then I received the electronic copy of the book with a voucher code. So I bought the physical book for nothing. - I saw some other classes with more classes at more affordable prices. - I think 2,5 hours after work is a bit long, I could prefer sessions for 1,5 hours for 2 times a week, which was not available at the time. - There is no education, information tips about Civic Integration exam.

Very happy with the overall design of the course. I feel like it is very organized and the additional material provided by Kick start is very good to practice at home. I would recommend it to all of the people who are on their journey to start learning Dutch.

I would highly recommend this course. Josje is an amazing teacher.

Thought the class itself was great and would recommend. Maybe slightly to slow at the beginning but overall very good. My biggest struggle was doing the actual class after a full day of work until 10pm.

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I believe the Dutch course is structured in such a way that all four components of learning (listening, speaking, writing, reading) are equally practiced. The teacher is amazing. Not only is he professional and knowledgeable, but he is really patient and understanding towards students. There is no feeling of judgment coming from the students, neither the professor. Everyone is welcome to express themselves in Dutch, in whatever way! Overall the course at Kickstart really helped me learn Dutch in a fun and relaxed way.

All depends on your willing to learn language, whenever you decide to go to study it. This school use good materials, good book and has nice attitude. We had a lot of fun with mr Paul and learned Dutch in very positive and relaxed atmosphere.

Paul is a fantastic teacher. Patient, encouraging, kind and fun. He creates a great environment where you feel safe to try and to make mistakes and learn from them. He took time to understand the students in the class and their needs and adapted. He is an asset to Kickstart!

Found the flipping classroom method adopted for this course not suitable for me, while having a fulltime job. The required homework takes longer than 2,5h per week. Teacher was nice and helpful Course mainly focused in the book and the online exercises.

It is a good material about different areas of Dutch life with grammar and vocabulary. At the end the course I cannot say I have the ability of a dialogue. To progress further it is definitively needed additional courses or lessons. All in all it was a good course. I set 4 stars just because if the feeling that educational program stopped in the middle and was not finished logically.

I really enjoyed the Dutch lessons. Letty is a brilliant and patient teacher, and I've found mijn Nederlandse is improving. I highly recommend the course and hope Letty can teach me in the next block! Dankjewel allemal!

Better than expected. I started Dutch classes in the Starterpack for beginners and now I can already understand and express myself on basic sentences in Dutch. Teacher Letty is amazing. The course is well structured and helps you to learn in a natural way.

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Really loved being taught by Dorine.

There is enough material for self study though I don't like that some extra material is on website where you need to pay extra to access certain features. The lecturer made learning material as clear as possible and answered to any additional questions outside the lecture. I would like to have more speaking and listening exercises since I find that the most important for comunication in Dutch. Overall, I enjoyed it.

Paul was excellent seeking to explain challenging areas as much as possible within the time limits. I found it more advanced than I expected and sometimes my lack of understanding of grammar made it harder for me. The handouts were good and the way we mixed the book, handouts and interaction made it much easier than say ploughing through the book. The only reason for not giving it 5 stars is that I think the grammar content of the level was challenging even for a beginner course

I had to write a few emails back and forth due to my own schedule changes and Kickstart responded every single time within minutes and promptly with all details. The follow up was great. Paul is a great Teacher and is very patient.

It was indeed an intensive course with 5 hours per week in only 2 days, but the teacher and the flexibility of the platform support make it much easier to learn at your paste

Well balanced lessons between speaking and understanding the dutch grammar!

The course although intense and difficult, really helped me progress my knowledge in Dutch. It was my second course with Maarten and again the lessons were very fun and interesting.

I am a loyal client of this school as I find it very efficient way of learning Dutch.

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I liked very much the teaching materials and the content of the course. However, I think the course goes very fast and it is very difficult to grasp and understand all the information and concepts shared

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