Reviews for Kickstart School

This was already the fourth Chinese language course that I took at Kickstart which says enough already! Good teacher and nice small group

The course is tailored to student's needs. Our teacher is really flexible and takes time to make sure we truly understand all the topics

Ik vind dat de cursussen van Kickstart complete zijn. Zij bieden veel studie materiaal aan de studenten aan, Maar soms wij kunnen niet tijdens de les alle punten uitvoeren en het is heel alle takken hard zelf af te maken.

The online class went very well. Letty was a great teacher. The study material was good and the material was appropriate. The size of the class was also good

Goede organsatie. Goede docent. Ik ben tevreden.

The course was great, Sanne is a great teacher very supportive and encouraging. I did not like the book that we had to read (Ventoux), l wish we had more options to read from. The course material is good but it is difficult to memorize verbs with prepositions from the long list we had in the handout, it would be better to have them in context, it is easier to memorize that way.

Samen leren, bespreken over het laatste nieuws, meer monologen die best uitdagend zijn. Ik vond het ook goed dat we meer oefening met voorzetsels kon hebben.

The teacher was really helpfull, all the exercises helped alot and my dutch improved so much I started. I understand when people are talking to me and I can respond back to them.

I started with the course during Corona. The zoom-version of the lesson worked very well for me.

An enjoyable, dynamic course with lots of opportunity to practice. The online lessons provide great flexibility and still allow for conversation and practice opportunities within the group and breakout rooms.

I learnt a lot and although it was online, I felt really nicely connected to the students and teacher. I had a lot of fun learning Dutch, the classes were very engaging due to the great and very professional teacher Letty.

The course was led with momentum helping each participant to go at their own pace. Each lesson had a variety of sessions like quiz, conversation, grammar & vocabulaire

Thank you for offering the course and the materials provided. Our teacher was very consistent, patient, supportive, non-judgemental about mistakes or misuse of the language, quick to reinforce with writing on the chat screen, brief and clear in providing examples and generous in her use of English to explain difficult sentences or wording. It always takes a little time to get used to the sound of the language and most especially with the computer, but I adapted, appreciated the effort of the teacher to be understood and was comforted by her willingness to repeat what she had said. I cannot think of much to criticise or recommend. Perhaps a little slower in speaking but by now I have to get used and work on understanding normal tempo of speaking anyway. I also think that I have not spent enough time during all courses taken to study and follow up with exercises so that is my problem and something to improve if I wish to become as fluent as I mean to become. Thank you to Kathleen and to you for helping me to keep the interest and motivation for learning even though it is taking long to be fluent. A fine holiday season to all. S. Caycedo

I learned a great deal and enjoyed my classes, but I would have enjoyed it more if I could have attended more classes in person. Hopefully in the future it will be possible to attend classes in the school.

I improved my dutch with this course so that I can talk and understand most of the conversations

The teachers are experienced and understand the difficulties students have when learning a language.

I really advanced my Dutch. Very balanced course, with a lot of guidance, interaction and feedback.

Well organized, friendly staff, great attention and able to adapt to new circumstances due to the pandemic.

My teacher was very nice and she explained everything well. The goals were clear and I liked the presentation idea, books and speaking. I would love to have an evaluation of my performance in the future or maybe a small test.

Everything was nice, I found the course effective and the teacher was very nice. Also when I had a difficulty with online course, administration respond immidiately.

The class was quite interesting and flexible

Learning dutch is no easy task, but this school made it less difficult. And that is because they use a nice and intuitive website, with audios, exercises and games. The teachers are very patient and with a very good knowledge, since they are natives. In a sum up their method helps you learn in a fast pace. I started with a very basic Dutch level but I really feel l improved a lot in only 2 courses. I would definitely recommend it to a friend.

As the child of Dutch immigrant parents I've been around the Dutch language all my life and have learned a lot of words, but not much about how to arrange them into sentences. Kickstart's Stepping Stone 1 course gave me grammar. The classes are a nice combination of participation, theory and practice. The teacher did a great job explaining lessons and was always helpful in coaching students through the material. My course was mostly online, and the team at Kickstart has put together a smooth and effective online classroom. I'm excited to take the next course in the series.

The course was really useful.

I really liked the experience, even when it was done online due to the current circumstances. I improved my language skills during the course and I am looking forward to continuing doing so with Kickstart!