The company is very professional!! Sometimes I think the language courses in this country are really expensive, but the quality in this academy is really good
Have to be able to meet other au pairs during the first day. And I can tell that Joke is a very nice teacher. She's very patient to us and she explains that course very well. Though we don't do our class in your place we learned a lot and I hope we will apply this in the future. ALSO, it's very good that you provided us book and some notes that's a plus for me. I hope you continue learning people to teach dutch and other languages you offer.
I was really nice to learn Dutch with Joke, even if sometimes I cannot understand everything. The zoom classes were nice. I think I'm now able to understand some basic words from my kids or host parents, or even in the supermarket.
I took a basic dutch course in Kickstart School. I had a really good experience, the course is well structured and the teacher (Miss Joke Fransen) made the lessons easy to follow and not boring. The only remark i have is the focus on some topics that I personally found not useful. It's important to know the vocabulary but i don't have to know the name of every type of pan.
The netherlands is my favorite place in the world, amazing country. Great people and environment.
I had a Dutch course for au pairs, that gave me general understanding of the language. Which is a good start and basis if I decide to continue with Dutch language in the future.
Up until now, I was pleased with the Dutch courses I took. This time, however, the teacher, although nice, did not teach in a way that was dynamic enough for me. The pace was rather slow, with a lot of silent breaks, and the conversation did not really flow. That made it difficult to stay engaged and motivated until the end of the course, and I didn't learn as much as I wanted to.
Dear Anna, Thank you for taking the time to write a review! We are sorry to hear that the course did not meet the high expectations you had after your previous courses with us. Sometimes different teachers work for different students and we are sorry that it was not the best match in this case. I hope that your next course with Kickstart School proves to be a better experience again!
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The teacher (Paul) was very nice but the teaching was not dynamic enough for me. I think the pace was rather slow, with a lot of silent breaks and the conversation did not really flow. That made it difficult to stay engaged and motivated until the end of the course.
Although the course was late in the evening I really enjoy having it with Paul. I really like the remote option of the course and I hope in the future, after the crisis, there will be still the possibility to have it online. Despite I should have studied more, I feel more confident in Dutch and I started understanding when they speak to me. For sure I will recommend it, looking forward to see if there will any new online classes!
Every lesson was super interesting and helped me a lot with learning Dutch.
It was a good expirince and i will follow for sure next courses .
I really enjoyed my lessons. They were interactive, easy to understand and fun. Any questions asked were always answered or explained well.
The school is well organized and the teacher is very helpful. They have extra materials added to the book, that is also an extra help.
Couldnt asked for a better teacher, Maarten was very patient and understanding.
Heel goed! Learned very easy, it was a great experience, 10/10 would recommend
the teacher was really nice, but unfortunately, the level of the group, too low.
Dear Julie, thank you for taking the time to share your review. Once again we are sorry to hear that the course did not meet your expectations. We hope that the offers we made during the course to improve the situation, such as offering a refund or free extra private lessons, made the course a better experience overall. We hope that we get the chance to prove our good reputation with the next course you do with us!
I have enjoyed my lessons at Kickstart
Very professional and great space to learn a new language. Felt comfortable to make mistakes and to learn. Natalie is a wonderful lecturer!
Despite being a zoom class, I think the teaching was good and the learning as well! We could go without being really tired. I miss more time talking, but I liked the dynamich with vocabulary and listening and also walking in pairs..
It was really helpful and the group was super nice!
I liked the course as it was very structured, encompassing all necessary topics like grammer, making conversations, basics. And the class was also organised nicely where in every student gets the required attention and the chance to ask questions.
Pros of the course: - interactive, a lot of talking in Dutch - multidimensional, a lot of materials and content - useful grammar as well as everyday phrases/sayings taught by the teacher, that you would probably not learn that easily on your own - fun and comfortable, and good group size - sufficiently challenging and educative Cons: - 3 hour sessions on Saturday mornings were rather long - more shorter sessions (2-2,5 hour) may be less exhausting - the kickstartnet could be improved for a couple of reasons. First, it's sometimes annoying to switch between the homework plan and the exercises, and to try to find the homework from the list of a lot of exercises. Hence it would be useful to be able to click to the homework straight from the homework plan (for example) It is also difficult to memorise or keep count on which exercises I have already done and which ones still need to be done. Therefore, the page could be a bit more structured, perhaps the exercises could be organised based on the week/homework and then add extra exercises underneath. Moreover, there could be a check button next to an exercise link whenever it is done/completed, or alternatively a list of of exercises that are done. - sometimes the video quality and its sound was bad (shared screen through Zoom)
Our teacher was very good at making the lessons fun and easy to understand, I felt comfortable trying to speak without being afraid to make mistakes. I got a very good understanding of the Dutch culture too - opinions, rules and oranje - it was good to see my own impressions confirmed. The course has a very fast pace and I learnt a lot - also thanks to the ample homework. I made sure to plan in a lot of time for it, so it went well.
I like the dynamism of the cursus, I have spent a great time
nice course, but it is sad due to corona virus that we have to do it all online....
Very considerate, and very well organized and very professional. I am amazed by how well prepared you are in this course. I am wondering would it be possible to have more interactive opportunities for students? Like we can act a Dutch movie, a Dutch stage show sometimes? thanks a lot. Best regards, Jiajia
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Kickstart School offers Dutch, English and Chinese language training for motivated people who wish to achieve tangible results under the expert guidance of our highly-skilled teachers. Our regular courses and tailor-made programmes cater for individuals, companies, expats, students, children, and au pairs, and can be taken in groups or privately. We also offer exam preparation courses for a wide range of internationally-recognised language qualifications.
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