E-Summerschool – Intensive Dutch course in a virtual classroom

NEWS! Because of the overwhelming demand and great feedback, we decided to continue this format after Summer! Learn more here.

A proven program: blended learning = online videos + virtual classrooms

After cancelling the regular Dutch Summer School because of COVID-19, we decided to run an E-summerschool on the same dates.
Anyone can participate from home!

Group levels / dates – 2020

GOOD NEWS! We’ll continue after Summer! We decided to make this format a permanent offer (next to our existing courses). Learn more here.

Days of class (June/July/August):
– 9 days per session = week 1: Monday-Friday + week 2: Monday-Thursday

*Waiting list:
– Is the group you want to do full?
– Would like to do your level on a different date?
– Or perhaps different time of the day?

-> Click here to put your name on the waiting list. It is likely we will add more groups in Summer. Once there are enough people on the waiting list, we’ll open extra groups. Or we’ll inform you if a spot comes available in a group that was full.

E-learning = our key asset

We didn’t switch to e-learning recently. In fact, we took this step in 2014. Three months per year, we are busy running Summer and Winter schools, but the majority of our time we’ve spent building our program. Why would we not use this extensive experience and all those materials that we created? After all, most of the students who visited us in the past, chose us because of this!

Blended learning

For the Dutch Summer School, we developed a ‘blended learning’ method, that maximises interaction in the classroom. We don’t teach the traditional way: where the teacher spends most of the time on explanations, the students copy that in their notebook and the homework is doing exercises with what you learned… No, that’s not how we do it!

The flipped classroom: with our method, you prepare for the next lesson. Prior to the lesson, you watch the videos, do exercises, learn the words. A maximum of the explanations is given in the videos (selfstudy). So that, when you come to the classroom, we can focus on interaction. The added value of a teacher/classroom is that you can ask questions and you can practise. Our blended learning approach combines the asset of the online materials and the interactive approach of our teachers. Read more about the flipped classroom here.

Will our method work in a virtual classroom?

The answer is yes. The program ‘Zoom’ provides all the options that we need. Showing Powerpoints, virtual whiteboard, but above all: interaction!

Those who followed our program in the past, know that conversation exercises in couples are an important element of the lesson. This way you practise a lot. And the teacher walks from couple to couple and provides feedback. This all can be done in Zoom.

Adaptions

Our e-summerschool program differs a bit from our regular Summer School:

– we limited the tuiton time per day (in the classroom), to have an increased attention span

– we decreased the maximum number of students in a group from 16 to 12

– book: normally you buy it upon arrival, we will provide the option to have it delivered by parcel (free shipping inside the Netherlands)

– unfortunately, no barbecues

Reviews

Prices – 2020

* 1 academic hour = 45 minutes, 2×2 academic hours ‘virtual classroom’ per day x 9 days

** shipping costs:
– within the Netherlands – free
– within EU – 13 euros (1 book), 20 euros (2 books)
– outside EU – 18 euros (1 book), 30 euros (2 books)
– if the book doesn’t arrive in time: we’ll provide access to the book through an online viewer
– book for level R: you order it yourself ‘De Finale’ (Boom NT2)

*** access to premium online course #dutchgrammar is included:
– courses in May, June: from 1st of May till 1st of July.
– courses in July, August: from 1st of June till 15th of September.

General conditions: please read here.

Timetable

DAYS: 9 days/session = week 1 – Monday-Friday + week 2 Monday-Thursday
Day groups: schedule A or B (check below), evening groups: schedule C.

* the ‘virtual classroom’ times are fixed; the rest you can plan as you want – the given planning is an indication, take into account that the e-learning part takes in total approximately 3 hours/day

** schedule A or B for day courses, the provisional planning is:
– 22nd of June: level 2 -> schedule A, level 3-> schedule B
– 6th of July: level 1 -> schedule A, level 2-> schedule B
– 20th of July: level 2 -> schedule A, level 3, R -> schedule B
– 3rd of August: level 1 -> schedule A, level 2-> schedule A, level 3-> schedule B
– 17th of August: level 2 -> schedule A, level 3-> schedule A, level 4-> schedule B