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Dutch for Kids – ONLINE Class
$320 + GST = $352 (10-week course)
$280 + GST = $308 (6-week course)
23 November 2024
30 November 2024
Teacher: Patti Nijhuis
Qualification:
She is currently holding a Master Degree in Sport Sciences and is undertaking a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience. She also had a teaching qualitifcation.
Teaching Experience:
Patti is a native Dutch speaker who speaks 5 languages. She has a total of 9 years teaching experience which spans many disciplines. Besides currently teaching Dutch, IELTS preparation and English conversation at SLS, she also teaches motor control at Western Sydney University, as well as several dance styles.
Student Testimonials
“The course was very good.” (Rob, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, October 2024 Intake)
“I liked that we learnt the basics then watch videos that put it in practice.” (Dane, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, October 2024 Intake)
“Patti kept the course fun, and very attentive. I liked grammar points and mix of learning materials.” (Dane, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, October 2023 Intake)
“Sarah was delightful and very helpful and made class very non-threatening. Basic understanding and how to conjugate verbs so I can form sentences.” (Mark, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, February 2022 Intake)
“Friendly tutor. She wad flexible but still kept to a program and was happy to answer questions.” (Lisa, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, February 2019 Intake)
“Small class size, easier to learn.” (Taylor, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, February 2019 Intake)
“Good balance of accessible difficulty and more difficult subjects. Good teacher.” (Jonathan, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, February 2019 Intake)
“Sarah is very friendly and willing to explain things after class. I really liked the variety of topics and materials.” (Maria, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, February 2019 Intake)
“Sarah was attentive and diverse in her methodology – no pressure and encouragement through positivity.” (Sarah, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, February 2019 Intake)
“Sara was excellent. We had opportunity to learn conversation and pronunciation skills.” (Dutch Beginner 1 Student, January 2019 Intake)
“I liked the learning path by learning grammar first.” (Abril, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, January 2019 Intake)
“Jolanda has made us all feel very comfortable and not self conscious about learning a new language.” (Veeny, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, September 2018 Intake)
“Jolanda was excellent, very knowledgeable and effective. Great learning environment and course materials. Jolanda was great and a pleasure attending the class.” (Rajan, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, September 2018 Intake)
“Judith was an excellent teacher. The course was well structured and followed a logical sequence for learning.” (Lisa, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, May 2018 Intake)
“I like that the class size is small, and Robert put great focus on pronunciation.” (Diana, Dutch Beg 1 Student, March 2018 Intake)
“I enjoyed the breadth of topics and explanation of language.” (Megan, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, January 2018 Intake)
“Jolanda was very friendly. I liked the conversation about Nederland.” (Michaella, Dutch Beg 1 Student, January 2018 Intake)
“Our teacher was very lovely and made learning fun!” (Zac, Dutch Beg 1 Student, January 2018 Intake)
“Jolanda provided a great insight into Dutch life as well as teaching the language.” (Mylissa, Dutch Beginner 1 Student, January 2018 Intake)
“Fun class with lots of discussion.” (Dutch Beg 1 Student, October 2017 Intake)
“I really liked the exercises and interactive activities.” (Dutch Beg 1 Student, October 2017 Intake)
“It was a fun class and very well taught” (Louise, Dutch Beg 1 Student, August 2017 Intake)
“Always very interactive which was very encouraging.” (Lauren, Dutch Beg 1 Student, August 2017 Intake)
“Robert was great-he corrected and encouraged us. The course was great!” (Geniene, Dutch Beg 1 Student, August 2017 Intake)
“Great personality and very encouraging. Catered well to variety of learning speeds” (Alex, Dutch Beg 1 Student, May 2017 Intake)
“Judith was very patient and enthusiastic! I really enjoyed this class and i wish I could do Dutch Beginner 2!” (Jay, Dutch Beg 1 Student, May 2017 Intake)
“Judith was lovely and an excellent teacher” (Alex, Dutch Beg 1 Student, May 2017 Intake)
“Loved Eva – really enjoyed the course. I liked all aspects of this course” (Claire, Dutch Beg 1, April 2017 Intake)
“Eva was always engaging and enthusiastics” (Emily, Dutch Beg 1, April 2017 Intake)
“Group learning in a fun environment” (Victoria, Dutch Beg 1, March 2016 Intake)
“The content was relevant, was a great course had lots of fun” (Michael, Dutch Beg 1, March 2016 Intake)
“The teacher was really dynamic/very good attention from the teacher” (Caroline, Dutch Beg 1, March 2016 Intake)
“I like how comfortable I felt in the class which was a nice atmosphere to learn in” (Lana, Dutch Beg 1, March 2016 intake )
“It was fun, the enthusiasm of the teacher is infectious” (Maria, Dutch Beg 1, March 2016 Intake)
“Fun, good content, well structured, organised” (Anna, Dutch beginners 1, March 2016 Intake)
“The teacher, Jolanda is so enthusiaistic to help us and takes time to answer emails in her own time” (Dominique de Vries, Duthc Beg 1, Nov 2015 Intake)
“Friendly way it was taught, i think this made us all feel more comfortable to participate in role play” (Sarah Phillips, Nov 2015 Intake)
“Very happy with level of immersion, felt great to hear all the Dutch” (Fiona Whiley, Dutch Beg 1, Nov 2016 Intake)
“What I like most is that the structure of the course is designed by the teacher. The materials are prepared and have us practiced” (Jo-Ming Huang, December 2015)
“Judith is very clear of explaining the subjects. she makes classes dynamic and is always happy to help. Excellent teacher” (Ingrid Ruiz, December 2015)
“the course was very structured with good supplied material.” (Alison Hill, Feb 2015)
“Judith gives a lot of attention to every student. It’s a lot of fun.” (Amy Lu, April 2015 Session)
“Small class size. Teacher is always friendly and helpful.” (Rebecca, July 2014 Session)
“Kind, attentive, knowledgeable, quick to help, translate word and sentences into Dutch after saying them in English which I really like.” (Saskia, September 2014 Session)
“Made it really fun but very educational too! What I liked most: “The attentive tutor and the variety of ways in which Dutch was taught” (Reynaldo, Class Intake: Finished 18 Nov 2014)
“She’s very good and, and puts a lot of effort into planning” (Tara, Class Intake: Finished 18 Nov 2014)
“The teacher was very friendly and encouraging.” (Emily Palethorpe, March 2014 Session)