As a primary school teacher in the Dutch system with a very international trajectory, I have also been an expatriate, a language learner myself and I am also a proud mother of multilingual children. I fully understand what a newcomer needs to succeed in this new land and language adventure, and the linguistic and non-linguistic challenges expat parents and their children face every day in The Netherlands. 

 

Language is crucial to communicate with people in our everyday life. Children attending an extra-curricular activity in Dutch will feel much more comfortable when they can interact in Dutch with other Dutch speaking children, for sure! This is why learning Dutch is an essential factor to feel good and more confident, for children as well as for adults. 

 

I can surely help your child(ren) prepare for the transition from an International to a Dutch school, get rid of fear, make progress, get (more) confident and learn in a playful way. All of this, thanks to all my teaching experience, my passion for teaching, my commitment, reliability, structured and personalized lessons, personal attention and child development psychological processes knowledge.

 

Moreover, as a teacher in the Dutch school system, I have seen how intimidating arriving in The Netherlands or just the change to a Dutch school can be to newcomers. I have also observed very closely how a child can "close" or "block" and get scared by this whole new experience, especially when adults guiding the child are not acquainted with foreign customs and cultures. Unfortunately, and in lots of cases, the child's fear is misunderstood, and it can be interpreted as "retard" or as a learning problem, when in many cases, it is just not.