Since 2015 Meerhoven Internationals Platform has organized Dutch courses in Meerhoven. A new semester starts in September 2023 and the courses are now open for registration. The deadline for registration and payment is September 17, 2023.
The lessons are given by professional Dutch language teachers and take place in the evenings either online or at Primary School ‘t Slingertouw in Meerhoven (location Grasrijk). Each course involves 16 lessons. The semester will finish in February 2024. More information about the Dutch courses is given in the table below.
Registration and payment
You can register and pay directly via the registration button below. The deadline for registration and payment is September 17, 2023. Note that you will not be able to register and pay if the maximum number of participants has been reached: “first come, first serve” rule. We will send you a confirmation e-mail directly after registration and payment.
Refund policy
A refund is only possible if we have to cancel the course.
Courses
We provide the following courses in the period September 2023 to February 2024.
| Group | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Level | A1- | B2 | B1 | A2 | A2-B1 |
| Starting level | A0 (beginners) | B1+ | A2+ | A1-A2 | A2 |
| Teacher | Els Castelijns | Mariana Oldemans | Mariana Oldemans | Mariana Oldemans | Mariana Oldemans |
| Book | Nederlands in gang (from chapter 1) | Contact 3 (old version, from chapter 5) |
Nederlands in actie (new version, from chapter 6) | Nederlands in gang (from chapter 14) | Nederlands in actie (new version, from chapter 1) |
| Total hours | 40 | 32 | 40 | 32 | 40 |
| Period | Sep 2023 – Feb 2024 | Sep 2023 – Feb 2024 | Sep 2023 – Feb 2024 | Sep 2023 – Feb 2024 | Sep 2023 – Feb 2024 |
| Time | 7:00 – 9:30 pm | 7:00 – 9:00 pm | 7:00 – 9:30 pm | 7:00 – 9:00 pm | 7:00 – 9:30 pm |
| Day | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Course fee (euro) | 290 | 240 | 290 | 240 | 290 |
| Location | Primary School ‘t Slingertouw (location Grasrijk) | Online Zoom | Primary School ‘t Slingertouw (location Grasrijk) | Online Zoom | Primary School ‘t Slingertouw (location Grasrijk) |
| Registation and payment |  Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
Group 4 |
Group 5 |
Note: Physical meetings may be switched to online meetings on a temporary basis.
If you have questions about the Dutch courses, please contact us at dutchcourses@meerhoven.nl.
Course material
Books are not included in the fee. You can purchase the books yourself online or in the bookstores. The book you need to buy depends on which group you are in. See the information in the scheme above.
Course schedule
The courses are schedules in the following weeks. Note that this course schedule is indicative.
| Week | Will there be a lesson? | |
| 1 | September 25 – October 1 | Yes |
| 2 | October 2 – 8 | Yes |
| 3 | October 9 – 15 | Yes |
| – | October 16 – 22 | No, Autumn holidays |
| 4 | October 23 – 29 | Yes |
| 5 | October 30 – November 5 | Yes |
| 6 | November 6 – 12 | Yes |
| 7 | November 13 – 19 | Yes |
| 8 | November 20 – 26 | Yes |
| 9 | November 27 – December 3 | Yes |
| 10 | December 4 – 10 | Yes |
| 11 | December 11 – 17 | Yes |
| – | December 18 – 24 | No |
| – | December 25 – 31 | No, Christmas holidays |
| – | January 1 – 7 | No, Christmas holidays |
| 12 | January 8 – 14 | Yes |
| 13 | January 15 – 21 | Yes |
| 14 | January 22 – 28 | Yes |
| 15 | January 29 – February 4 | Yes |
| 16 | February 5 -11 | Yes |
Certificates
We don’t provide certificates since we are not a language school. The arim of the MIP Dutch courses is to provide the opportunity for internationals to learn Dutch in the neighbourhood.