Meerhoven Internationals Platform provides several Dutch courses at levels ranging from A0 to B2. A new semester starts in September 2020 and the courses are now open for registration.
The lessons are given by professional Dutch language teachers and they take place on the weekdays in the evening. Each course involves 16 lessons. The semester will finish in January 2021. More information about the Dutch courses is given the table below.
| Group | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Level | A2+-B1 | B1-B2 | B2+ | A2-B1 | A0 |
| Teacher | Els Castelijns | Els Castelijns | Mariana Oldemans | Mariana Oldemans | Marieke van Heuven |
| Book | Nederlands in Actie | Nederlands op Niveau | Dixi! | Contact 1 | Contact 1 |
| Total hours | 40 | 40 | 32 | 40 | 40 |
| Start week | Sep 14 – Sep 18 | Sep 14 – Sep 18 | Sep 14 – Sep 18 | Sep 14 – Sep 18 | Sep 14 – Sep 18 |
| Finish week | Jan 18 – Jan 22 | Jan 18 – Jan 22 | Jan 18 – Jan 22 | Jan 18 – Jan 22 | Jan 18 – Jan 22 |
| Time | 7:00 – 9:30 pm | 7:00 – 9:00 pm | 7:30 – 9:30 pm | 7:00 – 9:30 pm | 7:00 – 9:30 pm |
| Day | Tuesday | Wednesday | Friday | Tuesday | Thursday |
| Course fee (euro) | 260 | 260 | 208 | 260 | 260 |
| Location | Online Zoom | Online Zoom | Online Zoom | Online Zoom | Basisschool ‘t Slingertouw |
| Registation and payment |  Level A2-B1REG CLOSED waiting list |
Level B1-B2 REG CLOSED waiting list |
Level B2+ REG CLOSED waiting list |
Level A1-A2 REG CLOSED waiting list |
Level A0 REG CLOSED waiting list |
Note: The course of Marieke van Heuven (group 5, level A0) will physically meet, but it may be decided to provide the course online if Corona policy changes or to move the course to next year if online attendance is not an option for the students.
If you are not sure which group you should attend, please contact Els Castelijns at els.castelijns@gmail.com for advice. If you have other questions about the Dutch courses, please contact internationals@meerhoven.nl.
Registration and payment
Please register and pay via the appropriate registration and payment form in the above scheme. The deadline for registration and payment is September 5, 2020. Note that you will not be able to register and pay if the maximum number of participants has been reached. We will send you a confirmation e-mail directly after registration and payment.
Course material
Books are not included in the fee. You should 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.
| Week | Will there be a lesson? | |
| 1 | Sep 14 – Sep 18 | Yes |
| 2 | Sep 21 – Sep 25 | Yes |
| 3 | Sep 28 – Oct 3 | Yes |
| 4 | Oct 5 – Oct 9 | Yes |
| 5 | Oct 12 – Oct 16 | Yes |
| 6 | Oct 19 – Oct 23 | No |
| 7 | Oct 26 – Oct 30 | Yes |
| 8 | Nov 2 – Nov 6 | Yes |
| 9 | Nov 9 – Nov 13 | Yes |
| 10 | Nov 16 – Nov 20 | Yes |
| 11 | Nov 23 – Nov 27 | Yes |
| 12 | Nov 30 – Dec 4 | Yes |
| 13 | Dec 7 – Dec 11 | Yes |
| 14 | Dec 14 – Dec 18 | Yes |
| 15 | Dec21 – Dec 25 | No |
| 16 | Dec 28 – Jan 1, 2021 | No |
| 17 | Jan 4 – Jan 8, 2021 | Yes |
| 18 | Jan11 – Jan15, 2021 | Yes |
| 19 | Jan18 – Jan22, 2021 | Yes |
Certificates
We do not provice a certificate after the end of the course since we are not a language school. The MIP Dutch course aims to provide the opportunity for internationals to learn Dutch in the neighbourhood.
Refund policy
Refund of the full course fee is possible if you contact us via internationals@meerhoven.nl no later than one week after the first lesson of the course you attend. In other cases, a refund is only possible if we need to cancel the course. In that case only the expenses of the remaining lessons will be refunded.