Cost efficient private intensive crash courses Dutch, residential or online

Learn Dutch at home or at any other study-friendly environment for our on line Dutch language crash courses.
Residential full immersion Dutch language 'retreat' courses take place at Averbode abbey's guesthouse, a study-friendly environment amid moors and woods.
Both online and residential approaches are especially designed for the higher educated.

1. How to choose between a residential and an on line Dutch crash course?

2. Costs full room and board at Averbode abbey (residential)

3. Prices residential crash courses

3.1. 5-days one to one residential

3.2. 7- or 9-days one to one residentials  

3.3. Weekend courses

3.4. Holydays courses Dutch in the Pyrenees mountains

4. Prices online crash courses

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How to choose between a residential and an on line Dutch crash course?

Choosing a one to one intensive Dutch language course depends, apart from available budget, on how fast you want to learn Dutch, understand and speak our language up to the level of proficiency you want.

Residential crash courses are full immersion. For the best possible result organize you don't have to bother about other things while studying Dutch. That's why we call our residentials a learning Dutch 'retreat' too.
Standard program residential is 5 days from Monday to Friday, 6 private Dutch lessons and 2 hours of extra conversation a day. It's an efficient, intensive and challenging pace to learn Dutch.
If you want more learning time, prolonging with 1 or 2 weekends to get a 7 or 9 days intensive may be more efficient. More Dutch lessons a day may be too intensive. Residential one to one full immersion Dutch courses already offer about  2 to 3 hours a day more conversation = more informal learning opportunities, teacher and/or locals involved in social or cultural life present at all meals.

Our most efficient online courses of course don't have room and board costs. There great advantage is you can spread your 15, 21 or 26 two-lessons modules according what fits you most. For an optimal result count at least 1 additional hour for self-study per module.
You could also book more modules to include more conversations to improve your Dutch conversation skills. This might be especially useful if you're living abroad with little opportunity for talks in Dutch. 

If you prefer weekend courses: 1 or 2 weekends may suffice to brush up your proficiency. Starting from scratch you'll probably need 3 or weekends for 15 modules or better 4 weekends and 21 modules, to get up to proficiency level A2. Much depends on how used you are to learn foreign languages.

 

  Costs full room and board at Averbode abbey (residential)

Very comfortable room with private bath room and wifi.
For 2 days or a weekend:  350,- €.
For 5 days:  870,- €.
For 7 days:  1218,- €.
For 9 days:  1566,- €.
Arrival the day before for diner (6 p.m.).  

 

Degressive prices, residential crash courses

5-days intensive one to one residential:

6 private intensive Dutch lessons a day, 5 days from 9 to 12 a.m. and from 1.30 p.m. to 2.15 p.m. summary and review from 2.15 p.m. to 3 p.m. + 2 hours Dutch conversation during pauses and meals + 3 hours of self study,
Total: 30 Dutch lessons + 10 hours conversation + 15 hours self study = 55 hours intensive Dutch : 2.350 €.

 7 or 9 days intensive one to one residential

7 days intensive Saturday to Friday, 6 private lessons a day from 9 to 12 a.m. and from 1.30 p.m. to 2.15 p.m. summary and review from 2.15 p.m. to 3 p.m. + 2 hours Dutch conversation during pauses and meals + 3 hours of self study,
Total: 42 Dutch lessons + 14 hours conversation + 21 hours self study: 2.950 €.

9 days intensive Saturday to next Sunday, 6 private lessons a day from 9 to 12 a.m. and from 1.30 p.m. to 2.15 p.m. summary and review from 2.15 p.m. to 3 p.m. + 2 hours Dutch conversation during pauses and meals + 3 hours of self study,
Total: 54 Dutch lessons + 18 hours conversation + 27 hours self study: 3.450 €.

Weekend courses

1 weekend to brush up your Dutch course, regain your proficiency from Saturday 9 a.m. to Sunday 4.30 p.m., 16 Dutch lessons + 4 hours conversation + 3 hours of self study : 1.500 €.
2 weekends to brush up your Dutch and regain your proficiency from Saturday 9 a.m. to Sunday 4.30 p.m., 32 Dutch lessons + 8 hours conversation + 6 hours of self study + 3 hours of homework: 2.500 €.
Extra weekend : 1.000 €.

Learn Dutch fast in 4 weekends very intensive weekends : 8 days, 4 weekends from Saturday morning 9 a.m. to Sunday afternoon 4.30 p.m. 64 lessons + 16 hours of conversation + 12 hours of self study + 9 hours of home work: 4.000 €
NB. If you prefer this option, book at least 2 to 3 months in advance.

 

Holydays courses Dutch in the Pyrenees Mountains

Residential Dutch courses are also possible at our holidays home in the French Pyrenees Mountains.
These courses are more intensive.
(If your spouse is a native Dutch speaker and your children are perfect bilinguals willing to commit themselves to speaking Dutch only during your stay, this is a nice opportunity to make your studying Dutch a family cause.)
Possibility to stay for a holidays after the course.
Contact richard@learning-dutch.com
Prices are: 7-days intensive 2.950 € or 9-days intensive  3.450 €.
No room and board costs: costs for food and beverages are shared, we prepare meals together.

 

Prices online crash courses

15 90' modules spread over a 5 or 8-days period. =  30 Dutch lessons + 15 hours self study = 45 hours intensive Dutch : 2.350 €.
21 90' modules spread over a 7 or 10 period. =  42 Dutch lessons + 21 hours self study = 63 hours intensive Dutch : 2.950 €.
26 90' modules spread a 9 or 13 days period. =  52 Dutch lessons + 26 hours self study = 78 hours intensive Dutch : 3.450 €.
Additional modules: 130 € per module.

 

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