Registrations for this event are closed but you can still walk in and join the trial lessons as long as there are available spots.
Are you interested in learning Italian or improving your language skills? Would you like the opportunity to meet our Italian teachers, learn more about our school and Italian courses, and experience a trial lesson before making a decision?
We invite you to join us for our Italian open day, market, and borrel on Saturday, September 7 at our Vondelpark location at Tweede Schinkelstraat 26.
The open day is a perfect opportunity to explore your language learning options. During the day, you’ll have the chance to join trial lessons for various levels and with diverse themes including Italian art, cinema, literature, and current affairs, and lectures about music and food! If you already speak some Italian but are unsure about your level you can also join intake sessions to determine your language proficiency level before signing up for a course. While trial lessons take place in the classrooms, we will have an Italian market and a borrel in our main hall. There we will host our Italian partners Dante Alighieri Amsterdam, La Burrata, and Polpetta so that you can discover their products and activities while enjoying some drinks and bites and “chiacchierare”, chatting with other students or teachers!
Trial lessons and intake sessions are completely free and you can join as many sessions as you want as long as you reserve your spot in advance.
Registrations for this event are closed but you can still walk in and join the trial lessons as long as there are available spots.
Program
14:00 – Doors open: benvenuti!
14:30-15:00 – Informative session: All About Italian courses with Francesca
15:00-15:30 – Trial lesson: Club di lettura B1+ with Marzia
15:00-15:30 – Trial lesson: Storytelling A2+ with Francesca
15:00-15:30 – Trial lesson: Italian A1.1 (beginners) with Pierfrancesco
15:30-16:15 – Lecture: Eating in Ancient Rome with Michela
16:15-16:45 – Informative session: All about Taalhuis language trips with Marzia
16:15-16:45 – Trial lesson: Italiano con il cinema (B1+) with Luca
16:15-16:45 – Trial lesson: Italiano con l’arte (B1+) with Pierfrancesco
16:45-17:15 – Trial lesson: Italian A2.1 with Marzia
16:45-17:15 – Trial lesson: Italian B1.1 with Pierfrancesco
17:15-18:00 – Lecture: Musica Napoletana with Luca
15:00-16:50 – Intakes
Registrations for this event are closed but you can still walk in and join the trial lessons as long as there are available spots.
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About the lectures
Eating in Ancient Rome
Everyone knows the culinary habits of Italians, but what can we say about the habits of the ancient Romans? What kind of foods did they prefer and how did they preserve them? Was it a simple cuisine or was it rather refined? Did they also have eating disorders like we have nowadays? Join us and discover the culinary world of ancient Rome. To make the experience even more interesting we will prepare a typical dish from that period together.
Musica Napoletana
Join Italian teacher and Neapolitan musician Luca for an engaging introduction to the Canzone Napoletana, tracing its evolution from the 19th century to today with musical examples.
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FAQ
How can I register for a trial lesson or an intake?
Please fill out the registration form with the required information. You will receive the confirmation for each session you signed up for via email the week before the open day.
I am a student at Taalhuis, can I still join?
Of course! The open day is open for everyone and we’re happy to welcome our students. If you want to enroll in a course but are not sure about your level you can have an intake, or join trial lessons to have a sneak peak of the courses you want to join. You can also just come by to visit our market, catch up, and chat with our teachers and other students while you’re enjoying your drinks and bites during the day.
I can’t make it on 7 September, will there be another one?
If you cannot make it to the on-location Italian open day, you are very welcome to join us for an online open evening on 4 September, Wednesday for online Italian trial lessons and intakes.
I am interested in other languages but don’t see them on the program.
For other Taalhuis languages, we will have a separate on-location open day on 1 September and an online open evening on 4 September! You can find the schedule and the registration form on the events pages.
Can I schedule an intake for another time?
Yes! If you want to do an intake but cannot join the open day on 7 September or the open evening on 4 September, please send an email to info@taalhuisamsterdam.nl and we will contact you to make an appointment. It will take approximately 15-20 minutes and take place on location or online over Zoom.
I have other questions.
Send us an email at info@taalhuisamsterdam.nl and we will respond as soon as possible.
