Are you interested in learning a new language? Would you like the opportunity to meet our teachers, learn more about our school and language courses, and experience a trial lesson before making a decision? We invite you to join us for our open day and back-to-school borrel on Sunday, September 1 at our Vondelpark location at Tweede Schinkelstraat 26.

During the open day, you’ll have the chance to join trial lessons for various Taalhuis languages and attend intake sessions to determine your language proficiency level before signing up for a course. It’s a perfect opportunity to explore your language learning options. While trial lessons take place in the classrooms, we will have a school market and a borrel in our main hall, where you can enjoy your drinks and bites, take a look at our school market, and chit-chat 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.

Click here to sign up for a trial lesson or an intake

Open day program

13:15 – Doors open
13:30-14:00 – “All About Taalhuis” presentation by Myrte
13:30-17:30 – Trial lessons and intakes
13:15-17:30 – School market and borrel

Children:

13:30-14:00 – Arabic alphabet II for children (ages 6-9) with Heba
13:30-14:00 – English for children – starters (ages 6-9) with Alma
13:30-14:00 – Hebrew letters I for children (ages 6-9) with Tom
13:30-14:00 – Turkish for children – starters (ages 6-9) with Yüsra
14:00-14:30 – French for children of heritage speakers (ages 6-9) with Martijn

Adults:

Dutch
14:00-14:30 – All about Dutch courses with Lieke
14:30-15:00 – Dutch A1.1 (beginners) with Elianne
15:00-15:30 – Dutch A2+ conversation with Elianne
15:30-16:00 – Dutch A1.1 (beginners) with Sharon
16:00-16:30 – Dutch B1.1 with Sharon
16:30-17:00 – Dutch B2+ conversation with Sharon
16:30-17:00 – Dutch C1.1 with Elianne
14:30-17:00 – Intakes

Arabic
14:00-14:30 – All about Arabic courses with Heba
14:30-15:00 – MSA/Lev. introduction with Heba
15:00-15:30 – Levantine B1 deepening with Heba
15:30-16:00 – Egyptian A2 with Rana
15:30-17:00 – Intakes

English
14:00-14:30 – Intakes for children and adults

Farsi
16:00-16:30 – Farsi A1.1 (beginners) with Niloufar
16:30-17:00 – Intake

French
14:30-15:00 – French A1.1 (beginners) with Martijn

Greek
14:30-15:00 – All about Greek courses with Myrte
15:00-15:30 – Greek A1.1 (beginners) with Myrte
16:30-17:00 – Greek with Ertflix (B1+) with Annita
15:30-17:00 – Intakes

Hebrew
14:00-14:30 – Hebrew A1.1 (beginners) with Tom

Italian
Italian open day on 7 September

Spanish
15:00-15:30 – All about Spanish courses with Alberto
15:30-16:00 – Spanish A1.1 (beginners) with Alberto
16:00-17:00 – Intakes

Turkish
14:00-14:30 – Turkish bookclub B1+ with Yüsra
15:30-16:00 – Turkish A1.1 with Filiz
16:00-16:30 – Intake

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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 can’t make it to the open day, when is the next one?
If you cannot make it to our on-location open day, you are very welcome to join us for an online open evening on 4 September, Wednesday for a virtual learning experience.

I am interested in Italian but don’t see Italian trial lessons on the list.
We will have a separate open day dedicated to Italian on 7 September! You can find the schedule and the registration form on this page. On 4 September we have an online open evening where we also have Italian trial lessons and intakes!

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 catch up, say hi, and chat with our teachers and other students while you’re enjoying your drinks during our borrel.

Can I schedule an intake for another time?
Yes! If you want to take an intake but cannot join the open day, 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.