Location
Podium Oost
Oudwijkerdwarsstraat 148
3581LJ, Utrecht
Courses are hosted in the recently renovated cultural centre Podium Oost nearby Wilhelmina park. Besides our language courses, they also offer various sport activities, game nights, lectures, and many more. Check out their website or the Podium Oost-krant to find an up to date overview of activities. We welcome you on the first floor, in the following rooms:
Orange room
Day and evening courses take place in this spacious and light classroom. This is the first room you run into on the first floor.
Green room
Following the hallway to the right, you encounter the green room. Evening courses take place in this cozy classroom.
Blue room
Taking another turn to the right, at the end you find the blue and pink room. Evening courses take place in this fashionably minimalistic classroom.
Pink room
Right next to the blue room, you find the pink room. Evening courses take place in this warm and lush classroom.
Academic year
The academic year is divided into three blocks of 12 lessons
| Block 1 | 11 September – 15 December 2023 |
| Block 2 | 8 January – 5 April 2024 |
| Block 3 | 15 April – 16 July 2024 |
Open day – Meet your teacher
Before each block, you can meet us. Come say hi, have a drink, learn about the courses, or have a mini-lesson in the language that interests you!
| Open day 1 | Sunday 3 September 2023 |
| Open day 2* | Sunday 10 December 2023 |
| Open day 3* | Sunday 7 April 2024 |
*Note:Â Open day and Sunday Session combined!
Vacation and holidays
| Autumn vacation | 16 – 22 October 2023 |
| Christmas holidays | 22 December 2023 – 7 January 2024 |
| Spring vacation | 19 February – 25 February 2024 |
| Easter | 1 April 2024 |
| Kings day | 27 April 2024 |
| May vacation | 29 April – 5 May 2024 |
| Pinksteren | 20 May 2024 |
| Summer holidays | 16 July 2024 |
Sunday session
Learn more about the culture and practice the language you are learning in a fun and relaxed way in the Sunday Sessions. Every block a free Sunday Session takes place. A Sunday Session takes place every block and you can expect an interactive lecture or workshop about various topics and other activities like watching a movie, playing games or listening to music related to the language you are learning.
| Sunday session #1 – Greek board games | 1 October 2023 |
| Sunday session #2 – Greek bingo and knowledge games | 29 October 2023 |
| Sunday session #3 – Greek event (to be decided!) | 26 November 2023 |
| Christmas party – All languages (combined with the Open Day) | 10 December 2023 |
| Sunday session #4 – Italian event – Let’s watch a movie! | 11 February 2024 |
| Sunday session #5 – Italian event – Karaoke and Tiramisù (combined with the Open Day) | 7 April 2024 |
| Sunday session #6 – Dutch event | 19 May 2024 |
Terms and conditions
Terms and conditions apply to all courses. You will be asked to agree to them when you apply for a course. The terms and conditions are made so it is clear for both parties what happens before, during and after the course.