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Alternative Education in the Netherlands – (Certificate)
HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
Utrecht Summer School
| Application Deadline: | 1 June | ||
| Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 690 - | ||
| Location: | Utrecht / Netherlands / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 5 days | Start Date: | July |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 2 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
An important feature of the Dutch education system is the so-called ‘freedom of education’. This freedom results in a diversity of confessional and public schools and in a great variety of pedagogic-educational concepts.
Within the Dutch education system, alternative pedagogy takes an important place. Many parents choose a school for their child based on the ideas of Maria Montessori, Helen Parkhurst, Peter Petersen, or Celestin Freinet. The most recent developments (from the end of the 20th century) are schools based on the educational concept of `het Nieuwe Leren’ (independent learning).
These educational concepts share the idea that the foundation in education and pedagogy is having confidence in children. Children must have room to develop their own potential. Within these concepts, ideas such as independence and responsibility for oneself as well as for others play an important part. In all these alternative schools children’s needs and the relationship with the teacher are handled in an innovative way.
In this course you will be introduced to alternative schools as an important component of the Dutch education system, and to the contexts, theory, and practice of alternative education.
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Study load: This is a full time course. During the meetings (tutorials, lectures, and workshops) the focus will be on experiencing what alternative education is, and on the theoretical models and philosophical ideas that lay at its foundation. You will also visit at least one Dutch primary school based on an alternative educational concept.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Target group: Advanced bachelors/beginning masters in the early training period of their study, with a background in education or social care. To follow this course successfully, you need to have a fair level of English (level B2).
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Accreditation
Responsibility for accreditation lies with the Netherlands-Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO). All degree programmes offered by research universities and universities of applied sciences will be evaluated according to established criteria, and programmes that meet those criteria will be accredited.
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You can contact Martine van Koppen to ask a question about Alternative Education in the Netherlands at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht.
Relevant Links
- Course page
- Website Utrecht Summer School
- University website
- StudyinHolland.nl : Information on why and what to study in The Netherlands.
- Student Experiences about The Netherlands - STeXX.eu
- StudyinHolland Youtube Channel
- Nuffic - Netherlands organisation for international cooperation in higher education
- Nuffic Grand Finder
- Nuffic Study Finder
- Holland Alumni network
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