't Klokhuis

Our school is called 't Klokhuis, meaning Apple core in Dutch. Perfect for the Big Apple! It was founded in the fall of 1998. Every year the number of students varies. Last year we had about 400 students; ranging from toddlers to adults and this year we have about the same amount of students. There are various locations where classes take place: in New Jersey, New York City, New York State, Florida and Pennsylvania.

Directors
Loura Zijdel, director
Veerle Vandecasteele, assistant-director

Correspondence address
160 Hickory Tavern Road
Gillette, NJ 07933

Phone: 908-626-0608 - or cell phone 908-432-5830
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Website: www.klokhuis.com 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/klokhuisusa

't Klokhuis school locations:

see 'In person tuition per location'

Management

't Klokhuis is registered in the Netherlands as a non-profit foundation and in the US we are registered as an Incorpated  "not-for-profit" 501c3 organization. The Board has an advisary and monitoring role. The responsibility of school affairs falls under the responsibility of the directors:

Director: Loura Zijdel-Eelkema
Assistant-Director: Veerle Vandecasteele 

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Treasurer: Erik Detiger
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Meetings of the board are set at the beginning of every school year: The board meets with the directors three times a year. Requests, complaints and agenda items may be submitted in writing, to be addressed at the following meeting. Submissions must be received by the secretary at least one week before the meeting. Please send those to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Foundation

't Klokhuis - a non-profit 501c3 organization - provides education in the Dutch language and Dutch and Belgian Culture (NTC). The school offers Dutch language classes with the same curriculum as in the Netherlands. We embrace all students who would like to learn Dutch and will explore all possiblities to find the right group for each and every student.

To match the Dutch education system we not only teach the Dutch language, but also Dutch and Belgian culture form a major part of our curriculum. The school takes into account the range of diverse backgrounds that the students come from. Therefore, every student is treated individualy at their own level. The progress of the students is systematically evaluated.

Besides our primary goal to help children connect with the Dutch education, there is also the facility for students who wish to pursue Dutch as a second language. In addition, the possibility was created for adults to learn Dutch.

As a school, we respect every religion or belief.

School atmosphere

Most of our students have already completed a full day within the regular American education system. It is therefore important to us that they are educated within a friendly and safe environment with order and familiarity. Only when a child feels safe, can he or she develop fully. Dutch and Belgian culture is fully embraced. Not only do we want a smooth return to the Netherlands or Belgium for all temporary students, we also want the students to stay in touch with their roots.