Student review [#73870] for Education in Geography and English Language
at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

I am a current student at the University of NHL Stenden within the Program of International Teaching for Secondary Schools (ITESS). It is the first of it’s kind – a teaching program focused for International Schools. The course is new and always developing with student input. Having to complete teaching practice every study year sets it apart from other teaching programs. On the one side a lot of experience is gained but on the other you are putting yourself at the Mercy of your mentor teacher and TP School. You pay to work for free for those months and may still have a bad experience. This is not always the case as I had a great experience so far but it’s something to keep in mind, personally and financially. The course is a family; this entails usually studying and living together as Meppel is small and most the student housing is made up from ITE students. The class size is personal, with having classes all together, 20 people or just a small class of 8 – everything occurs. The schedule is always changing which usually means 3 days of class to 2 days off but this is not always possible. I had classes like that but also classes everyday of the week. Overall the course is a good foundation and prepares students at the highest level to work in International Schools. This though means that we are not usually allowed to teach in local systems as we don’t get a Dutch teaching license. If your looking to work internationally for a long time and want to become a teacher then come and join us in Meppel.