Samantha Braat

Samantha Braat – Secondary School Teacher & Administrator

My name is Samantha Braat and I have been part of the DfK teaching team since 2015. Since 2018 I have also been involved in management. Among other things, I work on the Secondary School program of Dutch for Kids and supervise new teachers.

After I completed my theater education in 2008, I started giving workshops in this area. I turned out to like teaching so much that I decided to retrain as a secondary school teacher.

As a Secondary School teacher you have to choose a specific subject, so I chose the subject Dutch.

Since that time, I have enjoyed teaching at a high school in Gouda for a number of years.

What I like most about this work is the contact with the students. Every student is different and deserves personal attention, both in the social and subject didactic fields. Because you build a good relationship with students, they are more motivated and learn much more than when you only transfer information as a teacher.

And it is precisely that opportunity for personal attention during class that appeals to me so much at Dutch for Kids.