Practice Dutch
If you are looking for opportunities for practising your Dutch, we can offer you language courses for children, chat cafés, easy-to-follow theatre performances, booklets with words and pictures and much more.
Café Combinne
If you fancy having a pleasant chat in Dutch, Café Combinne is the place to practice the language and meet people from your neighbourhood. We talk about everyday issues. Coffee, tea and water are available free of charge.
Every Wednesday and Thursday (not during school holidays)
- Wednesday: 19.30-21.30
- Thursday: 9.30-11.30
- Charge: free
- Where? Patio GC de Bosuil
No need to register. Turn up when it best suits you. A basic knowledge of Dutch is required.
Timing not convenient for you? Café Combinne chat sessions are offered at other venues: www.cafecombinne.be.
Café Combinne
If you fancy having a pleasant chat in Dutch, Café Combinne is the place to practice the language and meet people from your neighbourhood. We talk about everyday issues. Coffee, tea and water are available free of charge.
Every Wednesday and Thursday (not during school holidays)
- Wednesday: 19.30-21.30
- Thursday: 9.30-11.30
- Charge: free
- Where? Patio GC de Bosuil
No need to register. Turn up when it best suits you. A basic knowledge of Dutch is required.
Timing not convenient for you? Café Combinne chat sessions are offered at other venues: www.cafecombinne.be.
Dutch language lessons
Non-Dutch speaking adults in Overijse are invited to learn Dutch in a small-group format.
The Dutch language lessons are provided by the Overijse municipal authority, Crescendo CVO and Ligo.
For further details about Dutch lessons in other Flemish Brabant province municipalities, please contact the Agentschap Integratie en Inburgering: toll-free telephone number 0800 123 00, info@infonl.be.
Practice in your spare time
Looking for tips to learn Dutch?
Looking for activities?
Would you like to practice your Dutch in a fun way during your free time? Do you enjoy cooking or crafting? Would you rather do sports or just chat? Or do you like learning something new?
Babycafé
Are you new parents or grandparents? Would you like to get to know other (grand)parents from the area? Catch up on the latest news or gossip, share tips and ideas, enjoy a cup of coffee and a biscuit together? Then the Bosuil Babycafé in the Bosuil is highly recommended for you and your child(ren). If you speak hardly any Dutch or none at all, don’t worry. This is a fun, relaxing way of learning the language in the company of other (grand)parents.
- When: Once a month on the 2nd Friday from 10 am to 11.30 am
- Where: Bosuil community centre, Witherendreef 1, Jezus-Eik
- Admission: free of charge
- Includes: drinks, biscuits, facilities (baby changing area, microwave, kettle ...), use of children's furniture and toys ...
- For further details: 02 657 31 79 en info@debosuil.be
Language camps
Is Dutch not your children’s mother tongue? Would you like them to learn and practice Dutch?
Register your children for a playful camp with activities in Dutch.
These are not language lessons.
During the summer, we organize language camps for children from the third kindergarten class up to the sixth year of primary school.
More information about this will be available in spring 2026.
Language icons
Our community centre offers many activities in the Dutch language. These are ideal for people learning Dutch. Use the explanations linked to the language icons to choose an activity.
What does it mean?
Language icon 1: You don’t understand or speak much Dutch yet.
Language icon 2: You already understand a little Dutch but don’t speak it very well yet.
Language icon 3: You understand quite a lot of Dutch and can say a few things.
Language icon 4: You understand a lot of Dutch and speak it well.
Materials
Looking for materials to practice Dutch? Come to the community center.
Voor organisatoren en begeleiders
Ben je vrijwilliger in een vereniging, begeleid je een oefenkans Nederlands of werk je in het onderwijs? Vzw ‘de Rand’ nodigt iedereen die in de Vlaamse Rand woont, werkt, er naar school gaat en/of vrije tijd besteedt op een positieve manier uit om Nederlands te leren, te oefenen en te gebruiken. Ook Nederlandstaligen kunnen hieraan meewerken. Met tips, methodieken, materialen, workshops, coaching en trajecten op maat ondersteunt vzw ‘de Rand’ scholen, verenigingen, lokale besturen en andere partners.