About Us
Language School for Highly Educated Internationals
Lest Best was founded in 2000 with the goal of offering high-quality NT2 (Dutch as a second language) courses in Utrecht for highly educated internationals.
Our target group includes highly educated refugees, expats, and partner migrants. For anyone seeking quality, we are the go-to address for learning Dutch. Everything you learn is immediately applicable in your daily life.
We specialise in one thing: providing language lessons for highly educated non-native speakers. Our students receive a lot of personal attention, and we use a variety of teaching methods that suit different learning styles.
Lest Best is certified with the Blik op Werk quality mark (4 stars and a satisfaction rating of 8.3), registered in the CRKBO, and has held the NRTO quality mark for five years.
View our quality marksLanguage School for Highly Educated Internationals
Lest Best has existed for over 25 years and is a leading provider of NT2 education for highly educated people in the Netherlands. Our strength lies in our single focus: Dutch language courses for highly educated non-native speakers. Students receive lots of personal attention, and our lessons include a variety of teaching methods to suit different learning preferences. Through continuous quality improvement, ongoing professional development, and a dedicated teaching team, Lest Best provides a high-quality curriculum tailored to the needs of both learners and partners.
Choose Lest Best for Quality Courses
Our Dutch language courses are intensive and specially designed for highly educated internationals. We teach in small groups, with professional teachers and motivated students.
- NT2 for highly educated non-native speakers
- Small groups
- Focus on speaking (in and outside the classroom)
- Thorough intake process
- Progress monitoring
- Multiple start dates throughout the year
- Expert guidance
- Certificate upon course completion
- Ongoing focus on quality improvement
Would you like to learn Dutch from qualified teachers, in small groups with motivated classmates? Sign up for a free intake interview.
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Available at Mon to Fri 09.30 - 16.30
Lest Best Teachers & Staff
Meet our entire team
The team at Lest Best consists of over thirty experienced and professional teachers, all specialised in Dutch as a second language. In addition, a team of five office staff members supports the communication, organisation, and administration of Lest Best.
Noortje Jonker
NT2 teacher
Veerle Egbers
NT2 teacher
Mark Toxopeus
NT2 teacher
Fleur Mahieu
NT2 teacher
Annelieke Dekker
NT2 teacher