Vacation Course:
Every school vacation winter sports in their own city
3, 4 or 5 days of skating lessons for the whole family
During the school vacations from October through March, take lessons in Amsterdam's most wintry surroundings. Enjoy the true feeling of winter sports on the Jaap Eden with the whole family. rink
- Classes during fall, Christmas or spring break
- Option: Free use of helmet when you purchase skate rental through Jaap Eden
- For young and old, absolute beginners to advanced
- Take a lesson with a groups of peers / of the same level
Vacation Courses at Jaap Eden
You can take a vacation course every school vacation from October through March. See the offer below under Enrollment.
Entrance to the grounds
Unlike other courses, for the vacation course you will be sent a QR code which you can use during the course week to enter the grounds.
The QR code can be found in the confirmation email after booking the course.
Parents/Supervisors
If you register for a youth course, in addition to the entrance QR code you will receive a QR code intended for the parents or supervisors of the student. The parent/supervisor QR code gives a parent 2 x access per day on course days, 1x for bringing and 1x for picking up. This QR code does not give access to the ice. If you would like to skate yourself, you can purchase individual admission tickets (if available).
Skating Levels
Youth classes are taught at any level.
Adult classes are only at 09:00 for absolute beginners.
Classes at 11:30 are from level 3 up. Press the button above the times below to see what that means.
Materials
It is compulsory to wear gloves.
Lessons are focused on skating on skates with a straight blade. Artificial skates or ice hockey skates are not recommended.
Preferably wear clothing you can easily move around in.
For youth we recommend ski wear.
Wearing a helmet
Wearing a helmet is mandatory during youth lessons starting this winter. Adults we recommend wearing a helmet on the ice. Wearing a helmet significantly reduces the number of unpleasant accidents. Ice is hard and falls are in a small corner, no matter how much skating experience you have. Be wise, use a helmet on the ice.
Skate Rental
If you enroll in a youth course, it is possible to rent skates with it. You will receive an email 1 week prior to the course about skate rental. skate rental costs €7.50 per day and can only be purchased for the entire course period.
The deposit for the rental skates is €90. This will be charged immediately upon your registration. You will get the deposit back when you return the skates.
Doe ook mee deze winter
Vacation courses are well attended every winter. If you want to be sure of a spot, register early!
Youth enrollment
Click one of the buttons to sign up through the webshop and enjoy extraordinary skating fun in the holiday
- Multi-day classes
- The best youth instructors in Amsterdam
- Lots of fun for kids from 4 to 15 years old
Wearing a helmet is mandatory during youth lessons.
Don't have your own helmet yet? Then buy (from €34) or rent (€5) one in advance at Waterman Sport on the rink grounds.
If you rent skates through the Jaap Eden rink , you can borrow a helmet for free during the rental peridoe.
Inschrijving nog niet geopend
Ook komende winter bieden we korte lesreeksen aan in de schoolvakanties van oktober tot en met maart.
De inschrijving voor deze vakantiecursussen start medio juli.
Adult enrollment
The courses below are for adults 16 and older. Click on one of the buttons to sign up through the web shop.
- Multiple hours of group instruction at own level
- The best preparation for natural ice
- Lesson on the oldest rink in the world!
Beginners (at 09:00 only)
1. Absolute beginner: able to stand on skates but need an aid such as boarding or rack
2. Can stand independently on skates and can maintain balance, but still has great difficulty in gaining momentum through successive push-offs.
Intermediate and advanced level (09:00, 11:30 and 14:00)
3. Can dismount left and right continuously for at least 20 meters in the skating position and can pass through the turn using a stepping motion with the right leg.
4. Can "paw over" several separate times in the skating position in the turn.
5. Keep skating in the skating position for an entire lap and "leg over" in the turn at least four times in a row.
6. Being able to skate for an extended period of time (at least 5 rounds), skating completely "leg over" the turn.
7. Being able to skate at a higher speed for a longer period of time, attuned not only to one's own rhythm but also to others.
Inschrijving nog niet geopend
Ook komende winter bieden we korte lesreeksen aan in de schoolvakanties van oktober tot en met maart.
De inschrijving voor deze vakantiecursussen start medio juli.
