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
- Optie: Gratis gebruik van helm bij afname schaatshuur via 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.
De volwassenenlessen zijn alleen om 09:00 voor absolute beginners.
De lessen om 11:30 zijn vanaf niveau 3. Druk op de button boven de tijden hieronder om te zien wat dat inhoudt.
Materiaalgebruik
Het is verplicht om handschoenen te dragen.
De lessen zijn gericht op het schaatsen op noren, combinoren of klapschaatsen met een recht ijzer. Kunst- of ijshockeyschaatsen worden niet geadviseerd.
Draag bij voorkeur kleding waar je makkelijk in kunt bewegen.
Voor de jeugd adviseren wij skikleding.
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.
Schaatshuur
Schrijf je in voor een jeugdcursus, dan is het mogelijk om schaatsen bij te huren. Je krijgt 1 week voorafgaand aan de cursus mail over het huren van de schaatsen. Schaatshuur kost €7,50 per dag en is alleen af te nemen voor de gehele cursusperiode.
De borg voor de huurschaatsen bedraagt €90,-. Deze wordt direct bij je inschrijving in rekening gebracht. Je krijgt de borg weer terug bij het inleveren van de schaatsen.
Registration open
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.
Nog geen eigen helm? Koop (vanaf €34,-) of huur (€5,- per dag) er dan vooraf een bij Waterman Sport op het terrein van de ijsbaan.
Huur je schaatsen via de Jaap Eden IJsbaan dan kan je gedurende de huurperidoe gratis een helm lenen.
Spring Course
5 days of 1.5-hour classes for €128.65
Monday, Feb. 17 through Friday, Feb. 21
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.
Spring Course
5 days of 1.5-hour lessons for €144.00
Monday, Feb. 17 through Friday, Feb. 21
