The new program—scheduled to begin in August 2027—is designed for professionals with experience in education or theater, or who hold a bachelor’s degree in theater (e.g., actor, director). Key features include:

Form and structure

  • The principle of learning while working and working while learning.
  • Coaching in your own practice (in-person and online)
  • Duration: 2–3 years, with a 50% credit exemption based on prior learning.
  • Digital guidance through innovative live coaching techniques in the International Classroom
  • Live instruction on various islands, organized collectively

Key priorities

  • Cultural heritage as a source of inspiration for theater and storytelling
  • Multilingualism and Local Identity as a Source of Pedagogical Strength
  • Contemporary Art Education and Art Teaching Methods
  • Entrepreneurship as a way to add various forms of value to projects
  • Regional and supraregional connections

Educators and students

  • Teachers should preferably live and work in the region (utilize the current talent pool). Teachers who live and were educated in the Netherlands but have roots in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom and Suriname should also preferably be part of the region’s current talent pool.
  • Students are motivated professionals who are already actively engaged in society and aspire to be pioneers.
  • Talent remains a criterion for admission because it generates and ensures quality and serves as recognition of the art teacher’s expertise

Open education

  • In addition to the curriculum, the program focuses on “OPEN EDUCATION”: standalone, demand-driven modules (e.g., light & sound, creative production, citizenship, fair practice) that are accessible to the community.

  • In this way, the program increases its social impact and contributes to rapid capacity building on the islands and in Suriname.