Let curiosity be our compass in life
That’s us at ElimuEdu. We are the biggest believers in the future generations. We are the greatest promoters of all-round well-being. We want every kid, youngster and adult to discover their passion and talents and spread enthusiasm in our worlds. We want everyone to keep on developing and let curiosity be our compass in life.
Why are we here?
In all our life phases, there is so much happening. How can we combine the joy of living in the moment with some fun activities that can shape our futures?
As little kids, we are in a natural discovery mode, making friends, playing around, learning a lot at school, going places…future is such an abstract term…just let me try everything!
And that’s what we offer at Elimu, a little bit of everything! Want to do some yogy yoga? Want to go for trips with friends? Want to paint, dance, make videos for fun? Elimu is here for you ☺
As youngsters, we keep on discovering and we are already wondering…what does the future bring? How do I know what opportunities are out there for me? What brings me joy? What are my next steps?
We at Elimu want you to know, future can bring anything, sky is (not) the limit! We help you think through your next steps, we take you for fun language courses within Europe, teach you the basics of programming with Lego, and we are always available for a chat about studies, universities, anything ☺
As adults, we have so many responsibilities that sometimes we do not have enough time to actively think of our own further development. We at Elimu believe in all-round well-being and continuous curiosity about the “new” in the world. Join us for paint nights, come with us on trips, learn a new language…anything that makes you happy! Elimu is your partner on this journey ☺
So, what do we do?
We do a bit of everything, for now in Slovakia, Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
By clicking on the different subpages you can learn more in detail about the different activities we are doing in the different countries.
In a nutshell
Bratislava, Slovakia
We have an activity centrum where we organize yoga, Lego robotics, English language courses, weekend camps and other fun activites for kids between 6 to 99.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
We have an activity centrum where we organize Lego robotics and summer English language courses, along with paint nights at request!
United Kingdom
We cooperate with Churchill House School of English Language and we have multiple beautiful locations for summer English language courses for anyone and from anywhere!
On top of the physical locations, we do a lot online too; one of our favorite activities is painting Frunnies, our funny friends who make us giggle!
Who are the enthusiasts behind Elimu?
Barbora
Barbora is the founder of ElimuEdu (2014).
Barbora comes from Slovakia and during her studies and internships, she lived in seven countries inside and outside of Europe. At the moment, Barbora has settled down in the Netherlands.
Barbora is an accredited agent of Churchill House School of English Language since 2012. She has great experiences with the school as a student (she spend 2 weeks in Ramsgate in 2007 and 3 weeks in 2008) as well as an employee, as activity leader (6 weeks in 2011). Because of the very good experience with Churchill House, Barbora is now promoting the school and facilitates admission for summer courses in the United Kingdom for anybody who wants to learn or improve their English. Barbora believes that everyone should know about their opportunities and that everyone is going to benefit vastly from stepping out of the comfort zone.
Since 2018, Barbora is a certified children coach for kids and youth. Barbora coaches mostly through giving Lego Robotics courses in the Netherlands and advising students about their study choices and universities. Barbora has a vast network and can connect students to people who pursued different studies in Slovakia, Austria, Germany and the Netherlands.
Barbora is the author of “Frunnies”, the funny friends who make everyone smile!
At the moment, Barbora works as a finance professional in Rotterdam. Next to her work, Barbora is active in youth development, is a diversity and inclusion ambassador and mentors junior as well as senior professionals.
Janka
In 2015, Jana decided to support ElimuEdu and Barbora’s idea that everyone should know about their possibilities and everyone will benefit from stepping out of their comfort zone. In 2015 Jana became the representative of the Elimu in Slovakia, founded by Barbora.
In cooperation with other members of the association, ElimuCentrum Slovakia has been growing since January 2015 and offers leisure activities designed for those who want to do something interesting and beneficial for themselves and others in their free time.
Jana is the creator and coordinator of activities at ElimuCentre in Bratislava and from 2016, Jana also offers educational and leisure activities under the brand EDUFEJA (Robotik Club – EDUFEJA, ITmaTEMAtik – EDUFEJA Club, EDUFEJA Reading Club, EDUFEJA EDUFEJA EDUFEJA, EDUFEJA Receiver Preparation).
Jana follows George Evans’ idea that every child is capable of learning, but perhaps not at the same time and in the same way.
Renzo
Renzo is the latest addition to the ElimuEdu team! He supports Elimu especially with Lego Mindstorms programming and English language courses in the Netherlands.
Renzo was born and raised in the Netherlands. After finishing Financial Economics MSc he worked and lived in Belgium for three years. In the two following years, Renzo worked as Internal Auditor, for which he travelled across Europe and Africa. Renzo came back to the Netherlands after this adventure, where he now lives together with Barbora.
Already as a small child Renzo loved to play with duplo, K-nex and lego. He describes his memories as: “There is a manual which shows what you can make with the building-blocks, but your own creativity can make so much more. Especially when you have multiple sets and are able to combine the pieces to one big police station, pirate boat, arctic explorer or space station!
Although called playing, these toys are actually a fun way of learning; they stimulate creativity, develop motor skills and advance curiosity.”
Based on Renzo’s background he will be your ideal tour guide through the Netherlands. Whether you want to explore the big cities, tiny towns or islands; Renzo will create a detailed plan to make sure you will see all the highlights.
Are you wondering why to learn English in the Netherlands? Dutch people have been ranked as the best non-native English speakers. Reasons for this include that the Dutch language is part of the same family of languages as English, no dubbing on tv (but subtitling) and the economy being dependent on international trade.