European Flower School
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provide an inspiring platform for lovers of art and nature to close the door on everyday stress and allow themselves to be inspired and educated in the multifaceted art of floral design.
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WHETHER YOU ARE A FLOWER ENTHUSIAST DABBLING INTO THE ART OF FLORAL DESIGN OR AN EXPERIENCED FLORIST
ROBERT KOENE European FLOWER SCHOOL PROVIDES A VARIETY OF CLASSES AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO TEACH THE MOST CONTEMPORARY DESIGNS, THE BEST FLORISTRY PRACTICES, AND MASTERY OF TECHNIQUES AND HIGH-END STYLES OF THE FLORAL INDUSTRY.
ROBERT KOENE European FLOWER SCHOOL OFFERS AN ARRAY OF HOBBY CLASSES, FLORAL MASTERCLASSES AND CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL FLORAL DESIGN PROGRAM –A CAREFULLY DESIGNED SERIES OF COURSES TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CREATIVITY, AND TALENTS TO THE MAXIMUM POTENTIAL.
CERTIFIED BY THE DUTCH MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND USING THE ADVANCED TECHNIQUES OF OUR DISTINGUISHED MASTER FLORISTS, ROBERT KOENE FLOWER SCHOOL OFFERS AN EXCEPTIONAL WORLD OF FLORAL DESIGN EDUCATION.
PROFESSIONAL DUTCH GOVERNMENT CERTIFIED FLORAL DESIGN PROGRAM -DFA
DUTCH FLORAL DESIGN IS HIGHLY REGARDED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO PRACTICE PROFESSIONAL FLORAL DESIGN, THE OFFICIAL DUTCH FLORIST ASSOCIATION, IN COOPERATION WITH 22 DUTCH AND 12 LICENSED SCHOOLS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, HAS SET UP A COMPLETE RANGE OF VOCATIONAL COURSES WITH ITS EXAMINATION SYSTEM AND CERTIFICATES.
ROBERT KOENE european FLOWER SCHOOL OFFERS A PREPARATORY COURSE DFA (DUTCH FLORAL ARRANGER) EXCLUSIVELY IN THE USA. ATTENDEES CAN EARN POINTS OFF OUR UPCOMING SESSIONS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE DFA EXAMINATION & UPON SUCCESSFUL CERTIFICATION RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL DUTCH FLORAL DESIGN DIPLOMA.
IN COOPERATION WITH THE EUROPEAN FLORAL DESIGN ACADEMY (EFDA) OF STOAS UNIVERSITY (NOW AERES UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND TEACHER EDUCATION) ROBERT KOENE FLOWER SCHOOL ORGANIZES PREPARATORY COURSES AND EXAMINATIONS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA LINE OF THE DUTCH FLORIST ASSOCIATION (VBW). THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON CERTIFYING FLORAL SHOP OWNERS AND PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS IN THE FIELD. ACCREDITED DFA IS EXTREMELY SELECTIVE AND CAN BE OBTAINED ONLY AFTER A CANDIDATE HAS EFFECTIVELY DEMONSTRATED PROFESSIONAL ABILITY OF HIS OR HER FLORAL KNOWLEDGE. MEMBERS PROUDLY APPEND THE “DFA SUFFIX TO THEIR NAMES OR LOGO TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEIR PEERS HAVE FOUND THEM TO BE “ACCREDITED IN THE FOLLOW” DFA, ADFA, ARDFA AND MASTER FLORIST WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT. THE DIPLOMA LINE FROM THE DUTCH FLORIST ASSOCIATION VBW CONSISTS OF PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL TRAINING AND STUDIES ON LEARNING BEST PRACTICES & TECHNIQUES IN FLORISTRY BUSINESS, SUPPORTED BY MANUALS IN ENGLISH WITH CERTIFIED GOVERNMENT DIPLOMA BY THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. THE CERTIFICATES ARE THE ONLY ONES RECOGNIZED BY THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS WORLDWIDE AMONG THE FLORISTRY COMMUNITY.
TO ADVANCE THE ART OF PROFESSIONAL FLORAL DESIGN THROUGH CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PASSION FOR THE CREATIVE WORLD.Mission Statement
mr Jan Van Doesburg
Head Master Floral Design
Teacher DFA
"Robert Koene is a Master in Floral Design. He creates impressing decorations. On top of that he was a teacher in flower arranging in several countries, including a EFDA license school in Greece. His students can share the benefits of his talents"
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