Language

The retreat is given in simple and easy to understand English.

Participation fee

€425 - general participation fee.
€350 - for people with-out paid job

To ensure your place in the retreat send us a copy of your travel booking by email. (If you don't need the travel reservation then transfer the registration fee of 105€)


Participants take care of their travel expenses. Accommodation and food are covered by Olde Vechte.

How to apply

If you want to apply for the retreat, you need to be above 18, and to have already participated in Choice training. Click the register button on the left and fill in the application form.

The selection of the participants is based on chronological order and will be up to 30 people. If you are selected, you will receive a confirmation letter.

If you are still deciding whether now is the right time to attend this retreat, or you have specific questions about it, you are welcome to call Marko Vlaming, Director of the Olde Vechte Foundation.

He is reachable on +31 624 626 705 during working hours (8 am till 6 pm) Monday to Saturday, and he will gladly answer your questions.

Accommodation

The training centre provides the infrastructure to deliver and implement open call trainings and programs funded by Erasmus+. Full time volunteers run the training centre and they maintain and prepare the buildings for these occasions.

During the projects and trainings, the organising team and the participants are solely responsible to keep these on going tasks, which results in a self-run approach. This is a fundamental reason for our great offers and pricing.

The Training centre of the foundation Olde Vechte is located in Ommen the Netherlands. It is near the river de Vecht at the edge of the historical town Ommen (17.000 inhabitants).

It is a 500 metres walk to the city centre, with supermarkets, restaurants and a wide range of shops.

Even being in the countryside, it is only 1,5 hours by train to Amsterdam airport and therefore, it is easily reachable for international travellers.

The property has two independent group accommodations. The manor house Olde Vechte has 17 sleeping rooms and the Country House Zeesse 9 sleeping rooms. Both buildings have a full-equipped kitchen, living rooms and cosy areas. There are outside terraces and surrounding playing fields with a great view over the river to the town.

In 2016 a new training room of 150 square metres was built. It has a new sustainable floor heating system where the sessions of the trainings take place and provides also a work place for groups.

The whole estate is around 4 hectares and contains also a small forest, which enables enough space to be on your own in the breaks or reflection moments during the training. It is a great spot to do all kind of outdoor activities, games or personal assignments, working in couples or small reflection groups.

It’s lovely landscape with historical places; the very small village and family farms make the countryside of Ommen. This landscape is inviting to have bicycle rides or a nice walk in the forest around the corner.