Erst habe ich dort so gelernt ;-) Unsere Gruppe war 4 nette Teilnehmerin. Wir konnten locker und gut Deutsch lernen und uns auf den Unterricht sehr konzentrieren, denn katarina hat jeden Unterricht sehr gut vorbereitet,zum Beispiel was wir wissen wollen,was wir noch nicht sicher waren,was man oft Fehler macht und so... Da war alles gut organisiert. Wir haben total Spass gehabt ! Auf jeden Fall bin ich wieder da ! So, melden Sie sich auch einfach bei Insula! Dann bekommen Sie bestimmt eine freundliche Antwort von Insula :). Herzlichen Dank!

Hello Katarina and Team. Thank you for a superb time at your school. We have really enjoyed studying German language at INSULA.
Let me direct few words to people looking for a good language school in Cologne.
We (young couple with son ) moved to Germany in the end of 2007. We started looking for a good school for both of us: Justyna (didn’t speak German at all at that time) plus myself (I intended to improve my command of German). We started searching Internet for an appropriate school and found mainly a number of really expensive options (especially for conversation, advanced courses). At that time we found INSULA web page and asked what they could offer us. Katarina answered really fast in a professional and friendly manner, advising us to take the courses which fitted our needs the best. Justyna has soon started a beginner course and I joined the conversation course in a small group. Both courses were really great – a lot of speaking, useful exercises and, last but not least, a lot of fun.
We recommend this school to anybody who is looking for a good (professional yet with great atmosphere) German school in Cologne!
Once more Katarina, Uli, Sabrina and INSULA Team - thanks for your friendly support in developing our German!
Michal&Justyna

To Everyone at Insula,
I would like to thank you all soooo much for an absolutely fantastic experience at your school. I would recommend it to anyone. I worked in Koeln for 1 year as an aupair and went to a few different schools before discovering Insula. I really looked forward to going to class every week and I met some great friends there. The atmosphere was very relaxed and everyone was so friendly and welcoming. I found the focus on conversation in small groups really helped me become more confident speaking another language. Living in Germany and learning another language was a great experience and I hope I can come back and visit oneday soon.
Vielen dank!!

Hi girls & guys...Hallo Liebe Leute...Ciao ragazzi...
Since I landed in Germany (may 2008) I learned German here at the Insula. Unfortunately I’m not living in Köln anymore therefore I cannot attend the C1 course :-(
Insula is not a normal school, here you can learn the grammar and vocabs through images, conversations about many topics and group work. If you have a visual memory and you are bored when you always need to do grammar exercises to learn a language… this is the right school for you!
I tried both courses the intensive one and the reduced one and I found them always super! I enjoyed every time I came here, also when I was completely tired after a working day because the teachers and the other students were really nice and the atmosphere is relaxing and familiar.
People are sometimes surprise when they talk with me because my German is really good for the time I’m here and this is not only because I tried to apply myself but also because I found the right school.
Think about it and anyway.. good luck for your german experience!
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So jetzt.. ein paar Wörter für wen schon ein bisschen Deutsch kann.
Ich mache eine Zusammenfassung: egal im welchen Niveau du bist, weil Katarina sowieso eine Lösung für dich finden wird. Insula ist keine normale Schule, hier kannst du Spaß beim Lernen haben. Hier wird man durch Bilder und viele Gruppenarbeit lernen und die Atmosphäre ist sehr nett.
Dann überleg mal ob du richtig Deutsch lernen willst.. wenn Ja, diese ist die richtige Schule.
So viel Spaß und ich wünsche dir viel Erfolg beim Lernen und für deine Erfahrung hier in Deutschland.
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Ciao a italiani e italiane..
Io mi sono divertita molto e per me era come una seconda casa, soprattutto all’inizio quando non conoscevo molte persone in Germania. Il metodo che viene usato in questa scuola è diverso dagli altri perché non ci si basa su libro ed eserciziario ma sulla memoria visiva e sulla conversazione, che soprattutto all’inizio per potersi integrare è fondamentale.
Si lavora in gruppo con persone di diverse culture con il risultato che si impara il tedesco e allo stesso tempo si conoscono molti aspetti della cultura tedesca e non solo.
E i risultati sono assicurati!
Un saluto a tutti e buona fortuna!
Chiara

I would like to recommend the school because there is a very friendly environment, starting from the location.
The classes are very pleasant since everything is taught in a modern an efficient way. I like also the interaction with people from all over the world, that can share their life experience.
A final word on the teacher, Katarina.What can I say? She's wonderful; always available to answer all my (many) questions, professional but very friendly and relaxed. She's the best, thanks!

When I first came to Cologne about a year ago, I could not speak a word of German. I knew I had to take an exam in 6 months from the date of my arrival, but the German course offered to me by my school was awfully expensive and took place during school hours, so if I took it, I would have had to miss some of my classes. This was, of course, not an option for me.
So I decided to look for a private course on my own. It was after searching for a long while, when I came across Insula School. Together with Katarina, we searched from the variety of courses available, and found the perfect study plan for me, in the hours that were most suiting for me.
In only six months, I learned enough German to handle a conversation, find myself in everyday situations like going to the bank, shopping for food, and asking for directions. And not only this, I also passed the German exam I needed to undertake, and was offered a permanent study place at my school.
So, Thank you, Katarina, and all of you at Insula School!
Shlomit Buchinsky (Israel).