{"id":2171,"date":"2026-06-16T07:53:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/staff-and-teachers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T14:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:41:45","slug":"staff-and-teachers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/staff-and-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff and teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-ml5mgpow-fc1e50f2ee33a2dc71036e46114fc5b6 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-50 av-height-50  container_wrap sidebar_right'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='50' data-av_min_height_opt='50'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2171'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm0cumjg-20130ea8af6cd2416cdcfa040595a6ba\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mm0cumjg-20130ea8af6cd2416cdcfa040595a6ba .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm0cumjg-20130ea8af6cd2416cdcfa040595a6ba '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock hero-bottom av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Who is at the school?<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-5d4lsm-e0661e403efa6116023c4e98b8caca27 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  column-style-1 arrow-section arrow-grey avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2171'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ivy7i-f8e27d2619fcce104b63c7de0b533620 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mqqobyl8-ead21c9126bb7b301d47de2c2a3ae6b3\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mqqobyl8-ead21c9126bb7b301d47de2c2a3ae6b3{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mqqobyl8-ead21c9126bb7b301d47de2c2a3ae6b3 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mqqobyl8-ead21c9126bb7b301d47de2c2a3ae6b3 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mqqobyl8-ead21c9126bb7b301d47de2c2a3ae6b3 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  margin-bottom-30'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Who works at the school?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mqqoaydv-7faa3ee25e3dbeeb0ea0a8bfa2455bd0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Enkhuizer Zeevaartschool is more than just a school. It is also a place where people with a passion for sailing come together. Gaining knowledge, broadening networks, and being together is important. This applies to students as well as teachers and employees.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mqqobrax-4f188102e97fa80bf264f0bfd2577013 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Board and employees<\/h3>\n<p>The Zeevaartschool is a foundation with a board, management, and employees. All share a passion for sailing and the profession. Most have spent time at sea themselves.  <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Board<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nMr. Paul van &#8216;t Hof<br \/>\nMr. Jan Dijkstra<br \/>\nMs. Claire Groenewegen<br \/>\nMr. Mattijs Wever    <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Management<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nMr. Cosmo Wassenaar <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Staff<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nMr. Simon Edwards, operations<br \/>\nMr. Anthony Goldsmith, boatswain<br \/>\nMs. Brigitte Majoor, administrative assistant<br \/>\nMs. Marieke Zijlstra, administrative assistant    <\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-4zcm32-0fa635aeabd8adc0f2ed0a0b7edff195 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  arrow-section arrow-white avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2171'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4uni4e-dad810618795a9b6ddb893ba7244f3f9 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mqqoep08-f1b68caf028b07ea6c8f63f7b1ab68f6\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mqqoep08-f1b68caf028b07ea6c8f63f7b1ab68f6{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mqqoep08-f1b68caf028b07ea6c8f63f7b1ab68f6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mqqoep08-f1b68caf028b07ea6c8f63f7b1ab68f6 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mqqoep08-f1b68caf028b07ea6c8f63f7b1ab68f6 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  margin-bottom-30'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Who are the teachers?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mqqocfyv-848b9eae4343633375640820f6abe3fd '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Our teachers bring as much sailing practice as possible into the classroom to keep the theory alive. Most teachers have built up years of experience on board many ships or in the practice of their field. <\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div class='avia-data-table-wrap av-4ps42u-c662b56c4d77017deb5a158922aa0dbc avia_responsive_table avia-table-1'><table  class='avia-table avia-data-table avia_pricing_default  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Table\" ><tbody><tr class=''><td class=''>Aart Wijker<\/td><td class=''>Marine Engineering KZV<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Anthony Goldsmith<\/td><td class=''>SMCP KZV<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Bernt Folmer<\/td><td class=''>Instruments KZV, GZV<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Bert Stoel<\/td><td class=''>Cargo Handling GZV<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Cosmo Wassenaar<\/td><td class=''>BVA GZV<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-18cxs6-0b1a144a2e385bf042bc4134aef18aab 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class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Who are our students?<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mqqodes6-706f7e3b53fb63d40e5ccd7d676378d6 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Our students come from a wide range of backgrounds, ages, and motivations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Professional and recreational sailors who want to progress to a position as an officer or captain<\/li>\n<li>Inland waterway sailors and skippers who want to obtain their Certificate of Competency<\/li>\n<li>Young people interested in a career at sea<\/li>\n<li>Crew of (super)yachts who want to obtain STCW certification<\/li>\n<li>Merchant navy professionals who want to switch to sailing ships<\/li>\n<li>Adventurers who want to increase their knowledge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Every year in October, between 100 and 130 new students start at our school for the Large and Small Commercial Sailing programs. In addition, another 150-200 people follow one of the various training sessions or courses.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-jxzt2-816b8994bc5f8134abfcf242abaf2ca0 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><p><div  class='avia-button-wrap av-fqkf2-1768f78b0abc491d551877c20ca55961-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-19  el_before_av_button  avia-builder-el-first  custom-button button-bold'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fqkf2-1768f78b0abc491d551877c20ca55961\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-fqkf2-1768f78b0abc491d551877c20ca55961:hover{\ncolor:black;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-fqkf2-1768f78b0abc491d551877c20ca55961:hover .avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:black;\nstroke:black;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='https:\/\/ezs.cartaonline.nl\/aanbod\/details\/cl4\/kleine-zeilvaart-nederlands-zaterdag'  class='avia-button av-fqkf2-1768f78b0abc491d551877c20ca55961 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color avia-font-color-black'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  aria-label=\"Register here for the Small Commercial Sailing program\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Register here for the Small Commercial Sailing program<\/span><span class='avia_button_background avia-button avia-color-theme-color-highlight' ><\/span><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-b9zjy-3ac3690d0f48b4d7ede2b0c8366848db-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_button  avia-builder-el-last  custom-button'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-b9zjy-3ac3690d0f48b4d7ede2b0c8366848db\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-b9zjy-3ac3690d0f48b4d7ede2b0c8366848db{\nfont-size:18px;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-b9zjy-3ac3690d0f48b4d7ede2b0c8366848db:hover{\ncolor:black;\ntransition:all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-b9zjy-3ac3690d0f48b4d7ede2b0c8366848db:hover .avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nfill:black;\nstroke:black;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href=''  class='avia-button av-b9zjy-3ac3690d0f48b4d7ede2b0c8366848db av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-position-center avia-color-white avia-font-color-black'   aria-label=\"You will also find more information about the dates &amp; prices of the program on the \u2019registration\u2019 page\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >You will also find more information about the dates & prices of the program on the \u2019registration\u2019 page<\/span><span class='avia_button_background avia-button avia-color-theme-color-highlight' ><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_4'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2171'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2171","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2171"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2176,"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2171\/revisions\/2176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ezs.infopro.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}