L’ECOLE DES ETOİLES

Abdurrahman DEMIRChair of Governors of Ecole des Etoiles

OUR SCHOOLS

• Free and non-denominational School

• Kindergarten & Primary (3-12 years)

• Secondary School to start in September 2012

• 2 Branches : Brussels and Charleroi

• Established:

•Brussels : 2005 with 83 pupils

•Charleroi : 2006 with 91 pupils

PUPIL DEMOGRAPHICS:

Brussels : 249

Charleroi: 191

Turkish

Maroccan

Belgian and other

17%

29%54%

ORIGIN

TEACHERS

Brussels: 21

Charleroi : 16

FINANCIAL SOURCES

• 59 % Subsidies

• 41 % Private Financing

Donations

Our Dream

« Building a Multicultural Society

living in Harmony »

Our vision

•To build the future generation:

- Educated

- Adapted to live in a multicultural society

of tomorrow.

- Social awareness and responsibility

Our mission

We consider the school as a global education system

that focuses on pupils’:

Intellectual

Personal and

Social development

Intellectual:

Encourage all pupils to acquire knowledge

and skills that will enable them to take an active

role in economic, social and cultural life.

Personal :

•Acquire self-confidence;

•Promote human values to become responsible

citizens.

Social:

• Prepare all students to be able to contribute to the

development of a democratic, united, pluralistic society

which is open to other cultures.

In practice

1) EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT

SERVICE

o Monitoring the development of each child.

o Meeting with parents at school.

o Home visits with teachers.

2. COOPERATION WITH

PARENTS

3. OUR ACTIVITIES

4.PROMOTING OUR SCHOOL

5.WHY CHOOSE OUR

SCHOOL?

1) OUR LIVING ENVIRONMENTThe building has been completely renovated. The playground

with green space has an area of 5000 sqm. The school is

equipped with new and modern furniture.

2) LANGUAGESThe knowlegde and mastery of the two main languages of

Belgium increase importantly. Starting from the third

kindergarten the school offers an opportunity to learn Dutch

and French taught by native teachers.

3) SPORT AND HEALTHThe school has a large gymnasium, a room of

psychomotricity (for kindergarten) and an outdoor multisports

ground.

Our classes are furnished with interactive smartboards connected

to the internet. In this way teaching becomes more entertaining

and interesting for the children. There are 24 touch screen

computers in the computer room

5) OUR VALUESEveryone is happy at Ecole des Etoiles. Why? The school

believes in the importance of collaboration beween the three

actors(parents, teachers, pupils). That is the reason why the

school maintains strong ties with parents. We organise

breakfeasts, dinners, meetings and trips. We have also timetabled

a lesson titled « universal values ».

4) DIGITAL SCHOOL

ECOLE DES ETOILES, A SCHOOL WHERE LIFE IS ENJOYABLE

www.ecoledesetoiles.be

Thank You