The Scandinavian School of Brussels is today in a dynamic stage of development. Founded in 1973, the School has during the past 30 years continually improved and progressed in order to serve children and young people of the Scandinavian community in Brussels.
This aim has now been widened to include young people coming directly from the Scandinavian countries who live in the boarding facilities in Château d'Argenteuil. The School today includes students at all levels, from kindergarten to national high school diploma and the International Baccalaureate diploma programmes.
The overall objective is to prepare young Scandinavians to meet the challenge of a new and integrated Europe. To paraphrase one of our students - the Scandinavian School is 'Your way into Europe'. The School therefore has a strong and clear international profile. To achieve this, we have developed a curriculum based on the best in Scandinavian educational tradition - not least in logical and critical thinking. Further, an important part of the programme is taught in English and French by teachers who are native speakers. Teachers responsible for our language programme are also all native speakers.
In order to meet the demands of a rapidly changing society, both in Scandinavia and in the rest of Europe, the School is now implementing Project 2000+, which will meet the School's ambition to be in the forefront both pedagogically and in terms of infrastructure. This will give our students the necessary tools to meet the challenge of the new millennium.
Project 2000+ is the School's blueprint for development the coming years. It is aimed at creating students who will be able to tackle problems through critical and creative thinking while at the same time providing them with the requisite skills such as fluency in languages and computer literacy.
This exciting project emphasises the need for a well-rounded and balanced personality. The curriculum therefore seeks to develop every aspect of the student, ranging from the scientific to the political and the cultural. Equal importance is, thus, placed on study trips to centres of decision-making, such as international and European institutions and organisations, as well as to cities of great historical and cultural significance.
While we plan to open our students to a host of different stimuli, we also strive to provide modern and functional classrooms that will be conducive to learning. To achieve our objectives, we have recently equipped the school with the appropriate technology, an up-to-date library and media centre and well-designed new laboratories. Not least and most important, it is a top priority to maintain a highly qualified teaching staff who continuously is offered appropriate in-service training.
It is our goal to create a school that is innovative in thinking yet steadfast in values and where openness and accountability are key principles.
The overall objective is to prepare young Scandinavians to meet the challenge of a new and integrated Europe. To paraphrase one of our students - the Scandinavian School is 'Your way into Europe'. The School therefore has a strong and clear international profile. To achieve this, we have developed a curriculum based on the best in Scandinavian educational tradition - not least in logical and critical thinking. Further, an important part of the programme is taught in English and French by teachers who are native speakers. Teachers responsible for our language programme are also all native speakers.
While we plan to open our students to a host of different stimuli, we also strive to provide modern and functional classrooms that will be conducive to learning. To achieve our objectives, we have recently equipped the school with the appropriate technology, an up-to-date library and media centre and well-designed new laboratories. Not least and most important, it is a top priority to maintain a highly qualified teaching staff who continuously is offered appropriate in-service training.
