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International Montessori School Tervuren23869
(Founded 1993)
Head of School
Rinze Hoekstra
MYP coordinator
Stéphanie Cnudde
Status Private
Boarding/day Day
Gender Coeducational
Language of instruction
English, French
Authorised programmes
MYP
Number of pupils enrolled 350
Fees
¤8,730 - 23,680
Being and living in ‘The Heart of Europe’ provides the students
with an ongoing direct access to the policymaking processes
of the European Commission and other related organizations,
NGOs, companies and delegations of countries worldwide. By
initiating and actively being involved in creating ‘A Platform
for Youth Participation’, the students obtain a hands-on
understanding of the society at large.
In order to be able to contribute to society, a proactive
position and attitude is required. Therefore the students are
coached to become true producers in all aspects of life. The
variety of activities are determined by the demands and
possibilities offered by their direct and indirect surroundings.
The real adult society is their playground. The practise varies
from organising and executing national and international
outings and trips, taking care of full catering for a variety of
events, creating and producing theatre plays, participating
and presenting at international youth and adult conferences,
producing and selling organic products and organising the
yearly ‘Lease a Christmas Tree’ event.
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Address
Rotselaerlaan 1
3080 Tervuren | belgium
tel +32 2 767 6360
fax +32 2 767 6360
Kleinenbergstraat 97/99
1932 St Stevens
Woluwe | belgium
tel +32 2 721 2111
Email
montessori-tervuren@online.be
montessori-woluwe@skynet.be
Website
http://internationalmontessori.org
The students participating in this mixed age-range program
benefit from the compatible approaches to learning of both
the Montessori philosophy and the IB programme. The
students are faced non-stop with challenging projects to help
develop their intellect, autonomy, and sense of responsibility.
The resigned attitudes and apathy towards learning
commonly observed in teenagers have no chance to become
fixed personality traits in the Montessori Middle School.
Small group sizes enables us to offer each student an
individualised relationship with the teachers. The two home
teachers especially function like mentors. Together with the
subject teachers they coach these students for the future by
taking all aspects of their development into account. Children
deserve to be individuals not exam numbers! At this age they
need a listening ear. Fortunately small schools like ours can
offer this personalised bond, which has long lasting
consequences. Students are given a chance to develop into
strong individuals who can be part of a group while making
their own conscious decisions for themselves. They become
leaders of groups that take constructive actions.