Primary Section

Date: TuesdayNovember 9

Destination:Botanical Garden - Meise

Transport: Coach

The students in the Primary areresearching the many ways that plants provide for our fundamental needs. Thanksto their researches and explorations, they understandthe interdependence of all life forms and the custodial role that humans mustassume to protect and preserve life on Earth. A guided visit at the‘Meise’ Botanical Garden will give us a great opportunity to know more aboutplants and trees from different parts of the world, as well as the life cycleof trees. 

Primary 1and 2

‘Observe, Encourage, Explore Each Child’s Journey’

TuesdayNovember 9

From 14:30to 15:30

Through thorough observation and encouragement, each childstarts their learning process and social exploration with a bright light fullof purity. Each journey they take is to endeavor to build and create the personthey shall become. It allows them to see more clearly, feel more deeply andcomprehend the possibilities and history of the path so many have taken. A stepon this pathway is taken by the children every single day!

We will have no school on that day.

Primary 2

Design Museum

MondayNovember 15

Mode oftransport: Bus

Location:Place de Belgique, 1020 Brussels

Our visit tothe Design Museum will show us how recycling can be used to create greatdesigns in an artistic way. In the classroom we look further into the conceptsof sustainability, recycling and care of the environment. This also brings usto presentations of the timeline of human beings. We explore: How throughmanipulation and creativity, us humans are able to create and relate pieces ofart to the history of mankind and analyze the inventive capacity. 

PrimarySection

‘Volcanoes, Tectonic Plates and Minerals’

Date: Tuesday November 16

Time: from 14:30 to 15:30

Primary aged children are curious learners, always looking for a logical explanation as to what they see happening around them. The ReasoningMind is working at full speed. The eruption of the volcano called ‘Cumbre Viejaat La Palma’ – which we followed from day to day – brought us to the study of volcanoes and the tectonic plates. The link with rocks and minerals was quickly made.

We invite all parents to come and admire the results ofthese studies, as well the knowledge we built this semester in botany,mathematics and geometry. Our expertise in Long Division is quite amazing!

SecondarySection - Group 1

Arboretum Tervuren

Wednesday November17

Mode oftransport: Coach

Location: Vlaktedreef3080, Tervuren

The studentswill rediscover the beauty and variety of the Arboretum and the Zoniën Forest:the green lungs of Brussels! The aim being to bring back inspiration forimproving the biodiversity in our urban environment. For example, a greatdevelopment this semester has been the collaborative building of the new greenSedum roofs. Let’s continue discovering the characteristics of Life and theimportance of Nature in our daily environment.

Children’sHouses 1 and 2

‘Keep Calm and Follow the Child’

WednesdayNovember 17

From 11:00to 12:00

To follow a child and his exploration is to allow ourselvesto understand the needs of the child in depth. Through observation and a carefullyprepared environment, great moments occur that enable each child to wonder,explore, experience and practice the techniques and skills to develop the wholeperson to its utmost potential.

We welcome you to our classroom to explore all the work thatwe have been getting up to!

Primary 1and 2

‘It’s Our World’

ThursdayNovember 18

From 14:30to 15:30

Our world is a place of great existence. It preserves incrediblehistory and insight into our nature as human beings. The construction of thehuman mind has allowed us to make inventions and find new possibilities that wecan admire and benefit from today. These great minds begin here, today, rightnow, for the children in their stimulating environment that prepares them forthe new discoveries in the future.

Children’sHouse 3 and 4

Ferme de la Vallée

FridayNovember 19

Mode oftransport: Coach

Location:Chemin de la Fontaine 1, 1472 Vieux – Geneffe

A wonderful time of the year to visit a functioning farm!With so much to see, hear, touch and definitely smell, we are excited to visitthe Ferme de la Vallée. The children will experience milking cows, preparingapple compote, feeding the animals and riding on a real-life tractor. Anexperience the children will enjoy to the utmost and of course, the art ofmaking delicious apple compote will certainly be brought back to the classroom!

ToddlerCommunity

‘Food for Thought’

Dates:  Wednesday November 10, 24 and December 1

Time: from11.00 to 12.00 hrs.

Our Toddlers are extremely busy exploring the world aroundthem. Their growing sense of order and their awareness of cause and consequencemake them excited to join in with a multitude of activities, both at home andin the classroom. One of the daily highlights is of course: food preparation! Thisincludes preparing a piece of fruit when hungry, helping to cut vegetables forthe soup or making bread to share during lunchtime.

We invite the parents to come and join us during one of ourFood for Thought Wednesdays, where you can see your child in full swing. Pleasechoose one of the available time slots (the sign-up lists are available in theclassroom) and come and join us on this wonderful journey of your Toddler.

Children’sHouse

‘The Solar System’

Date: Friday November 19

Time: from 14:15 to 15:15

The children in Children’s House ‘Rotselaerlaan’ have beenstudying the universe. Yes, dear parents, they can name all the planets in oursolar system, they know how to write their names and even how big the planetsare. Besides these studies, they also found time to work on divisions,different shades of colours and the continents and their animals. This is justto name a few topics of interest that came up during the past weeks.

We invite you to come and discover the universe of yourchildren at school. Welcome!

Secondary -Group 1

‘Creativity is a Natural Extension of our Curiosity’

Monday 22^ndNovember 2021

From 15:00to 16:00

In order to understand how the world identifies with us, we canuse creativity as a tool. This tool allows us to visualize and comprehend theconcepts and skills we endeavor to adapt and learn for ourselves. It allows usto integrate knowledge from concrete to abstract, and then from abstract totangible experiences.

Children’sHouse

Date: Tuesday November 23

Destination:Planetarium and Belgium Chocolate Village

Transport: Coach

You may have already noticed this at home: the children haveindeed been studying the planets in our solar system! They understand therotation of the earth, the role that our beloved sun plays, and theyenthusiastically inform each other when they have seen a full moon.

Books, drawings and mobiles are observed during schoolhours. Now, it’s time for an (almost) real-life experience in the BrusselsPlanetarium! In the morning, the children will attend a beautiful presentationon our universe. In the afternoon, they come back to Earth and Belgium with aguided visit to… the Belgian Chocolate Village! Beauty is truly everywhere.

Children’sHouse

‘The Water Cycle and the it’s Importance’

Date: Tuesday November 23

Time: from 14:15 – 15:15

Rain, snow, mist, ice cubes, evaporation, transpiration,rivers, oceans, plants… water can have many forms. The past weeks, the childrenhave been studying the Water Cycle, and what an interesting topic this is! Wecan find water everywhere and we actually need water everywhere too. Plantsneed water, our cat or dog at home needs a fresh bowl of water, and we drinkwater when we are thirsty… there is so much to discover.

Now we would like to share with you! We invite you to ourclassroom to see what we have learned the past few months. All parents arewelcome.

Secondary - Group 3

Mont des Arts

Wednesday 24^thNovember 2021

Mode of Transport: Public transport

Location: ING art Center, Place Royal, Bruxelles

Exhibition: ‘HAHAHA. The Humor of Art’

This exhibition reveals the role of humor in various artisticrevolutions from the end of the 19^th century to the present day. Showing a series of remarkable worksincluding the iconic fountain: Marcel Duchamp’s inverted urinal. This bold jokerevolutionized the art world in 1917 when it was presented at the New YorkSociety of Independent Artists Salon to test the open-mindedness of its jury.We look forward to being amused and inspired!

Children’sHouse

Date:Thursday November 25

Destination:Musée de l’Eau et de la Fontaine

Transport: Coach

The children in Savoorke have been studying water. This divehas brought them to discover many interesting things, such as: water can besolid when it comes from the freezer or when it’s snowing. It can be liquidwhen falling out of those dark clouds, and it can all simply disappear when itturns into steam or gas. After all these discoveries, it’s time to visit the“Water Museum” in Ottignies. At the museum we will do many large and smallexperiments with water to broaden our knowledge and to come back home withbeautiful stories to share with our families. 

SecondaryGroup 2 and 3

‘A Room with a Colourful View’

ThursdayNovember 25

From 15:00to 16:00

Location: At‘Hof Kleinenberg’ and the Group 3 learning environment at ‘Hof ten Berg’

In this first part of the year, the MYP students in Group 2 and 3 havebeen studying their close environment, working on land activities, observingtheir neighborhoods, exploring the element of water and analyzing the impact ofclimate change on human beings, animals and nature. In their various classes,they have imagined how to grow from this alarming situation to a colourful andbright future, exploring solutions that are in fact already quite successful.

How would the world look? Come and imagine together with us! The DPstudents have also achieved some important milestones this term and are readyto present some of their Extended Essays, Business Management and Mathematicsexplorations.