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	February 2019
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				1 Mock Exams Diploma Programme 1 and 2 Mock Exams Diploma Programme 1 and 2 Starts: 9:00 am Ends: February 1, 2019 - 12:00 pm Location: Study House Sterrebeek Description: The Diploma Programme students have the opportunity to measure their knowledge in an exam situation and to familiarize themselves with the exams expectations and learn how to manage their time and emotions under exams conditions. These will take place in the same location as the real exams next term. The IB exams are international and students sit for them at the same time as students of all IB schools in Europe, part of Asia and Africa. More details... •	2	3
4	5 Information Evening Children's House and Primary Information Evening Children's House and Primary Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: February 5, 2019 - 9:00 pm Description: ‘Taking Care of our environment’ “Where do peas come from? ”Do ponies live forever?” "Can you eat plant roots?" These questions and many other questions your child asks you throughout the day, they are simple yet beautiful expressions of their innate curiosity and wonder about the world around them. Our classrooms help to cultivate this innate curiosity by providing experiences not apart from but intertwined into our everyday activities. Real life activities and opportunities to care for nature, such as watering plants, feeding animals, recycling and composting are activities that build lifelong skills and give children a connection to their environment, as well as each other. More details... •	6 Singalong Children's House Singalong Children's House Starts: 11:00 am Ends: February 6, 2019 - 12:00 pm Location: GC de Kam, Rue du Ruisseau 172, 1970 Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium Description: ‘Going on a Bear Hunt’ Date: Wednesday February 6 Location: Cultural Centre ‘De Kam’ Time: 11:00 to 12:00 Logistics: The children will be transported to ‘De Kam’ by school- bus driver Yurek and the teachers. Your child comes home with you at the end of the performance.After School Hour children return to school with the teachers. Parents and extended family please feel invited! Now...be brave and come with us on a Bear Hunt! Children and teachers of the Wezembeek Oppem Children House invite all nature walk lovers to catch a Big Bear and to dance with his Friends while singing with children. More details... •	7	8	9	10
11 Excursion 'A Medieval week in the Ardennes' MYP 1 and 2 Excursion 'A Medieval week in the Ardennes' MYP 1 and 2 Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 11, 2019 - 11:59 pm Description: MYP - Historic ‘Trip to the Ardennes’ Monday February 11 to Friday February 15 Retreat - Villa S. Servais in Botassart, Address: Rue de Neumoulin 1, 6833 Bouillon Ardennes Participants: MYP 1 and 2 Departure date and time: Monday February 11 at 09:00 Arrival date and Time: Friday February 15 at 15:30 Mode of transport: Coach Students will experience various medieval activities: visiting the medieval castle of Bouillon or the Archéoscope, medieval dancing and feasting, archery, hikes in the beautiful nature of Botassart. At the same time, they will also study scientific concepts with their teachers and animators.The main aim of the excursion is to learn more about the middle ages and the life of the people at that time. Throughout activities the children will experience medieval life 101. With tales and legends the student will dive in a mental voyage to better perceive and understand the a.k.a. ‘Dark Ages’.They will participate in a discovery of a castle. Through enigmas they will have to solve the riddle to find the exit. It is a week of full exposure to the middle ages. We are looking forward to plunge back in time. Website: http://www.saint-servais-botassart.be/ More details... •	12 Excursion 'A Medieval week in the Ardennes' MYP 1 and 2 Excursion 'A Medieval week in the Ardennes' MYP 1 and 2 Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 12, 2019 - 11:59 pm Location: Rue de Neumoulin 1, 6833 Bouillon, Belgium Description: MYP - Historic ‘Trip to the Ardennes’ Monday February 11 to Friday February 15 Retreat - Villa S. Servais in Botassart, Address: Rue de Neumoulin 1, 6833 Bouillon Ardennes Participants: MYP 1 and 2 Departure date and time: Monday February 11 at 09:00 Arrival date and Time: Friday February 15 at 15:30 Mode of transport: Coach Students will experience various medieval activities: visiting the medieval castle of Bouillon or the Archéoscope, medieval dancing and feasting, archery, hikes in the beautiful nature of Botassart. At the same time, they will also study scientific concepts with their teachers and animators.The main aim of the excursion is to learn more about the middle ages and the life of the people at that time. Throughout activities the children will experience medieval life 101. With tales and legends the student will dive in a mental voyage to better perceive and understand the a.k.a. ‘Dark Ages’.They will participate in a discovery of a castle. Through enigmas they will have to solve the riddle to find the exit. It is a week of full exposure to the middle ages. We are looking forward to plunge back in time. Website: http://www.saint-servais-botassart.be/ More details... Excursion Primary 2 HK Excursion Primary 2 HK Starts: 9:00 am Ends: February 12, 2019 - 3:00 pm Location: Red Star Line Museum, Montevideostraat 3, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium Description: Website: www.redstarline.be/fr Description: At the Red Star line museum, we are going to discover the fascinating stories of the two millions of people who travelled to America on the on the Red Star Line Ships. This company participated to one of the biggest migration of people to the New continent at the end of the 19th century. More details... Information Evening Diploma Programme Information Evening Diploma Programme Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: February 12, 2019 - 9:30 pm Description: ‘Introduction to the IB Diploma Programme’ In this session you will learn what the subjects and challenges of the IB Diploma Programme. The parents and students are introduced to the subjects offered as well as the expectations of the demanding two-year programme. IB programmes aim to do more than other curricula by developing inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who are motivated to succeed. We strive to develop students who will build a better world through intercultural understanding and respect. More details... • • •	13 Excursion 'A Medieval week in the Ardennes' MYP 1 and 2 Excursion 'A Medieval week in the Ardennes' MYP 1 and 2 Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 13, 2019 - 11:59 pm Location: Rue de Neumoulin 1, 6833 Bouillon, Belgium Description: MYP - Historic ‘Trip to the Ardennes’ Monday February 11 to Friday February 15 Retreat - Villa S. Servais in Botassart, Address: Rue de Neumoulin 1, 6833 Bouillon Ardennes Participants: MYP 1 and 2 Departure date and time: Monday February 11 at 09:00 Arrival date and Time: Friday February 15 at 15:30 Mode of transport: Coach Students will experience various medieval activities: visiting the medieval castle of Bouillon or the Archéoscope, medieval dancing and feasting, archery, hikes in the beautiful nature of Botassart. At the same time, they will also study scientific concepts with their teachers and animators.The main aim of the excursion is to learn more about the middle ages and the life of the people at that time. Throughout activities the children will experience medieval life 101. With tales and legends the student will dive in a mental voyage to better perceive and understand the a.k.a. ‘Dark Ages’.They will participate in a discovery of a castle. Through enigmas they will have to solve the riddle to find the exit. It is a week of full exposure to the middle ages. We are looking forward to plunge back in time. Website: http://www.saint-servais-botassart.be/ More details... Excursion 'Circus Training' Lille - Primary 2 Excursion 'Circus Training' Lille - Primary 2 Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 13, 2019 - 11:59 pm Description: Primary 2- Hof Kleinenberg Overnight Excursion to Lille Date: Wednesday February 13 to Friday February 15, 2019 Time: Departure at 09:00 Location: Lille - Auberge de Jeunesse Stéphane Hessel Mode of transport: Organised Coach Since the month of September, the Primary 2 class has studied the topic of migration through different angles. They learnt about the migration of animals, people, plants, electrons, water, air, etc. It is now time for them to “migrate” as well for three days in Lille, France. There, they will start a journey in the world of circus, another activity that gets people on the road. They will take part in two circus workshops at the Ecole du Cirque du Bout du Monde. They will also experience public transportation and orientation in the city. As well, they will visit the ‘Musée des Beaux Arts’. There, they will travel through the history of art and discover how artists create movement in paintings. During our stay, we will set up home at the ‘Auberge de Jeunesse Stéphane Hessel’, near the historical center of Lille. Primary 2 children can’t wait to be ‘on the move’! More details... • •	14 Excursion 'A Medieval week in the Ardennes' MYP 1 and 2 Excursion 'A Medieval week in the Ardennes' MYP 1 and 2 Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 14, 2019 - 11:59 pm Location: Rue de Neumoulin 1, 6833 Bouillon, Belgium Description: MYP - Historic ‘Trip to the Ardennes’ Monday February 11 to Friday February 15 Retreat - Villa S. Servais in Botassart, Address: Rue de Neumoulin 1, 6833 Bouillon Ardennes Participants: MYP 1 and 2 Departure date and time: Monday February 11 at 09:00 Arrival date and Time: Friday February 15 at 15:30 Mode of transport: Coach Students will experience various medieval activities: visiting the medieval castle of Bouillon or the Archéoscope, medieval dancing and feasting, archery, hikes in the beautiful nature of Botassart. At the same time, they will also study scientific concepts with their teachers and animators.The main aim of the excursion is to learn more about the middle ages and the life of the people at that time. Throughout activities the children will experience medieval life 101. With tales and legends the student will dive in a mental voyage to better perceive and understand the a.k.a. ‘Dark Ages’.They will participate in a discovery of a castle. Through enigmas they will have to solve the riddle to find the exit. It is a week of full exposure to the middle ages. We are looking forward to plunge back in time. Website: http://www.saint-servais-botassart.be/ More details... Excursion 'Circus Training' Lille - Primary 2 Excursion 'Circus Training' Lille - Primary 2 Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 14, 2019 - 11:59 pm Description: Primary 2- Hof Kleinenberg Overnight Excursion to Lille Date: Wednesday February 13 to Friday February 15, 2019 Time: Departure at 09:00 Location: Lille - Auberge de Jeunesse Stéphane Hessel Mode of transport: Organised Coach Since the month of September, the Primary 2 class has studied the topic of migration through different angles. They learnt about the migration of animals, people, plants, electrons, water, air, etc. It is now time for them to “migrate” as well for three days in Lille, France. There, they will start a journey in the world of circus, another activity that gets people on the road. They will take part in two circus workshops at the Ecole du Cirque du Bout du Monde. They will also experience public transportation and orientation in the city. As well, they will visit the ‘Musée des Beaux Arts’. There, they will travel through the history of art and discover how artists create movement in paintings. During our stay, we will set up home at the ‘Auberge de Jeunesse Stéphane Hessel’, near the historical center of Lille. Primary 2 children can’t wait to be ‘on the move’! More details... • •	15 Excursion 'A Medieval week in the Ardennes' MYP 1 and 2 Excursion 'A Medieval week in the Ardennes' MYP 1 and 2 Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 15, 2019 - 11:59 pm Location: Rue de Neumoulin 1, 6833 Bouillon, Belgium Description: MYP - Historic ‘Trip to the Ardennes’ Monday February 11 to Friday February 15 Retreat - Villa S. Servais in Botassart, Address: Rue de Neumoulin 1, 6833 Bouillon Ardennes Participants: MYP 1 and 2 Departure date and time: Monday February 11 at 09:00 Arrival date and Time: Friday February 15 at 15:30 Mode of transport: Coach Students will experience various medieval activities: visiting the medieval castle of Bouillon or the Archéoscope, medieval dancing and feasting, archery, hikes in the beautiful nature of Botassart. At the same time, they will also study scientific concepts with their teachers and animators.The main aim of the excursion is to learn more about the middle ages and the life of the people at that time. Throughout activities the children will experience medieval life 101. With tales and legends the student will dive in a mental voyage to better perceive and understand the a.k.a. ‘Dark Ages’.They will participate in a discovery of a castle. Through enigmas they will have to solve the riddle to find the exit. It is a week of full exposure to the middle ages. We are looking forward to plunge back in time. Website: http://www.saint-servais-botassart.be/ More details... Excursion 'Circus Training' Lille - Primary 2 Excursion 'Circus Training' Lille - Primary 2 Starts: 12:00 am Ends: February 15, 2019 - 11:59 pm Description: Primary 2- Hof Kleinenberg Overnight Excursion to Lille Date: Wednesday February 13 to Friday February 15, 2019 Time: Departure at 09:00 Location: Lille - Auberge de Jeunesse Stéphane Hessel Mode of transport: Organised Coach Since the month of September, the Primary 2 class has studied the topic of migration through different angles. They learnt about the migration of animals, people, plants, electrons, water, air, etc. It is now time for them to “migrate” as well for three days in Lille, France. There, they will start a journey in the world of circus, another activity that gets people on the road. They will take part in two circus workshops at the Ecole du Cirque du Bout du Monde. They will also experience public transportation and orientation in the city. As well, they will visit the ‘Musée des Beaux Arts’. There, they will travel through the history of art and discover how artists create movement in paintings. During our stay, we will set up home at the ‘Auberge de Jeunesse Stéphane Hessel’, near the historical center of Lille. Primary 2 children can’t wait to be ‘on the move’! More details... Theatre Night: 'La petite bourgeois' at Théâtre National for DP students Theatre Night: 'La petite bourgeois' at Théâtre National for DP students Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: February 15, 2019 - 11:00 pm Location: Théâtre National Wallonie Bruxelles, Boulevard Emile Jacqmain 111-115, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium Description: After studying Bertolt Brecht in their theatre class, the students will attend this play at the Theatre National. “Here’s to the happy couple!” The ceremony over with, it’s now time for the wedding feast and everyone is at the table. The newlyweds, the father, the sister, the friends: little by little the masks come off and all the hypocrisy in the relations between the characters is revealed, from arguments to the settling of scores. As the aggressions mount, even the sets crack and the furniture starts falling apart and breaking.A scathing comedy written by Brecht in his twenties, La Noce (A Wedding) limns the picture of the rancid bourgeois world of Germany in the twenties, crushed under the weight of conventions and the loss of values.Lithuanian director Oskaras Koršunovas takes hold of this transgressive farce to exploit the comic potential of a performance where improvisation rules. By adding contemporary extracts, he anchors it in Lithuanian society but more importantly highlights its universality. More details... • • •	16	17
18	19	20 Singalong Children's House Singalong Children's House Starts: 11:00 am Ends: February 20, 2019 - 12:00 pm Location: GC de Kam, Rue du Ruisseau 172, 1970 Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium Description: ' The Four Seasons' Location: Cultural Centre ‘De Kam’ Time: 11:00 to 12:00 Logistics: The children will be transported to the Kam by bus. Your child comes home with you at the end of the performance.After School Hour children return to school with the teachers.Parents and extended family please feel invited! The children love singing! Every day a music session is organised and children sing, dance and play out the action songs. On our music tour for you, we will ‘travel’ through the seasons and enjoy every one of them. Please come and sing with us!! More details... •	21 Parent Infant Group Parent Infant Group Starts: 1:30 pm Ends: February 21, 2019 - 3:00 pm Location: Bergestraat 24, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium Description: New series Thursday February 21 to May 9 (except in school holidays) Time: 9 sessions every Thursday from 13.30 to 15.00 Location: Bergestraat 24, Tervuren Participants: Mums, dad and babies aged 6 weeks to walking age. Babies learn so much! Their brain is like a sponge that absorbs languages, but also movement patterns, emotions, values and much more. Parents with young infants are invited to come and learn more on how neuro pathways develop, the importance of movement, the hand that shapes the learning and the environment that builds intelligence and can prevent possible hurdles. More details... 'Screenagers' at 'Hof Kleinenberg' 'Screenagers' at 'Hof Kleinenberg' Starts: 5:30 pm Ends: February 21, 2019 - 7:30 pm Location: Kleinenbergstraat 97-99, 1932 Zaventem, Belgium Description: for parents of all locations from Primary age onwards. SPECIAL research documentary streamed for International Montessori parents! Are you watching your children scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her own children and learned that the average child spends 6.5 hours a day looking at screens. She wondered about the impact of all this time and about the friction occurring in homes and schools around negotiating screen time.We will host two screenings of this film at school. The first one will take place on Monday, the 18th of February for the MYP and DP students, followed by a discussion during the class time.The second one will be addressed at the MYP and DP parents as well as the whole school community. The screening will be followed by a discussion. This event will take place in Hof Kleinenberg on Thursday, the 21st of February from 17: 30 to 19: 30. School rents the streaming; however there will not be an entry fee. Refreshments and snacks will be sold as a fundraiser for our Burkina Faso and CHIME projects. And we hope you will donate generously! More details... • •	22 Book Fair Book Fair Starts: 9:00 am Ends: February 22, 2019 - 4:00 pm Description: The Bookshop Lokilino-Treasure Trove shall be visiting on this day with an array of children’s English books for all ages, whether you are looking for educational research books or something more light hearted. Here shall be the perfect occasion to indulge in a little reading. More details... Excursion 'Star Line' Antwerp - Primary 2 Excursion 'Star Line' Antwerp - Primary 2 Starts: 9:00 am Ends: February 22, 2019 - 3:00 pm Location: Red Star Line Museum, Montevideostraat 3, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium Description: ‘Migrations of People’ Tuesday February 22 Montevideostraat 3, 2000 Antwerp Departure time: 09:00 Arrival Time: 15:30 Mode of transport: Coach At the Red Star line museum, we are going to discover the fascinating stories of the two millions of people who travelled to America on the on the Red Star Line Ships. This company participated to one of the biggest migration of people to the new continent at the end of the 19th century. For more information please visit www.redstarline.be/fr More details... • •	23	24
25 Stage Practice Primary Stage Practice Primary Starts: 9:00 am Ends: February 25, 2019 - 3:00 pm More details... •	26 Stage Practice Primary Stage Practice Primary Starts: 9:00 am Ends: February 26, 2019 - 3:00 pm More details... •	27 Stage Practice Primary Stage Practice Primary Starts: 9:00 am Ends: February 27, 2019 - 12:00 pm More details... Verbal Reports Verbal Reports Starts: 12:30 pm Ends: February 27, 2019 - 5:00 pm Description: In your child’s class appointment All Locations Mid Year verbal report sessions are not obligatory for all families, therefore it is not a whole day but during the after school hours. Families who would like to have an extra meeting with the teachers are very welcome to set a time. We have two Wednesday afternoons available being February 27th and March 13th. More details... • •	28 Parent Infant Group Parent Infant Group Starts: 1:30 pm Ends: February 28, 2019 - 3:00 pm Location: Bergestraat 24, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium Description: New series Thursday February 21 to May 9 (except in school holidays) Time: 9 sessions every Thursday from 13.30 to 15.00 Location: Bergestraat 24, Tervuren Participants: Mums, dad and babies aged 6 weeks to walking age. Babies learn so much! Their brain is like a sponge that absorbs languages, but also movement patterns, emotions, values and much more. Parents with young infants are invited to come and learn more on how neuro pathways develop, the importance of movement, the hand that shapes the learning and the environment that builds intelligence and can prevent possible hurdles. More details... Windows into the classroom MYP Windows into the classroom MYP Starts: 4:00 pm Ends: February 28, 2019 - 5:00 pm Description: ‘Medieval Banquet’ MYP 1 & 2 students will be learning the medieval period as part of a continuation of urban environments and specifically the human ingenuity that is cultivated therein. Students will be encouraged to reflect on why this time was one of burgeoning cultural and economic development and communication skills will be developed when evaluating their progress on the topic. This will also be an integrated topic as in English a medieval text will be read and in French medieval fables will be used to contextualise the period. During this event all the students will present their discoveries and medieval creations. More details... 'What if...?!' Theatre production Primary 'Rotselaerlaan' 'What if...?!' Theatre production Primary 'Rotselaerlaan' Starts: 7:30 pm Ends: February 28, 2019 - 10:00 pm Location: CC 'De Warandepoort', markt 7, 3080 Tervuren Description: Participants: All Primary children invite their parents and extended family to enjoy their theatre performance. De Warandepoort can hold large audience, therefore we would also like to invite all Children’s House families. It is great for your child to see what comes next! What if...?! Imagine a world in which the most important elements were changed in an unexpected way?? Water, fire, rock, plants, humans would not be following the laws of nature. Would this lead to chaos or maybe not...We invite you to look at the world with different eyes. More details... • • •

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‘International Montessori’ offers a thoroughly prepared environment for learning and complete development for children and students aged 1 to 18 in beautiful and aesthetic surroundings. Montessori education together with the International Baccalaureate Secondary section prepares young people for life.

We focus on all aspects of the personality, much is in the detail! Everything we do is to help children gain trust in themselves so that they feel confident and empowered.
This together with logical limits and the guideline that ‘your freedom ends where someone else’s freedom begins’ helps individuals become responsible and look after self, environment and others!

We hope you enjoy this website and find useful information on the details involved in assisting towards the development of a harmonious personality.

Tours

Personalised tours are provided for prospective families to see the bilingual Montessori environments and/or the open classroom secondary section in action.
The tour concludes with information on the enrolment process.
To book a tour in Tervuren and Wezembeek-Oppem please contact 02-767 63 60 (montessori-tervuren@online.be)
and 02-721 21 11 (montessori-woluwe@skynet.be) for tours at the schools in Woluwe.

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