1. L’ECOLE DES ETOİLES

2. Abdurrahman DEMIR
Chair of Governors of Ecole des Etoiles

3. 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

4. PUPIL DEMOGRAPHICS:
Brussels : 249
Charleroi: 191
17%
ORIGIN
Turkish
Maroccan
29% Belgian and other
54%

5. TEACHERS
Brussels: 21
Charleroi : 16

6. FINANCIAL SOURCES
• 59 % Subsidies
• 41 % Private Financing
Donations

7. Our Dream
« Building a Multicultural Society
living in Harmony »

8. Our vision
•To build the future generation:
- Educated
- Adapted to live in a multicultural society
of tomorrow.
- Social awareness and responsibility

9. Our mission
We consider the school as a global education system
that focuses on pupils’:
 Intellectual
 Personal and
 Social development

10. Intellectual:
Encourage all pupils to acquire knowledge
and skills that will enable them to take an active
role in economic, social and cultural life.

11. Personal :
•Acquire self-confidence;
•Promote human values ​to become responsible
citizens.

12. Social:
• Prepare all students to be able to contribute to the
development of a democratic, united, pluralistic society
which is open to other cultures.

13. In practice

14. 1) EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
SERVICE
o Monitoring the development of each child.
o Meeting with parents at school.
o Home visits with teachers.

15. 2. COOPERATION WITH
PARENTS

16. 3. OUR ACTIVITIES

17. 4.PROMOTING OUR SCHOOL

18. 5.WHY CHOOSE OUR
SCHOOL?
1) OUR LIVING ENVIRONMENT
The 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) LANGUAGES
The 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 HEALTH
The school has a large gymnasium, a room of
psychomotricity (for kindergarten) and an outdoor multisports
ground.

19. 4) DIGITAL SCHOOL
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 VALUES
Everyone 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 ».
ECOLE DES ETOILES, A SCHOOL WHERE LIFE IS ENJOYABLE

20. Thank You
www.ecoledesetoiles.be