Year: 2021

EEBA (European School of Brussels-Argenteuil) is an international, multilingual school offering the European Schools’ curriculum. It offers a world class education together with the opportunity to stay connected to home languages and cultures. It provides access to schools and universities in home countries and across the world.

Thanks to the Alcuin Funds for the school, EEBA obtained a grant to set up a permaculture project on campus (vegetable garden, edible forest).

The key features of the European School Brussels – Argenteuil are :

• A strong curriculum taught through several modern European languages with a strong emphasis on both scientific discovery and cultural understanding.
• The unique multi-lingual and multi-cultural ethos particular to the European Schools, enhanced by all that is best in the Nordic educational context found at the stunningly beautiful natural estate of the Castle of Argenteuil.
• The development from the outset of conceptual skills built by a multilingual approach which benefits learning in all areas.
• We focus on developing the whole child and nurturing their natural aptitudes to ensure that each pupil leaves here ready to meet whatever challenges await.
• The question we ask is not “how intelligent is your child?”, rather “in what ways is your child intelligent?”. Our message to them is simple: try to be the best you can be in everything you do.
• Preparation for the highly regarded European Baccalaureate, which provides access to higher education across the world.
• Provision of the European Schools’ curriculum through modern languages by fully qualified native speakers.
• Strong individual support and thoughtfully differentiated classroom learning.

With the help of the Alcuin Funds for the School, EEBA has been able to obtain grants to set up an ecological project (vegetable garden, edible forest).

We invite you to visit our website for more details.

The non-profit organisation “l’Écolieu de l’Orneau”, in Gembloux (Belgium) encourages the sharing of knowledge through an egalitarian approach.

Cohesive and inclusive venue accessible to all, the project invites people to experiment new social and economical practices towards sustainable development.

Established 5 years ago, the ASBL École Démocratique de l’Orneau (Écolieu de l’Orneau) was driven by the need of families to create a place of learning, that would bring together “a village to raise their children and themselves” : to flourish in a multi-age and intergenerational living environment, focusing on natural and autonomous learning, with the possibility of taking part in the group’s decisions in a democratic way.

In September 2016, the École Démocratique de l’Orneau was set up in Lonzée, initially welcoming 15 children aged between 3 and 18, and then gradually increasing to around 50 children.

In June 2019, the School moved to a new site in Ferooz (Gembloux). This new space will allow the project to evolve, to diversify the pedagogical possibilities and to start developing new activities.

In May 2020, the ASBL continues its deployment, redefines its vision and launches the Écolieu de l’Orneau project: offering an education pole, a housing pole and an economic activities pole (crafts, coworking, events).

The project uses shared governance based on collective intelligence, legitimising the opinion of each individual, encouraging participation and allowing various degrees of commitment and co-responsibility.

The support of the Alcuin Fund has allowed the school to purchase a new bread oven: a craft bakery activity has been in place since the beginning of 2020, allowing young people to learn about this knowledge and to bake bread twice a week.

For more information, please visit our website.