Yes

Yes

Spanish, German, Latin, Latvian and home languages.

16

12 in primary
15 in secondary.

Yes

It is woven into every class in order to assist learning throughout the curriculum. It is neither used as a replacement for effective teaching nor as a gimmick, but as a learning tool and one that can be understood and mastered. We have coding classes as well as Bots and robots that can be programmed and

Yes our school does this very effectively.

Students of all faiths or none are welcome.
School supports students in their quest for spirituality and MYP students follow a course called World Religions.

In secondary school:
Students may sit:
IGCSE
IB MYP e-assessments
IB personal project
IB Diploma (DP)
IB Career Diploma (CP)
In primary school:
We prepare students for the exams they will need to pass to enter their chosen secondary schools eg
English: 11+, Common Entrance,
French: the Belgian French CEB primary certificate
Dutch: the Belgian Flemish Community exam commission tests..

Excellent.
All students outdo the predictions from their baseline entry tests

Yes they do assign homework, appropriate to each student’s age and ability

The homework ranges from 10 -15minutes reading for the lower primary to 30 minutes for the upper primary. In secondary school, homework ranges from 30 to 40 minutes per homework subject per day.

100%

Yes, there are specialised staff including a SEND coordinator, specialists in the teaching of 'gifted and talented students, SEN specialist teacher and 'logopede' (speech therapist).
We have a special centre for the inclusion of students needing intensive support.

We can provide specialist support for students with mild, moderate and intensive special learning needs.

We have many gifted students and a personalised programme of extension activities both within the curriculum and as extra curricular guide each student on their personalised pathway.
Classroom teachers carefully differentiate classroom activities and develop programmes that support the developing character and interests of all pupils, fully including the gifted and talented students.

Yes, parents, students and staff all have access to an educational psychologist (CLB) and a school counsellor.

Preschool and primary:
This is established after an interview with the principal.
Secondary MYP: level tests for placement in core subjects.
IBDP: tests in specific DP option subjects.

An informal interview, followed, if needed by tests.
Level tests and language tests may apply.

In some classes.

Open application. We accept students throughout the year, but applications are generally made 9 months before entry.

Yes, if this is the best option for the student.

08h30 secondary
08h45 primary and pre-school

15h00 Pre-school
15h45 Primary
16h00 Secondary

Yes. Students can be enrolled in the extended school day which runs from 08h00 - 18h00
There is a supervised study for secondary students and numerous exciting clubs each afternoon for primary pupils.

Yes the bus service is door to door and covers all areas.

Yes a delicious hot lunch is available daily.

Yes

Yes, In primary and middle school there is a comfortable and practical uniform.

-Speech and drama in English
- LEGO league robotics training
-Nature and science club
-Speech and drama in French
-Arts and crafts
-Art history club
-Introduction to dance
-Latin and classical civilisation club
-Sports team training
-Verbal reasoning
-Coding dojo
-Aikido club
-Handwriting/calligraphy club
-Friday Philosophy club
-Chess club
-Debating club
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Aikido, psychomotricité, cross country running, netball, gym, trampoline, football, cycling, walking, dance, yoga etc.

We prepare teams to take part in inter-school sports tournaments and competitions.

Students have regular use of all 14 Leuven university libraries, 3 school libraries and the local Tervuren library.

Weekly sports lessons take place in:
Multi-purpose gyms, indoor and outdoor football and hockey pitches, forests for cross country running and a dance studio.

We are an international IB World School for students from 18 months to 18 years. Our school has been founded in two award winning restored national heritage properties - a converted castle complex and a courtyard farm both set in national heritage parkland just 20 minutes from the centres of Brussels, Leuven and Wavre. The beauty and nature of these environments allow students to be both rooted locally and grow internationally. We accept students from 18 months - 18years.

In our nursery and primary school, children are offered a bilingual education in two of our school languages: the options being two from this list: English - French - Dutch. An academic programme in only one of these languages is also possible.

Our school is located in two of the most beautifully renovated National Heritage buildings in the area. The nursery and primary school are based in the stately courtyard manor farm of Hof te Oudevoorde, in Tervuren and the middle and high school/college are set around the courtyard of the historic Robiano-Stolberg Castle looking out into the vijver lakes.

From the nursery classes, the academic programme includes outdoor forest school and farm school classes that blend seamlessly with the active learning aspect of the academic programme. Personalised learning and meeting each child’s needs are at the heart of all we do and providing outstanding pastoral care is paramount.

The joy of learning and developing as bilinguals, the fun of childhood exploration and caring for others and the environment are central to our learning programme.

We provide warm and welcoming school community where every child is encouraged to do their best, be a part of the local community and to engage pro-actively with the wider world. We warmly welcome both local and international pupils.

The primary school can prepare pupils for entry into local or international schools (in English, Dutch or French), giving them a wonderful head start as bilingual language learners. We also, on request, prepare students for UK Common Entrance exams and for scholarships for British public schools.

With our focus on the ecology of childhood and the development of the 'whole child', it goes without saying that character-building and the creation self-confidence run though The Courtyard's DNA.

We are only 15-20 minutes from the Brussels EU Commission sites, NATO, Leuven and Waterloo, yet it feels like we're in the heart of the countryside, surrounded as we are by rolling meadows, the Royal Arboretum, the UNESCO Sonian Forest and the Royal Park of Tervuren (https://www.natuurenbos.be/parktervuren) with all the resources that they offer creative teachers and students.

The Courtyard is an award winning and forward-looking international school with a prep-school feel. It has a warm, home-from-home atmosphere and an excellent academic programme.

As depicted by our logo, our motto represents our aim to help students feel both, "rooted locally and growing globally". We develop our pupils to grow as bilinguals. This goal opens the doors to communication around the world. Our methodology relies on structured language acquisition teaching and active student engagement in hands-on activities inside and outside the classroom, with mother tongue teachers modelling their own language when teaching different areas of the curriculum. We blend the International Primary Curriculum with the national curricula of the languages being acquired and with outdoor exploration. We are a supportive, caring school whose ethos hinges on a dynamic balance of robust informality and relaxed academic rigour. Children’s needs are at the heart of all we aim to do and providing outstanding pastoral care is paramount. The joy of learning, developing as bilinguals, the fun of childhood exploration and caring for the environment are central.
In summary, we aim to provide warm school community where every child is encouraged to do their best, be a part of the local community and to engage pro-actively with the wider world.