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British Junior Academy of Brussels operates across two campuses in Brussels, offering a British-style education for ages 3 to 15. The curriculum combines the British Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, and an impending IB Diploma, with Year 9–11 cohorts and plans for a DP launch in 2026; first IB graduates in 2028. Digital learning is central: iPads from Year 1, personal iPads from Year 3, and Microsoft 365 Education underpin daily materials and homework. CENTURY AI provides personalized learning pathways from Year 3, supported by data dashboards that help teachers tailor next steps. The school emphasises safe online practices and an ethical approach to technology, embedding digital literacy through project work, STEAM, and cross-curricular projects. Beebots, Lego Robotics, and Strawbees support hands-on learning, and forest trips and Cinquantenaire Park visits extend learning beyond the classroom. Extracurriculars range from coding and debating to drama, sports, music, and community service, reflecting an international community.
British Junior Academy of Brussels (BJAB) is a centrally located international school in Etterbeek, providing a tailored British education from Early Years through to the Senior years. Following the National Curriculum for England, the school is currently expanding its secondary offering to include Year 12 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) by September 2026. Known for its small class ratios and a "vertical tutoring" system in the Senior School, BJAB fosters a supportive community where students receive individual attention from specialist teachers. The curriculum includes Cambridge IGCSEs for Year 10 and 11, with a strong emphasis on both English and French proficiency, including preparation for local Belgian exams like the CEB. As a member of the Round Square network, the school prioritizes global citizenship and character development. Students benefit from diverse co-curricular activities ranging from the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to student-led drama productions and specialized annual STEAM fairs.
BSB is a not-for-profit international day school in Belgium offering a UK-based curriculum for ages 1–18. The school provides a British curriculum up to age 16 (GCSE/IGCSE) and post-16 options including the International Baccalaureate Diploma, A Levels and BTEC vocational courses. A bilingual IB Diploma is available in French/English or Dutch/English, and a French-English bilingual Primary programme runs from Reception (age 4–5) with Dutch lessons beginning at age seven. Founded in 1969 and opened on the current site in 1970, BSB houses the Jacques Rogge Sports Centre, which includes a 25m indoor pool, gym, dance studio and multi-sport hall, plus extensive outdoor facilities. The Brel Theatre seats 240; there are music rooms, a recording studio and film-editing facilities, together with art studios, a CAD suite with a 3D printer, and textiles and Food & Nutrition classrooms. Extracurricular life features over 120 weekly sports clubs and around 200 clubs in total, with partnerships such as West Ham United, Swim Swift Elite and Special Olympics Belgium. The school runs the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and the Futures careers programme.
Agnes School is a private Catholic language-immersion day school. Located in Brussels across two campuses: pre-primary and primary at Rue Louis Hap 143 in Etterbeek, and secondary at Avenue Père Damien 31 in Woluwe Saint Pierre. The school combines an immersion-based curriculum with a Catholic ethos. In pre-primary and primary, teaching is bilingual; in secondary it is trilingual, with two sections: French/Dutch and French/English. The Upper Cycle (5th and 6th secondary) offers International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme as a candidate school. Agnes School emphasizes four dimensions: intelligence, heart, body and soul, and collaborates closely with families. Founded in 2002, it remains small in size with individualized follow-up from kindergarten and coaching from the first year of primary. Facilities include a large playground, year-round access to a green park for team games, and ANA workshops in the preschool. The motto Plus est en vous guides its aim of personal excellence and service.
ISF Waterloo International School is a day school within the International School of Flanders, delivering English-language education for students from 2½ to 18 with on-site daycare for Early Years. The Primary School follows the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), with six IPC units each year, taught in English with French as a daily second language. The broader curriculum combines the UK national literacy and numeracy frameworks with IPC to support a bilingual-friendly learning environment. In the Secondary School, Cambridge International systems guide IGCSE and A-Level study, with subjects including English, Mathematics, Global Perspectives, Business, French, Geography, History, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. The school is recognised by Belgian education authorities and sits at 280 Chaussée de Waterloo, on the Sint-Genesius-Rode/Waterloo border, in Rhode-St-Genèse. The campus comprises five buildings named after Waterloo sites and facilities such as a science laboratory, an arts and sports complex, a library, and extensive play spaces for students.
Located in Brussels, Lycée Français Jean Monnet is part of the AEFE network and serves pupils from age 2 to 18 across two campuses. The school follows the official French curriculum and prepares students for the Diplôme National du Brevet (DNB) and the Baccalauréat, offering four Bac options: conventional, European, British international and German international. Pupils can personalise their education through a wide range of pathways and elective subjects, with six modern languages taught from early childhood. The school welcomes 2,650 pupils from over 50 nationalities and provides facilities, including a Centre de Documentation et d'Information (CDI) with 20,000 titles, dining overseen by a dietitian and nurse, and spaces for group work and exhibitions. Cogni'Classe supports learning with neuroscience-informed strategies, and orientation services assist families with higher education planning. Extracurricular life includes MUN, Cine-club, theatre, Manga Club, Red Cross and Amnesty groups, and sport through the Association Sportive from 6e to Terminale.
Brussels International Catholic School (BICS) is an independent Catholic, Cambridge-based K–12 school in Brussels, Belgium, serving ages 3 to 18. The campus network comprises Pre-Primary, Primary, and Secondary sites in Etterbeek, each within a five‑minute walk, sharing facilities to support a cohesive learning community. Pre-Primary and Primary offer an English–French bilingual programme; Secondary instruction is in English. The Cambridge International Curriculum governs learning: Cambridge Primary in the early years, IGCSE at the end of Year 11, and A Levels in Years 12–13; the school is a Cambridge Examination Centre. Founded in 2004 and under the guardianship of the Institute of Christ the King, BICS welcomes families of other faiths. The Wallonia-Brussels Federation recognises the school for schooling obligations. Distinctive features include music and theatre—as choirs, regular performances, and plainchant—alongside a broad extracurricular life, a science laboratory, and international travel studies that broaden global horizons. Garderie after-school care supports working families.
The British International School of Brussels offers a British Curriculum for children aged 3–11. The campus comprises two buildings: the Emile Max Infant Department (ages 3–7) and the Avenue Emeraude Junior Department (ages 7–11). Pre-Nursery to Reception form the Early Years Foundation Stage; from Reception onward, four French lessons per week are incorporated. The Primary years are organized into Key Stage 1 (Years 1–2, ages 5–7) and Key Stage 2 (Years 3–6, ages 7–11). Instruction is in English, with French taught from Reception to Year 6 and specialist support available for non-English speakers. The school is located centrally in Brussels, between NATO and the European Commission. Facilities include two well-stocked libraries used weekly, a broad sports programme with swimming and tennis, and an outdoor education offering orienteering, archery and hiking. Debating, drama and cinema sessions, plus specialist music support, enrich the arts, alongside global education initiatives with university partnerships.
ACE of Brussels is a Cambridge International School for ages 3 to 18, located in Auderghem in château. The Junior School sits in the château, while Senior School occupies separate, modern building on the same grounds, creating campus with tram access near EU institutions. The school offers the Cambridge International Curriculum from early years through Cambridge A Levels and is a Cambridge Assessment International Education registered school and Cambridge Examination Centre for iGCSE, AS and A‑Levels. ACE Ascend Online School provides Cambridge online courses with flexible timetable, enabling students to mix IGCSE, AS and A‑Levels. Project Based Learning guides maths, literacy, sciences, languages and technology across ages 3–19. Facilities include the ACE spACE sensory room and a range of support services such as Listening Program, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Testing and Diagnosis, and Life Coach. After-school activities include Rock School, Computer Club and Dungeons and Dragons, with Garderie care to 18:00.
Brussels International Catholic School (BICS) is an independent Catholic, Cambridge-based K–12 school in Brussels, Belgium, serving ages 3 to 18. The campus network comprises Pre-Primary, Primary, and Secondary sites in Etterbeek, each within a five‑minute walk, sharing facilities to support a cohesive learning community. Pre-Primary and Primary offer an English–French bilingual programme; Secondary instruction is in English. The Cambridge International Curriculum governs learning: Cambridge Primary in the early years, IGCSE at the end of Year 11, and A Levels in Years 12–13; the school is a Cambridge Examination Centre. Founded in 2004 and under the guardianship of the Institute of Christ the King, BICS welcomes families of other faiths. The Wallonia-Brussels Federation recognises the school for schooling obligations. Distinctive features include music and theatre—as choirs, regular performances, and plainchant—alongside a broad extracurricular life, a science laboratory, and international travel studies that broaden global horizons. Garderie after-school care supports working families.
ISF Tervuren is an English-speaking international school in Belgium and part of the International School of Flanders (ISF) group, with a network that includes ISF Waterloo. It serves children from ages 2 to 11, providing a continuous from early years through primary education in English. The school follows a mix of international curricula, including the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), the International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC), and the British Curriculum, aligning early years learning with internationally recognised standards. ISF was established as ISF Educational Trust vzw in 1998 and adopted its current name in 2012; its mission is to provide teaching and care for children of all nationalities with English as the main language, and to support institutions following globally recognised curricula. ISF Tervuren has served expatriate families in the Tervuren area for over forty years, offering a stable, long-standing option for international families seeking continuity as they relocate.
Roots and Wings School is a Brussels school offering preschool, primary and secondary education under British Curriculum, including Cambridge IGCSE and A-Levels. The school serves ages 2–18 and uses a project-based approach across all stages. In preschool (2.5 to 5), two teachers care for up to 12 children in a play-based program that builds social skills, emotional awareness, imagination and self-directed learning through yoga, gardening, cooking and storytelling. Primary learning uses self-organised learning environment (SOLE) sessions and integrated themes that blend maths, sciences, language skills and the arts, with the outdoors in a wooded park acting as a second classroom. Secondary education covers the British Curriculum, preparing students for IGCSEs and A-Levels, with an individualized journey emphasizing collaboration, inclusiveness, innovation, creativity, resilience and curiosity. Founded in 2009 by Soraya Yavari, Roots and Wings is Brussels school with a multinational team and parent involvement, including sharing. The school welcomes international families.
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