If the child doesn't speak Dutch, can the child go to this school and does the age matter?

We can't refuse any child but we are just taking a test to know which level of Dutch the child has and then we can see in which class we can put the child or even we can give the child a course of Dutch with our special teacher. It's possible that for example there's a 9 year old child in a classroom with younger people but there can only be 2 years of age difference.

If parents have questions about a problem with their child, is there a place or reception where they can go with their questions?

There is no special place, but if they have questions they come to me, and then we can arrange a meeting with the CLB, the headmaster and some teachers. Then we will see how we can help them and solve their problems.

When there's a school trip, parents need to pay a great part of it, but for people in a poorer situation that payment can be very high. Is there any possibility every child of the class can go on the trip?

The people who can't pay the school trip, they have to pay only a little part of it, (f.e. when they have to pay 100 euros, they only have to pay 20 euros and the other part the school will pay.) We get this money of our annual pancake selling, so we can let all the children go on the trips.

Do you think there are advantages about mixing children with another etnicity and native children?

Yes, the advantage is that they get in touch with other cultures, other nationalities and other languages, which will be a huge advantage later in their life. They will also be more tolerant against other people.

Do foreign people have another mentality in comparison to the Belgians?

Yes, African people are most of the time more difficult to adapt because they have another culture, in the most parts of the country they aren't used to go to the school and so it's more difficult to teach them something and especially the foreign language, Dutch. People from Russia and other East-European countries have a more similar culture and it is easier for them to start at school, because they have a culture of learning.

Do you sometimes organize activities to teach the children more about persons who are disabled?

The school organizes something called the "Toeka project" once a year to teach the children about the acceptence of all kinds of people. (The Toeka is a red bird which is the mascot of the project.)

Can the school refuse someone because he is disabled?

No, the school can not refuse anyone. When someone is seriously handicapted and he really wants to come to this school, we have to accept the child. But ofcourse we try to recommend the parents to put their child in a school that is adapted to their child.