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Education and Social Empowerment

At Bel­Re­fu­gees, we consi­der access to edu­ca­tion as a fun­da­men­tal right, a tool of empo­werment, and a power­ful means of fos­te­ring social inclusion.

Our two schools, in Brus­sels and Lou­vain-la-Neuve, pro­vide wel­co­ming, acces­sible lear­ning spaces adap­ted to the rea­li­ties of people on the move. All courses are taught by volun­teer teachers.

━━━ Ecole Maximilien (Brussels)

Foun­ded in 2016 in the heart of Maxi­mi­lien Park, the Ecole Maxi­mi­lien has become a key place for lear­ning and mee­ting. Eve­ry week, it wel­comes seve­ral hun­dred stu­dents — most of them in exile — into a warm and sup­por­tive atmosphere.

Thanks to the inva­luable contri­bu­tion of volun­teer tea­chers, thou­sands of people have been wel­co­med, enrol­led in classes, and gui­ded through the school.

The Ecole Maxi­mi­lien offers :

  • Conti­nuous classes, clo­sed only on public holi­days, with new stu­dents wel­co­med at any time of the year.
  • A spring­board to fur­ther trai­ning. Our courses pro­vide strong lan­guage foun­da­tions and allow stu­dents to skip a level when enrol­ling in adult edu­ca­tion courses. The school pro­vides a smooth tran­si­tion for those who have been depri­ved of edu­ca­tion and helps build their confi­dence to pur­sue fur­ther training.
  • Cultu­ral open­ness through cultu­ral acti­vi­ties : museum visits, concerts, cine­ma outings, etc.
  • Fami­lia­ri­za­tion with eve­ry­day life in Bel­gium, through les­sons that inte­grate dai­ly-life scenarios.

All infor­ma­tion on regis­tra­tion and class sche­dules can be found on the Ecole Adultes Maxi­mi­lien Face­book page.

The Ecole Maxi­mi­lien is much more than a place of lear­ning : it is a space of sta­bi­li­ty, trust, and future-building.

🗺️ Ecole Maxi­mi­lien – Ave­nue Van Volxem 402, 1190 Forest
✉️ Contact : ecoleadultes@belrefugees.be

━━━ L’Ecole Sans Frontière (Louvain-la-Neuve)

L’E­cole Sans Fron­tière offers courses to people in migra­tion, host fami­lies, and volun­teers, regard­less of admi­nis­tra­tive sta­tus. Enti­re­ly run by a team of volun­teers, the pro­gram evolves depen­ding on the pro­po­sals and avai­la­bi­li­ty of instructors.

The courses include various French as a forei­gn lan­guage modules, Dutch classes, digi­tal skills trai­ning with Connect2Belgium, as well as a module on the rea­li­ties and chal­lenges of inte­gra­tion in Bel­gium and Europe.

The ope­ning of modules is announ­ced on this page and in the Bra­bant Wal­lon | Héber­ge­ment Pla­te­forme Citoyenne Face­book group. 

🗺️ Ecole Sans Fron­tière – Voie Verte 20, 1348 Lou­vain-La-Neuve
✉️ Contact : brabantwallon@belrefugees.be