Our education
High-quality experiential education
Movement education
In addition to being a primary school teacher, Miss Lidwien is also a CIOS-trained movement teacher. Under her leadership our school can provide top level movement education.
Swimming lesson
In addition to physical education, groups 3 to 4 receive free weekly swimming lessons from our colleagues at LACO Vught.English to B1 level by native speaker
Miss Vicki is a primary school teacher and native English speaker. This combination, three hours a week for eight years, makes children fluent in English by the end of grade 8.English.
Classroom teaching
Children get the fun of working together and the structure of a traditional teaching format through our classroom teaching. This way best suits children's need for collaborative learning.Small classes
A class contains a maximum of 20 children. This guarantees calm and space for students' attention, questions and creativity.Highly qualified teachers
The teachers have both a PABO qualification and a specialisation at HBO, university or PhD level. This mix of practical outlook and theoretical basis guarantees the best educational quality.Music education
Miss Connie's conservatoire training combined with her years of experience ensure that she brings children to the highest possible level in a relaxed atmosphere.
Music education
Miss Connie’s conservatoire training combined with her years of experience ensure that she brings children to the highest possible level in a relaxed atmosphere.
Highly qualified teachers
The teachers have both a PABO qualification and a specialisation at HBO, university or PhD level. This mix of practical outlook and theoretical basis guarantees the best educational quality.
Small classes
A class contains a maximum of 20 children. This guarantees calm and space for students’ attention, questions and creativity.
Classroom teaching
Children get the fun of working together and the structure of a traditional teaching format through our classroom teaching. This way best suits children’s need for collaborative learning.
English to B1 level by native speaker
Miss Vicki is a primary school teacher and native English speaker. This combination, three hours a week for eight years, makes children fluent in English by the end of grade 8.English.
Swimming lesson
In addition to physical education, groups 3 to 4 receive free weekly swimming lessons from our colleagues at LACO Vught.
Exercise education
In preschool, this discovery always goes through the relationship with the teacher.Miss Connie’s conservatoire training combined with her years of experience ensure that she brings children to the highest possible level in a relaxed atmosphere.
Our unique teaching
A worthwhile period
For a child, the period between 3.5 and 6 years is the passage where he/she structurally and increasingly consciously leaves the world of the family to discover the world and himself/herself for the first time.
During this period the child begins to realise that the pieces of ‘life’ and the pieces of ‘reality’ he/she encounters are connected by a meaning. You can see this in the ‘why’-questions that children start to ask.
Diving in to reality with the teacher
In kindergarten, discovery always shines through the relationship with the teacher. She is the person who, because she herself lives the meaning of reality and life, welcomes the child, gives certainty and confirms that it is ‘worthwhile’ and fun, to go out into the world. This experience is fundamental for a child to want to learn.
Misha de Vries focusses a lot of time on language, more than other schools.
We use a method for writing, spelling and analysis called Staal.
For technical reading and reading comprehension we use the method from our partner school Sacro Cuore, for years the best school in Lombardy (Italy). We have translated this method ourselves and adapted it to the Dutch system and requirements. This method is based on valuable and beautiful texts from world literature. Questions are asked which invite the child to find out what he or she finds valuable in the texts. This helps children to develop taste and therefore critical ability.
In order to continue seeing the usefulness and value of mathematics (and to remember what it provides), it is necessary for the child to continue to see the connection with arithmetic (adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, etc.) and all that is discovery at school.
In other words, the child needs help to understand that adding and subtracting is more about the cake they bake at home or the hut they want to build.
To do this, the child must first be able to express that environment in words. The description in words is the fundamental step to the description in numbers. So language is used for mathematics. First a child has to understand what is plus what is minus or even what the word ‘number’ means, before it can abstract these concepts into numbers.
Only then does a child retain the meaning of what it needs to learn. If that basis is and remains good, the child will not get confused and will be better equipped to make those steps himself/herself. Each child is then best equipped to achieve a very high level of arithmetic. We use the method Getal en Ruimte Junior.
Educational principles
During the primary school period, a child explores the world outside its own family. In this phase, the child becomes aware of the interrelationship between what he experiences and learns, at school and beyond. This is often expressed in the many ‘why’-questions the child asks.
At primary school Misha de Vries, the child is secure and stimulated in his natural curiosity and will have the opportunity to explore and discover a lot.
In this process, children become increasingly aware of themselves, their personality and their talents, and the world around them.
During the primary school period, a child explores the world outside his own family. At this stage, the child becomes aware of the interrelationship between what he experiences and learns, at school and outside. This often manifests itself in the many ‘why’ questions the child asks.
At Misha de Vries Primary School, the child’s natural curiosity is confirmed and stimulated and he will have the opportunity to explore and discover a lot.
In this process of, children become increasingly aware of themselves, their personalities and talents, and the world around them.
The teacher invites the child to take new steps in the world. It is important for the child to confirm that the world is worth discovering, because – in childhood – the bond with adults, including the teacher, is the basis of the confidence to discover everything (including yourself).
Our teachers work towards creating the best possible environment in which children are stimulated to discover and learn. They do this by creating an educational offer that is attractive and interesting and by developing activities that appeal to the body, mind and heart of the child.
At our school the uniqueness of each child is appreciated and stimulated.
Each child has a unique personality which shapes his learning experience.
Our teachers consider the different needs of each child with regard to learning. Our experiential teaching methods make it possible to appreciate and develop the talents, aptitudes and preferences of each child.
In this way, we nurture the contribution which each unique child makes to the learning process, teaching children to appreciate the diversity that exists around them.
It is valuable to introduce children to the international dimension of today’s society. At primary school Misha de Vries we introduce children to cultural diversity by appreciating the Dutch cultural heritage and integrating elements of other European cultures (such as language, eating habits and celebrations) into the curriculum.
We like to welcome children with an international background. The main language at school is Dutch, but children naturally learn to speak English fluently through our native speakers. At the end of primary school, children have access to all English international schools at home and abroad.
Critical thinking
Our methods aim to stimulate critical thinking skills, helping students achieve better results, develop personal ambition and at the same time learn to appreciate the common goodPersonal attention
Small classes of up to 20 pupils provide time and attention for a personal relationship between the teacher and each child individually, tailored to his or her unique personality and talentsHigh-quality education
Our experiential teaching methods have been developed at one of the best schools in Milan, in collaboration with educationalists from the attached Sacro Cuore University. All our teachers are trained to apply them optimallyMotivation
Stimulating the natural curiosity of pupils is central to our learning opportunities, as well as focusing on each child. This makes them more and more willing to learn.Self-confidence
Children at our school are presented to a life which is wonderful and valuable. This enables them to appreciate themselves and to grow in self-confidence.Learning through beauty
Our beautiful private forest park, special music, drama and art classes and our Catholic values contribute to an atmosphere where children enjoy going to school.
"For those who want the best for their child."
Learning through beauty
Our beautiful private forest park, special music, drama and art classes and our Catholic values contribute to an atmosphere where children enjoy going to school.
Self-confidence
The children at our school are presented with life as beautiful and valuable. This enables them to also appreciate themselves and grow in self-confidence
Motivation
Nurturing pupils’ natural curiosity is at the heart of our learning offerings, as is focused attention on each child. This gives them an increasing desire to learn
High-quality education
Our experiential teaching methods have been developed at one of the best schools in Milan, in collaboration with educationalists from the attached Sacro Cuore University. All our teachers are trained to apply them optimally
Personal attention
Small classes of up to 20 pupils provide time and attention for a personal relationship between the teacher and each child individually, tailored to his or her unique personality and talents
Critical thinking
Our methods aim to stimulate critical thinking skills, helping students achieve better results, develop personal ambition and at the same time learn to appreciate the common good