Presentation in Study Visit Grup.No. 192 (Barcelona), March 2012

1. The French Community of Belgium

2.  A small country: 3 official languages
 Federal level
 3 Communities : decisions concerning
Education
 Special status for the capital, Brussels
 (3 Regions)

4.  Organized by decree ( 2007)
 School project with ministerial agreement and
participation of the parents
 Choice of the immersion language ( D/E/G)
according to the second-language choice
NB : Brussels bilingual region (D compulsory)

5.  Starting
◦ 3rd year kindergarten (6)
◦ 3rd year primary school ( 9-12)
◦ 1st year secondary school ( 12)
 Different combinations possible
◦ Example kindergarten + 6 years primary school
◦ Starting at 12 additional 2-year cycles in secondary
school depending on the School Project

6.  Organized by decree ( 2001)
 Will be reorganized in 2012
 Depends on ministerial agreement ( set
number of schools)
 Requirements :
◦ To be aged between 5 and 18 years old
◦ To be in Belgium less than one year
◦ Parents with stateless or refugee status or from a
developing country

7.  15 hours human science classes along with
intensive French as a foreign language course
 8 hours at least of mathematics and science
 One-year program agreement- 3 levels A1 A2
B1

8.  Primary school : Education for children with
disabilities ( 8 categories)
 Secondary school – Project 2011-2012

9.  Partial integration of children with disabilities
in regular education program ( with follow-up)
 LLL program for teachers (volunteers) and
pedagogical advisers about « dys »
◦ Inform pedagogical team about « dys » .
◦ Include special pedagogical approaches for « dys »
in the School Project