Arithmetic, language, reading and world orientation form the basis. In addition, we want to fill the backpacks of our pupils with knowledge and skills that fit the 21st century, the so-called 21st Century Skills:

▪ Critical thinking
▪ Creative thinking
▪ Problem-solving skills
▪ Computational thinking
▪ Informational skills
▪ Basic ICT skills
▪ Media literacy
▪ Communicating
▪ Cooperation
▪ Social & cultural skills
▪ Self regulating

You can find these 21st century skills in the following principles of our education.

A rich, powerful and meaningful learning environment challenges pupils to learn. The most important thing here is that the student feels comfortable and safe. For the pupil it is important that he feels that his way of learning is appreciated and that he is recognised as a person by the teacher and fellow pupils.

Because the teacher has a crucial role in this, we give eventful and focused attention to each child.

Education stands or falls with good teachers. That means, that we must steer on quality. But what is; or what makes a good teacher?

A good teacher meets the competences of primary education.First, the teacher has the skills to communicate instructions to children in a way that they can understand. For this we use the direct instruction model. A clear and predictable classroom management is the foundation of good education.

In addition, our school has several specialists who have done in-depth training within their field. They are connected to expert groups. An expertise group is a cooperation platform in which a subject is discussed in more depth than during team meetings or network meetings.

Expertise groups offer the opportunity for a more detailed look at a subject and research with the aim of finding a practical solution that can be applied within the schools of the organisation.

The knowledge that these professionals have is of great importance to the other educational staff members. They share and expand their knowledge, disseminate the available knowledge, follow new developments and develop new or existing projects.

De Ontmoeting draws its inspiration from the management philosophy formulated at the top of the school, which determines the direction of professional culture.

The professional culture contains the following aspects:

1. Stimulating authenticity, involvement and taking initiative aimed at achieving higher common
   goals.
2. Giving trust to others: giving organisations space to show new insights.
3. Wanting to share your own knowledge with others.
4. Continuously connecting yourself with others, also in networks.
5. When setting up a new collaboration, deciding together on how best to organize it.
6. Sharing leadership tasks based on qualities.
7. Creating space to experiment, to make mistakes and to develop new forms of collaboration.

In the above-mentioned context, activities such as flash visits, peer consultations, work meetings,
conversations, evaluations and team analyses take place.