cllbay
American looking for information about Belgium
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primary schools by cllbay
Hello! I have spent a great deal of time looking through past posts about education in Brussels and have learned so much! We are looking to move to Brussels by August or September, hopefully in time for the new school year but it seems that we may ...
Since it was mentioned earlier with regard to housing location, can anyone share which secondary schools (assuming university bound students) are considered more desirable on the East side of Brussels? Which ones are generally avoided? Also, for ... Read More
primary schools by cllbay
Hello! I have spent a great deal of time looking through past posts about education in Brussels and have learned so much! We are looking to move to Brussels by August or September, hopefully in time for the new school year but it seems that we may ...
I found this information very helpful. http://www.blbe.be/en/long-term-stay Is there any benefit to having the actual card besides some level of indestructibility? Read More
primary schools by cllbay
Hello! I have spent a great deal of time looking through past posts about education in Brussels and have learned so much! We are looking to move to Brussels by August or September, hopefully in time for the new school year but it seems that we may ...
Thanks! Yes, the basic plan is find a school first and then a place to live. We already reserved places for them in a school in W-O since that seems easiest to secure. Now we are starting to make calls to schools in WSP as that is where we think ... Read More
primary schools by cllbay
Hello! I have spent a great deal of time looking through past posts about education in Brussels and have learned so much! We are looking to move to Brussels by August or September, hopefully in time for the new school year but it seems that we may ...
The company uses an emigration company that covers all of the logistics of the move. It is their job to figure out what is needed, apply for whatever we need, organize the moving of our personal belongings, etc. It is just how they do it as he ... Read More
primary schools by cllbay
Hello! I have spent a great deal of time looking through past posts about education in Brussels and have learned so much! We are looking to move to Brussels by August or September, hopefully in time for the new school year but it seems that we may ...
Interesting! I have Irish citizenship as well as one of our boys. My husband and other son do not. We haven't yet started working with the emigration service my husband's company uses so we haven't had the opportunity to discuss/explore this yet. ... Read More
primary schools by cllbay
Hello! I have spent a great deal of time looking through past posts about education in Brussels and have learned so much! We are looking to move to Brussels by August or September, hopefully in time for the new school year but it seems that we may ...
Thankyou for the feedback. We were just wondering, not necessarily making plans as such to live in the heart of the city. The registration issue is interesting. I'm curious what makes it difficult. Should we expect a month or more to register in ... Read More
primary schools by cllbay
Hello! I have spent a great deal of time looking through past posts about education in Brussels and have learned so much! We are looking to move to Brussels by August or September, hopefully in time for the new school year but it seems that we may ...
Any thoughts on schools in Brussels 1000? Merci! Read More
primary schools by cllbay
Hello! I have spent a great deal of time looking through past posts about education in Brussels and have learned so much! We are looking to move to Brussels by August or September, hopefully in time for the new school year but it seems that we may ...
Thank you for that update! I have made a spreadsheet with a list of schools to call. Now to start making calls! For the four "facility" schools you listed, if we call and they have a spot, will they let us reserve a spot even though we don't live ... Read More
primary schools by cllbay
Hello! I have spent a great deal of time looking through past posts about education in Brussels and have learned so much! We are looking to move to Brussels by August or September, hopefully in time for the new school year but it seems that we may ...
Thank you! Out of curiosity, is the use of a fountain pen still the norm for all work? No pencils? Read More
primary schools by cllbay
Hello! I have spent a great deal of time looking through past posts about education in Brussels and have learned so much! We are looking to move to Brussels by August or September, hopefully in time for the new school year but it seems that we may ...
Yes, I realize we are late. Unfortunately, the request for us to relocate only came this week so time is not on our side. Nonetheless, we will need to find a suitable arrangement at least for the older one to start in September with an eye on ... Read More
primary schools
Hello! I have spent a great deal of time looking through past posts about education in Brussels and have learned so much! We are looking to move to Brussels by August or September, hopefully in time for the new school year but it seems that we may ... Read More