Rentrée 2023-2024: Welcome letter from the APEEE 20/09/2023

Dear EEBI Parents,

After two first busy weeks, the APEEE wanted to send a letter of welcome and best wishes for a great 2023-2024 school year!

We also extend a particular welcome to the new families starting at EEBI this year – see separate box below.  We all remember how hard it is to orient yourself in this system in your first weeks, but we are here to assure you that it will get easier!

For those of you who are not familiar with our work, the APEEE is the EEBI Parents’ Association.  We are a volunteer body that represents parents’ interests and advocates for issues of importance to parents, that works with other members of the school community to enhance the daily lives or our children at school and that supports families in difficulty.  What does this mean concretely?

  • We formally represent parents at each level of the school: in each class, as language sections, in each cycle (Primary and Secondary) and finally at the whole school level.  Our delegates take part in the formal bodies of the school and also represent EEBI parents in Brussels and European School Bodies — like the Brussels Enrolment Board and INTERPARENTS.  You will all soon take part in class-level parent representative elections where you will play your part in this process…some of you already did!
  • We organise parent efforts to improve our children’s school experience: through our Working Groups related to Well Being of Children, Community Building, Pedagogical Improvement and Communication. But also through EURÊKA, our completely volunteer-run lost & found service in Uccle as well as through our annual Used Text Book Sale, and the organisation of School Fêtes. We encourage all parents to take part in one or more of these initiatives!
  • We support parents who for whatever reason run into problems or obstacles or simply have questions that remain unanswered. We have a Legal Working Group who deals with particularly tricky cases, but there are many reasons why you might find yourself in need of a bit of support.

In practice the APEEE is headed by a Board made up of 26 volunteer-parent delegates from different language section in Uccle and Berkendael.  The Board meets monthly.  We discuss issues raised by different classes and language sections and also consult on issues that come from higher levels.

Though we are a volunteer body, depending primarily on the work of people like yourself, we also have a small and dedicated Secretariat who support the work of our Board and stand ready to answer any question you may have.  They are available five days a week through email at info@uccleparents.org.

To look at the recent activities of the APEEE and learn more about our latest positions and policies and the work of our Board, we invite you to go to our website: www.uccleparents.org and to follow our Facebook page.

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Remember! Parent Class Representatives are due to be elected at the September class meetings. The schedule of meetings is as follows:

  • Tuesday 5 September, 13:30 - 14:30 - Berkendael Class Meetings MAT-P1
  • Tuesday 5 September, 18:30 - 20:30 - Uccle Class Meetings MAT-P1
  • Tuesday 19 September, 18:00 - 20:15 - Berkendael Class Meetings P2
  • Tuesday 19 September, 18:00 - 20:15 - Berkendael Class Meetings P3
  • Tuesday 19 September, 18:30 - 20:30 - Uccle Class Meetings P2
  • Tuesday 19 September, 19:15 - 21:15 - Uccle Class Meetings P3
  • Thursday 21 September, 18:00 - 20:15 - Berkendael Class Meetings P4
  • Thursday 21 September, 18:00 - 20:15 - Berkendael Class Meetings P5
  • Thursday 21 September, 18:30 - 20:30 - Uccle Class Meetings P4
  • Thursday 21 September, 19:15 - 21:15 - Uccle Class Meetings P5
  • Monday 25 September, 18:00 - 20:00 - Uccle Class Meetings S1-S2-S3
  • Tuesday 26 September, 18:00 - 20:00 - Uccle Class Meetings S4-S5-S6-S7

For general information, please see an information packet on the APEEE (UccleBerkendael) as well as a brief description of the role of Class Reps. We will contact you in advance of the meetings with the 2023-2024 election instructions.

If you have any practical concerns in the transition to the new school year, you can contact:

For our part, the APEEE will continue to keep you informed about important developments; to work with our Class/Section Representatives and other members of the school community to effect needed change; and to support all families in need. Our final aim is to enrich your and your children’s experience at the school.

As always, we encourage you to get involved! The APEEE is a great way to meet a diverse group of people and work together toward shared goals, to involve yourself in the educational experience of your child(ren), and to learn more about this very European organisation.  See more here: Get involved.

Warm regards,

 

Valentina PAPA, APEEE President
and the APEEE Team

Dear New Families,

We wanted to write a special message out to you as we know that the European School system can be daunting at first. Please know that we, your fellow parents, stand ready to help you navigate your way around the school and to introduce you to the school community. If you have a question that is practical or pedagogical, a concern that is particular to your own child or of a more generic nature, or whether you are just curious to know more...do not hesitate to reach out to us at: info@uccleparent.org.

The class meetings will be organised according to the following schedule:

Berkendael

  • MAT-P1 - Tuesday 5 September, 13:30 - 14:30
  • P2-P3 - Tuesday 19 September, 18:00 - 20:15
  • P4-P5 - Thursday 21 September, 18:00 - 20:15

Uccle

  • MAT-P1 - Tuesday 5 September, 18:30 - 20:30
  • P2 - Tuesday 19 September, 18:30 - 20:30
  • P3 - Tuesday 19 September, 19:15 - 21:15
  • P4 - Thursday 21 September, 18:30 - 20:30
  • P5 - Thursday 21 September, 19:15 - 21:15
  • S1-S2-S3 - Monday 25 September, 18:00 - 20:00
  • S4-S5-S6-S7 - Tuesday 26 September, 18:00 - 20:00

These meetings are the natural place for new families not only to meet your teachers but also to meet and make contact with other parents in the class.  And importantly, these meetings are the forum where parents formally elect representatives for each class and create the class contact list which is the basis of communication between parents.

Still, as the APEEE does not have a contact list for new parents, it often takes some work for us and our class representatives to identify and locate you. To help speed up this process, we strongly encourage new families to contact the APEEE (info@uccleparents.org) so that we can put you directly in contact with the parent class representatives from your class.

In case you still face any logistical obstacles in your child(ren)’s daily schedule or education, we include contacts below:

If you are the parent of a Secondary student, you may also be interested in our online Used Textbook Sales for the FR, EN, ES and IT sections.  This is a good and environment-friendly way to get your hands on the expensive or hard-to-find editions required for classes...and it can also put you in touch with other parents.

In closing, we hope you and your children have had an exciting first two weeks...and that your time at EEBI will be as rewarding as ours has been! Please visit our webpage at www.uccleparents.org to find out more about the APEEE and our work.

Kind regards.

12/06/2023: OPENING OF (RE)ENROLMENT FOR APEEE AND APEEE SERVICES FOR 2023-2024

Dear returning and new parents of Berkendael and Uccle,

From Monday 12 June 2023, enrolment and re-registration for the 2023-2024 school year is open.

You have the opportunity to register or renew your registration with the Parents' Association (APEEE annual membership) and then to register for the services of the APEEE Services.

Click on the links below for instructions.

 Returning Uccle parents (including parents of P5 Berkendael pupils entering S1 in Uccle)
 Returning Berkendael parents
 New parents in Uccle
 New parents in Berkendael