Scandinavian School of Brussels (SSB; , ) was an international school in

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. It served students ages 2–19.Students at SSB
" Scandinavian School of Brussels. Retrieved on 21 October 2015. The school had preschool through upper secondary levels, and had separate academic programmes for Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. SSB offered the

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(IB) Diploma Programme that was taught in more than 4000 schools in over 140 countries. Its French name refers to Queen

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. Its campus was located on the Argenteuil estate, which it shared with, "Den norske skolen i Brussel", the

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, and the European School of Bruxelles-Argenteuil. It opened in 1973 and closed in 2020.Une école a fermé ses portes à Waterloo !
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Campus and operations

SSB used the following buildings: * Main building - School administration, library, Preschool, levels 3-9 (compulsory education), upper secondary, and the gymnasium for students in levels 1-3 * Paviljong - The play area * Compulsory FS-2 building - Houses the music area, the sports hall, and classrooms for compulsory levels FS-2 *

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- Used as the boarding facility and canteen SSB also assigned some boarding students to area families who participated in

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arrangements.

Student body

Its students originated from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. As of 2015 it had about 300 students, most of whom reside in Waterloo,

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, and

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, with some living in central Brussels. The school also offered home language courses to 100 other students.

Closure

The school closed in 2020. It consolidated into the Swedish section of the European School of Bruxelles-Argenteuil.

References

External links

Scandinavian School of Brussels
Buildings and structures in Walloon Brabant International schools in Belgium Secondary schools in Belgium International Baccalaureate schools in Belgium Swedish international schools Norwegian international schools Finnish international schools Waterloo, Belgium Norwegian diaspora in Europe 2020 disestablishments in Belgium 1973 establishments in Belgium Educational institutions disestablished in 2020 Educational institutions established in 1973 {{Finland-school-stub