08. Notre-Dame des Champs School

Founded in 1817, the Congregation of the Dames de Marie was dedicated to the education of young girls. The number of students kept growing in the course of nearly 90 years and, having moved repeatedly, in 1908 the Congregation finally acquired a plot of land of 3 hectares on what is today Rue Edith Cavell, with a view to constructing a school complex. Built in the middle of fields (as indicated by the names found in the surrounding area: Langeveld, Bosveldweg, Longchamp…), the new school provided a healthy environment, calm and serenity, all conducive to quality education. The building comprised 200 rooms, including dormitories which were later turned into classrooms. With its long corridors and walkways, podiums and theatres, the former chapel which is now a multimedia centre, and its hundred-year-old trees, this is a living architectural ensemble which bears witness to an enlightened pedagogical concept. 

The visits are accessible to wheelchair users (access through the entrance at 44, Rue Zeecrabbe).

SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER