Peter-Petersenschool

Peter Petersenschool is a public school in Haren, Groningen, the Netherlands. The school uses the Jenaplan approach.

History

A group of parents in Haren began planning a new primary school in 1978 that would focus on the social development of children. The new school opened in August 1980 and was named for Jenaplan founder Peter Petersen.

In 1996, Peter Petersenschool merged with 't Vlot (The Raft), a Jenaplan school in Hoogezand. The schools are collectively known as the Jenaplan Education Association North and considered one school by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.

The school is affiliated to the Vereniging van Bijzondere Scholen (Association of Private Schools) and the Nederlandse Jenaplan Vereniging (Netherlands Jenaplan Association).

Campus

Peter Petersenschool has occupied its current building since 1997. The building has eight classrooms and a number of activity centers including a busy corner, a building corner, a computer corner, a documentation center and a kitchen.

Curriculum

The school follows the Jenaplan approach, which allows students autonomy in learning through self-discovery. A rhythmic weekly work schedule is used instead of scheduled lessons to allow the children to work at their own pace, classrooms are structured as lebensraum (living space) to break the formal classroom hierarchy, and student assessment is done verbally and considers the child's overall development and personality instead of formal exams and academic competition.

References

External links

• Peter-Petersenschool