Scandinavian School of Brussels (SSB; fi, Brysselin Skandinaavinen koulu, french: 1=École Reine Astrid) is an international school in

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

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. Its campus is located on the Argenteuil estate, which it shares with, "Den norske skolen i Brussel", the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, and the European School of Bruxelles-Argenteuil.

Campus and operations

SSB uses 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 * Château d'Argenteuil - Used as the boarding facility and canteen SSB also assigns some boarding students to area families who participate in

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arrangements.

Student body

Its students originate from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. As of 2015 it has 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 offers 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

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