Scandinavian School of Brussels (SSB; Finnish: Brysselin Skandinaavinen koulu, French: École Reine Astrid) was an international school in Waterloo, Belgium. It served students ages 2–19.[1] The school had preschool through upper secondary levels, and had separate academic programmes for Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.[2] SSB offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme that was taught in more than 4000 schools in over 140 countries. Its French name refers to Queen Astrid of Sweden.[3]
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
SSB also assigned some boarding students to area families who participated in homestay arrangements.[6]
Student body
Its students originated from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. As of 2015 it had about 300 students,[1] most of whom reside in Waterloo, Lasne, and Sint-Genesius-Rode, with some living in central Brussels.[7]
The school also offered home language courses to 100 other students.[1]
