Écoles Belges au Maroc (EBM) is a Belgian international school network in Morocco. It consists of École Belge de Casablanca, with a primary school location in Tamaris, Dar Bouazza, Nouaceur Province; and a secondary school location in Ouled Azzouz; and the École Belge de Rabat in Rabat.[1]
| Ecole Belge de Casablanca | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
 | |
Tamaris , Morocco | |
| Coordinates | 33°32′26″N 7°46′25″W / 33.5405°N 7.7736°W |
The network serves ages 2 1/2-18 and operates under the authority of the French Community of Belgium, also known as the Federation Wallonia-Brussels (FWB).[2] It is a part of the Association des écoles à programme belge à l'étranger (AEBE).
History
editThe Casablanca school had 524 students in 2014, when it opened, with its initial campus in Dar Bouazza. Its enrollment was above projections.[3] By 2015 enrollment was up to 528 students, with 22% of the students being Belgian. That year, there were 42 Belgian and 23 Moroccan teachers. The new secondary campus for the Casablanca school was scheduled to open in 2017.[4]
The Rabat campus was scheduled to open in 2018.[4] Groundbreaking occurred in January 2017. It opened the following year with 250 students.[5]
Campuses
editThe Tamaris campus is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the Morocco Mall.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Home". Écoles Belges au Maroc. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
Ecole Belge de Casablanca Section fondamentale Lot. Jardins de l'Océan Tamaris - Dar Bouazza [...] Ecole Belge de Casablanca Section secondaire Route d'Azemmour, Km 13 Ouled Azzouz [...] Ecole Belge de Rabat Avenue Sophora, Hay Riad - Secteur 23 10110 Rabat
- Maps - ^ "L'école" (Archive). École Belge de Casablanca. Retrieved on October 28, 2015.
- ^ Chaudier, Julie (2014-09-22). "Les Marocains font le succès de la nouvelle école belge de Casablanca". La Libre (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
"On n'imaginait pas faire face[...][In regards to being oversubscribed]
- ^ a b Tassin, Stéphane (2015-03-27). "Une école belge à Rabat en 2018". La Libre (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ "Inauguration d'une école belge à Rabat". La Libre (in French). Belga. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
Ce dernier avait déjà posé la première pierre des bâtiments en janvier 2017.
- ^ "Contact." École Belge de Casablanca. Retrieved on October 28, 2015. "Adresse Tamaris à 9km du Morocco Mall Casablanca"
Further reading
edit- Agoumi, Karim (2019-06-27). "L'école belge de Rabat prépare à l'entrée au collège". L'Économiste (in French).
- Tassin, Stéphane (2018-06-26). "Une école belge sort de terre à Rabat". La Libre (in French).
External links
edit- Écoles Belges au Maroc (in French)
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