Primary school Sint-Jan : Maasmechelen -Belgium
children : 290 (September 2010)
nursery school : 100 (2,5 years - 5 years) - 5 classes
primary school : 190 (6 years - 12 years) - 9 classes
language : Dutch
second language starts at the age of 10 years : French
number of nationalities in our school : 17 (the most of them are Italian or Turkish)
a lot of children speaks their mother tongue (Italian - Turkish - Maroccan - Polish - Greek - Spanish - .......)
number of teachers : 25
headmaster : Jan Pelssers
a schoolday : 8:40 - 12:15 in the morning and 13:15-15:10 in the afternoon (Monday -Tuesday - Thirsday -Friday)
8:40 - 12:15 in the morning (Wednesday)
Our school is located in the municipality Maasmechelen.
Maasmechelen is a big town and has 36 500 inhabitants.
Maasmechelen is situated just on the border with the Netherlands, and Germany is only 25 km to go.
On May 20, 1901, André Dumont found commercial-grade . This led to the exploitation of coal mines in Eisden from 1923 to 1987. The industrial development attracted workers from all over Europe, which accounts for the numerous international restaurants still found today in Eisden.
The natural reservation Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen is located on Maasmechelen’s territory. It was established to protect the unique fauna and flora of the plateau of Campine.
The Eisdense cité, a 19th-century garden city with typical cottage-like houses in a park setting, still bear witness to the city’s mining history. One of the houses has been converted into a museum.
A "fashion" village was built near the old mining district. The attractive setting and the designers’ boutiques of Maasmechelenvillage attract thousands of visitors every year.
website : http://www.stjaneisden.be