Who We Are?
Our MissioN
As a school, our mission is to prepare students for a bright future in the open world. Brightside puts the spotlight on the student to let their talents shine and their skills to be developed. Our vision is based on several mission statements:
- Focus on personal development of the student
- Prepare students for life in an everchanging world
- Prepare students for different multiculturele societies
we stand for innovation & experiences
We have designed different ways to stimulate our students to the maximum. We have designed different ways to stimulate our students to the maximum. We do this through the innovation hour and the flex hours. These are designed to motivate students with their school work and engage them with realistic real-life skills
Our Core Values
We work well with all our friends and classmates. We want everyone to learn and succeed, and this requires us to work together, compromise and share to succeed.
We encourage students to take ownership of their learning and the well-being of others.
We value and honor the diverse perspectives and identities of all individuals withing our school.
We have a growth mindset. School is a place to learn and we believe we can improve and work every day to learn something new. We show up every day to listen, think, practice, and act on our new knowledge.
We are a school that embraces the cultural diversity of our community. We accept all cultures in the classroom and seek to learn about the unique perspectives of people from cultures other than our own.
Our care
Pastoral care
We try to be as inclusive as possible and we are open to everybody. That is why we also have a pastoral care program which is designed to help and protect our students.
- Regular communication with parents and students
- Cooperation with health instituations which can support children
- On going teacher training
- External health adivsors which keep in close contact with the school
- Personal guidance for students who need extra help
Internationalisation
We want to ensure that our students are prepared to live in an international world. It is very important to actively participate in society in the fast-moving world.
That is why we offer various options to work on this. These options are integrated during the lessons, the innovation hour, and an extracurricular Cambridge Assessment Exam program.
The Cambridge Assessment Exam selection is made in the third year for students who score an average grade of 7,5 after P2.