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Openbare Daltonbasisschool De Horizon
Pieter Calandlaan 768, AMSTERDAM 1060 TZ
About the school
Openbare Daltonbasisschool De Horizon is een school in AMSTERDAM met een openbaar signatuur.
About Dalton school
Dalton education revolves around three core values: freedom, responsibility, and collaboration. Pupils plan their own work through daily and weekly tasks, consult with classmates, and learn how to make choices. The teacher acts as a coach.
Strengths
- Teaches planning and independent work
- Strong on collaboration and communication
- Structured freedom: not too open, not too rigid
- Works well for children who respond to responsibility
- Widely available in the Netherlands
Keep in mind
- Requires self-organization, which does not come naturally to every child
- Quality varies by school and teacher