Het Eligant Lyceum: parent-friendly secondary school.

Het Eligant Lyceum: parent-friendly secondary school.

Secondary school Eligant lyceum in Zutphen is nominated for the Ouders & Onderwijs award for the most parent-friendly school in the Netherlands. Read here why.

What makes Eligant lyceum parent-friendly?

The school works with the triangle student – parents – school. In coaching talks, parents take part equally several times a year in their child’s development. These talks are not only on the school’s initiative but also from parents and children. The jury also values the workshops the school gives for parents. With themes like ‘managing your stress’ and ‘my child online,’ parents get tools to talk about these at home with their child.

What parents say about the school

Eligant lyceum is approachable for parents and works with them in many ways. Parents say it is good that they mostly decide when coaching talks happen. Elsewhere in the school, the door is always open too. Parents feel seen, which builds trust. One parent says: ‘Parent-friendliness is in the whole school: ‘from administration to the rector’.

What Eligant lyceum says about parents

According to Eligant lyceum, school and parents cannot do without each other. That is why parents of new first-year students can meet their child’s coach before the summer holiday. During a student’s whole school career, there are several triangle talks where student, coach, and parents agree on the student’s development. The school also values what parents think. Through the focus group and surveys among parents, feedback is collected to make the school even better.

Other candidates for the award

Eligant lyceum is one of three schools competing for the award ‘Most parent-friendly secondary school in the Netherlands.’ The other secondary schools are Goese lyceum in Goes and Vathorst college in Amersfoort. Also, in the primary education and special primary education categories, three schools compete for our unique award: Al-Ghazali in Rotterdam, De Ontdekking in Maarheeze, and De Schakel in Utrecht.

Voting

You can vote until 10 November. You can vote twice: once for your favorite primary school and once for your favorite secondary school. Every vote counts and helps choose a winner. What is your favorite?

About the award

Ouders & Onderwijs celebrates 10 years this year. To honor this anniversary, we will give an award this fall to the most parent-friendly schools in the Netherlands: one primary school and one secondary school. With this award, we want to positively highlight parent involvement and parent-friendliness in education. We also want to celebrate parents and schools. Of course, the winners will receive a nice trophy and a fun prize. Do you want to know more about our anniversary?