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Kindergarteners Pius X move into new building: “A bliss!”

The Pius X toddlers at the Kruisbaan in Mechelen experienced their first day of school in 2020 completely different from last year. Not just because of corona: from now on they will be taught in brand new school buildings.

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The new school replaced the decrepit classrooms that were there before. The works were running  some delay due to the corona pandemic.

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Even on 1 September, the school was still not completely finished – toys, a shelter and a bicycle shed are yet to be completed – but the toddlers were already able to move in.

What a difference with the containers they had to use until last school year. “It is a bliss to be able to open such a school”, laughs director Hilde Dewulf. “It really is a night and day difference. This is pure luxury compared to how it was before, a dream for every teacher.”

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Each class was decorated according to a theme – in the first year, for example, a mural by Jules adorns the walls – and has its own sanitary facilities. Thanks to underfloor heating, no radiators stand in the way of the corner effect.

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There are four classes, so there is now also a separate class for beginners. The teachers have a staff room for the first time. “It is of course a pity that we cannot have a festive opening. To get them used to it, the children and their parents were allowed to come and have a look last week.”