Comparing Danish - Belgian schoolsystem

Differences between the Danish and Belgium pre-school-schoolsystem

Denmark
- Kindergarten starts at 06.30 AM – 5.00 PM
- Parents can bring or come and get their children whenever they like
- Children play most of the time, they are free in everything what they do
- Schoolgroup = preparing the eldest children for normal school
- They eat in the classroom and they all stay in school
- They go outside a lot to play
- They don’t have religion and gymnastics

Belgium
- School starts at 8.30 AM
- All the children have to be in school at 8.30 AM
- Children are free to play aswell, but they have 3 - 4 group activity’s a day
- The group activity’s are for all ages and are a preparation for their own knowledge, yes this is also for children who are 3 years old.
- They eat in one big group in the canteen, they can go home to eat, can bring their lunchboxes or eat a warm meal.
- We only go outside when it is REALLY good weather
- Every morning we have e religion ritual, moment or activity + two times the children have gym class