to this website primarily about learning. Learning as the primary driver for all schools. Sounds like a given? Read more on how and what you can improve in your school.

My temporary fixed position on learning is:

The acquiring of new and expanding of existing knowledge, skills, understanding and dispositions. Learning is creating and enhancing connections. In the neural network and between people. 

or in a lean and mean way:

Learning is hardwiring of experiences


Robin Belles
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  • Global Project Director Shell schools
  • Owner IPC Nederland
  • CIS Accreditations
  • IPC Accreditations
  • Parent
  • (Head) teacher
  • Administrator
  • Board member
  • Curriculum design
  • Trainer/Speaker/Change facilitator/critical friend

Expertise in schools worldwide in both national education systems as well as international schools.


“A spark is all we need”

“We talk and think about this a lot, but nothing really changes”

Where do we start? “

Sound familiar? We all need a push forward sometimes, a new perspective with a lasting impact.

Helping you improve valuable learning through: 

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The ideal school

The ideal school

A safe yet challenging environment which connects all stakeholders through its focus on valuable learning

Its key factors being:


  • the interactions and relationships people have, develop and uphold

  • systems and structures in a school; the (un)written rules

  • the behaviour of the teacher in and towards his environment

  • time allowed for children; to respond, to act, to practice, to think, to learn, to play, to explain etc.

  • the physical learning environment

  • all possible ways of learning input and output

  • expectations in all areas and at all levels

  • the use of language

Connecting people through a focus on valuable learning. Meaning three things foremost: 

  1. it’s all about learning, growth, development etc. In evaluations, discussions, meetings, reports etc. The relation between parents, school and children is paramount for the succes of learning. And vice versa, the focus on valuable learning is the key to a meaningful relation between them.

  2. Creating meaningful relations through valuable content. Engaging in what we learn, establishes our connections.

  3. Valuable content is found through creating and expanding meaningful relations between people.  Listen! What to learn best in the best possible way is to be heard and seen in the people around you,


And finally: valuable learning is both complex and context rich. It will require a continuous effort by all involved; valuable learning demands hard work, but is great fun.

Schemes, concepts and people who claim otherwise are tailoring for the emperor’s new clothes. Google that if you have to.

Buying and selling or learning and sharing?

People have enough stuff, but they don’t have enough meaning.

How will you invest in yourself?


By buying your next thing? By building and selling your image?

Or by truly learning from others and sharing what you are all about?

Meaning is not about transactions.


Robin Belles

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1081 JD Amsterdam

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