LAB - Gedreven Onderwijs

Name

LAB - Gedreven Onderwijs

Legal name

LAB Gedreven Onderwijs

Website

https://labonderwijs.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Under-18 / High School-to-University Foundation Pathways (EDAIAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

College & Career Transition Services (Bridge Programs, Dual Enrollment Pathways) (EDAAABAK)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Integrative pedagogy
• Personalized learning
• Project-based learning
• Learning coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Sint-amands

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidized Education: As an officially recognized and subsidized school (erkend en gesubsidieerd) by the Flemish government, LAB receives public funding. Parents pay no tuition fees - LAB is not an expensive private school.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LAB - Gedreven Onderwijs is a recognized and government-subsidized secondary school that delivers secondary education (eerste tot zesde jaar) to students aged approximately 12-18 through a proprietary integrative pedagogy model based on Scandinavian educational approaches. The school operates two physical campuses in Sint-Amands and Sint-Niklaas (Belgium), with no tuition fees charged to families, and combines personalized learning routes, project-based education, learning coaching, and explicit life-skills evaluation across multiple study directions (1ste Graad A & B, 2de Graad A, 3de Graad A).

Product overview

LAB Gedreven Onderwijs is a recognized, subsidized secondary school offering an innovative integrative pedagogy model based on the Scandinavian educational approach. The portfolio consists of the core LAB-model (integrative pedagogy framework), supported by the Digitale Leeromgeving (digital learning platform), and operational components including LAB@Work (autonomous study sessions), LAB@School (collaborative learning), Masterclasses (direct instruction), Onderzoeksprojecten (cross-disciplinary research projects), SpreekLAB (immersive language practice), Leercoaching (weekly personal coaching), Zorgcoaching (specialized care support), Cultuurbeschouwing (cultural/philosophical education), and Silence (focused concentration sessions). The system is completed by international language stages in European cities. Together, these components enable personalized learning journeys across three educational grades with multiple study directions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education at LAB Sint-Amands

Quantifiable outcome

• Favorable inspection rating (GUNSTIG advies) with recognition as 'example of good practice' for organizational policy and vision
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VZW VOOP (Vrijdenkende, Onafhankelijke OnderwijsPartners)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAB is affiliated with VOOP, the umbrella organization for free non-confessional education in Flanders. VOOP provides a platform for existing schools and new initiatives that want to offer innovative, current, and meaningful education from a free-thinking perspective. LAB participates in VOOP's network of approximately 20 schools across Flanders.
• UAntwerpen (University of Antwerp)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with UAntwerpen on professional development for teachers. Research cooperation on teaching practices.
• UGent (Ghent University)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch cooperation on student wellbeing and academic performance.
• Vrij CLB AnkercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAB works with Vrij CLB Anker as the official student guidance center for LAB Sint-Niklaas. CLB provides independent guidance for student wellbeing across all areas. Contact: 03/316 20 00
• LAB Academy bvcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAB Academy bv supports LAB Gedreven Onderwijs, particularly for the ESF transition project. LAB Academy provides coaching trajectories to other schools and professional development programs.
• AgoriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Agoria to develop trajectories around learning organizations, allowing companies to self-assess ('How far are we already?') and design customized development programs.
• AP Brussel (Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with AP Brussels Teacher Training program. LAB model incorporated into teacher education, LAB teachers learn from AP instructors, LAB students interact with AP students.
• Plus² OndersteuningsnetwerkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCare coaches at LAB are the contact points for the support network Plus² and for students with learning obstacles.
• CEGO (Centrum voor Ervaringsgerichte Opleiding)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEGO research on student engagement conducted in partnership with LAB to measure and improve student involvement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ørestad Gymnasium: Public Danish upper-secondary school in Copenhagen widely known for project-based learning, open learning environments, and student autonomy. Comparable as another Scandinavian-rooted, pedagogy-forward secondary school that LAB's model draws cultural inspiration from.
• Kunskapsskolan: Swedish personalized-learning education provider operating secondary schools in Sweden and internationally. LAB explicitly draws its integrative pedagogy model from the Scandinavian approach that Kunskapsskolan pioneered, making it the closest methodological twin.
• Agora (Roermond): Dutch progressive secondary school focused on personalized learning paths, student ownership, and coach-based support. Closest Belgian/Dutch peer along geography and pedagogy, sharing LAB's emphasis on coaching over traditional subject teaching.

Others

• United World Colleges (UWC): International movement of secondary schools (e.g., UWC Atlantic College) offering residential, mission-driven secondary education with experiential learning. Not a direct competitor but an adjacent international-secondary peer for student-segment overlap on globally-minded families.
• VOOP member schools (e.g., other Vrijdenkende OnderwijsPartners schools): LAB's umbrella organization VZW VOOP groups ~20 free, non-confessional Flemish schools with progressive philosophies. Peer member schools share the same funding framework, regulatory environment, and pedagogical values without directly competing geographically.

Broad incumbents

• Rudolf Steiner School / Waldorf Network Europe: Europe-wide network of Waldorf/Steiner schools offering secondary education with an alternative, holistic pedagogy. Established incumbent alternative-education network against which LAB positions, though with a different philosophical lineage (anthroposophy vs. Scandinavian integrative).
• Montessori Europe Secondary Schools: European federation of Montessori schools including secondary programs. Established alternative-pedagogy network with comparable student-centred positioning, though rooted in a different (Montessori) tradition.

Emerging players

• JobsSchool: Dutch network of alternative secondary schools emphasizing self-direction, real-world learning, and student agency. Operates at smaller scale than LAB but pursues a similar disruptive position against traditional secondary education in the Low Countries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/labonderwijs
• Instagraminstagram.com/lab_gedrevenonderwijs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lab---gedreven-onderwijs

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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