Day a Week School

What Day a Week School does

Day a Week School (DWS) is a Dutch enrichment education program for cognitively gifted primary school students in groups 5-8 (typically ages 10-12). Founded in 2010 as a joint initiative between Amsterdam school boards and Stichting Het ABC, DWS delivers one full school day per week of cognitively challenging, cross-curricular education, bringing together developmental peers from multiple regular schools. The curriculum is built on a concept licensed from NACE (UK), originally developed by Carol Cummings and Aileen Hoare, and adapted to the Dutch educational context. DWS has grown from six groups in Amsterdam to 60 groups across approximately 15 Dutch regions, serving thousands of students.

The program is delivered through formal partnerships with Dutch school boards (schoolbesturen) and cooperation associations for special education (samenwerkingsverbanden). Each region has a dedicated coordinator from the central program team of roughly six staff, with teachers recruited per region. DWS supplements its core offering with sub-brands and add-on services, including Different Day (an in-school half-day variant reaching a broader student percentage), the DWS Academie (professional development for educators), and Transferactiviteiten (structured activities to support transfer of skills back to home schools). Its proprietary identification procedure addresses the under-detection of gifted underachievers.

Day a Week School is a non-profit educational program operated by Stichting Het ABC. It does not charge parents; funding flows from participating schools and school boards on an annual subscription basis. The organization has no app, no public technology platform, no API surface, and no disclosed revenue or capital structure. There is no indication of venture capital, private equity, or external funding involvement.

Name

Day a Week School

Legal name

Day a Week School

Website

https://dayaweekschool.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Day a Week School is a Dutch non-profit enrichment program, operated by Stichting Het ABC, that delivers one day per week of cognitively challenging cross-curricular education to gifted primary school students (groups 5-8) through partnerships with school boards and cooperation associations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Gifted Primary Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Enrichment Programs for Gifted Learners (STEM, Humanities, Arts) (EDAKALAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Extended Learning Time Programs (After-School/Summer Intervention) (EDAJAGAK)

Keywords

• Gifted education enrichment
• K-12 talent development
• Primary school enrichment
• Passend onderwijs services
• Educator professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. School/School Board Funding: Participation in Day a Week School costs money but not for parents. Costs are paid by the school or school board. This is a non-profit educational program operated by Stichting Het ABC.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Day a Week School provides one-day-per-week enrichment education to cognitively gifted primary school students in groups 5–8, bringing together developmental peers from multiple schools for cognitively challenging, cross-curricular learning. The program is licensed from NACE (UK), adapted for the Dutch education system, and is funded by school boards and cooperation associations at no cost to parents.

Product overview

Day a Week School operates as a unified educational enrichment program, not a modular platform. It provides one-day-per-week enrichment education for cognitively gifted primary school students (grades 5-8) across multiple regions in the Netherlands. The core Day a Week School product brings together students from different schools to learn with developmental peers, while a related program called Different Day offers a similar enrichment concept within a single school for half a day per week. Additional services include the DWS Academie for educator professional development and Transferactiviteiten to support skill transfer back to home schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Different Day: A comparable program to Day a Week School concept that takes place within one school, for half a day per week, and serves a larger percentage of students.

Products and services

• Day a Week School (DWS) One-day-per-week pull-out enrichment education program for cognitively gifted primary school students in groups 5-8, delivered to developmental peers from multiple schools with a cross-curricular curriculum aimed at developing autonomous, self-directed learners.
• Different Day In-school half-day-per-week enrichment program modelled on the DWS concept, intended to serve a broader percentage of students within a single participating school.
• DWS Academie Professional development and training services for educators and schools on identifying and supporting gifted students and talent development.
• Transferactiviteiten Transfer activities and evaluations designed to help DWS students apply enriched skills and knowledge back in their regular home-school classrooms.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60 groups in multiple Dutch regions serving thousands of students since 2010.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Emer Beamer (Designathon)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Emer Beamer's Designathon was used by DWS groups to engage students in design thinking activities. Students created an extensive report as part of the Designathon experience.
• Gemeente AmsterdamminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014The municipality of Amsterdam commissioned DWS students to design a campaign for a children's windmill. Students worked with the climate bureau and created marketing materials including names, logos, slogans, and strategies.
• Stichting Het ABCcoreOthers · 1 January 2010Stichting Het ABC is the parent organization that operates Day a Week School. They hold the Dutch license for the DWS concept and coordinate the program across all regions.
• NACE (National Association for Gifted Children)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2009NACE is the UK association for educational advisors specializing in gifted education. The Day a Week School concept was developed by Carol Cummings and Aileen Hoare and is licensed through NACE. The concept was brought to the Netherlands in 2009.
• Amsterdam School Boards (Stadsdelen Noord, Centrum en Zuid)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Three Amsterdam school boards from stadsdelen Noord, Centrum, and Zuid partnered with Het ABC in 2009 to bring DWS to the Netherlands. They started with six groups in Amsterdam.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Regional players

• CED-groep: Dutch educational advisory and support organization providing services to primary schools, including in talent and giftedness. Comparable to DWS as a Dutch-region service provider supporting school boards on educational innovation.

Others

• National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC): US membership organization advancing research and policy on gifted education, providing professional development and advocacy. Comparable to ECHA in role; relevant peer because it shapes the same gifted-education ecosystem DWS operates in.
• European Council for High Ability (ECHA): European peak body supporting research and practice in gifted education, including conferences, publications, and teacher training. Relevant as an enabling/thematic peer operating in the same domain as DWS.
• Stichting Slim!: Dutch organization providing talent development programs and materials for advanced learners in primary education. Comparable to DWS in its Dutch focus on gifted learners, though Slim! operates more as a content/program provider than a school-based service.
• Beeld en Geluid / Designathon Works: Designathon Works (run by Emer Beamer) partnered with DWS for design-thinking activities with gifted students. Comparable as an enrichment-content partner that designs stretch-learning experiences for advanced primary learners.
• Universiteit Twente Pre-University Programs: Pre-university programs at Dutch universities offering enrichment opportunities for talented secondary-school students. Conceptually comparable to DWS in extending stretch opportunities beyond regular curricula for high-potential learners.

Direct peers

• Davidson Institute for Talent Development: US nonprofit providing programs, services, and resources for profoundly gifted young people, including identification, schools, and learning materials. Comparable to DWS as a purpose-built gifted-education provider.
• Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY): US-based program providing enrichment, talent identification, and acceleration for academically advanced pre-college students. CTY is a direct comparable in the gifted-enrichment space, operating a model similar to DWS at much larger scale.
• NACE (National Association for Able Children in Education): UK-based originator of the Day a Week School concept developed by Carol Cummings and Aileen Hoare. NACE licenses the enrichment program to DWS and operates analogous gifted-education services in the UK, making it the closest methodological and product peer.
• Duke Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP): Identification and enrichment programming for gifted students in grades 4–12, including summer programs and academic competitions. Duke TIP is functionally analogous to DWS, scaled across the United States.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/day-a-week-school

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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