o.b.s. De Kameleon

What o.b.s. De Kameleon does

o.b.s. De Kameleon (Openbare Basisschool De Kameleon) is a public primary school located at Middelwyk 2, Drachten, Netherlands, operating under the educational foundation Adenium (formerly OPO Furore). As of February 1, 2025, the school served 225 students across 12 groups (groups 1 through 8), with an average group size of approximately 22 students. The school is housed within Brede School De Wiken, a multi-tenant education-and-care complex shared with PCBO Het Mozaïek, peuterspeelzaal De Turfjes, Kinderwoud kinderopvang, It Bijehûbs, and the Consultatiebureau, forming an integrated kindcentrum (IKC) that delivers continuous care and education from 7:00 to 19:00 for children aged 0-12 (extended to 13 with before/after school care). Director Durk Meijer has led the school since April 2020 and also serves as director of Brede School De Wiken.

Name

o.b.s. De Kameleon

Legal name

OBS De Kameleon

Website

https://de-kameleon.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Public primary schooling
• Integrated child center
• Positive behavior support
• Differentiated classroom instruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Drachten

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: As a public primary school (OBS), the school is primarily funded through government education funding from the Adenium school board.
2. Parent Contributions: Voluntary contributions for school swimming (groups 3-4), school trips, and a voluntary school fund managed by the Parent Council (Ouderraad). These contributions fund celebrations, Sinterklaas, Christmas, Easter, end-of-year festival, sports, and school insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

o.b.s. De Kameleon is an openbare basisschool (public primary school) delivering full-time primary education to approximately 225 children in groups 1 through 8 (ages 4-12), with continuous intake from age 3. The school operates within an Integrated Children's Center (IKC Kindcentrum) that extends care, education, and development services for children aged 0-12 from 7:00 to 19:00 in partnership with childcare, healthcare, and youth-services providers.

Product overview

OBS De Kameleon is an open public primary school serving approximately 225 students in groups 1-8 (ages 2-13). The school operates as part of Brede School De Wiken, an integrated child center collaborating with Het Mozaïek school, De Turfjes preschool, Mijnheer Nilsson childcare, GGD health services, speech therapy, Talant, and MOS. Core educational offerings include PBS (Positive Behavior Support) for social-emotional development, Veilig Leren Lezen for reading instruction, and SemSom for mathematics. The EDI-model is used for differentiated instruction in groups 4-8. Additional services include a school library, the Extra Kansen enrichment program, and Gezonde School (Healthy School) certification covering movement, well-being, and safety.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Education (OBS De Kameleon) Full-time public primary education for children aged 4-12 (groups 1-8), with continuous intake from age 3 and twelve group classes averaging about 22 students each.
• IKC Kindcentrum (Integrated Children's Center) Integrated care, education, and development services for children aged 0-12, provided from 7:00 to 19:00 in partnership with childcare, healthcare, and youth-services organizations co-located at Brede School De Wiken.
• PBS - Positive Behavior Support program School-wide behavioral support program with explicit values of Safety, Engagement, and Respect, using the SWPBS framework to build a positive school climate across groups 1-8.
• Bibliotheek op School (School Library) On-site school library offering daily book lending, supported by volunteer book mothers and a weekly reading/media consultant from the public library, providing an inspiring book collection and digital learning environment.
• Programma Extra Kansen (Extra Chances enrichment program) After-school and weekend enrichment program offering cultural, sports, and developmental activities for various age groups, organized in collaboration with local partners.
• GVO / HVO (Religious and Humanist Education) Optional religious education (GVO) and humanist education (HVO) lessons for group 8 students, taught by specialist teachers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average group size maintained at approximately 22 students for personalized attention
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration12 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Brede School De Wiken partnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOBS De Kameleon is housed in Brede School De Wiken along with PCBO Het Mozaïek, Peuterspeelzaal De Turfjes, Kinderwoud kinderopvang, It Bijehûs, and the Consultatiebureau. Together they provide integrated services for children from 0-12 years with extended hours from 7:00-19:00.
• Basisschool Het MozaïekcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school within Brede School De Wiken, sharing facilities and collaborating on the Rijke Schoolaanbod (Rich School Offering) and quality plan.
• JeugdzorgpartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth care partners collaborating within Brede School De Wiken to provide comprehensive support for children and families.
• Sport- en cultuurverenigingen uit de wijkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sports and cultural associations collaborating with Brede School De Wiken to provide after-school activities and enrichment programs.
• Adenium (formerly OPO Furore)coreOthersSchool governing body (bestuurscommissie) overseeing OBS De Kameleon. Located at De Lanen 19, Drachten. The school board provides administrative, financial, and educational leadership support.
• CEDIN DrachtenminorOthersSchool support service (schoolbegeleidingsdienst) providing educational consultation and support. Located at Lavendelheide 21, Drachten.
• GGD FryslânminorOthersMunicipal Health Service providing school health services including school doctor (Mevr. M. van der Hem) and school nurse (Mevr. R. Oosterhuis). Health screenings conducted in groups 2 and 7.
• Centrum Jeugd en Gezin - CarinsminorOthersYouth and Family Center providing support and services for children and families in the community.
• AMW DrachtenminorOthersSchool Social Work (School Maatschappelijk Werk) provided by Mevr. M. van Spengen through AMW Drachten, offering support for students and families.
• Inspectie voor basisonderwijscoreOthersDutch Inspectorate of Education (onderwijsinspectie) that monitors and evaluates the school's educational quality and compliance with standards.
• TalantminorOthersPartner organization within the IKC (Integrated Children's Center) providing specialized support services for children.
• MOSminorOthersPartner organization within the IKC (Integrated Children's Center) providing services as part of the broad school community.
• Bibliotheek (Library)minorOthersCollaboration with the public library for the school library (bibliotheek op school) initiative, with weekly support from a reading/media consultant.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Other Stichting Adenium (OPO Furore) primary schools: Sister schools operated under the same Stichting Adenium (formerly OPO Furore) school board that governs OBS De Kameleon. Share identical governance, funding mechanisms, HR policies, and oversight, and serve as the most direct institutional comparables for operational benchmarking and best-practice transfer.
• PCBO Het Mozaïek: Partner primary school housed in the same Brede School De Wiken building in Drachten. Operates a closely analogous primary school model with overlapping age range (4-12), Christian identity, and shared partnership with the same childcare and youth service providers. Directly competes for the same families in the same neighborhood.

Broad incumbents

• Stichting BOOR: Large Rotterdam-based school foundation operating dozens of public primary schools under comparable Dutch governance/funding structures. Provides the broad-incumbent view on operating multi-site primary education organizations at scale, useful as a comparable for Adenium's portfolio-level economics and governance.

Emerging players

• Kinderwoud kinderopvang: Regional childcare provider partnered within IKC Kindcentrum to deliver before/after-school care (BSO) for ages 0-12. Comparable as an adjacent early-years/childcare operator serving overlapping family segments in Friesland, though commercial childcare rather than primary education.
• It Bijehûs: Childcare provider co-located in Brede School De Wiken and contributing to the integrated Kindcentrum service for ages 0-12. Functions as an adjacent care operator within the same building ecosystem that families using OBS De Kameleon also access.
• Peuterspeelzaal De Turfjes: Preschool (peuterspeelzaal) co-located in Brede School De Wiken and integrated into the IKC Kindcentrum. While not a primary school, it occupies the same early-childhood educational space for ages 2-4 and is part of the same integrated child-center proposition for Drachten families.

Others

• GGD Fryslân: Municipal health service for Friesland providing school doctor and school nurse services (health screenings in groups 2 and 7) to OBS De Kameleon. Not a competitor but a structural ecosystem participant — GGD services are uniformly integrated into Dutch primary schools and shape the operational context for comparable schools.
• Bibliotheek Drachten (Bibliotheek op School): Local public library partnered through the 'Bibliotheek op School' initiative to provide daily book lending and a reading/media consultant to OBS De Kameleon. Comparable as a Dutch ecosystem partner rather than competitor, and emblematic of how comparable primary schools structure library and reading programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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