OBS De Schakel

What OBS De Schakel does

OBS De Schakel is a Dutch openbaar basisonderwijs (public primary) school located at Lindenlaan 60–62, 7681 RG Vroomshoop, Netherlands, operating under the governance of Stichting Varietas, a non-profit educational foundation. It serves children aged approximately 4 to 12 across eight groups (kleuters groups 1–2 through group 8), with an enrollment pathway that opens at age 3 years 10 months through warming-up sessions, introductory mornings, and teacher home visits. The school employs 33 staff in total, with a named leadership team of Director Marko van Koningsveld and Quality Coordinator Rachel van Duiven plus roughly a dozen teachers and teaching assistants.

The school's core offerings combine a general primary curriculum (onderwijs voor denkers en doeners) with several distinct programs: PBS (Positive Behavior Support) as a school-wide behavioral methodology, Bewegend Leren (movement-based learning) that integrates physical activity into lessons, Piramide play-based kindergarten education, and a Bieb op school (in-school library) with a reading media consultant. Digital instruction is delivered through the Snappet platform for Rekenen (arithmetic), Taal (language), and Spelling, with students working on personal goals while teachers monitor progress. Religious/philosophical education (GVO, HVO, IVO) is offered one hour weekly. Student support is structured around the Handelingsgericht Werken (HGW) framework, with a school support team (SOT) meeting five times per year alongside a youth nurse, orthopedagogue, school coach, and a school family worker (Maurien Abbink) provided through partner Incluzio. The school is part of the SWV Twente Noord cooperative for passend onderwijs (appropriate education).

The business model is non-commercial. Primary revenue is per-student government funding allocated to Stichting Varietas, which operates OBS De Schakel and other schools in the network. A secondary, much smaller revenue stream is the voluntary annual parent contribution (ouderbijdrage), administered since 2007 by the parent-established foundation Stichting Vrienden van OBS De Schakel, which funds school activities and occasionally supplemental learning materials. The go-to-market is direct enrollment of local families in Vroomshoop and the surrounding area, supported by an annual open day in February, the school website (obs-schakel.nl), and the Parro app plus monthly newsletter for ongoing parent communication. There are no waiting lists, and pricing (where applicable) is not publicly disclosed.

Name

OBS De Schakel

Legal name

OBS De Schakel

Website

https://obs-schakel.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OBS De Schakel is a Dutch publicly funded primary school in Vroomshoop, Netherlands, operated by Stichting Varietas, serving approximately 150–250 children aged 4–12 with Snappet-based digital instruction, PBS methodology, and integrated student support services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAAAB

Public Elementary Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Public K–12 Schools & Districts

Keywords

• Primary education
• Basisschool services
• Elementary schooling
• Digital learning
• Student support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vroomshoop

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Education: Primary education funded by Dutch government. Stichting Varietas is the governing foundation.
2. Parent Contribution (Ouderbijdrage): Annual parent contribution managed by Stichting Vrienden van OBS De Schakel. Funds school activities and occasionally supplemental learning materials.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OBS De Schakel delivers publicly funded primary education (basisonderwijs) for children aged 4-12 in Vroomshoop, Netherlands, following the principle of 'onderwijs voor denkers en doeners' (education for thinkers and doers). The school combines digital education via the Snappet platform for Rekenen, Taal and Spelling with movement-based learning, play-based kindergarten methods, PBS-supported positive school climate, and integrated student support services including a school family worker, youth nurse, orthopedagogue and school coach.

Product overview

OBS De Schakel is a primary school (basisschool) under Stichting Varietas, offering an 8-year primary education program. The school operates a unified educational approach centered on 'onderwijs voor denkers en doeners' (education for thinkers and doers). The core offerings include general education, Bewegend Leren (movement-based learning), Digitaal Onderwijs (digital education via Snappet), Piramide bij de Kleuters (play-based learning for kindergarten), PBS (positive behavior support), Bieb op School (library), Levensbeschouwing (religious/philosophical education), and Zorg voor Leerlingen (student care services). All components integrate to provide holistic primary education focused on academic growth, social-emotional development, and individual talent discovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Onderwijs (General Primary Education)
• Bewegend Leren (Movement-Based Learning)
• Digitaal Onderwijs (Digital Education via Snappet)
• Piramide bij de Kleuters (Pyramid for Kindergarten)
• PBS (Positive Behavior Support)
• Bieb op School (Library on School)
• Levensbeschouwing (Religious/Philosophical Education)
• Zorg voor Leerlingen (Student Care)

Quantifiable outcome

• Golden and Silver weeks program for group formation after each vacation period
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stichting VarietascoreOthersParent educational foundation governing OBS De Schakel. Provides organizational oversight, privacy and safety policies, and connects all Varietas schools in the network.
• SWV Twente NoordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative body for special educational support in Twente North region. School follows SWV Twente Noord agreements for passend onderwijs (appropriate education) and coordinated support arrangements.
• IncluziominorOthersExternal organization providing school family worker Maurien Abbink to support students and families with questions about children or households.
• SnappetcoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital learning platform used for Mathematics, Language, and Spelling education. Provides personalized learning paths and progress tracking for students.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Incluzio: Social support services provider that places a school family worker (Maurien Abbink) at OBS De Schakel. Adjacent partner enabling low-threshold family support and broader student welfare services.
• Snappet: Digital learning platform used by OBS De Schakel for Mathematics, Language, and Spelling. Comparable as an adjacent enabling technology provider used by many Dutch primary schools for personalized learning and progress tracking.
• Parro: Parent-school communication app used by OBS De Schakel. Adjacent enabling technology widely used across Dutch primary schools for parent engagement, similar to how Snappet is used for academic delivery.
• SWV Twente Noord: Cooperative for special educational support in the Twente North region. Comparable as the ecosystem partner enabling passend onderwijs arrangements and additional funding flow for member schools.

Direct peers

• Stichting OPONOA: Dutch primary school foundation operating multiple basisscholen, comparable as a non-profit school network with similar governance, funding model, and student demographics to OBS De Schakel.
• Stichting Varietas (other schools in network): Parent foundation operating multiple primary schools in the Twente region, including OBS De Schakel. Other Varietas schools operate under the same organizational, privacy, and governance framework, making them the most direct peers for benchmarking operating approaches.

Regional players

• Stichting Innoord: Dutch primary school foundation operating in a different geographic region. Comparable as a peer Dutch primary school network with similar funding structures and pedagogical approaches.

Broad incumbents

• Stichting VCO (Veluwse Onderwijsgroep): Larger Dutch primary education foundation operating multiple schools in the Veluwe region. Comparable as a non-profit school network operator with similar public funding model and rural/semi-urban school mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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