SBO de Windroos

What SBO de Windroos does

SBO de Windroos is a special primary education school (Speciaal Basisonderwijs, SBO) located in Oldenzaal, Netherlands, founded in 1999 and operated under the Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Noord-Oost Twente (KONOT) Catholic education foundation. It serves approximately 200 children aged 4–13 whose behavioral, learning, or work-attitude profiles require support beyond mainstream primary education, and delivers a portfolio of targeted programs alongside the standard Dutch primary curriculum — including speech therapy (Logopedie), Motor Remedial Teaching (M.R.T.), physical education, SoVa and Kwink for social-emotional skills, Rots & Water for resilience, structured writing instruction, media literacy (MediaPaspoort), and a talent development module. Intake is community-led, with parents or guardians contacting the school directly.

The operating model is publicly funded through per-pupil allocations routed by the Dutch government via the KONOT holding structure, supplemented by voluntary parent contributions (Ouderbijdrage) and grants from the Kans voor een Kind foundation. The technology stack is modest and standard for Dutch SBO institutions: Social Schools for parent communication, Looqin for behavioral tracking, and MediaPaspoort for media literacy curriculum — there is no proprietary platform, no commercial product, and no data assets of analytical value. The institution holds the Nationaal Keurmerk Mediawijsheid (national media literacy quality mark) and the Vignet Gezonde School (Healthy School vignette), with the most recent Education Inspectorate review dated 2026-02-19.

SBO de Windroos is a non-profit, single-site foundation service rather than a commercial enterprise; it has no equity, no funding rounds, and no growth capital structure. Leadership comprises Director Gerben Ottink and Location Leader Anne van der Weide, with approximately 76 staff. Strategic posture is maintenance-oriented — anchored by a 25-year milestone marked in April 2024 and a published School Plan 2024-2028 — rather than expansionary.

Name

SBO de Windroos

Legal name

SBO de Windroos

Website

https://sbodewindroos.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SBO de Windroos is a Dutch special primary education school (SBO) in Oldenzaal, serving approximately 200 children aged 4-13 with behavioral, learning, or work-attitude challenges, governed by the KONOT Catholic education foundation and funded through Dutch government per-pupil allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter Alternative & At-Risk Schools (Continuation, Credit Recovery, Juvenile) (EDAJACAE)

Keywords

• Special primary education
• Special education support
• Speech therapy services
• Motor remedial teaching
• Media literacy education

Headquarters

HQ city

Oldenzaal

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a special primary education school (SBO) in the Netherlands, the school receives government funding through the KONOT school board (Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Noord-Oost Twente). Dutch primary education is publicly funded.
2. Parent Contribution (Ouderbijdrage): The parent council (ouderraad) requests a voluntary parent contribution for organizing school trips, Sinterklaas and Christmas celebrations, cultural outings, and events.
3. Kans voor een Kind Funding: Annual funding received from Kans voor een Kind foundation which adopts regional special education schools and provides funds to fulfill small wishes of children.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SBO de Windroos is a Dutch special primary education school providing tailored educational programs and developmental support to children aged 4-13 in the Noordoost Twente region who need extra support with behavior, learning, or work attitude. The school offers a portfolio of specialized services including speech therapy, motor remedial teaching, physical education, social skills training, talent development, writing instruction, media literacy education, and psycho-physical resilience training. It is publicly funded, governed by KONOT, and operates from a single site in Oldenzaal.

Product overview

SBO de Windroos is a special primary education school (speciaal basisonderwijs) serving approximately 200 students aged 4–13 in Oldenzaal, Netherlands. The school operates as a single unified educational institution offering a broad portfolio of specialized programs and support services integrated under its core educational offering. Key programs include Logopedie (speech therapy), M.R.T. (Motorische Remedial Teaching), Bewegingsonderwijs (physical education with a 'Gezonde School' certification), SoVa (social skills training via Kwink/Looqin), Rots & Water (psycho-physical resilience training), Talentontwikkeling (talent development), Schrijven (writing instruction), and Mediawijsheid (media literacy, nationally certified). The school also operates the Ouderportaal Social Schools parent communication platform, an Ondersteuningsteam multidisciplinary support team, and formal antipestprotocol and veiligheidsplan frameworks. The institution is governed by Konot (Katholiek Onderwijs Noord-Oost Twente) and celebrated its 25th anniversary in April 2024.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Logopedie (Speech Therapy)

Quantifiable outcome

• All students receive minimum 2x weekly physical education from certified PE teacher
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• Konot (Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Noord-Oost Twente)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool governing body responsible for overall educational policy, funding, and strategic direction. Konot oversees multiple schools in the region and provides shared services including privacy (AVG/GDPR) and complaints procedures.
• GGD Twente JeugdgezondheidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional health service for youth health. School has regular contact with GGD Twente for student health monitoring and support.
• Social SchoolscoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline communication platform for primary education enabling teachers to post class updates about activities, sports days, excursions, and teaching methods. Parents receive invitations via email to activate accounts and access closed parent portal.
• BoesCoolFitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports organization in Oldenzaal. School collaborates with BoesCoolFit to introduce students to sports activities available in Oldenzaal after school hours.
• Kans voor een KindmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation that adopts regional special education schools and provides annual funding to fulfill small wishes of children. SBO De Windroos is an adopted 'Kans voor een Kind school'.
• SWV Twente OostpomoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool support partnership (Samenwerkingsverband) for special education in Twente Oostpo region. Provides additional educational support and resources.
• Oldenzaalse Sports ClubsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sports clubs in Oldenzaal. School participates annually in indoor and outdoor sports events and tournaments organized by local sports associations for groups 7 & 8, including school football, street soccer, handball, and hockey tournaments.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Rots & Water (Freek Adriaanse method): Psychophysical training method used at SBO de Windroos with 9 lessons per group covering Grounding, Centering, and Focus. Comparable as a Dutch curriculum/training provider whose methodology is delivered inside the same SBO ecosystem.
• Kwink (Klasseboek method): Dutch social-emotional learning method used by SBO de Windroos alongside the Looqin registration system. Comparable as a curriculum method provider whose tools and content sit at the core of Dutch special-education SEL delivery.
• Stichting Kans voor een Kind: Dutch foundation that adopts regional special education schools and provides annual funding. Comparable as a foundation partner operating in the same Dutch special-education philanthropic ecosystem supporting schools like SBO de Windroos.
• Social Schools: Dutch parent-school communication platform used by SBO de Windroos for its ouderportaal. Comparable as the technology/communications infrastructure provider serving Dutch primary schools, including special education institutions in the same market.
• GGD Twente: Regional youth health service partnered with SBO de Windroos for student health monitoring and support coordination. Comparable as a regional public-sector partner operating in the same Noordoost Twente special-education support network.
• CED-Groep: Major Dutch educational support organization providing training, consulting, and curriculum support (including Rots & Water and Kwink-adjacent methods) to schools. Comparable as a specialist service provider in the same Dutch special-education ecosystem De Windroos operates in.

Broad incumbents

• Koninklijke Auris Groep: Large Dutch special education organization providing specialized primary and secondary education across multiple regions. Comparable as a broader incumbent in Dutch special education with overlapping service offerings (speech/language, social-emotional support, multi-disciplinary teams) at significantly larger scale.
• Vitus Scholengroep: Large Dutch Catholic school foundation operating multiple primary schools, including special primary education locations, across the Zwolle region. Comparable as a broader regional incumbent in Dutch Catholic K-12 education offering SBO alongside mainstream primary education.

Direct peers

• SWV Twente Oostpo: Regional Dutch Samenwerkingsverband coordinating special education support across the Twente-Oostpo area. Directly comparable as the regional body that channels special-education referrals and resources to schools like SBO de Windroos, governing the same inclusion/support framework the school operates within.

Regional players

• KONOT (Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Noord-Oost Twente): The governing foundation overseeing SBO de Windroos and other Catholic primary schools in Noordoost Twente. Sister schools within KONOT share funding, policies (AVG, complaints), and strategic direction, making them the most directly comparable regional peers in the same operating context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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