Stichting Primair Onderwijs Viadere

What Stichting Primair Onderwijs Viadere does

Stichting Primair Onderwijs Viadere is a Dutch non-profit foundation (Stichting under Dutch law) that operates a portfolio of approximately 16 primary schools across Almelo, Wierden, and Rijssen in the province of Overijssel. It was formed in August 2023 through the merger of pre-existing PCBO school organisations and is governed by a two-person College van Bestuur (Elzerieke Hilbrandie and Frank Konings) supervised by a Raad van Toezicht chaired by John van der Vegt. The foundation serves children aged roughly 4-12 across a deliberately diverse set of educational profiles — openbaar (public), Protestants-christelijk, Dalton, NT2 (Dutch as second language, including Het Palet with three locations), Vreedzame School, and an innovative 'Onderwijs voor een Nieuwe Tijd' (Education for a New Era) model — with the stated aim of inclusive education so every child can attend their local school.

The portfolio is supported by a central Bestuursbureau in Almelo (Sluiskade Zuidzijde 187) handling finance, housing, education policy, and HR for all schools, while individual schools retain day-to-day autonomy, local identity, and their own websites and directors. Some schools have been merged into 'informele samenwerkingsscholen' — notably Basisschool Wijzer (combining De Wierde and Step!) and De Pionier (combining De Huve and De Stapvoorde). The foundation runs as an Opleidingsschool with Saxion Hogeschool, Windesheim, and ROC van Twente under the 'Samen Opleiden en Professionaliseren' framework, deploying its own school trainers and starters coaches to support PABO trainees and reduce new-teacher attrition.

Viadere operates inside the regulated Dutch primary-education funding system: services are government-funded and free at the point of delivery to parents, with no tuition fees and revenue drawn from public per-student allocations rather than commercial contracts. Distribution is purely physical — children enrol at a chosen school — and reach is regional across the Almelo/Wierden/Rijssen area. Strategic collaborations with the Municipality of Almelo (education housing, education & care), regional childcare organisations, and youth care providers (Jeugdzorg) extend the foundation's role beyond classical schooling into an integrated child-development ecosystem. Core values are 'Verbinding, Vertrouwen en Verantwoording' (connection, trust, accountability), and stated ambitions are goed onderwijs, inclusiviteit, inter-school samenwerking, and regionale samenwerking.

Name

Stichting Primair Onderwijs Viadere

Legal name

Stichting Primair Onderwijs Viadere

Website

https://www.viadere.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Stichting Primair Onderwijs Viadere is a Dutch non-profit foundation operating approximately 16 government-funded primary schools across Almelo, Wierden, and Rijssen, formed in August 2023 through merger. It delivers public, Protestant-Christian, Dalton, NT2, and 'Education for a New Era' primary education to children aged 4-12, with centralized administrative support and regional partnerships in municipality, childcare, and youth care.

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Primary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools (EDAJABAA)

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Title I & Compensatory Education Programs (EDAJAGAJ)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Inclusive elementary schools
• Dutch language instruction
• Teacher training schools
• School governance foundation

Headquarters

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Almelo

HQ country

Netherlands

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Europe

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B2C

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Services

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Core offering

Stichting Primair Onderwijs Viadere is a Dutch foundation that operates approximately 16 primary schools in Almelo, Wierden, and Rijssen, offering inclusive primary education for children aged 4-12 (enrollable from age 3). The foundation delivers public, Protestant-Christian, Dalton, NT2 (Dutch as second language), and 'Onderwijs voor een Nieuwe Tijd' educational approaches, supported by a central Bestuursbureau providing finance, housing, education, and personnel services.

Product overview

Viadere is a foundation operating approximately 16 primary schools in Almelo and surrounding areas (Wierden, Rijssen), formed from a merger in August 2023. The organization offers a diverse portfolio of elementary schools with varying educational approaches: openbaar (public), protestants-christelijk (Protestant-Christian), and specialized programs. Notable offerings include NT2-basisschool Het Palet (Dutch as second language), Daltonbasisschool De Bonkelaar, Vreedzame School De Weier, and 'Onderwijs voor een Nieuwe Tijd' schools. Schools operate both independently (with their own websites and directors) and through federation models (De Pionier, Wijzer). The Bestuursbureau provides centralized administrative support. Core educational vision emphasizes inclusive education, life skills development, and aligning teaching to individual student needs.

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Products and services

• Viadere Basisscholen (Primary Schools Portfolio) A network of approximately 16 primary schools operating under the Viadere foundation, offering diverse educational approaches including openbaar (public), protestants-christelijk (Protestant-Christian), and specialized programs such as NT2 (Dutch as second language), Dalton, and 'Onderwijs voor een Nieuwe Tijd' (Education for a New Era). Each school maintains its own identity while sharing core values of connection, trust, and accountability.
• Basisschool Wijzer An informal cooperation school combining openbaar (public) and protestants-christelijk (Protestant-Christian) identity, resulting from a fusion of De Wierde and Step! schools, located at three campuses in Almelo.
• Basisschool De Pionier An informal cooperation school combining openbaar (public) and protestants-christelijk (Protestant-Christian) identity, formed from the merger of De Huve and De Stapvoorde, located at two campuses.
• NT2-basisschool Het Palet A specialized NT2 (Nederlands als Tweede Taal/Dutch as Second Language) primary school providing intensive language education for children aged 3-14, operating from three locations in Almelo and Rijssen, with the mission to integrate students into regular schooling as quickly as possible.
• De Weier - Vreedzame School An openbare basisschool (public primary school) recognized as a 'Vreedzame School' (Peaceful School), implementing a program that educates children to become responsible and active community members, with focus on future-proof learning through thematic education.
• De Bonkelaar - Daltonbasisschool An openbare Daltonbasisschool (public Dalton primary school) with locations in Windmolenbroek and Ossenkoppelerhoek, emphasizing the Dalton principles of cooperation, independence, responsibility, and reflection.
• Bestuursbureau Viadere The administrative bureau supporting the College van Bestuur (Executive Board) and schools across policy areas including finance, housing, education, and personnel matters.

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Saxion HogeschoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaxion Hogeschool is a higher education institution with which Viadere collaborates as part of the Opleidingsschool (training school) network. PABO (primary school teaching) students complete their practical training at Viadere schools, receiving supervision from Viadere's own school trainers and starters coaches. This 'Samen Opleiden en Professionaliseren' (Joint Training and Professionalisation) model enhances both the quality and attractiveness of the teaching programme.
• WindesheimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWindesheim participates in the Opleidingsschool network alongside Saxion Hogeschool and ROC van Twente. PABO students receive practical training at Viadere schools under the 'Samen Opleiden en Professionaliseren' framework, with Viadere providing school trainers and starters coaches to support student development.
• ROC van TwentecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerROC van Twente is a vocational education institution collaborating with Viadere as part of the Opleidingsschool (training school) network. The partnership contributes to the 'Samen Opleiden en Professionaliseren' joint vision for teacher training and professional development.
• Municipality of AlmelocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerViadere works intensively with the municipality on education housing (onderwijshuisvesting) and the intersection of education and care (onderwijs & zorg). This regional collaboration is a stated key ambition and is central to Viadere's strategy for providing inclusive education.
• Childcare OrganisationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with childcare organisations supports the development of child-centred facilities that combine education and care. This partnership is essential to Viadere's integrated approach to child development and inclusive education.
• Youth Care Providers (Jeugdzorg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with youth care providers contributes to an integrated development-oriented facility (ontwikkelingsgerichte voorzieningen) that enables inclusive education. The collaboration supports children with special support needs within the regular school setting.

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Direct peers

• Stichting BOOR: Stichting Bestuur Openbaar Onderwijs Rotterdam is one of the largest primary school foundations in the Netherlands, operating numerous public primary schools in Rotterdam with a centralised bestuursbureau structure. Highly comparable in governance model and centralised back-office approach to Viadere.
• Optimus: Optimus is a Dutch primary education foundation operating schools in the adjacent Wierden/Hengelo region of Overijssel. Directly comparable to Viadere in mission, scale, governance structure (Stichting under Dutch law), and mixed Protestant-Christian/public identity, making it the closest geographic peer.
• SPO Utrecht: Stichting Protestants-Christelijk en Openbaar Onderwijs Utrecht operates primary schools in the Utrecht region under a mixed Protestant-Christian and public identity, very similar to Viadere's portfolio diversity and faith-based/public blend.
• BLICK op onderwijs: BLICK op onderwijs is a Dutch primary education foundation coordinating multiple schools under shared governance. Comparable in scale, mission, and the operational structure of a Stichting coordinating multiple primary schools with diverse identities.
• Delta onderwijs: Delta onderwijs is a Dutch foundation operating multiple primary schools under shared governance, providing a directly comparable model of multi-school coordination and centralised administrative services to Viadere's 16-school portfolio.
• Stichting OPO (Openbaar Primair Onderwijs): A Dutch foundation operating public primary schools under a centralised Stichting model. Comparable in its openbaar (public) school segment and non-profit foundation governance structure to Viadere's public school portfolio.
• SKOP: Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Purmerend operates Catholic primary schools in the Purmerend region under a foundation model. Comparable in faith-based primary education mission, governance as a Stichting, and multi-school structure to Viadere's Protestant-Christian schools.
• De Basis: Stichting De Basis operates primary schools in the Amersfoort region under a foundation model with shared administrative services, similar in structure, central administrative support, and inclusive primary education mission to Viadere.

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