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What art de does

Art de Co is a private Belgian education training and coaching services firm headquartered in Varsenare (Jabbeke), West Flanders, that delivers professional development programs to teachers across kindergarten, primary, and secondary education. The company operates as the official Kagan Belgium representative and builds its curriculum on Dr. Spencer Kagan's Cooperative Learning methodology, using GIPS principles (Goal, Individual Accountability, Positive Interdependence, Simultaneous Interaction) to structure peer collaboration in heterogeneous classroom groups. Its portfolio spans roughly 20 training programs covering cooperative learning structures, explicit direct instruction (EDI/ADI), tension regulation, giftedness coaching, co-teaching, brain-friendly learning, and subject-specific applications for secondary mathematics and sciences, delivered in Dutch and English.

The company is led by director Josephien Elewaut and staffed by approximately nine freelance, Kagan-certified trainers (Tineke Turck, Katrien Roofthooft, Liesbet Coens, Serge Peeters, Marieke D'hondt, Ellen Dua, Valerie Van Wynsberghe, and others) who each combine daily classroom teaching with training delivery. Art de Co distributes its services through direct on-site school engagements and open-enrollment courses listed on the EekhoutAcademy and GO! Onderwijs platforms, and generates affiliate revenue via Bazalt for Kagan publication referrals. Pricing is unit-based at €950 per full day, €600 per half day, plus €0.42/km travel, with €65 per-person open-enrollment tickets and a 10% trajectory discount for qualifying multi-program engagements.

Name

art de

Legal name

Art de Co

Website

https://artdc.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Art de Co is a Belgian teacher training and coaching firm, official Kagan Belgium representative, that delivers cooperative learning and professional development workshops to kindergarten, primary, and secondary schools via freelance certified trainers and partner platforms EekhoutAcademy and GO! Onderwijs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Teacher Professional Development

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Development for Inclusive Practices (General Education Staff) (EDAKABAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

K–12 Instructional Design & Curriculum Development Services (EDAGAKAA)

Keywords

• Teacher professional development
• Cooperative learning training
• Kagan methodology Belgium
• Classroom coaching services
• Education team training

Headquarters

HQ city

Jabbeke

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training Services: Art de Co generates revenue through providing training workshops and coaching services for educators. They offer full-day training (€950), half-day training (€600), and various other formats from 2-hour sessions to 5-day programs. Transportation costs are charged at €0.42/km. Team sessions for up to 12 people are available at €600. Open enrollment sessions are priced at €65 per person per session.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Art de Co provides professional development training and coaching for teachers across Belgian kindergarten, primary, and secondary education, based on the Kagan Cooperative Learning methodology developed by Dr. Spencer Kagan. The company delivers on-site school training, open enrollment courses, and follow-up coaching in Dutch and English, covering cooperative learning structures, feedback practices, explicit direct instruction, giftedness, co-teaching, and brain-friendly learning. Programs range from 2-hour staff meeting sessions to 5-day intensive programs.

Product overview

Art de Co is a Belgian education training and coaching services company offering professional development programs for teachers across all education levels (kindergarten, primary, and secondary). The company specializes in Kagan Cooperative Learning methodologies developed by Dr. Spencer Kagan. Their portfolio includes training programs organized by educational level: Kleuter (preschool/kindergarten), Lager onderwijs (primary school), and Secundair onderwijs (secondary school). Training topics span cooperative learning structures, feedback techniques, explicit direct instruction (EDI/ADI), giftedness coaching, co-teaching, tension regulation, brain-friendly learning, and subject-specific applications for mathematics and sciences. Pricing typically ranges from €600 for half-day sessions to €950 for full-day training, plus travel costs at €0.42/km, with a 10% trajectory discount available. Trainings are available in Dutch and English, and can be delivered as open enrollment, team training, or coaching sessions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coöperatief leren in de kleuterklas en eerste leerjaar (Cooperative Learning in Kindergarten and First Grade)

Quantifiable outcome

• Research confirms cooperative learning makes learning more intense and powerful for every student
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BazaltcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBazalt handles the Dutch publications of Dr Spencer Kagan's materials. Art de Co has an affiliate partnership directing customers to Bazalt's online shop for cooperative learning books and materials. The partnership includes affiliate links on the Art de Co website with affiliate codes (affiliateCode=ArtdeCo).
• EekhoutAcademycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEekhoutAcademy partners with Art de Co to provide open enrollment training courses. Several Art de Co training programs are listed on the EekhoutAcademy platform (aanbod.eekhoutacademy.be), allowing individual teachers to register for courses in cooperative learning, feedback, emergent literacy, and other topics.
• GO! Onderwijs van de Vlaamse GemeenschapcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGO! is the pedagogical support service of the Flemish Community. Art de Co partners with GO! to provide training opportunities in open enrollment or team formats. Art de Co courses are available through GO!'s professional development platform.
• Catherine De Vriendt (Differentiacoaching)minorOthersCatherine De Vriendt is a children and youth coach and experienced teacher. She is listed as one of the 'co's' (collaborators) on the Art de Co website. Her expertise includes coaching teachers and youth. She works at Centrum Differentia.
• Marieke Dhondt (Het Blokje)minorOthersMarieke Dhondt is designer of 'Het Blokje' and listed as a collaborator on the Art de Co website. Her expertise is in secondary education, learning support, and the 'prikkelraam' (stimulus framework). She also works at Brain Boost Academy.
• Ellen DuaminorOthersEllen Dua is a highly gifted coaching expert who collaborates with Art de Co. She offers an interactive training program about highly gifted children and young people. Her own website is www.ellendua.be.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EekhoutAcademy: Belgian teacher professional development platform that both partners with and competes against Art de Co by offering open enrollment courses across similar topics including cooperative learning and feedback. Most directly comparable as a Belgian PD provider serving the same school networks.
• Bazalt: Netherlands-based publisher and distributor of Dr. Spencer Kagan's cooperative learning materials in Dutch. Comparable as the closest ecosystem peer operating the Kagan methodology through content and materials distribution.
• Centrum voor Nascholing (CNO): Belgian teacher continuing education center offering professional development courses for educators across primary and secondary levels. Comparable as a domestic PD provider competing for the same school training budgets.

Broad incumbents

• GO! Onderwijs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap: Flemish Community's official pedagogical support service providing free and subsidized professional development to affiliated schools. Comparable as the largest institutional PD provider in Art de Co's primary market and a direct channel partner.
• Kagan & Kagan Cooperative Learning: The originator of the Kagan Cooperative Learning methodology that Art de Co licenses. Comparable as the licensor of the underlying methodology and a global PD provider that competes for cross-border cooperative learning trainer business.
• Klasse(n): Flemish teacher media brand and professional learning resource, part of the Flemish Education Department ecosystem. Comparable as a Belgian teacher PD content publisher reaching the same school audience.

Regional players

• Pedagogische Begeleidingsdienst: Flemish pedagogical guidance service offering school-team coaching and teacher PD on instructional methods, classroom management, and inclusive education. Comparable in topic overlap though operating as subsidized institutional support rather than fee-for-service training.

Others

• Teach For All: Global network of independent partner organizations recruiting and training teachers for underserved schools. Comparable as a teacher PD ecosystem organization and adjacent peer in the broader educator development space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/kaganbelgium_artdeco

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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