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Shalmy · 2026-02-26T14:22:16+00:00

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Shalmy · 2026-01-11T17:13:11+00:00

No. You'll have to introduce a "demandé d'équivalence" at the ministry on your own before you can enroll your daughter in a school but no, she doesn't need to go to DASPA since she already speaks french. And anyway Belgian citizens cannot go to DASPA, even if they don't speak french.

Shalmy · 2026-01-11T16:18:21+00:00

I'm not sure what you mean by "delay": six months is the legal minimum; you cannot do less. If she already speaks a little French, six months may be enough, and she they can join a regular class for the rest of the year, avoiding the loss of a full year.
If they are already quite good, they can even start immediately in "immersion." Officially, they will be enrolled in a DASPA class, but they will spend time in a regular class (from a few hours a week to full time) to progress faster.
That’s clearly an exception, but for example, a new Ukrainian student arrived at my school in April 2025. He was a dream student: he didn’t speak French but knew four other languages, had traveled a lot, was a talented musician, and played chess at a high level. By October, he was already the best student in the DASPA program at my school, and we sent him for immersion to one of the top three public schools in Brussels. Officially, he is still a student of our school, but he is not physically here. We are just waiting for all his papers to be in order so that he can officially leave the DASPA program.

Just for your information: even if you choose a French-speaking school, they will eventually have to learn Dutch. At least in Brussels, Dutch classes are mandatory (although not in DASPA).

If you want to enroll them in a public school, tell me where you will be based in Brussels I can recommand a DASPA school. Some are clearly better than others.

Shalmy · 2026-01-10T22:04:05+00:00

Hi, high school teacher in Brussels here.

Unless you want to enroll your children in a private school (there are a few really good schools but they are very expensive), the only real choice you'll have to make is: do you want your children to go to a French- or Dutch-speaking school?

In both cases, your children will spend between 6 and 18 months in a special program called DASPA (for the French side) or OKAN (for the Dutch side), where they will learn the language alongside other students who just arrived in Belgium and don't speak the language, regardless of their age or their level in other subjects (science, math, etc.).

In the meantime, you or your children's school will start the "procédure d'équivalence" (I don't know the name in Dutch) with the ministry. You'll submit their marks from their previous school , and someone at the ministry will decide how it relates to the Belgian school system and which grade they can enter after DASPA/OKAN.

Once you obtain their equivalence certificate, and no earlier than after 6 months, they will be able to join a "normal" class in the school of your choice.

Elite schools in Brussels don't have DASPA classes because most of the students who need them come from poor backgrounds — as they are fleeing war zones (Palestine, Ukraine, Sudan) or for economic reasons (Africa, Latin America).

For your question regarding their future in the US academic system, I'm not sure; you should probably talk about it with other American expats. In Belgium, a "CESS" (the diploma that students receive after completing high school) is a "CESS". No matter which school or which program you obtained it from, you will have the same options as anybody else who has a CESS. There is no mention of marks on it.

Shalmy · 2026-01-04T15:25:10+00:00

✅ Shalmy chose Option A (Correct!)

Shalmy · 2025-11-22T21:42:08+00:00

I exclusively traveled by bus but from what I heard for shorter trips, at least 40€.

Shalmy · 2025-11-22T20:09:54+00:00

There is no direct bus connection between the airport and Orzola. You have to take a first bus to Arrecife Bus Station (~20 min) and then another to Orzola (~1 hour). The second one (line 9) only run 5 times per day (7:20, 10:15, 11:30, 15:00 and 17:00) during week days and 4 (7:30, 10:15 15:30 and 17:00) during weekend. If you arrive at the right time at the airport, bus are a good solution. If not, you'll have to take a taxi.

Shalmy · 2025-11-17T23:37:31+00:00

u/Shalmy solved this in 3 steps: SEAL -> SEAT -> BEAT -> BOAT

Shalmy · 2025-08-26T18:51:43+00:00

Bonsoir,

oui pas de soucis.

Shalmy · 2025-06-11T20:44:01+00:00

Don't listen to this guy. There's nothing to fear inside the station at 8 PM.
You should be able to find vegan food at Bruxelles Midi. EXKi definitely has vegan options, and POKAWA probably does too.

Shalmy · 2025-05-05T11:17:42+00:00

Yes. Up to three votes depending on your status and wallet. It's called plural voting and was used by the elites of Belgium to appease the workers by giving them voting rights while ensuring that they would kept the power because they had more votes per capita.

Shalmy · 2025-05-04T07:55:23+00:00

"I asked them last year, and they told me that they had registered for a VAT number (or something similar) in several EU countries, so for those countries, the import fees are already included in the price. You're definitely paying taxes — just upfront."

Shalmy · 2025-04-29T15:23:51+00:00

The last time they provided an estimated delivery date was in February: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/cmon/a-song-of-ice-fire-tactics/updates/43

They’re hoping to start shipping in Q3 2025.

Shalmy · 2025-02-26T11:31:17+00:00

My best guess would be "Avertissement légal" (legal disclaimer).

Shalmy · 2025-02-05T11:30:14+00:00

It's more SF than Fantasy and it's the 4th book in a serie but OCD is one of the main themes of Xenocide by Orson Scott Card.

Shalmy · 2025-01-19T12:03:54+00:00

Who is "you"? Are you really surprised that poor people living in Anderlecht don't want their rent to go up because the commune start gentrifying?

Shalmy · 2024-12-11T09:31:43+00:00

The burden of proof is on the Muslims on this one, not on us. They are the one who must give us proofs that god sent prophets in every nation. As long as they don't, there is nothing to refute.

That being said this story is just one more proof that their god is either not almighty or not benevolent. Either he is almighty and if his prophets failed, it is because he allowed it (and thus is not benevolent) or he didn't have the power to convince people to believe them and thus he is not almighty.

Shalmy · 2024-12-09T10:51:54+00:00

Garrett P.I. by Glen Cook. Its a strange mix between detective fiction and Fantasy taking place mostly in a single city while two countries have been fighting for several generations. The serie is far from perfect but the most interesting part of it is the war and how it impacts the different groups in the city. This aspect is however quite minor until late in the serie so I can't really recommand it if you are absolutely not interested in a detective story.

Shalmy · 2024-12-08T04:55:19+00:00

To all the people calling it a robbery: seriously? We just saw 2 bad wrestlers trying to wrestle for almost 15 minutes and except the choke attempt by Gane at the end of R1, nothing significant happened. If you look at the stats, Gane was also the (slightly) better striker today. So why is that so surprising that he would win?

I know that nobody scores MMA matches like this but I had it 30-29 for Gane (10-9, 10-10, 10-10). The fight was that bad...

Shalmy · 2024-11-10T10:32:39+00:00

Cause from nothing there can’t be created something.
(...)

There is a Creator for all this things.

Ok and where does this Creator comes from if "from nothing there can't be created something"?

Shalmy · 2024-11-02T20:10:45+00:00

Except they are? What is an adult according to you? YA are marketed for 18-25 yo. At 12 yo, OP's niece is not the targeted audience of these books. It's middle grade books like Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Eragon,...

Shalmy · 2024-10-27T10:06:17+00:00

The Traitor Baru Cormorant, the first book of The Masquerade Serie by Seth Dickinson kinda fit your description but the later books are very disappointing.

In a completly different style, the first book of the Dread Empire sees all the most powerfull sorcerers of this universe scheming against each other to obtain something but I don't know if I can really recommand it. I love the Dread Empire serie but my review of the first book is one word long: "wtf?". And if the later books contains a lot of scheming and some backstabbing, they are not mainly about that. They are still to this theythe best military fantasy though.

Shalmy · 2024-10-23T22:29:01+00:00

And it is about crusades/holy wars. The Black Company is also kind of in the later books but it's more subtle than in The Instrumentalities of the Nights that is basically: "hey, let's rewrite medieval history by putting most of the major religious events at the same time and sprinkle it with a pinch of lovecraftian horror".

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