About us

The Parents Association of the European School Brussels III (APEEE Ixelles AISBL) is a non-profit international association whose mission is to contribute constructively to ensuring the best conditions for the school and its pupils.

The APEEE is composed of and managed exclusively by parents volunteer members, who are elected by their class and by the association's Board.

The APEEE has the following main functions:

  1. To represent the parents of the school in the official bodies of the OSGES and in the official bodies of the School, also in many educational and collaborative projects (What we do).
  2. The organisation of school transport, canteen/cafeteria and extracurricular activities for school's students in school's premises.

The active involvement of parents makes it possible to provide many activities and services in our school. We are always looking for new volunteers to bring new ideas and experience!

Mission

The APEEE has the following main functions, as defined in article 23 of the Convention defining the Statute of the European Schools:

  1. to maintain relations between pupils' parents and the School authorities, the Board of Governors recognising for each School an Association which is representative of pupils' parents.
  2. the organisation of school transport, canteen/cafeteria and extracurricular activities for school's students in school's premises.

Membership

Any parent/person exercising parental authority over one or more pupil of the school is eligible to be a member of APEEE on payment of an annual family membership fee. This fee also entitles the member to enrol for and benefit from the services offered by APEEE.

Membership of the APEEE is voluntary but access to APEEE services and the right of acting as class representative or standing for election to APEEE bodies is restricted to APEEE members only.

Our Values

We work in partnership with the school management, students, parents, teachers, other EEB parent associations and with the local authorities
We invite participation from all parents. We value and seek input from as wide a spectrum of viewpoints and experiences as possible. We welcome parents’/ students' initiatives and their participation in school life.
We act consistently with the principles and requirements laid down in the APEEE Statutes in the common interest of all parents and pupils.
We communicate with parents and all other interlocutors in an open and transparent manner. We are committed to provide parents with all the necessary information about decisions or ongoing discussions regarding the operations of the APEEE as well as the activities of the different bodies and working groups in which it participates