Why did I start Flow School and how do I view education?

In 2013, my boys, Théodore and Louis, were born. Even though they are twins, they could not be more different. While Louis loves mathematics and could count from morning to evening, Théodore is a creative soul, constantly drawing and producing. I wondered for a long time where they would be educated someday. I was looking for a school that could develop their talent, but also emotional intelligence or empathy. A school where they will be well and that will prepare them for the future. I couldn't find -- so I set it up.

Flow is a future-ready school. Preparing children for a dynamic future. None of us know exactly what the world will look like in a few decades, but one thing is certain. We will have to be able to adapt immediately and as far as possible without stress to the changes.

We don't want to profile children closely and purposefully raise them into lawyers, doctors or programmers. We don't know what these professions will look like -- nor what tools they will work with. Or if they even exist. We work primarily with the child's mindset. We want it to be able to respond flexibly to unexpected situations and adapt its thinking to them.

Technology development will continue to accelerate, and with it the pressure to change, adapt and learn new things. Adaptability and flexibility will be key skills.

Why Flow?

The concept comes from psychology. It is a state of flux, where you do not deal with time and work on a task that completely absorbs you. You're not bored or stressed out, and he's just hard enough to get you anywhere. At that moment you are in flow. We want children to be in it as often as possible.

We introduce children to a wide range of possibilities and disciplines. It's up to them which area they find themselves in. Let him draw today as a race, and tomorrow spend the day exploring the universe in virtual reality. Only if given the opportunity to try a little bit of everything can they determine what they are strongest at. We teach students to cooperate, build dynamics in a team with different types of people and get used to different value systems and different mentalities of others. Changes and the unknown are among the biggest stressors — but we don't have to associate them with fear, but with opportunity.

Psychological safety is essential for us. In order for children to fully show what is in them, they need to feel good. Future-ready means being ready for the future. Especially in the head.

What does project and contextual teaching look like in our country?

Flow is also a digital-first school. “No more screens or displays! “I am often told by the parents of the children. And I basically agree with them. Smartphones, tablets, computers and other conveniences are meaningless if children only passively peer into them. But don't expect anything like that in Flow. Children use technology to create, not consume. We have an audiovisual lab, cameras, cameras, a lab with 3D printers and virtual reality headsets. Through them we take children into space and into the bowels of the human body. They draw in a virtual environment, and then finish their products in the real world. Already at the first stage, they learn to cut videos. They actively create content, not just watch.

The Ministry of Education has a well-established framework educational program, but its implementation in practice is often lagging. We'd like to change that. Teaching in Flow is contextual — we explain why we are learning this particular substance and what it is important in. Children then see a deeper meaning in learning.

My boys are eight now and they go to third grade in Flow. I believe that they, like other children, will walk away from here as sociable, strong and confident personalities who will see opportunity in every change and will not be afraid of the future — whatever it may be.

Other Flow School Plans

The school now includes first through third grades, with two more grades expected to open in 2023. It is also planned to establish a second level of primary school and also to establish a secondary school so that pupils can continue their studies fluently. “We will introduce an innovative teaching model where students spend most of the year abroad. We will set up the entire curriculum so that they can be educated from anywhere and at any time. And we will pass on the necessary know-how to parents.”