Léon Maistriau School in Jurbise Erasmus+ project CODED LEGENDS

1. ECOLE LÉON MAISTRIAU DE JURBISE
Presentation of our School and of our Municipality.

2. WELCOME TO OUR SCHOOL.
 Our school is situated next to the train station, in
Jurbise (between Mons and Ath)
 Our school is situated in a green setting and in a
rural land.

3. KINDERGARDEN
 Our school have a kindergarden section who
welcome young children to prepare to fundamental
learning in reading, writing and mathematics.
 Our goals are to socialize children, to establish the
begenning of language and numbers and to work
on written form.
 Classes are all renovated : new ground, new
furniture.
 We also have a psychomotricity room, a rest area
and a dining hall.

4. KINDERGARDEN
Our kindergarden classrooms evolved
during the school year.

5. PRIMARY SCHOOL
 Our goal in primary school are to :
1. Allow each student to realize their potential.
2. Empower autonomy.
3. Give every child ways to succeed.
4. Promote an education of quality.
 We are a school who adapts to the child.
 We are a school that aims for
the success of every student.

6. PRIMARY SCHOOL
 An educational team that makes every effort,
through a differentiated pedagogy, to bring each
child to:
1. Acquire skills
2. Want to learn
3. Confide and discover the world.
4. Organize its work and manage its time.
 A pedagogy of success:
1. Individual or remediation group
2. Creation of a support file for students in difficulty
3. Development of a PIA (Individual Learning Plan) for each
student in difficulty.

7. PRIMARY SCHOOL
 Our team school work with a differentiated
pedagogy that:
1. Privilege the child, his needs and his possibilities.
2. Differentiates according to the needs of children.
3. Offers learning situations and various tools.
4. Open to a maximum of children the doors of knowledge,
know-how, and well-being.
5. Use your abilities in daily learning.

8. PRIMARY SCHOOL

9. THE MUNICIPALITY OF JURBISE
 Jurbise (in Picard Djurbize, in Dutch Jurbeke) is a
French-speaking municipality of Belgium located in
the Walloon Region in the province of Hainaut.

10. THE MUNICIPALITY OF JURBISE
 Located between Mons and Ath, Jurbise is a rural
area composed of villages of Erbaut, Erbisoeul,
Herchies, Jurbise, Masnuy-Saint-Jean and Masnuy-
Saint-Pierre
 The town hosts the Academy of Police Emilien
Vaes and the Royal Golf Club of Hainaut

11. THE MUNICIPALITY OF JURBISE

12. BY FOLLOWING A SERIES OF WAYMARKED TRAILS,
WALKERS CAN DISCOVER BEAUTIFULLY LOOKED-
AFTER CHAPELS AND FARMS.
 Among these are the Ferme de Saint-Moulin at Herchies, or the fine example at Gipleux
with its majestic entrance porch on which can be seen the coat of arms of the Counts of
Hainaut, dating from 1743. Architectural heritage is one of Jurbise’s real strengths,
something helped by its many châteaux, such as the Château des Viviers or the Château
d’Herchies which is also known as the Château d’Egmont (both of these are private
properties).

13. THE MUNICIPALITY OF JURBISE
 The area has many attractions, such as the Locquet Fountain in Herchies,
whose water gushes from a sculpted blue stone, the work of Jean Bersoux, a
Soignies-based sculptor. The most surprising sight, however, remains the
«Chêne à clous» [" the nail oak"] at Herchies, which has been listed by the
Wallonia Region since 1985. Sports lovers can take to the many walking
routes to be followed around the area, or enjoy a game of golf at Hainaut’s
Royal Golf Club. With its folklore and series of local events, such as the
ducasses (local festivals) held in Jurbise, Herchies and Erbisoeul, the
procession in honour of Saint Bartholomew, or the beer festival, there’s an
opportunity for everyone to enjoy the convivial atmosphere for which the area
is known.

14. THE LEGEND OF THE STUDDED OAK («CHÊNE
À CLOUS »)
 Finally, a sight not to be
missed is the «Chêne à
Clous» at Herchies, a very
unusual tree reputed to
have healing powers for
those with skin diseases.
The present oak was
planted in 1950, replacing
the previous tree which was,
most likely, more than four
hundred years old