Today, the students and teachers of our school sowed the "seeds of friendship" - to be watered every day with a little attention, respect, patience and love. Under the gentle eyes of everyone: we grow!

On Friday, 13 March, we had the joy of welcoming to our school Mr Dorin Marchis himself, President of the Romanian Aikido Foundation, together with whom both the adult group and the children’s group trained with great enthusiasm. The following day, they also took part in an international seminar — the first international aikido seminar for the aikido practitioners of our school. These are experiences that enrich both body and soul, and that remain in the memory through the joy, strength and inward growth they bring.

As part of a Biology session in our small laboratory, our high school students took part in a heart dissection exercise, through which they were able to observe more closely the structure of this remarkable organ and to understand better some of its functions. With attention, curiosity and seriousness, they approached this practical activity as an occasion not only for learning, but also for wonder before the wisdom with which the living world is ordered.

Students from our High School, aged between 12 and 18, participated on Saturday, February 28, 2026, in the STEM University, at the Campus Groep T of the University of Leuven.

Full of curiosity, they immersed themselves in the wonderful world of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) listening to a fascinating lecture on how to cure genetic diseases, in one of the University's amphitheaters, and participated in a practical workshop, in English, "How to become a star detective?"

Each year, in the month of December, Saints Silouan and Sophrony High School’s choir, accompanied by a few parents, goes to sing carols at a nursing home, in order to bring joy and consolation to the elderly people living there. Through these visits, the children learn not only to sing beautifully together, but also to offer something of themselves — attention, warmth, gentleness and a small sign of love. It is always a moving encounter, full of light and tenderness, in which the joy of the feast begins quietly to be shared.

Do you know how leaves dance when autumn arrives? Our youngest pupils delight in discovering this magic, and each year they joyfully share it with us. Golden leaves swirl and shimmer, while chestnuts keep a lively rhythm in the capable hands of our Grade 1 and 2 children. Through poems, songs, and above all, a spirit of pure joy, our little ones invite us to experience the wonder of the season through their eyes.

The Ambassadors of the Czech Republic and Romania, accompanied by the Mayor of Huldenberg, visit Saints Silouan and Sophrony High School

The Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Belgium, Mr. Jakub Skalnic, wanted to visit our school to personally hand over to Ioana Iacomi, a student in the third grade, the diploma she received at the 53rd edition of the International Art Competition in Lidice, with the theme "THE GAME". Students from 69 countries participated in the competition, and Ioana's work was evaluated together with 12,772 other works.

Another opportunity to enjoy and celebrate together! The joy was shared with all the students and teachers of the school, who welcomed the guests with a short artistic moment, and the Romanian Ambassador to Belgium, Ms. Andreea Pastarnac, and the Mayor of Huldenberg, Mr. Danny Vangoidtsenhoven, were also present at the award ceremony, who gave short speeches.

Outdoor Survival Camp

As part of this activity, the children were placed in a new and challenging setting, in order to learn how to organise themselves, to overcome certain limits, and to grow in self-knowledge, presence of mind and practical wisdom. They learned something of orientation in the forest, of attentiveness to their surroundings, and of how to make use, with discernment, of the environment in which they find themselves — to be where they are, with what they have. Such experiences help them grow not only in confidence and resilience, but also in freedom, responsibility and a more living relationship with the world around them.

Opening of the 2025–2026 School Year

With gratitude and joy, we began the 2025–2026 school year, the tenth year in the life of our school since its founding in 2016. Each new beginning brings with it hope, responsibility and the quiet joy of setting out once again on the road of growth, learning and becoming together. We received this new school year as a gift and as a new opportunity to continue, with God’s help, this work of formation entrusted to us.

School Journey to Dobrogea

Each year, our school seeks to organise a week-long journey to a different region of Romania, so that the children may come to know this country more closely and at a deeper pace. This year, the journey led us to Dobrogea — a beautiful trip during which we discovered new places, encountered wonderful people, and received many quiet gifts of joy, learning and shared memory. Such moments help the children grow not only in knowledge, but also in love for the places, people and inheritance that have been entrusted to them.

The Blessing of a New Beginning

With the beginning of the 2024–2025 school year, we received a double joy: the opening of a new school year and the blessing of our freshly renovated school building after the fire. After a year and a half marked by much sacrifice, patience and generous help, we were able to return to our own space and resume the life of the school in the place entrusted to us.

This moment was made possible through the wonderful mobilization of the whole parish, through the support of the local authorities, and through the many quiet acts of care that carried us through this time of trial. We give thanks to God for this new beginning, and for the joy of seeing the children once again learning, playing and growing together in the restored building, with hope renewed and hearts full of gratitude.

A Time of Trial

On the night of 5 February 2023, our school was struck by a major fire. By God’s mercy, no human lives were lost, but all the classrooms were affected, either directly by the flames or by the large quantities of water used to extinguish them. It was a painful and sobering moment for our whole school community.

Yet even in the midst of this trial, we were not left alone. Through the prompt help of the local authorities, and in particular of Mayor Danny Vangoidtsenhoven, the children were temporarily welcomed into the classrooms of the local state school, so that lessons could continue. We remain deeply grateful for this help, and we entrust this difficult time to God, asking for strength, patience and good hope as we begin the work of rebuilding.

Cu mâinile dibace , inimi calde și gândul la Nașterea Domnului pregătim și noi micile daruri pentru cei din jur și pentru școala noastră dragă.  Cum știm că  bucuria de a dărui este mereu mai mare decât cea de a primi tot astfel vă spunem că și bucuria de crea daruri este mai mare decât cea de a le cumpăra.

Dintru început oamenii au simțit nevoia să-și spună povești pentru a înțelege lumea și pentru a se înțelege pe ei..  La un moment dat,  Doamna Ioana Revnic și-a propus să cucerească lumea și să o povestească așa că acum a venit la noi  să scriem împreună, în atelierul de povești  o poveste pentru suflet.

Din timpuri străvechi, Sfantul Nicolae vine iar și iar, să-și reînnoiască comuniunea cu oamenii de peste tot pîmântul.  La sfârșit de an, ne învață cum să ne împodobim și să ne înnoim sulfetele cu bucuriea de a darui,  ce parcă nicaieri  nu se reflectă mai frumos ca în ochii pruncilor cu daruri în mănă. Sfinte Nicolae, dă-le copiilor noștri și darurile Sfântului Duh care nu se vor lua de la ei!

După câteva zile în care pereții școlii noastre au ascultat în pauze fragmente de poveste din „Micul Prinț” de Antoine de Sainte-Exupery, iată-ne cu bilete în mâini pentru un spectacol de balet dedicat Micului Prinț. Elevii noștri s-au bucurat să-și întâlnească personajele din carte pe limba lor, cu muzică, dans, costume. Balerinii le-au transmis povestea prin multă eleganță
și frumusețe. Au plecat de acolo în pași de balerină și cu mesajul că: „orice viață este un miracol”.

După ce au învățat la științe despre procesul de epurare al apei, elevii au avut șansa să viziteze „fabrica de apă” din orașul Grez-Doiceau. Acolo li s-a explicat și au văzut traseul pe care-l face un pahar de apa, până să ajungă în ghiozdanul fiecăruia, cât mai curată. După traseul tehnologic, copiii au devenit mai conștienți de cât de important este să fim atenți cu toții, la cum și câtă apă consumăm zilnic. Ca o ploaie de vară a trecut timpul acolo.

Prieten nu îți poate fi doar cel de langă tine, ci și cel de departe care te poartă în gând și în inimă ! Elevii școlii noastre, de la cei mai mititei la cei mai mari au început să corespondeze cu elevi de la Liceul Ortodox « Anastasia Popescu » din București. Vă amintiți bucuria unei scrisori primite în poștă, în plic brodat cu timbru și scris de mână cu stilou? Cam așa vor trăi și elevii noștri de acum încolo, își vor desface gândurile și inimile sub cuvinte și vor aștepta răspuns de la noii lor prieteni.

La începutul iernii, din nordul înghețat am fost binecuvântați cu vizita unuia dintre cei mai calzi Ierarhi. IPS Macarie ne-a îmbrățișat pe toți cu dragoste parintească și ne-a arătat cum la orice vârstă ne putem apropria de Dumnezeu tot precum copii, vorbindu-le și copiilor despre cum pot ține lumânarea credinței aprinsă chiar și în cel mai aprig vânt.

Curs de escaladat

Am fost cu toții pentru prima dată, de la mic la mare, într-o sală de escaladă. Imaginea care ne-a rămas în suflete, a fost la final, când toți copiii erau la baza panoului de cățărare, uniți de singura direcție bună: înspre Sus. Atât de multe priviri diferite de copii, către același Vârf. Sus să avem inimile cu toții!