Long queue for open day Metis Montessori in East Amsterdam: “It is a very popular school”
At the open day of the Metis Montessori Lyceum in East Amsterdam today, there was a long queue of parents and children who had been busy taking secondary school for a while. Due to the crowds expected, dealing with the one hour school time slots.
“It is very busy, this is not really inviting to go and have a drink,” says a woman who just arrived at the queue. Another man saw it a little rosier. “It’s very busy right now, but it’s a good school. If this is worth the effort, then you should just do it, right?”
The young students who came to watch did understand the queues outside. “Of course it is a very popular school. A lot of people who come from Montessori want to come here, they are used to this method of learning,” said a boy who took an in-depth look today.
Room for 180
In recent months, about 8,000 children in group 8 have to pass on their twelfth preferences for a secondary school. At the open day of the Metis, approximately 3,000 half first graders watch. “The crowds had already been expected,” says director Hüseyin Asma. “We tried to solve that gradually with the time slots. Despite the crowds, it was a very pleasant open day.”
Of those 3,000, there is eventually room for 180 of them, yet the director sees it positively for all future first graders. “You may not end up with your first choice, that depends on your lottery number. But we do have several beautiful schools in the city, so it will work out in the end.