Athénée Adolphe Max

public school in Belgium


Athénée Adolphe Max is a secondary school of the City of Brussels which is part of the official education network.[1] It is located to the east of the center of Brussels, near the Squares district .

History change

A first building was designed in 1904 by the architect Edmond De Vigne . In 1909 two secular schools were created. A first Carter high school for girls, later named Carter in homage to the first director, and an athenaeum for boys, later named Athénée Adolphe Max after the famous mayor of Brussels Adolphe Max.[2] In 1978, the two secondary schools merged into a single athénée and adopted the name Athénée Adolphe Max in 1990.[3][4]

Description change

The Adolphe Max Athenaeum is a school based on the promotion of effort in a respectful setting. The objective of the athénée is to transmit quality training to develop their intellectual and moral skills so that they have the level to approach higher education successfully. [5]

The school has two courtyards :

  • the Carter courtyard made up of three floors in which the Athénée Adolphe Max for boys was once located.
  • the Max courtyard made up of three floors in which the Athénée Adolphe Max for boys was once located.

The establishment has a parents association (APMAX) and a very active Amnesty school group.[6]

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Notes and references change

  1. "Enseignement.be - Annuaire : Athénée Adolphe Max". Enseignement.be (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  2. Laporte, Christian. "L'Athénée Max a 100 ans". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  3. Sports+, DH Les (2009-03-18). "Adolphe Max est centenaire". DH Les Sports + (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  4. "Athénée Adolphe Max – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  5. "Athénée Adolphe Max | Instruction publique". instructionpublique.bruxelles.be. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  6. "Action On n'enferme pas un enfant. Point. au Collège Saint-Pierre et à l'Athénée Adolphe Max". Amnesty International Belgique (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-06.
  7. "Pierre R. Deligne Curriculum Vitae". Retrieved 2021-12-11.

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