Playful Arabic classes and trilingual Montessori school · Laeken, Brussels

Be different
for success.

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Since 2013, Daarah has been inventing another way to learn: through the body, play and hands-on manipulation. Playful Arabic, trilingual Montessori teaching, tools created in the classroom and free apps — so that every child succeeds without losing their roots.

2013year founded
1500+children supported
400+families
10+teaching tools created
3languages: French, Arabic, English

Our activities

What we do, every week.

One conviction runs through all our projects: a child learns better when they move, touch and explore — and when their pace and identity are respected.

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Playful Arabic

Small-group workshops (10 children maximum) to learn to write, then read, Arabic — with a Montessori method adapted to the Arabic language and videos available at home.

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Trilingual Montessori school

A small school in Laeken (1020 Brussels) for children aged 4 to 12, where French, Arabic and English are part of every day.

SCHOOL YEAR 2026 – 2027
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Tools invented in the classroom

Alphabet mat, letter trays, blue and red cards, cubes: we design and make our own materials, tested and improved with the children.

10+ EXCLUSIVE TOOLS
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Free apps

Reading Arabic, reading the Quran in 4 steps, French conjugation from P1 to CE2D: our methods become apps that every family can use.

AVAILABLE ONLINE
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Exam preparation

Training platforms for the Belgian CEB, CE1D, CE2D and CESS exams and the medical school entrance exam, built from official sources.

WALLONIA-BRUSSELS FEDERATION
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Supporting families

A monthly report on each child's progress, without grades or judgement, and a community of parents who share their children's progress every week.

BELGIUM & MOROCCO

Practical info

Enrol your child.

Answers to the questions parents ask us most often.

Playful Arabic workshops

Groups
10 children maximum, across 6 progressive levels.
Schedule
The day and time are arranged with you by phone, on +32 483 000 004.
Year
From September to June, following the Wallonia-Brussels Federation school calendar. No workshops during school holidays.
Fees
€55 per month per child.
Enrolment
€95 one-off: learning kit, welcome pack and insurance. September is commitment-free.
Free pre-registration

The trilingual Montessori school

Location
Laeken, 1020 Brussels.
Ages
From 4 to 12, in two classes: the Children's House (ages 4 to 6) and the elementary class (ages 6 to 12).
Languages
French, English and Arabic, with a dedicated adult for each language.
Start
School year 2026 – 2027.
Enrolment
A commitment-free pre-registration, then a visit and a meeting with the team.
Pre-register my child Discover the school

In practice

This is what a session looks like at Daarah.

No workbook filled in silence. Children who handle, compose and trace — and don't notice the time go by. These photos were taken in our classes.

The Daarah alphabet mat: Arabic letters drawn as roads, with toy cars
The alphabet mat: tracing Arabic letters by driving a toy car.
Children working with the blue and red cards
Blue and red cards: reading by handling.
Composing Arabic words with movable letters
Composing first words.
A child working alone with a letter tray
Working independently.
A pupil writing Arabic letters
Writing first: the gesture before reading.
Letter combination tray
The combination tray.
EXCLUSIVEAlphabet mat

Arabic letters drawn as roads: a sensory way to learn letter formation.

EXCLUSIVEBlue / red trays

Consonants in blue, vowels in red: reading through direct manipulation.

IN PROGRESSAlphabet cubes

Six levels on a wooden cube: the child turns to a new face as they progress.

EXCLUSIVEProgress report

A personalised monthly follow-up, without grades: just the child's progress.

Our ambitions

An exceptional education, rooted.

Raising a generation of multilingual, independent, cultured and confident children, able to thrive in a globalised world without losing their roots.

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2026 – 2027

The Laeken school

Opening and growing our small trilingual Montessori school in Brussels.

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Under way

A trilingual digital ecosystem

Apps and platforms in French, Arabic and English, built to the best international standards.

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Next step

A network of schools

Trilingual schools with small classes in Brussels, Morocco, Senegal and Dubai, sharing one philosophy.

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Always

Passing it on

That every child knows their language, their culture and their roots — and dares to be different to succeed.

“We don't buy methods: we create them. The children's progress is our proof.”

Support Daarah

Help us go further.

Daarah is a non-profit association. Every donation helps us pass on more, to more children.

  • 1
    Making materialsMats, trays, cards and cubes designed by Daarah for our classes.
  • 2
    Opening access to familiesSo that no child is kept out of our workshops for financial reasons.
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    Developing the appsKeeping our digital tools accessible and creating new ones, in three languages.
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    Growing the schoolEquipping and opening the trilingual Montessori school in Laeken.

Make a donation

Donate by bank transfer, free of charge: choose an amount, then scan the QR code with your banking app.

Bank transferBE77 0004 6443 0542DAARAH · BIC GEBABEBB

Contact

Let's talk about your child.

A registration, a question about our methods, a partnership: we will be glad to answer.

Thank you for your generosity

Scan this code with your banking app: the transfer fills itself in.

One-off donation50 €
Beneficiary
DAARAH
IBAN
BE77 0004 6443 0542
BIC
GEBABEBB
Reference
DON DAARAH