Today the illustrious, decisive but above all super successful Rotterdam businessman Daan van der Vorm (head butler of various real estate and project development companies) lectured.

On behalf of the board, staff, teachers, students and alumni, we wish you happy holidays and a great 2024!

Like this. The famous Mandeville stairs are back in the Christmas spirit.

The doubt The choice The harsh journey to Mandeville Academy The arrival The uncorking The Christmas tree (almost) The Christmas tree

Tonight was Sinterklaas evening at Mandeville Academy. Of course with surprises and poems written – whether or not by ChatGPT. The photos speak for themselves!

What a great lecture from Cees van der Spek, Global Corporate Relations & Marketing Director at EDGE (https://edge.tech/developments). Thanks for the welcome at the Zuidas.

Chris Zadeh taught on Friday. What a final boss. Via law studies, stock exchange trader, Binck went to his own Ohpen. On Friday we visited Chris at Parkbee where he is a board member. What an incredibly inspiring person Chris is. Our students bounced into the weekend. Thanks Chris!

Willem Jan Hilderink teaches two series of philosophy at Mandeville Academy. First of all philosophy of science and then philosophy of time. The students are immediately thrown to the lions by Willem Jan. With many, often complicated, texts to study. It is always extremely interesting to see how quickly and brilliantly the students latch onto … Lees verder →

Today Patricia Ortiz, lecturer Art & Science, taught. About authenticity. Is, for example, the Rembrandt ‘Portrait of a Young Man’ authentic as Mr. Jan Six claims? Patricia Ortiz teaches the Art & Science series at Mandeville Academy. Patricia was a curator at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid before she started her own studio … Lees verder →

Lex Hoogduin teaches the Complexity & Uncertainty course. This subject is the common thread through the curriculum of Mandeville Academy. The students learn complexity thinking. As (exceptionally) gifted people, they are uniquely able to reduce complex, multidisciplinary problems into understandable blocks. An example of a complex problem is avoidable blindness in Africa. Hundreds of thousands … Lees verder →