Verified · May 20261 min read
● projectScaled · national · 1998
IMC Weekendschool (ToekomstExpeditie)
Complementary Sunday school for children aged 10 to 14 in neighborhoods with fewer opportunities, founded in 1998 in Amsterdam Zuidoost by psychologist Heleen Terwijn after her longitudinal research on school motivation in the Bijlmer.
illustrative atlas image · Fabio Sasso / Unsplash01 The context
Volunteer professionals teach their trade: medicine, law, journalism, art. Today it operates weekendscholen in several cities, the IMC Basis program inside primary schools and an alumni network; the concept was renamed ToekomstExpeditie. Its effects are continuously researched with UvA, HvA, VU Brussels, UU and Ruigrok.
02 How it works
03 What it stands on
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Independently evaluated here
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EvidenceImpactonderzoek GastdocentschapRuigrok Onderzoek & Advies / Universiteit Utrecht · 2024
EvidenceAlumni-onderzoek IMC Weekendschool (management summary)Universiteit van Amsterdam / Hogeschool van Amsterdam / Vrije Universiteit Brussel · 2016