A look at the Rotterdam school that has already been awarded the title ‘excellent’ five times

A few dozen of the approximately four hundred students have gathered in the auditorium of the school. The teenagers are remarkably quiet and disciplined when Inspector General Alida Oppers gives a talk about why Portus Juliana has come out so well. The jury is impressed, says Oppers, with the homework-free education, the intensive student counseling and the opportunities offered to all students. “From commitment, with guts, responsibility and passion”.