ENROLMENT TERMS
Enrolment open to European School pupils (EEB 1-2-3-4) aged 5 or over
If your child is enrolled in one of Brussels' other European schools, the APEEE fee of 55 euros will not be charged.
REGISTRATION PERIOD
Registration opens 25/26 : 17 June 2025 at 9h00
Registrations for ESB Octopus members and "classic" swimmers will open at the same time. However, ESB Octopus team members have priority.
Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registration must be renewed each year; there is no automatic re-enrollment.
Swimmers who were registered the previous year do not have any priority.
Warning : all swimming orders will be considered as firm commitments. No cancellation will be possible, except in the case of presentation of a medical certificate, leaving the school or if the child's level is not suitable for the course.
Course start and end dates 2025-2026
- Start date: 15/09/2025
- Classes end on 12/06/2026 inclusive (after this date, no more classes will be given).
Courses are suspended during European school vacations and are maintained during Belgian vacation periods (except ERM, see calendar).
HOW TO REGISTER ?
If your child is enrolled in Uccle, create a swimming order via 
Please check whether the information in your profile is still up to date and make any necessary changes.
If your child is enrolled in one of the other European Schools in Brussels:
You need to create a parent account on our registration site via 
✅ Course available
If you manage to register your child for the desired course, you will just need to wait for the payment request to finalize the registration. No further action is required at this time.
❌ Course full
If the desired course does not appear in the list, this means it is full.
However, you can still add your child to a waiting list by sending an email to:
natation@apeee-bxl1-services.be
In case of a cancellation and an available spot, we will automatically contact you by phone or email.
What level should your child be enrolled in?
If your child is a new swimmer (who has never been enrolled in our classes): Level tests are organised during the month of June.
For complete beginners, it is not necessary to come for the test. They can register directly for Level 1.
If your child is a new swimmer and has not had the opportunity to take part in the level tests: It will then be necessary to use the level description on our website.
If your child has already taken part in the Cesame swimming course: It is strongly advised to register the swimmer in the course level communicated by the instructor at the time of the end-of-year certificate.
If your child is a member of the ESB Octopus team: Registration in the group that corresponds to his/her swimming level, but can access the ESB1 and ESB2 levels once he/she has completed level 7. ESB levels are reserved for Octopus team members only.
If your child is a classic swimmer: Registration in the group that corresponds to his/her swimming level. Once the level 7 is reached, the instructors will set more personalized objectives in order to guarantee a linear and adapted evolution.
It is important to understand that the level 1/2/3/4 groups are generally attended by younger children.
If your child is already of an 'advanced' age and wants to start swimming, it's important that they are aware that they will be with children younger than them.
If this is a problem, it would be more comfortable for them to take part in private lessons first before joining group classes.
In order to create groups that are as homogeneous as possible, we strongly suggest that you take into account the information given by the instructors at the time of the certificate or test. Any change of level will be done within the limits of available places!
If a swimmer is enrolled in a course for which the level is not suitable, Cesame reserves the right to change the swimmer's group according to the remaining places and in consultation with the parents. If there is no availability to make a change, the registration is cancelled and a fee is due.
It is forbidden to register your child in a course and on a waiting list in the same time
Once you have registered
Pay NOTHING until your registration has been processed.
Once a registration has been made, it is no longer possible to modify it from your parent account (cancellation, change). It is then necessary to contact the service by e-mail or telephone to clarify the situation.