Hospitable Education

The Dutch education system is characterized by four ‘pillars’: Catholic, Protestant, liberal, and Islamic) - ‘living apart together.’ In the twentieth century, a model was developed for inclusive education of all pupils, irrespective of their (religious or secular) upbringing. Presented are four aspects of the development of interreligious education at the Juliana van Stolberg primary school in Ede (The Netherlands): having a dream, leadership, dialogue, and the child’s right to education. Literature reviews were complemented by qualitative interviews with the school’s principal and supplemented with historical documents from the school’s filing cabinet kept in the city archives. A well-argued proposal for ‘hospitable education’ is presented in this contribution.