The Koninklijk Atheneum Vijverhof (Koninklijk

Koninklijk

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 Atheneum II, its administration name) (Royal Athenaeum Vijverhof in English

English language

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) is a secondary school

Secondary education

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 situated in Sint-Michiels

Sint-Michiels

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, a suburb of Bruges

Bruges

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. It is part of the school group "Brugge-Oostkust" (Bruges-Eastcoast in English). The school offers education in the ASO (General Secondary Education) division. There is a free choice of religion

Religion

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 at the school.

School year

• Every school year starts the first of September and ends June 30th. There is no school on public holidays
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• The average school day begins at 8:20am and ends at 4:30pm. Students get an hour break for lunch and a short recess every 2 periods (1 period = 50minutes). On Wednesday the school day starts at 8:20am and ends at 11:55am with a recess between the 2nd and 3rd period.

• The school year consists of three trimesters with an exam for each subject at the end of each semester. They also receive a grade on quality of their work over the entire trimester. (homework, tests, projects etc.) This makes for 5 grades for each subject
  Course (education)
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   at the end of the year.
  • The students get a report card
    Report card
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     each trimester containing:
    • The evaluations of their performance for each subject.
    • The results of the exams for each subject.

Classes

There are 6 classes for the ASO division.(see picture on the right)
The 6 classes are divided into 3 cycles:

• First cycle (year 1 and 2)
• Second cycle (year 3 and 4)
• Third cycle (year 5 and 6)

GWP

• GWP stands for geïntegreerde werkperiode or Integrated Work Period. This is a period during the year where each grade travels with school to different locations across Europe for a more integrated lesson.

For example: in 2007:

• •   Blankenberge
    Blankenberge
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     at the Belgian coast, for the 1st grade
  •   Ardennes
    Ardennes
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     in the south of Belgium
    Belgium
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    , for the 2nd grade
  • Kent
    Kent
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     in England
    England
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    , for the 3rd grade
  •   Normandy
    Normandy
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     in northern France
    France
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    , for the 4th grade
  •   Camargue
    Camargue
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     in southern France
    France
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    , for the 5th and 6th grade

And in 2008:

• • Kent
    Kent
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     in England
    England
    England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
    
    , for the 3rd grade
  •   Normandy
    Normandy
    Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
    
     in northern France
    France
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    , for the 4th grade
  •   Ardennes
    Ardennes
    The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and ridges formed within the Givetian Ardennes mountain range, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel...
    
     in the south of Belgium
    Belgium
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    , for the 5th grade
  •   Paris
    Paris
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     The capital of France
    France
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    , for the 6th grade

Natural Environment

The school has a pond

Pond

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 on its campus which is a recognised reservation by the WWF

World Wide Fund for Nature

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. The pond is used for educational purposes and he provides a habitat for a variety of species. The maintenance is done by the students as seen on the picture.

External links

• http://www.kavijverhof.be
• http://www.scholengroep25.be