Koninklijk Atheneum Vijverhof

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Royal Athenaeum Vijverhof
Koninklijk Atheneum Vijverhof

Motto	De ruimte die je nodig hebt. (The space you need.)
Established	1973
Type	Community Education Flemish Community
Principal	Guido Ooghe
Grades	6 grades (1st-6th)
Location	Vijverhoflaan 13, Sint-Michiels Bruges,  West Flanders,  Belgium
District	Bruges
Campus	2,7 ha
Colours	Green
school group	Brugge-Oostkust scholengroep25.be
Website	kavijverhof.be

The Koninklijk Atheneum Vijverhof (Koninklijk Atheneum II, its administration name) (Royal Athenaeum Vijverhof in English) is a secondary school situated in Sint-Michiels, a suburb of Bruges. 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 at the school.

Contents 1 Organization 1.1 School year 1.2 Classes 1.3 GWP 2 Natural Environment 3 Tradition 3.1 Dwars door Brugge 3.2 Multicultural Day 3.3 Theatre and Movies 3.4 Yule 3.5 100 Days 4 Vijverpop 5 See also 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Organization

[edit] School year

• Every school year starts the first of September and ends June 30th. There is no school on public holidays.
• 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 11:55pm 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 at the end of the year.
  • The students get a report card each trimester containing:
    • The evaluations of their performance for each subject.
    • The results of the exams for each subject.

[edit] 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)

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

And in 2008:

• • Kent in England, for the 3th grade
  • Normandy in northern France, for the 4th grade
  • Ardennes in the south of Belgium, for the 5th grade
  • Paris The capital of France, for the 6th grade

[edit] Natural Environment

The school has 2 ponds on its campus which are recognised reservations by the WWF. The ponds are used for educational purposes and they provide a habitat for a variety of species. The maintenance is done by the students as seen on the picture.

[edit] Tradition

[edit] Dwars door Brugge

Students participate in a 15km marathon through the center of Bruges.

[edit] Multicultural Day

The school organises a multicultural day where they put the emphasis on one part of the world. The students can participate in workshops, prepare a school meal, and so on.

[edit] Theatre and Movies

The students go see an educational movie and go see a play.

[edit] Yule

On the last day of the year the school holds a breakfast in the morning. Then the students go ice skating. After lunch there are Yule festivities like poetry, singing, dialogues, etc...

[edit] 100 Days

The 6th graders have a party or hold festivities when there are only 100 school days left.

[edit] Vijverpop

The students of the 5th and 6th grade organize an annual festival named Vijverpop. The festival is a benefit to the Kinderkankerfonds vzw (a charity organization for children who suffer from cancer).
Vijverpop had 3 successful years:

• 2004
• 2005 (with bands like :Flatcat, Nailpin, Newgate Potential,La Mescla, All I Know,...)
• 2006 (with bands like :Liar, Newgate Potential, Chimaera, Crossfire, Dishwater,...)
• 2008 (with bands like :Waxdolls, Lady Vortex, Murdock, Wisdom in Chains, Settle the Score,Omerta,...)

Due to a low spirit in the 6th grade the 2007 edition has been cancelled but it isn't the end of the festival.^[1]The next generation of 6th and 5th graders are very eagered to organize the next vijverpop edition in 2009.
Vijverpop

[edit] See also

• Community Education
• Education in Belgium

[edit] External links

• http://www.kavijverhof.be
• http://www.scholengroep25.be
• Maps and aerial photos
  • Satellite image from WikiMapia

[edit] References