Koninklijk Atheneum Vijverhof

Royal Athenaeum Vijverhof
Koninklijk Atheneum Vijverhof
Royal Athenaeum Vijverhof; Koninklijk Atheneum Vijverhof
Address
	Vijverhoflaan 13; Sint-Michiels, Bruges, West Flanders; Belgium
Information
Type	Community Education
Motto	De ruimte die je nodig hebt. (The space you need.)
Established	1973
School district	Bruges
Principal	Guido Ooghe
Grades	6 grades (1st-6th)
Campus	2,7 ha
Colour(s)	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, Belgium. 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.

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School year

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

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 at the Belgian coast, for the 1st grade
- Ardennes in the south of Belgium, for the 2nd grade
- Kent in England, for the 3rd 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 3rd 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

Natural Environment

The school has a pond on its campus which is a recognised reservation by the WWF. 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.