Landakotsskóli

The Landakot School (Icelandic: Landakotsskóli), established in 1896, is Iceland's oldest and longest-running private school, and one of the oldest running schools in Iceland of any type. Students attending the school range in age from 5–16 years old; in Iceland this is K-10th grade.

Located in central Reykjavík, Landakotsskóli is an independent, non-denominational day school. There are currently around 200 students in the school. The school admits students from all nationalities.

Landakotskóli follows the National Icelandic Curriculum^[1] with an emphasis on mathematics, languages, arts and an innovative art curriculum. The school's International Department follows the Cambridge Curriculum developed by the University of Cambridge.^[2]

See also

• Education and science in Iceland
• Education in Iceland
• Iceland

References

1. National Icelandic Curriculum
2. Cambridge Curriculum

External links

• "Vinsamlegast uppfærðu þig í nútímalegri vafra". landakotsskoli.is. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
• "Alþjóðadeild við Landakotsskóla | Reykjavíkurborg". reykjavik.is. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
• "Alþjóðadeild Landakotsskóla - Myndasafn mbl.is". mbl.is. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
• "Europe Code Week - Workshop on Computer Programming (Iceland)". events.codeweek.eu. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
• "browser - Vinsamlegast uppfærðu þig í nútímalegri vafra". landakotsskoli.is. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
• "2006 Press Releases | Reykjavik, Iceland - Embassy of the United States". reykjavik.usembassy.gov. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

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