Koninklijk Atheneum Vijverhof

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.

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 8:20am 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 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
For example: in 2007:
 * 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.
 * 🇧🇪 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.