Slezské gymnázium, Opava, p. o., The Czech republic
Polarsirkelen videregående skole, Mo i Rana, Norway
Gymnasium Västerhöjd Skövde, Sweden
IES Campanar, Valencia, Spain
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Basic information about schools:
Slezské gymnázium, Opava, p. o., The Czech republic
Coordinator of the project
Slezské gymnázium Opava, p. o. is an educational institution which offers academic education on a four-year basis concluded by such a type of school leaving exam which serves as condition to enter the sphere of higher education. The school currently caters for about 380 students aged 15 – 19. The school focuses on general education in all most important subjects, the school leavers are expected to continue their education at a university level. The school was also voted the second most popular educational body of the region in a prestigious nationally carried out survey. The school is situated in the region Silesian quite distant from the country‛s centre and therefore it generally has fewer opportunities.
Polarsirkelen videregående skole, Mo i Rana, Norway
Norway-Polarsirkelen videregående skole is a large upper secondary school with about 1400 studentes mainly at the age of 16-19 years. The school offers a wide range of upper secondary study programs, both of a vocational and academic nature. It is divided into three different departments, located on different sites in the town of Mo I Rana. It welcomes students not only from the town but also from the surrounding rural and costal area, and follows the guidelines of educational policy and profile, as well as quality requirements, of the majority of upper secondary schools in Norway.
The department involved in this particular program is mainly the center of Moheia, which basically offers study programs aimed at higher education: languages, mathematics, natural and social sciences, and has a staff of approximately 60 and 450 students. However, during the mobility, other study programs will be involved as well, such as those of Restaurant and Alimentation, and Media and Communication
Gymnasium Västerhöjd Skövde, Sweden
Deputy coordinator of the project
The Gymnasium Västerhöjd Skövde is a Upper Secondary School, school and vocational training to 1400 students and about 200 employers, located in a cozy atmosphere in the city center of Skövde, Sweden. Västragötland region, within which is located Skövde, is primarily an agricultural region with business and industry, large and small. In Skövde are also larger companies, such as Volvo, and we also have a university (Högskolan i Skövde).
Most students are from Skövde, but there are also a lot of students who come from the area around Skaraborg. The Västerhöjd Skövde Gymnasium is a school that offers different courses that prepare students for the Univesity. There are other routes of courses offer students direct access to working life. In Västerhöjd we are working with a multicultural approach, creating a positive learning environment for students, always looking for an impact on the local, national and international levels through different projects and different learning experiences, among which include the preparatory classes for immigrant students recently arrived.
For those students who want to get internationally recognized qualifications in foreign languages. We are also international examinations, including the DELE, for which students are prepared in extracurricular schedules. To promote this international atmosphere our school has an extensive international network of regular contacts with other centers in France, Italy, Germany, Spain and England.
IES Campanar, Valencia, Spain
The high school education Campanar is located in the city of Valencia, in a small town that has been absorbed by the ciudad. It is a free public school and depends on Conselleria de Educación de la Comunidad Valenciana. The age of students is 12 to 18 years and covers the entire process of education among primary school and college. It has about 450 students and 50 teachers.