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

The 6 Classes are in the ASO division

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