Sandefjord Upper Secondary School

Sandefjord Upper Secondary School
Sandefjord videregående skole
Address
Map
Krokemoveien 2-4

Sandefjord
,
Vestfold
,
3214

Norway
Coordinates59°07′58″N 10°12′14″E / 59.13278°N 10.20389°E / 59.13278; 10.20389
Information
Other nameSVGS
Former nameSandefjord Gymnas
TypePublic upper secondary school
MottoNorwegian: Mangfold og muligheter - hvor kunnskap og trivsel former din fremtid
(Diversity and opportunities - where knowledge and prosperity shapes your future)
Established1997 (1997)
PrincipalHarald Møller
Faculty350
Age range16–19
Enrolment2,100
LanguageNorwegian
Campus size32,000 m2 (340,000 sq ft)
Campus typeSuburban
AccreditationDepartment of Education and Science
YearbookÅrbok Sandefjord videregående skole
Websitewww.vfk.no/sandefjord-vgs

Sandefjord Upper Secondary School (Norwegian: Sandefjord videregående skole, often abbreviated to SVGS) is a public upper secondary school in Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway. It is the largest secondary school in Norway.[1][2][3][4]

It is housed in two-story 32,000 m2 (340,000 sq ft) facilities, which are located at Krokemoa near Bugårds Park. It is an International Baccalaureate World School[5][6] but it also offers general academics (the college preparatory studiespesialisering of the Norwegian school system), as well as elite sports, vocational education, and more.[7]

It is located across the road from a Meny supermarket and is a few meters from Bugårdsparken. The school is home to several student-run businesses, including a bakery, hair salon and an eatery known as Restaurant Barden.[7] The school has about 2,000 students and 350 employees.[1]

History

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Sandefjord Upper Secondary School was established in 1997 when four schools merged to become SVGS:[8]

  • Sandefjord Gymnas (established as Sandefjord Høyere Allmennskole in 1885, renamed Sandefjord Gymnas in 1964)
  • Sandar Videregående Skole (established as Sandar Yrkesskole in 1941)
  • Sandefjord Kokk og Stuertskole (est. 1893)
  • Sandefjord Handelsgymnas (est. 1917)

With over 2,000 students and nine branches of study, Sandefjord Upper Secondary School is very large by national standards. It is 120 km (74.5 mi.) southwest of Oslo in the Krokemoa area of Sandefjord, Vestfold County. An early challenge was to unify the different schools under a single identity and to provide adapted learning for all students. The school offers general and vocational studies, and students of all branches are subject to the same organizational and administrative structure. From its beginning, it was realized that the new school may need help dealing with such a large and broad student body. The difficulty was aggravated by the need for new structures, each having specialized, course-related functions. The need for a social communal space was met with the construction of The Forum, a meeting place which consists of a dining area, bakery, cantina, bookstore, and a nearby library. The Forum has been described as the school's "base-camp of student services" and houses offices for follow-up services provided to school drop-outs. There is also a health service office, educational and career services, along a teachers' workshop.[9]

As part of integrating vocational and general academics at Sandefjord Upper Secondary School, the school has established various curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for students. High quality and modern structures were made for specialized teaching branches, particularly for students in the music and athletic programs. Students are encouraged to become self-reliant by taking responsibility for environmental and enterprise links with the local business community in Sandefjord. The school's ICT project has been regarded as an important way of encouraging teachers of various subjects to work together to change teaching methods and modify student-teacher relationships.[10]

Sandefjord Upper Secondary School emphasises student-centred learning and provides authentic experiences to students, illustrated, for example, by the school's close links to schools in Soweto in Johannesburg, South Africa. The bond between the schools has resulted in SVGS students volunteering for extended periods in Soweto.[10] The South Africa project began in 1999 and offers the opportunity for students at SVGS to travel to Johannesburg to visit schools in Soweto. Students from Soweto also visit SVGS as part of the international project.[11]

Students have been involved in a variety of projects, including the establishment of a soap factory which is located on campus.[12][13] Student businesses include a bakery, butcher, physiotherapy, barber, and restaurant. The High School operates its bookshop and hires an on-campus priest as faculty. The school's library has a thousand visitors per day. The school's annual budget is 190,000,000 NOK, where 90 percent covers faculty salaries.[13] SVGS has an exchange program with BASF in Ludwigshafen, Germany.[13]

Educational programs

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Education Programmes for Specialization in General Studies:

  • Specialization in General Studies: International Baccalaureate (IB)
  • Programme for Sports and Physical Education
  • Programme for Natural Science and Mathematics Studies
  • Programme for Social Sciences and Economics Studies
  • Programme for Language Studies
  • Programme for Art, Design, and Architecture
  • Programme for Music, Dance, and Drama
  • Programme for Athletic Studies

Vocational Education Programmes:

  • Service and Transport
  • Electricity and Electronics
  • Technical and Industrial Production
  • Design, Arts and Crafts
  • Restaurant and Food Processing
  • Sales, Service, and Security
  • Healthcare, Childhood and Youth Development

Athletics

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SVGS has two athletic programs: the Programme for Sports and Physical Education (Idrettsfag) and the Programme for Athletic Studies (Toppidrett). Classes are offered in sports such as association football, handball, basketball, volleyball, badminton, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, ice skating, dancing, swimming, and floorball.[14] Sports offered at the Programme for Athletic Studies also include tennis, orientation, rowing, golf, archery, martial arts, gymnastics, track and field, and underwater rugby. The school also uses facilities in nearby Bugårds Park for various sports.[15] The school has a close corporation with Sandefjord Fotball, a professional football club, as well as Sandefjord TIF Handball and IL Runar.[16][17]

Notable alumni

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Olympic Gold Medalist Linn Kristin Riegelhuth.

Notable faculty

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References

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  2. ^ "Hvordan kan man motivere elever med utfordringer knyttet til språk, tall og bokstaver?". www.forskning.no.
  3. ^ "SANDEFJORD VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE – Studiemuligheter". studievalg.no.
  4. ^ Lilleås, Vegard (12 September 2016). "Elevstreik mot upopulær regel". Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
  5. ^ Bosberry-Scott, Wendy (2012). IB World Schools Yearbook 2012. John Catt Educational Ltd. Page 189. ISBN 9781908095350.
  6. ^ "Sandefjord videregående skole". www.ibo.org.
  7. ^ a b Sirnes, Svein Magne (7 March 2013). "Sandefjord videregående skole" – via Store norske leksikon.
  8. ^ "Videregående skoler i Vestfold". www.vestfoldmuseene.no.
  9. ^ Budge, David (2000). Motivating Students for Lifelong Learning: Education and Skills. OECD Publishing. Page 168. ISBN 9789264181830.
  10. ^ a b Budge, David (2000). Motivating Students for Lifelong Learning: Education and Skills. OECD Publishing. Page 171. ISBN 9789264181830.
  11. ^ "Vennlighetssjokk i Sør-Afrika". Sandefjords Blad. 12 January 2010.
  12. ^ Budge, David (2000). Motivating Students for Lifelong Learning: Education and Skills. OECD Publishing. Pages 53 and 168. ISBN 9789264181830.
  13. ^ a b c "Brochure" (PDF). www.utdanningsnytt.no. 2006.
  14. ^ https://www.vfk.no/skoler/sandefjord-vgs/meny/utdanningstilbud/studieforberedende/idrettsfag-vg1-vg3/
  15. ^ https://www.vfk.no/skoler/sandefjord-vgs/meny/utdanningstilbud/studieforberedende/toppidrett-vg1-vg3/
  16. ^ "Stilling ledig: Sandefjord VGS. Søker toppidrettslærer i langrenn".
  17. ^ "Gutta med 533 landskamper skal løfte Sandefjord igjen".
  18. ^ a b Tørrestad, Yngve (15 October 2012). "Kon-Tiki-gutta fikk kunstnerpris". NRK.
  19. ^ a b Falch, Kine (21 June 2016). "- Jeg er veldig stolt av det jeg har fått til". seher.no.
  20. ^ a b Bugge, Mette. "-Vi visste at det ville bli reaksjoner". Aftenposten.
  21. ^ Henriksen, Marianne (5 April 2013). "Jazzkvartett i to generasjoner". Byavisa Sandefjord (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  22. ^ "Én stemme av en million". Ofo.
  23. ^ Bøe, Henrik (14 June 2011). "– Jeg har faktisk fått flest 6ere". NRK.
  24. ^ Aubert, Jan Henrik (8 September 2010). "Skryter av Demidov". NRK.
  25. ^ "Info" (PDF). www.vfk.no.
  26. ^ Hjellen, Bjørnar (6 October 2015). "Havang i samtaler om trenerjobb med Drammen". NRK.
  27. ^ "– En hyggelig kødd". www.dagsavisen.no.
  28. ^ AS, TV 2 (15 December 2011). "Hva gjør du nå, Kristine Duvholt Havnås?". TV 2.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. ^ Hole, Arne. "NRK-ekspert blir Drammen-trener". Aftenposten.
  30. ^ "(+) – Vi har frie tøyler til å skrive kritisk om opp- og nedturer". www.sb.no. 14 June 2016.
  31. ^ "Uenige om veien". www.dt.no. 6 January 1999.
  32. ^ Bugge, Mette (16 January 2013). "Tonje Larsen blir trener". smp.no.
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