Van der Capellen Scholengemeenschap

The Van der Capellen Scholengemeenschap is a Dutch high school with locations in Zwolle, Elburg, Dedemsvaart and Wijhe. The main location, Locatie Lassuslaan, offers bilingual pre-university secondary education.

The school is named after the famous Dutch nobleman Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol.

Zwolle

In Zwolle is one location of the school: Locatie Lassuslaan.

* Locatie Lassuslaan is the main location. This location was the third school in the Netherlands which offered bilingual pre-university secondary education. A few years ago they started offering bilingual higher general continued education (Dutch: HAVO). Scholars who have completed their education receive an IB Diploma in English at A2 level.

Other levels they offer are the ordinary pre-university secondary education, the higher general continued education and the most theoretical level of the preparatory middle-level vocational education (Dutch: VMBO).

Pupils can choose extra subjects like Information technology, dramaturgy and musicology.

There used to be a location on the Russenweg is Zwolle too, but this part of the school is now a joint VMBO school for pupils from all public schools in Zwolle.

Elburg

In Elburg is one location of the school.

* Locatie Van Kinsbergen offers the preparatory middle-level vocational education (Dutch: VMBO). Besides this it is possible to do the first two years of the higher general continued education (Dutch: HAVO) and the VWO.The location in Elburg burnt down during Newyear's night 2008.

Dedemsvaart

In Dedemsvaart is one location of the school.

* Locatie de Zeven Linden offers VWO, HAVO and VMBO. An extra subjects is dramaturgy.

Wijhe

In Wijhe is one location of the school.

* Locatie Capellenborg offers VWO, HAVO and VMBO. Extra subjects are musicology, dramaturgy and musical theatre. This school is small, with only 275 pupils.

Controversy

In March 2007, a former pupil informed the police about a pupil of the Van der Capellen Scholengemeenschap, because of defamation. The school said it was just a bad prank. [http://www.destentor.nl/zwolle/article1202166.ece]

The pupil had gained himself access to a file of the school computer with photo's of pupils. The photo of the former pupil was spread among other pupils and she was heavily bullied because of it (i.e. got his ass kicked). The parents of the former pupil had a conversation with a representative of the school, but this did not bring a solution. This was the reason that the former pupil went to another school. The principal of the school has denied that it was a crime. The parents of the former pupil feel that the school has been negligent.

See also

* Education in the Netherlands
* List of schools in the Netherlands
* Bilingual Education
* IB Diploma Programme

External links

* [http://www.capellen.nl/] Official site. (in Dutch only)
* [http://www.onderwijsinspectie.nl/zoekscholen/?qualitycardview=qualitycardvo&sector=VO&schoolId=6295&nrInResultArray=0&searchKey=-1426204718/] Information of the Dutch inspection of education. (in Dutch only)