356:. This is a 20-year-old tradition. In Amsterdam gymnasium schools visit Rome with the entire fifth year but the Amsterdam Lyceum goes with 120 students, also the Athenaeum students, who do not follow the gymnasium course. In the last year of high school there are eight international exchanges with schools in other countries. Those schools first visit the Amsterdam Lyceum before the students of the Dutch school visit them. The time span of those exchanges is usually eight or ten days. The options are
131:
22:
336:
The
Amsterdam Lyceum is famous for its foreign trips and exchanges. Besides Wolkenland the students go to other countries in their last three years of school. With Trayecto Espanol, Corso Italiano and Fast Lane English you are expected to visit the country corresponding to the language you study.
327:
At the
Amsterdam Lyceum students can work their way through various optional intensified language courses. Trayecto Espanol, Corso Italiano and Fast Lane English. The latter course leads up to the Certificate in Advanced English in year 5 and the Certificate of Proficiency in English in year 6.
412:
The
Amsterdam Lyceum has a lot of clubs organized by the school. Every student no matter what age is allowed to participate in those activities. Auditions are only required at the dance and theater club. After three years at the drama club a certificate is handed out to you, and with that
392:. Many families with little children live there and famous Dutch actors and writers. This area of Amsterdam is located south of the city center. It is among the wealthiest neighborhoods of Amsterdam. The school is in the museum area of Amsterdam with the Van Gogh Museum,
314:
appropriated the building, using the classrooms as barracks and the Rector's house as an officers' mess. On top of this, Dr. Gunning was an outspoken objector to the deportation of students. His protest meant that he was fired, arrested and imprisoned in
413:
certificate the chance of being accepted to a professional theatre school is considerable. Every year there is a theatre week of dancing, singing and acting where teachers and the other students of The
Amsterdam Lyceum view the performances.
298:
Dr. Gunning believed that school was more than just a place to obtain a diploma, many extra-curricular activities were initiated and in 1931 the school bought a private recreational retreat in the southeast
Netherlands;
439:
is the alumni association of the school. Every former student is automatically considered a "member". The OLO is formally a foundation and is funded via donations of the alumni.
590:
629:
267:. Both school types prepare students to go to university. It was established in 1917. The Amsterdams Lyceum has around 1100 students, most of whom are from
639:
319:
in
January 1942. The school lost 95 (former) students during this period, every April a ceremony takes place to commemorate this loss.
86:
58:
65:
295:. The windows were painted by artist R.N. Roland Holst and the building is an official historic site and city monument.
503:
271:, but small numbers from outer municipalities such as Amstelveen and Badhoevedorp also find their way to this school.
39:
404:
is adjacent to the museum district. Students of the
Amsterdams Lyceum go there often to relax, eat and play football.
105:
72:
423:
They also have a great school newspaper, called the HALO. It's made by the students and has won several awards.
263:
43:
54:
634:
316:
288:
484:
397:
287:
until 1952. The building has been in operation since 1920, it was designed by the Dutch
Architect
303:. Every class would spend one week a year there working on alternative projects and assignments.
32:
79:
537:
523:
393:
8:
283:
of the
Netherlands. It was founded in 1917 by Dr. C. P. Gunning (1886-1960) who remained
389:
257:
472:
284:
478:
292:
252:
337:
This takes place in the fourth year of high school. Fast Lane students travel to
361:
623:
605:
592:
466:
460:
454:
369:
448:
307:
280:
417:
300:
490:
401:
388:
The
Amsterdam lyceum is located in a neighbourhood of Amsterdam called
469:, Dutch resistance fighter during WWII, Mayor of Amsterdam and Senator
338:
268:
148:
130:
21:
580:
551:
342:
377:
365:
346:
234:
475:, Dutch banker en resistance fighter during the second world war
373:
357:
311:
180:
353:
457:
Dutch resistance fighter during the second world war
420:, "De Drietand", a video, photo and etching club.
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
621:
322:
630:Educational institutions established in 1917
291:and built in the architectural style of the
435:(Former Students Organization) abbreviated
352:In the fifth year the whole class goes to
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
118:Public school in Amsterdam, Netherlands
640:1917 establishments in the Netherlands
622:
426:
442:
331:
279:The Amsterdams Lyceum is the oldest
44:adding citations to reliable sources
15:
13:
504:List of schools in the Netherlands
14:
651:
569:
416:The Amsterdam Lyceum also has a
383:
129:
20:
31:needs additional citations for
544:
530:
516:
177:Potius deficere quam desperare
1:
509:
317:Amersfoort concentration camp
323:Intensified language courses
7:
552:"OLO Het Amsterdams Lyceum"
497:
493:, doctor and neurobiologist
191:Rather perish than despair)
10:
656:
433:Oud-Leerlingen Organisatie
274:
229:
219:
211:
203:
195:
172:
164:
159:
146:
142:
137:
128:
123:
606:52.3513139°N 4.8646028°E
485:Gijs Scholten van Aschat
407:
360:, South Africa, Israel,
345:and Trayecto Espanol to
463:, Dutch poet and writer
611:52.3513139; 4.8646028
124:Het Amsterdams Lyceum
635:Schools in Amsterdam
341:, Corso Italiano to
40:improve this article
602: /
538:"Cambridge English"
524:"Cambridge English"
55:"Amsterdams Lyceum"
427:Alumni association
293:Amsterdamse school
212:Number of students
473:Walraven van Hall
443:Notable graduates
332:Foreign exchanges
249:Amsterdams Lyceum
245:
244:
237:.amsterdamslyceum
116:
115:
108:
90:
647:
617:
616:
614:
613:
612:
607:
603:
600:
599:
598:
595:
584:
583:
581:Official website
577:
563:
562:
560:
559:
548:
542:
541:
534:
528:
527:
520:
479:Gerrit Kouwenaar
253:secondary school
241:
238:
236:
225:
133:
121:
120:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
655:
654:
650:
649:
648:
646:
645:
644:
620:
619:
610:
608:
604:
601:
596:
593:
591:
589:
588:
579:
578:
575:
572:
567:
566:
557:
555:
550:
549:
545:
536:
535:
531:
522:
521:
517:
512:
500:
445:
429:
410:
386:
334:
325:
289:H.A.J. Baanders
277:
233:
223:
184:
155:
152:
151:
119:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
653:
643:
642:
637:
632:
586:
585:
571:
570:External links
568:
565:
564:
543:
529:
514:
513:
511:
508:
507:
506:
499:
496:
495:
494:
488:
482:
476:
470:
464:
458:
452:
444:
441:
428:
425:
409:
406:
385:
382:
362:St. Petersburg
333:
330:
324:
321:
276:
273:
243:
242:
231:
227:
226:
221:
217:
216:
213:
209:
208:
205:
201:
200:
197:
193:
192:
174:
170:
169:
166:
162:
161:
157:
156:
153:
147:
144:
143:
140:
139:
135:
134:
126:
125:
117:
114:
113:
96:September 2014
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
652:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
627:
625:
618:
615:
582:
574:
573:
553:
547:
539:
533:
525:
519:
515:
505:
502:
501:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
477:
474:
471:
468:
467:Gijs van Hall
465:
462:
461:Remco Campert
459:
456:
455:Johan Benders
453:
450:
447:
446:
440:
438:
434:
424:
421:
419:
414:
405:
403:
399:
398:Concertgebouw
395:
391:
384:Neighbourhood
381:
379:
375:
371:
367:
363:
359:
355:
350:
348:
344:
340:
329:
320:
318:
313:
309:
304:
302:
296:
294:
290:
286:
282:
272:
270:
266:
265:
260:
259:
254:
250:
240:
232:
228:
222:
218:
215:1104 students
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
189:
182:
178:
175:
171:
167:
163:
158:
150:
145:
141:
136:
132:
127:
122:
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
597:4°51′52.57″E
594:52°21′4.73″N
587:
556:. Retrieved
546:
532:
518:
481:, Dutch poet
451:, politician
449:Mahir Alkaya
436:
432:
430:
422:
415:
411:
387:
351:
335:
326:
308:World War II
305:
297:
278:
262:
256:
248:
246:
230:Affiliations
207:Tom van Veen
187:
186:
176:
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
609: /
418:rowing club
394:Rijksmuseum
306:During the
251:is a Dutch
196:Established
160:Information
154:Netherlands
624:Categories
576:(in Dutch)
558:2018-06-01
554:(in Dutch)
510:References
491:Dick Swaab
402:Vondelpark
301:Wolkenland
255:combining
66:newspapers
339:Cambridge
269:Amsterdam
258:gymnasium
220:Colour(s)
204:Principal
149:Amsterdam
498:See also
396:and the
390:Oud-Zuid
370:New York
343:Florence
264:atheneum
188:Literal:
138:Location
487:, actor
378:Iceland
366:Sevilla
347:Granada
275:History
80:scholar
400:. The
374:Prague
358:Venice
285:rector
281:lyceum
224:
168:Public
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
408:Clubs
312:Nazis
181:Latin
173:Motto
87:JSTOR
73:books
431:The
376:and
354:Rome
310:the
261:and
247:The
199:1917
165:Type
59:news
437:OLO
239:.nl
235:www
42:by
626::
380:.
372:,
368:,
364:,
349:.
561:.
540:.
526:.
185:(
183:)
179:(
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
