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Each school year there are certain adjustments in the school policy to improve our offer and to make sure the growth in the school runs smoothly.
Experience has shown us that new agreements in a school environment often need some time to get used to, and to see and experience where we need to make adjustments.
What has changed this school year:
Lower classes (year 1,2 and 3)
- The study planners are now in SomToday instead of Google Classroom. Students and teachers now have a better overview of the total amount of homework and planned tests.
- Instead of 6 test weeks we now have 3 test weeks. In between these test weeks, there are multiple small tests in different forms that better match modern education and the development of the student's skills.
De mentors and school management do a weekly check on whether the homework and test pressure are in balance.
We assume that students spend an average of 1 to 2 hours a day on schoolwork at home. It is fitting that students have to get used to the start of a new school year and that more is expected of them in a higher year. Experiences may also differ from student to student.
Higher classes (havo 4, vwo 4 and 5)
- During 3 of the total of 6 test weeks per year, these classes have a test week, while the other classes follow the normal timetable. To ensure a calm testing climate the tests now start at 10.45 am. This way we will prevent unnecessary disturbances by the school bell, changes of classrooms, or students on a break.
At the end of the test week, we will evaluate how the students have experienced this.
Catch up afternoon
- We now organize a daily detention afternoon directly after the student's final class, instead of one detention afternoon per week at a set time. A zero-tolerance policy is more effective than a postponed measure.
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In SomToday you will be able to see whether your child has been registered for detention in the afternoon. It is your child's own responsibility to inform you about this.
Obviously, each day we all hope that the detention classroom remains empty that day as it bothers both you, as a parent, and us, as the school. At the start of a new measure, there is always a peak in the beginning. Students will understand that detention is not something to look forward to, and a clear drop in participants is already visible. We are hoping that this will stay this way.
It is important that we have a good idea about the situation. If there are signals about these adjustments, we would appreciate it if you send an e-mail to your child's mentor.
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