Bagsværd Kostskole og Gymnasium
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Bagsværd Kostskole og Gymnasium (Eng
: 'Bagsværd Boarding School and Gymnasium'), usually referred to among students, teachers etc. as simply BK, is a private
day school
, gymnasium
, and boarding school
situated in Bagsværd, a suburb of Copenhagen
. The vast majority of the 800 pupils and students at BK commute to school every day; the boarding school (Haraldsgave, lit. "Harald's Gift", commonly known as Haga) only houses up to 60 students.
, in the then rather rural area surrounding Bagsværd Sø; it was only later that this part of Northern Zealand was urbanized. The boarding school itself, located right next to Bagsværd Lake, was acquired in 1949 and has since been expanded, both through the construction of new buildings and the appropriation of neighbouring lots.
A, B and C signify the level of difficulty of any given class, with A signifying an advanced level of education and C being an average difficulty suitable for a likewise average level of understanding.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: 'Bagsværd Boarding School and Gymnasium'), usually referred to among students, teachers etc. as simply BK, is a private
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
, gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
, and boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
situated in Bagsværd, a suburb of Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. The vast majority of the 800 pupils and students at BK commute to school every day; the boarding school (Haraldsgave, lit. "Harald's Gift", commonly known as Haga) only houses up to 60 students.
History
The boarding school was established in 1908 on the site of the current day schoolDay school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
, in the then rather rural area surrounding Bagsværd Sø; it was only later that this part of Northern Zealand was urbanized. The boarding school itself, located right next to Bagsværd Lake, was acquired in 1949 and has since been expanded, both through the construction of new buildings and the appropriation of neighbouring lots.
Education
- Primary school: Up until the 7th grade, the primary school is divided into two lines, A and B. Due to an admittance of extra pupils at this point in the primary school, two new lines are established, whereupon all four lines are referred to as V, X, Y and Z, respectively. Earlier, the two new lines were dubbed C and D, and pupils were divided into these according to their choice of secondary foreign language - C was for those pupils who chose FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, and D for those who chose GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
. - Gymnasium: BK offers students four different branches of tuition, in accordance with the 2005 Educational Reform. These are divided into three main areas:
- Mathematical/scientific:
- Science: Mathematics A, physics B, chemistry B
- Bio-tech: Biology A, mathematics B, chemistry B
- Linguistic/humanities:
- Language and culture: English A, humanities/social sciences B, psychology C
- Sociological:
- Society and economics: Social sciences A, mathematics B, geography B
- Mathematical/scientific:
A, B and C signify the level of difficulty of any given class, with A signifying an advanced level of education and C being an average difficulty suitable for a likewise average level of understanding.
External links
- School Homepage (Danish, with the opportunity of an introduction to HAGA in English)