comenius - math is b.e.a.u - icelandic educational system
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Lecture about the Icelandic educational system and the Icelandic school Menntaskólinn í Kópavogi.TRANSCRIPT
Kópavogur Institute of Education (MK)Established 22 September 1973
Math is
B.E.A.U.
120 km
This guy really wants the Darwin Awards!!
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400 tons of volcanic ash was blown up into the air every second!
75 elephants per second!
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90% of students starts 60% finish
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Three schools under one roof
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1. Junior College (academic subjects)
2. School of Tourism
3. Hospitality and Culinary School
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Teaching Staff
• Around 80 full-time plus part-time staff
• 9 Math Teachers
School of Tourism
Junior College option and an evening school programme for mature students
School of Tourism (evening programme)• Tourism studies
– 2 terms in school and 1 term in the field receiving vocational training in tourism businesses
• Guiding
– 2 terms
– Qualifications as official tour guide in Iceland
• Cabin crew studies– 14 weeks– Recognized by major Icelandic airlines
Hospitality and Culinary School
• 3 – 4 years’ apprenticeship
• Journeyman’s certificate
Trades:• Baking (4 years) (126 weeks training 120 ECTS in school)
• Waitering (3 years)
• Meat Processing (4 years)
• Cooking (4 years)Combination of practical work/training with a master
and formal studies at school.
Other courses:• Food Technology
– 3 years
• Assistant chefs, cooking at sea – 1 year
• Preparatory courses for hospitality and culinary studies
• Education for butchers (mature students)• School for master tradesmen
César Ritz Programme
• Started August 2007
• First year towards the degree of BA in hotel management
• All courses taught in English as directed by the mother school in Switzerland and using teaching materials provided by the Swiss
• Possibility of offering this study option to students from our neighbouring countries
College
• Education towards qualifications for university matriculation (8 terms = 4 years)
• European equivalents: A-levels, Abiturum, Baccalaureat, Studentereksamen
Majors / options• Artistic Studies (in collaboration with art colleges)
• Business Studies / Economics• Modern Languages
• Languages and Linguistics
• Languages and Tourism
• Science• Biology
• Physics and Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Social Sciences
Shorter options• Practical education• Office skills I & II
• 2 + 2 terms
• Applied business studies• Evening courses and distance
education
• Special Departments• For autistic students
(from 1999)
Example: Major in Social Science Subject 1st sem.
2nd sem. 3rd sem. 4th sem. 5th sem. 6th sem. 7th sem. 8th. sem.
DANISH 103º 203
ENGLISH 103º 203 303 403 503
SOCIOLOGY 103 203 303* 313*/403*
MEDIA STUDIES 103
ICELANDIC 103º 203 303 403 503 603* 613*/633*
ATHLETICS 101 101 221 101 101 101 101 101
GEOGRAPY 103
LIFE SKILLS 112 121
NATURAL SCIENCE 113 103 123
HISTORY 103 203 303 313*/503*
PSYCHOLOGY 103* 203* 303*
MATHEMATICS103º
1026&2026 263 313* 363*
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS 102 102 102 102 104
NATIONAL ECONOMICS 103
THIRD LANGUAGE 103 203 303 403
Total 140 cr 18 16 19 18 18 18 18 15
Math 1026 – Group 1 of 4
Subject 1st sem. 2nd sem. 3rd sem. 4th sem. 5th sem. 6th sem. 7th sem.8th. sem.
DANISH 103º 203 PHYSICS 103 203* 303* 403*/503**
CHEMISTRY 103 203* 303* 313**
ENGLISH 103º 203 303
SOCIOLOGY 103
ICELANDIC 103º 203 303 403 503
ATHLETICS 101 101 221 101 101 101 101 101
GEOLOGY 103
BIOLOGY 103
LIFE SKILLS 112 121
NATURAL SCIENCE 113 123 103
HISTORY 103 203
MATHEMATICS
103º1026& 2026 203 303 403 503 523* 533*/603* 703*
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS 102 104 102 104
THIRD LANGUAGE 103 203 303 403
Total credits 140 18 16 19 18 19 1715/18 15/18
Example: Major in Physics and Chemistry
Math 103 – group 1 of 4
International co-operation• César Ritz (hotel management)• Culinary Institute of America (further
education in culinary arts)• Johnson & Wales (hotel management,
tourism)• Scandinavian schools (exchange
programmes)• Association of European Hotel and Tourism
Schools (AEHT)
Competitions
• Scandinavian competition for apprentice waiters and chefs
• AEHT competitions in hotel, catering and tourism skills
• Competitions arranged by domestic firms
• International school competitions
Awards
• AEHT competition – 1st place, pastry: 2006, 2003, 2001 and 1998. 2nd place, pastry 2004.
• AEHT competition – 2nd place, tourism, 1999. 1st
place tourism promotion 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
• European Communities Project, 1st prize for documentaries 1996, 1997, 1998
• Scandinavian Apprentice Competition – Various awards for chefs and waiters (students)
Gender Equality Award2007
• Presented by the Minister of Social Affairs for MK’s gender equality policy and participation in European student projects designed to support gender equality and awareness of social injustice
• “Equality Week” is held every year – this year it will be dedicated to human rights issues
Towards the future• To continue with further developements of
on-line learning and Information Technology
• Distributed learning options – reaching beyond the walls of the classroom
• Short practical courses for the general public organized by the Sæmundur Fróði education centre and in collaboration with Icelandair
Quality control
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point – HACCP used in Hospitality and Culinary teaching. Been in use since 2001
Quality control
• Certified ISO9001 : 2008 Quality management systems used to ensure that all teaching etc meets demands set by the school and/or Ministry of Education.
• ISO certificate issued 2009.
• Rekstrarhandbók
Further information
The best way to find out about the Icelandic education system in general is by checking the website of the Icelandic
Ministry of Education:
http://www.menntamalaraduneyti.is/
and selecting either English
or the Nordic languages
Kópavogur Grammar School
Islendingabok.is