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The school was a Montessori Lyceum with directions Gymnasium (school), vwo (), havo en vmbo-T.More than 50% of the students attended vmbo department of the school. In course year 08–09, the school had 504 students (including VAVO students) and 52 teachers.
The origins of the city lie around 1000 CE, [1] [2] when inhabitants settled at the mouth of the Amstel and began peatland reclamation. [1] After the All Saints' Flood (1170), a dam was built in the Amstel to protect the lower lands from floods. [1] In 1275, Amsterdam was granted a toll privilege by Count Floris V which exempted it from a ...
Amsterdam at this time was a small fishing village at the mouth of the Amstel. A part of Utrecht, this area was part of the seigniory (heerlijkheid) of the Van Aemstel family. At one point the right bank of the Amstel was being referred to as the "Old Amstel" (Ouder-Amstel), the left bank as the "New Amstel" (Nieuwer-Amstel).
The aim is to equip students with advanced scientific tools and the experience to apply them with independence, responsibility, and reflection. The two-year M.Sc. courses are modularly structured and comprise lecture and lab courses and thesis work. The language of instruction is English.
The name Amstel and the older form Aemstel are derived from Amestelle, which is a compound of the words aam or ame meaning water and stelle meaning solid, high, and dry ground. [2] [3] [4] In the 12th century, Amestelle was used for the area or gouw that was closed in by the rivers Amstel and Bullewijk and the bay IJ. [3]
Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity ...
Old City Hall of Nieuwer-Amstel on the Amsteldijk 67, Amsterdam. The City Hall in Nieuwer-Amstel is a Neo renaissance building built in 1889-1892 overlooking the Amstel.It was the seat of the city of Nieuwer-Amstel's government, but after absorption into the municipality of Amsterdam in 1896, it became a location for the Amsterdam City Archives in 1914.
The park has its own train line, the Amstel train, which runs through the Rosarium, the rhododendron valley and the Riekermolen. The park contains a variety of plant species from around the world, including a "rhododendron valley" with about 139 species of rhododendrons, blooming in April and May. At one point, the park lost about 30 percent of ...