Y2BE Erasmus+ program Ede

March 2016 Welcome to the , EUROPEAN ERASMUS PROGRAM:Y2BE Ede (NL) meeting (2016) greetings from Pallas Athene College! Students’ Program

Pallas Athene College is a comprehensive school with more 13-mrt 14-mrt 15-mrt than 1100 students. It is divided into three levels of educa- SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY tion, the highest level being the pre-university education. 8.30 visiting local businesses 9.30 welcome ceremony We believe that school is more than studying from books. school auditorium Each and every student has special interests and talents. All students at Pallas Athene College have the opportunity to dis- 10.30 movie presentation cover and develop their talents. This is the reason why we offer special interest classes apart from to regular arriving at Ede school auditorium subjects. All students sharing the same interests spend four hours a week in one of the following classes: go to host families Sports Class, Drama & Arts Class, Research Class, and Athene Class. 12.30 lunch

Sports Class: this is the place to get acquainted with many different sports. Team spirit and sport experience 14.00 assignment how to start are the main pillars of the sports class. Pallas Athene College is a school with a sporting spirit. your company Drama & Arts Class: painting, dancing, making music, acting, and even sculpting are skills students can expect to develop further in this class. A few times a year students show their progress and achievements 16.00 leave for host families through exhibitions and plays. In the 3rd year, students prepare and perform an entire musical. 17.00 leave for host families Research Class: research in the area of science, design and technology is the main focus of this class. Being a good researcher requires a special talent. Taking notice of the world around you and wondering about it is 16-mrt 17-mrt 18-mrt certainly part of this special talent. Good cooperative learning skills are important in this class. WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Athene Class is for students whose interests lie in the people around them, their environment, and their 8.30 bus to Nijmegen community. A mix of drama, sports and research skills are to be found in this class. Culture, science, sport, 9.00 presentaion by CEO 9.00 preparing presentations and media are main areas of interest. how to start your company

Kind regards, 10.30 Kröller-Müller museum Pallas Athene College and Park de Hoge Veluwe Nijmegen 11.00 presentations how to start your company

12.30 farewell lunch 13.30 activities 17.00 leave for host families 18.00 diner on ship Nijmegen 18.00 leave for host families

20.15 leave for host families Ede

The city itself is situated halfway between the larger cities of and Utrecht and about 45km from the oldest city of the Netherlands: Nijmegen with direct rail and road connections to these cities. There are no connections to any water nearby, however, there also is a direct road connection to the city of which hosts a small industrial port on the river Rijn and a direct road and rail connection to the city of Arn- hem, which features a larger port at a greater distance. The environment is clean and green due to the fact that Ede is partly built in a wooded area and partly on the central Dutch plains in the national park called Nationaal Park “De Hoge Veluwe”.

Socially, Ede is a common city like any other in the Netherlands. Each year, there is a municipality-wide ce- lebration called Heideweek (Week of the heather) which lasts a week and largely involves traditional Dutch festivities, along with local customs. Earlier in the year the Heather Queen and the Heather Princess of the heather are elected from several candidates and will be the representative for the municipality of Ede on various other festivities, until the following year when another a new queen and princess are elected.

Ede is situated along the A12 motorway and has a direct link to the A1 via the A30. There are two stations in Ede: Ede-Wageningen train station and Ede Centrum train station. Ede-Wageningen is the main station Park de Hoge Veluwe with services to Alkmaar, Amersfoort, Amsterdam, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Arnhem, , Den Helder and Utrecht. Ede Centrum has train services from Amersfoort and Barneveld to Ede-Wageningen.

Ede city center Where to eat in Ede?

Some suggestions for a good meal in Ede:

- Juffrouw Tok chicken/Dutch cuisine - Planken Wambuis Dutch cuisine - De Verleiding Dutch cuisine - Amadeus Steakhouse - Het Pomphuis French cuisine - Villa Brutus Italian cuisine - De Chinese muur Chinese cuisine - Dixies American diner - Nok’s kitchen Tai cuisine

What to do in Ede?

- National Park “de Hoge Veluwe” - Krüller Müller museum - Dutch tile museum - Cheesefarm Hoekelum - Hoekelum castle - Cinemec cinema

Ede south side How to log in on a computer at our school: User (gebruiker): docent Password (wachtwoord): 123erasmus+

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Ede-Wageningen train station Honig complex Nijmegen Nijmegen Contactinformation

Pallas Athene College Koekeltse Boslaan 21, Ede tel. +31 318 624500 International coördinator Joep Kusters tel. +31 644501590 Hotel De Paasberg Arnhemseweg 20, Ede tel. +31 318 651020

citymap of Ede