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Source of inspiration
From the start of its centuries old history, the city of 's-Hertogenbosch has
attracted artists, scientists, thinkers and visionaries, who left their marks on
the city. The most famous son of the city is of course master painter Jheronimus
Bosch (± 1450-1516). The way in which he was inspired by the city, the
surroundings, and the inhabitants, has been followed in many areas. Koning
Willem I College continues this valuable tradition in its very own way by being
a source and role model for knowledge and culture and by striving for perfection,
by continually giving new impulses to the community and above all by being a
powerful and inspiring place of learning.
Mission Statement
The student's success is the reason for our being
Vision Statement
Just a great school.
Values
We are a community college
We count all talents
We consider creative thinking a core competence
We strive for mastery learning
We go for a better world
Learning from A to Z
After their ABC in primary education, students learn their ABC of life at
Koning Willem I College. The journey begins at A, takes them through the lands
of primary, secondary and vocational education, and ends at Z - a diploma that
matches each one's qualities and ambitions. Thanks to our starting point:
made-to-measure education for everybody, our students remain enthusiastic and
involved. So working at Koning Willem I College is a privilege and learning is a
pleasure, which clearly shows in the excellent facilities and inspiring
accommodation - a remarkable mixture of historic and modern architecture.
Central to the community
Our students are not left alone in the dark, they can always meet up with
others - inside the college with fellow students, staff and faculty, and outside
the college with companies, institutions and other organisations. This means
that Koning Willem I College is a true Community College - not an educational
island, but a dynamic central point in intramural and extramural learning
processes. The college is constantly moving forward, while at the same time
maintaining a strong social involvement, which is an important motivator for
doing everything in the service of the community, of which the student is of
course also a part.
The reason for our existence
All students have their qualities and their dreams. At Koning Willem I
College we say: 'If you dream it, you can do it!' Challenging learning processes
are necessary to help them make full use of their qualities and realise these
dreams. These processes must spur on each student to excel in all areas in which
he or she possesses suitable qualities. So a school must be able to guarantee
that no single student ends his school career before he has reached the true
end. It must therefore be able to guarantee that each student achieves his goals
and that top talents can fully develop themselves. At Koning Willem I College we
are glad to take up this challenge, because our students are the reason for our
existence.
School for the Future®
The educational renaissance of the 21st century will be built on two pillars:
creativity and technology. For some time now education has no longer been just a
question of knowledge transfer and one-sided attention to logical and analytical
thought processes. Today, education is recognised as a process that involves
emotions, interaction between the senses, behavioural changes, and creative
thought processes. For the development of this 'new education', Koning Willem I
College has set up a separate organization - School for the Future. Here
high-quality technology and purposeful creativity form the basis for
trail-blazing learning processes.
The best a school can be
Koning Willem I College aims to be a school that guarantees its students a
pleasant, comfortable, well-planned, and safe stay. To achieve this, social
control plays a major part. Also, the college has an anti-racism statute and is
extremely alert for teasing and truancy. Furthermore, all buildings are
non-smoking, pupils and staff work together to keep the buildings clean, and
there is a code of behaviour for both students and teachers - all in all, unity
in diversity. We can demonstrate a positive distinction from average schools,
not only on account of our good examination results, but also by our well
thought-out and inspiring educational vision, and our focussed attention to
norms and values. In other words, the best a school can be. And that is
precisely what Koning Willem I College aims to be.
Contact information
Koning Willem I College
Vlijmenseweg 2
P.O. Box 122
5201 AC 's-Hertogenbosch
The Netherlands
Telephone: ++31 73 624 9 624
Fax: ++31 73 624 9 629
Email: info@kw1c.nl
Information on training courses:
Telephone: ++31 73 624 9 600
Fax: ++31 73 624 9 609
