Langhaugen videregående skole explained

Langhaugen videregående skole
Motto:Kunnskap og kreativitet -
Trivsel og takhøyde
Motto Translation:Knowledge and creativity - Well-being and tolerance
Address:Hagerups vei 17
Location:5093 Bergen
Country:Norway
Coordinates:60.3625°N 5.3617°W
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Type:Secondary school
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Authority:Vestland fylkeskommune
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Head:Tore Tveit
Staff:89
Grades:VG1–VG3
Gender:coeducational
Age Range:16–19
Enrollment:623 (2018)[1]
Language:Norwegian
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Langhaugen videregående skole (formerly Langhaugen gymnas) is a county upper secondary school in Årstad, a suburb of Bergen.[2] [3] The school opened in 1961 as a replacement for, which is now used by the University of Bergen; the school building was designed by the city architect .[4] It offers specialised study in . In 2018 it was the fourth most popular school at its level in Bergen by enrollment.[5]

Educational offerings

Langhaugen VGS offers French, German, and Spanish as foreign languages in addition to English, which is a requirement.[4] It has five classes at each grade level for study specialisation, plus one for music, dance and drama with a specialisation in music and one for music, dance and drama with a specialisation in dance, a total of 21 classes for around 600 students.[6] The music specialisation was first offered in 1986, dance in 1997.[4] The reviewers for Bergens Tidende praised the school musical highly in both 2021 and 2022,[7] [8] when the school celebrated its 60th anniversary.[9]

In 2020, the county council of Vestland decided to extend the school's facilities for dance and physical education by renovation and addition of a new building, making possible the addition of another class in music, and to explore having the school open after hours as a culture house.[10]

Alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Utdanningsdirektoratet: Elevtall i videregående skoler . 1 October 2018 . no .
  2. Web site: Langhaugen VGS . Hordaland . 27 December 2021 . nn .
  3. News: Sjå lista: Slik stemte skulane i Bergen . . 7 September 2021 . nn . subscription.
  4. Web site: Langhaugen videregående skole . Bergen byleksikon . 27 December 2021 . no .
  5. News: Silje Haugen . Disse skolene er mest populære . . 7 March 2018 . no .
  6. Web site: Langhaugen vgs: Om skule . Hordaland . nn . 27 December 2021 .
  7. News: Uten en rød tråd . Bergens Tidende . 10 March 2021 . nn . subscription .
  8. News: Jens Kihl . – Spekket med skarpe, frekke og morsomme observasjoner. Endelig en fullstendig overraskende skolerevy . Bergens Tidende . 9 February 2022 . nn . subscription.
  9. News: Dag Bjorndal . Feirer dobbeltjubileum i Forum . Bergensavisen . 22 February 2022 .
  10. News: Bjarte Brask Eriksen . Langhaugen vgs blir utvida . . 17 December 2020 . 27 December 2021 . no .