Kuben videregående skole
Kuben videregående skole
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Kabelgata 10-12, Økern, Oslo
Information
School typePublic School
Established19 August 2013
PrincipalKjell Ove Hauge
Age range11th through 13th
(16 to 19 years)
Enrollment1,870 students (2021)
Educational programsBuilding and construction
Electricity and electronics
Healthcare, childhood and youth development
Information technology and media production
Technical and industrial production
ICT service
General academics
Additional programsFollow-up service
New chance at 10th grade
Supplementary programme for general university admissions certification
Norwegian for minority students 16 to 19 years
Websitehttps://kuben.vgs.no/

Kuben Upper Secondary School (Norwegian: Kuben videregående skole) is an upper secondary school at Økern in Oslo, Norway. The school is part of Kuben Vocational Arena, and is Oslo's largest Upper secondary school, with approximately 1,850 students. Kuben shares the arena with Oslo Technical School.[1]

The school's first principal is Kjell Ove Hauge, a former All-American and international track and field athlete. [2]

Educational programs

Kuben is offering the following trade programs: Building and construction, Electricity and electronics, Healthcare, childhood and youth development, Information technology and media production, Technical and industrial production and ICT services. The school also offers the ordinary three year specialization in general academic studies program towards college or university admissions certification. The students at general academics can choose between the program areas Natural science and mathematics studies and Languages, social science and economics studies.

For students who has completed the vocational two years in school, Kuben offers the one-year supplementary academic program for general college or university admissions certification. For students in need of more general studies before entering an upper secondary programme, Kuben offers a one-year preparatory programme for minorities towards general academics.

The school also offers a one-year course towards improved Norwegian language for migrants and cultural minorities. The program targets youths in the age 16 to 19 years, and is located at Kubens department at Ullevål.

New programs

One of Kuben's main goals is to be a frontrunner in the development of new educational courses. Kuben offers several unique courses to the Oslo school system.

For students in Building and construction and Childhood and youth development the school offers 4 year double competence course that combines Vocational competence and general university admissions certification. After 4 years the students will have both a journeyman certificate and an Examen artium for specialization in general studies for college or university admissions certification.

Two 3-year courses combines vocational and special study competence. Both follows ordinary curricula, but the concretisation of the curricula takes place in close collaboration with relevant professional environments and are aimed at a future need for competence. One course is called The robotics course, based on electrical engineering and automation. The other is called The informatics course, based on computer science, programming, design and development of IT systems.

The secondary level study of Computers and electronics at Bournemouth and Poole College. 16 students will be offered to study in England from September to May, living with host families.

For General academics Kuben has developed the Technology program, that offers specialization within technology, innovation, research and entrepreneurship.

Attention

Gallery

Kubens facade from the south

References

  1. ^ NRK (31 July 2013): Her er Norges dyreste skole (Norwegian)
  2. ^ (10 July 2013): Han blir rektor på Kuben Archived 4 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine (He becomes principal at Kuben) (Norwegian)
  3. ^ NRK: Kuben videregående er finest (Kuben Upper Secondary is prettiest, Norwegian, Accessed 4 February 2017
  4. ^ Norwegian Design Council: Kuben yrkesarena (Kuben Vocational Arena) Archived 5 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Norwegian, Accessed 4 February 2017
  5. ^ kuben.vgs.no: Kubens elevråd vant pris (Kuben's student council won prize), Norwegian, Accessed 4 February 2017
  6. ^ www.ue.no: Kuben vgs: Årets Entreprenørskapsskole i Oslo (Kuben's student council won prize) Archived 4 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Norwegian, Accessed 4 February 2017
  7. ^ groruddalen.no: Tekxpeil fra Kuben er Norges beste yrkesfaglige ungdomsbedrift, Norwegian, Accessed 2 May 2021
  8. ^ www.ue.no: Kuben vgs: Årets Entreprenørskapsskole i Oslo (Kuben's student council won prize) Archived 4 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Norwegian, Accessed 4 February 2017

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Upper secondary schools of Oslo
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