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'''St. Joseph's School]] is a [[Roman Catholic]] school school in [[Roskilde]], [[Denmark]]. | '''St. Joseph's School]] is a [[Roman Catholic]] school school in [[Roskilde]], [[Denmark]]. The school has both a Danish and an international department with a total of more than 800 pupols. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 02:26, 22 July 2017
St. Joseph's School]] is a Roman Catholic school school in Roskilde, Denmark. The school has both a Danish and an international department with a total of more than 800 pupols.
History
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A group of Daughters of Wisdom settled in Roskilde in 1901. They came to Denmark as a result of the separation of the church from the state in France. The established St. Joseph's School as well as the adjacent St. Mary's Hospital in 1904.[1] They were also involved in the establishment of St. Lawrence's Church on the opposite side of the street.[2]
The school was initially a girls' school and all teaching was conducted by nuns. Later they began to usetrained teachers and and boys were accepted as pupils from 1924.[1]
Today
The school has both a Danish and an international department with a total of more than 800 pupils.classes. The Danish department covers reception class to 10th grades of the Danish school curriculum. The International department covers Year 1-11 (age 5 to 16) and is based on the Cambridge International examination programme.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sankt Joseds Skole" (in Danish). kulturarv.roskilde.dk. http://kulturarv.roskilde.dk/kulturarv/frederiksborgvej-10-sankt-josefs-skole. Retrieved on 20 July 2017.
- ↑ "Lidt om kirkens historie" (in Danish). Sankt Laurenti Sogn. http://www.laurentiikirke.dk/Default.aspx?TabId=91. Retrieved on 20 July 2017.