At our school, it's important that you're well supervised. Especially during your first year, because the step from elementary to high school can be very exciting. Of course, every year you get a mentor and in the first year you get two mini-mentors (students from the upper school). The mentor and your classmates get to know you really well during the introduction days.
We think it is important that as a student you can develop to the maximum and learn to take responsibility for yourself. You get good personal guidance from junior to senior. Our teachers, mentors and year-round coordinators are closely involved with you. If it turns out you need extra guidance with plans, learning (executive skills) or anything else, you can get remedial teaching or guidance from an apprentice counselor. Our school also offers professional guidance if there is such a thing as failure, dyslexia, gift, ASS, AD(H)D or any personal problems. The student counselor will examine with you what works best for you and help you find your own way at school.
In classes 1 and 2 of the HAVO and HAVO/VWO, students can use the homework class free of charge, where they can work under supervision and be helped to plan their schoolwork.
In the first weeks of junior high, all students will be screened in terms of math and language. Based on the results of these tests, an advice for further guidance may follow. Students who have already submitted a dyslexia declaration at the time of registration will be offered during the first year RT.
Dyslexic pupils are assigned a dyslexia coach to whom they can contact in the higher learning years when they experience learning difficulties associated with their dyslexia. The coach can also arrange for the dyslexic student to use auditory support (Kurzweil) in tests. More information about the dyslexia policy can be found on this website under the heading parents and students/documents and forms.
We offer extra challenge and guidance to students who are gifted and gifted, both in the substructure and in the superstructure. In the substructure we have gymnasiumPlus: special classes for more- and highly gifted students. The regular course material is compacted to create space for deepening, project education, programming and philosophy. The teachers of these classes have extensive experience and affinity with teaching to highly gifted students.
Of course, counseling is continued in the early years by mentors who regularly speak to the students, monitor their results and, if necessary, contact the parents. In addition, it is possible to receive tutoring from a student from the upper secondary school in any field for all years of learning. These students are very good in the course in question like to explain to other students about this and to help with this. Notifications are made through the media library. The cost/benefits are € 6,- an hour.
In many ways we try to involve the parents in their children's school careers. Besides the fact that parents can always contact the mentors/teachers about their child, we mention some organized activities.
Contact details of school and staff can be found on the school's intranet. You can always reach our teachers via their email address: surname.form letter@lcl.nl
The Lorentz Casimir Lyceum has a team of psychologists and orthopedagogues. Members of this team can accompany students with problems in executive functions or in the field of social emotional well-being. These problems are in principle directly or indirectly related to school and are often diverse in nature. The guidance is always temporary. If long-term or more specialised assistance is desirable, an external expert shall be sought in consultation with the parents.
For long-term students, the school employs certified low-performance trainers who offer the students a handhold in small groups to deal with the tension. Application is usually made at the request of the student himself and in consultation with or at the suggestion of the mentor or year-level coordinator. Help to deal with stress moments is available for all seasons. For graduation candidates there is a separate training experience with exam stress.
In the mentor lessons in the substructure, attention is explicitly paid to bullying and the consequences that that can have. Guest classes are also organized regularly. The school feels responsible for the anti-bullying policy and makes every effort to prevent this problem by paying attention to bullying behavior and to taking appropriate measures on its alert. Collaboration with parents will often be necessary, both in terms of alert and in terms of approach.
The anti-bully protocol can be found on this website under the heading parents and students/documents and forms.
Our school dean will help you with your orientation to study and occupation. This orientation starts in class 3 and allows you to make a responsible choice: both for the profile and the follow-up education. The pupils are also helped by third-year teachers; give the most informed assessment of the student's abilities and attitude to work. There is also a lot of material and knowledge to support students with regard to study choice and different learning paths.
Students who need long-term guidance are discussed in the internal care team. Besides the internal care team, the school also has a Care Advice Team. This includes the principal guidance, the support coordinator, the school social work, the GGD, the compulsory education officer and, if desired, a Senior Youth of the police. Upon request, annual-level coordinators or student counsellors may also participate in the consultation. In these consultations, students are discussed for whom the school should draw on the expertise of external organisations. The Lorentz Casimir Lyceum is a member of the Regional Partnership Eindhoven and Kempenland. When there is a problematic home situation, the school can also refer to school social work. If necessary, we work according to the reporting code. For this we are connected to the alert systems Care for Youth and Safe Home. For students who need extra support for a longer period of time, an individual plan of approach is developed. Registration must consider what the school can offer and what is in the interests of the student.
General notices are sent to parents by e-mail. Much information is published on the school's website and via LCL Home & Services. Confidential messages shall be sent by post. A monthly newsletter is published for parents and students with information from school. Changes in address and email address must be sent by email to administratie@lcl.nl.
More information?
For more specific information on our student guidance:
Principal, Mrs C. (Christel) Shoes, Your emails 040 – 29 09 420
For more specific information on our decanate:
Mrs M. (Minke) van Alink and Mrs I. (Inge) van Bommel, decaan@lcl.nl, 040 – 29 09 420