Books and Learning Materials

Books and learning resources

Ordering books
To make purchasing the right book package easy, we cooperate with bookstore vanDijk. This bookstore knows exactly which books we use for the different courses and grades. So you do not have to delve into the required book list.

All the information you need to order the books is at www.vandijk.nl. The book package you order will be delivered to your home.

Other learning resources
Learning resources that are used in the classroom, such as atlases and teaching aids that teachers have made themselves, are provided and paid for by the school.

Cost
The costs for books and learning materials are borne by the school, insofar as they belong to the (chosen) subject package. An exception are the books and learning materials that are not reimbursed by the government, such as reading books. You must pay for these materials yourself. Educational materials for home use, such as atlases and dictionaries, are also at your expense.

Interim change of book package
If your child changes courses during the school year or changes one or more subjects in his or her curriculum, you must follow the existing procedure to avoid additional costs for new books. Your child’s team coach can tell you how this procedure works.

Use of books
All textbooks must be covered. Please put a label on the front with the student’s name, class and the appropriate subject. No writing is allowed in the books. In case of damage or loss, the damage amount will be billed afterwards through VanDijk.

Media Library
There is at least one copy of all textbooks in the media library. If a student has forgotten to bring a book, he or she may borrow it from the library for the relevant class period.

 

Self-purchase

Below is a list of what learning materials and school supplies you must purchase and pay for yourself. It is important that all supplies have your child’s name and class on them.

General
– various types of paper (lines, squares, etc.);
– writing materials.

Dictionaries

For all students:

• Dutch;
• Dutch/English;
• English/Dutch.
• The purchase of dictionaries for the other modern foreign languages is in consultation with the teacher.
• For years 4, 5 and 6 Gymnasium
  – Latin/Dutch: ed. H. Pinkster, Amsterdam University Press, 1998;
  – Greek/Dutch: Ch. Hupperts, Eisma Publishers.

Mathematics
– Geodesy;
– compass;
– grid paper 1 x 1 cm in A4 notebook;
– pencil HB;
– red and green pen;
– calculator, preferably TI-30XB multiview.

Upper secondary (t)vwo and (t)havo students may purchase a graphing calculator through school.

Drawing

– Pencils HB, 3B and 6B;
– 2 fine-point pencils black;

Physical education

– sportswear;
– athletic shoes (no black soles).