Proud to be tvmbo - Kortlopend Onderwijsonderzoek

5 Results: interviews
5.1 Introduction
Chapter 5 discusses the results of the interviews at the five partner schools. At each
school, we interviewed the TTO coordinators, subject and English teachers and students.
Sometimes the TTO coordinator was also a subject or English teacher.
5.2 Results: interviews with TTO coordinators, subject and English
teachers
The following section discusses and describes the results of the interviews with the
subject and English teachers and the TTO coordinators. Since the results from the
teachers and coordinators are similar, we have chosen to collate them in one section, to
prevent repetition. Sample interview protocols can be found in Appendices 2 and 3.
5.2.1 Organization
The five partner schools organize their tvmbo in different ways, as follows:
Anna van Rijn College, Nieuwegein
Anna van Rijn College has, like the Lorentz Lyceum, chosen to do tvmbo with all their
students, at all vmbo levels. They have designed a number of projects themselves, in
teams including English teachers, which they carry out at different periods in the
school year. Examples of these are: Scandinavia (humanities), a fashion project (‘Back
and Stage’ department), the weather on my date of birth (mathematics). Some of the
projects are carried out in large groups with the English and subject teachers present in
the classroom. The LWOO teachers carry out the projects in their own lessons which
have been written by their colleagues.
Anna van Rijn College has a strong internationalization programme at both locations
(havo/vwo and vmbo) and considers EIO a vital element in their programme. The
school is also an Elos accredited school. Elos offers a quality standard regarding European
and International Orientation, learning outcomes for EIO and an international
network of schools. Elos prepares young people for a future in a society in which
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