The Sint-Maartenscollege (abbreviated as SMC and informally known as SMC) is a

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located in

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, the

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. It operates across two buildings and offers all streams of the Dutch secondary education system, including VMBO, HAVO, and VWO ( Atheneum and Gymnasium).

Name

The school is named after

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(

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: Sint-Maarten), who represents the values of helping and sharing. These values also serve as the school's motto.

Buildings

The Sint-Maartenscollege (SMC) operates out of two buildings. The first, located on Bemelerweg in the Scharn neighborhood, is designated for VMBO classes. The second, situated on Noormannensingel in the

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neighborhood, hosts HAVO and VWO classes. A third building was previously in use but has since been sold.

Classes

The school day begins at 08:30 and typically ends between 14:20 and 16:15. The following subjects are taught (though the specific curriculum varies depending on the chosen educational stream): *

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(only taught to VWO- Gymnasium) *

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(only taught to VWO-Gymnasium) *

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* ICT *

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s * NLT (Dutch Wikipedia) *

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* ANW (Dutch Wikipedia) *

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(If chosen by Gymnasium in 5th class) *

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(If chosen by Gymnasium in 5th class) * Drama/Theatre

Computer lab

The school features a room called the "Macademie," equipped with a couple of

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computers. This room is located within the art department.

Extracurricular activities

SMC offers various extracurricular activities, including a school newspaper and a debate club. School paper
The school newspaper, ''Palet'', was awarded the title of "Best School Paper of the Netherlands" in both 2002 and 2003. Additionally, it received the "Best School Paper Design" award in 2001 and 2006 during the Dutch National School Paper Day. In 2009, the paper's editors attended this event, where Yvonne Doornduyn, a political journalist and jury member, remarked: "''Palet'' has a good combination of strong layout and quality content." ''Palet'' has approximately 20 editorial members, including three staff members. The editorial team meets at least once a week to discuss layout, design, content, and related topics. The newspaper is published three to five times a year and covers a range of subjects, such as discrimination, politics, and current events, as well as lighter topics like trends, school information, and leisure activities. SMC Videoclub
SMC also has its own AV Club, which consists of 10 members, including one staff member. The club creates its own scripts and films them professionally using high-quality equipment. They also maintain their own website. However, the club's activities have been suspended due to the

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pandemic. Cooking club
Every Monday afternoon, a group of students would gather to cook and eat together, supervised by a staff member. However, this activity has been canceled due to the

pandemic. Debate club
Students have the opportunity to develop their

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skills during

class. The debate club, however, is primarily intended for upper-level students (class 4 and above), who can participate in national debating competitions. Each year, several students compete in these events, with some even winning awards. As of 2012, the debate club is managed by students.

Notable alumni

Camiel Eurlings Camiel Martinus Petrus Stephanus Eurlings (; born 16 September 1973) is a Dutch politician and businessman. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he served as Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management from 2007 to 201 ...

, politician and Dutch Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management *

Maxime Verhagen Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen (; born 14 September 1956) is a retired Dutch politician and historian. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2010 to 2012 under Prime Ministe ...

, politician and current Dutch

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Boudewijn Zenden Boudewijn Zenden (; born 15 August 1976) also known by his nickname Bolo, is a Dutch former footballer who played as a left winger or as an attacking midfielder. Named the 1997 Dutch Football Talent of the Year, Zenden played for four teams in ...

, Dutch soccer player

External links

* http://www.sint-maartenscollege.nl - Official website * http://www.smc-vc.nl - SMC Videoclub (AV Club) website {{Coord missing, Netherlands Christian schools in the Netherlands Secondary schools in Maastricht