Episode Synopsis "Middlebare Mashup #6 | Cygnus, the digital lottery, middlebare marking & useful resources"

In this episode Margaret wraps up the process of choosing a middlebare school in Amsterdam. We look at our final school Cygnus Gymnasium in Amsterdam East and discuss organisations that support parents and pupils in secondary school education in Amsterdam, for example OCO (https://www.onderwijsconsument.nl) and Stichting VSA (http://www.stichtingvsa.nl). Also an explainer on how the digital registration lottery system works plus a digression on the Dutch test marking system - just for fun. #MiddlebareMashup - Margaret Kearns on searching for a middlebare school in Amsterdam in the middle of a pandemic, a mini-series within the Dam Daily Wednesday slot on Broadcast Amsterdam radio station (https://broadcastamsterdam.nl) and shared via our Families of Amsterdam podcast. January to March 2021Presenters: Geli Carney & Margaret KearnsEditor: Cathy Leung#FamiliesofAmsterdam

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