Verzlunarskóli
Íslands
The commercial college of Iceland
Berglind, Einar, Helen, Jóhanna,
Kristín, Margrét og Sigríður.
Introduction
 The commerical college of Iceland is a four
- year senior high school / college for
student 15 year + who have completed
elementary school.
Introduction
 The College serves the whole of Iceland
and has a student population of over a
thousand students. It is organized on the
basis of a form system, all students in the
same classes have the same timetable.
Students are in college in full-time from
8:10 - 15:40 Monday - Friday.
Introduction
 The school year consists of two semesters, fall
and spring. Each semester students take a fulltime load of courses worth two or three credits
each.
 Over four years, they take a total of 140+ credits
and matriculate with an Icelandic “stúdentspróf”
(matriculation exam)
Introduction
 In their first year all students follow a common
curriculum. They then opt to specialize in one of
four streams:
business, science, social science or languages.
 In all streams during the first two years have a
strong focus on practical business courses like
accounting, economics and computer studies.
 These courses qualify students for the
Commercial Diploma (‘verzlunarpróf’) at the
end of their second year.
Inside Verzló
Semesters
 The first semester begins in August and ends in
December, including a four day winter break.
 The second semester begins in January and ends
in May, including a Easter break and a three day
break because of our annual celebration.
Social life
Traditional day
 In the second year students dress up in
traditional Icelandic clothes and dance old
traditional dances in down town Reykjavík.
 In the evening students eat dinner at “Perlan”
which is one of the most spectacular
buildings/restaurant in Reykjavík.
 After that all second year students attend a
dance where there is a live band playing.
Traditional day
Nemendamót
Verzlunarskóla Íslands
 Nemendamót Verzlunarskóla Íslands or Nemó is
our annual celebration.
 The day starts early by the class eats breakfast
together.
 Later that day we see this years musical made
by students in Verzló.
 In the evening we eat dinner together at a
restaurant, go to a pre party and then attend the
big dance.
Nemó
Dances
 Along with the traditional day and Nemó we
have five other dances.
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Busaball / to welcome freshman
Jólaball / christmas dance
Þemaball / two different dances with various themes.
Lokaball / At the end of the second semester.
School dances
School magazines
 Verzlunarskólablaðið which is the largest school
magazine in Iceland.
 Viljinn which is the oldest school magazine in
Iceland.
 Along with that we have two other small gossip
magazines, Harmonía and Kvasir.
They contain gossip about students in the
school.
School Competitions
 Morfís which is a debate competition between
the colleges in Iceland. Verzló is now for the
14th time in the finals.
 Gettu Betur is a contest between colleges who
can answer the most questions correctly.
Gettu betur & Morfís
Thank you