Grenaa Gymnasium is a

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in Grenaa,

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. The school has three types of education, Gymnasium, HF and IB. The school comprises two buildings connected by an umbilical. The first – often referred to as the old part – was built in 1964, the second – often referred to as the new part – in 1973. Classrooms are subject specific with

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and

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classrooms in the old part, and with

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, and

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in the new building. Because the school has subject-specific classrooms, long distances between them have been avoided by having them all face a centre of the buildings. The centre of the first building is a large cloakroom and an assembly hall. The second building is built in two open levels with the classrooms on the upper floor and a large common area with a

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, reading area, and

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on the lower level.

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* Schools in Denmark International Baccalaureate schools in Denmark Educational institutions established in 1964 1964 establishments in Denmark {{Denmark-school-stub