The District of Porto ( Portuguese : Distrito do Porto [ˈpoɾtu] ) is located on the north-west coast of Portugal . The district capital is the city of Porto , the second largest city in the country. It is bordered by the Aveiro and Viseu districts to the south, Braga district to the north and Vila Real district to the east.
11-571: Oporto British School ( OBS ) is a British school established in 1894 in Foz do Douro , Porto , Portugal . It is the oldest British school in mainland Europe. It is a private, day school for both boys and girls, aged 3 to 18, with 558 pupils on roll. It follows a British curriculum until the completion of the IGCSE . Senior pupils then study the IB Diploma Programme and many go on to higher education in
22-474: A Prep School, continued as such until the mid-1950s, when some pupils remained to take their GCE examinations. The early 1960s saw a further development in provision for Portuguese pupils, as the school ensured that, in addition to following an English curriculum, a parallel course in Portuguese was also followed. Growing pupil numbers through the 1970s and into the 1980s meant that a significant building programme
33-550: A chapel in São João da Foz in 1145. In the 13th century the chapel became part of the Benedictine monastery of Santo Tirso. The borders of the parish, called Couto da Foz, were limited by the city of Bouças (Matosinhos) in the north and Porto, to the east. This Porto location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Porto District Its area is 2,395 km (925 sq mi) and its population
44-524: Is 1,817,172. In 2017, the main legal foreign populations were from Brazil (9,442), China (2,475), Ukraine (2,160), Italy (1,273), Spain (1,189), Angola (1,118), and Cape Verde (1,040). These numbers exclude those who obtained Portuguese citizenship, which is regular among recent Portuguese Brazilians or Portuguese-Africans. The district comprises 18 municipalities: All of the above Municipalities are Cities, except Baião and Lousada. Some municipalities include one or more cities;the municipality of Paredes has
55-530: The Douro ") is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto , Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde . The population in 2011 was 10,997, in an area of 1.88 km . It became a parish in 1836. It is located in the western part of Porto, next to the mouth of the Douro river and the Atlantic Ocean . The first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques , donated
66-708: The Business Manager: Marta Luiz. The school has a Student Council who represent the pupil body at public and ceremonial events. The school has a Parent-Teacher Association (The President of the Parents Association is the Headmaster and the current Chair of the PTA is Neil Charles). The school is in the suburb of Foz do Douro in Rua da Cerca, Porto, Portugal. Oporto British School has a range of sports. Traditionally,
77-731: The UK, Portugal, and other locations around the world. OBS received CIS Accreditation in 2005. It is a member of the European Council of International Schools, the Council of British International Schools. OBS has three houses named after prominent royal houses : The Oporto British School opened in 1894 with 11 boys, with the Rev WS Picken MA as the Master. The School house, in the Porto suburb Foz do Douro,
88-537: The main school sports have been football and basketball. The school's sport colours are blue and white. The school participates in school competitions annually and term-by-term. The school received Green Flag status on 29 September 2009 for environmentally friendly practice. The school participates in many national and international trips annually of sporting, charitable and cultural significance. These include: Foz do Douro Foz do Douro ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɔʒ ðu ˈðoɾu] ; meaning "Mouth of
99-650: The school, 50% of whom are from Portuguese families, 10% are British, and 40% from other backgrounds. Along with recent growth in pupils numbers has been significant curriculum and campus development. The school achieved fully accredited status by the Council of International Schools. The school is run by an elected board of governors (chairman of the board Nick Heath) and the Senior Leadership Team include: Headmaster: Nick Sellers, Head of Primary: Stacey Howard, Head of Secondary: Alistair Taylor, Head of Co-Curriculum and Accreditation Coordinator: Jonathan Bridges, and
110-485: Was rented at the time but was purchased in 1922 and remains part of the school's facilities. Non-British boys were accepted in 1902, and girls in 1914. Pupil numbers remained small, and it was not until well after the Second World War that the roll exceeded 100. Picken became Chaplain of St James' Church, Porto in 1899, and the chaplains of the church were headmasters of the school until 1939. The school, founded as
121-534: Was required to provide the accommodation and facilities for in excess of 200 pupils. A curriculum for post-IGCSE pupils was developed in the early 1990s with the provision of courses leading to the award of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. By this time, the proportion of pupils from a Portuguese background exceeded that of all others, including British students. This trend continued, and there are in excess of 550 pupils in
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