CJD Jugenddorf-Christophorus School Braunschweig
The Christian Youth Village Association of Germany e. V. Braunschweig ( CJD Braunschweig ) is a state-recognized private education provider in Braunschweig, founded in 1977 and supported by the Christliche Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands e. V. (CJD) is. The students come from over 28 nations. In 1981 the CJD Braunschweig was the first institution to start a program for the promotion of gifted children.
In contrast to the trend towards the most comprehensive possible standardization and inclusion in the education sector, the philosophy at the CJD Braunschweig to this day is to enable the most comprehensive possible individualization and differentiation in a strong community of values. The employees are referred to as "opportunity providers".
It has a grammar school and a primary school, which are equivalent to the corresponding state school forms. The CJD Braunschweig also has a boarding school, the International School Braunschweig-Wolfsburg and the New York Music Academy in the CJD Braunschweig.
In 1999 the CJD Braunschweig introduced an external quality management system. The CJD Braunschweig was successfully re-certified for the third time in 2012, the last time in summer 2015. Scope of the certificate are: all-day elementary school, all-day high school with differentiated teaching profiles - for example for the promotion of gifted children and for promoting learning and working behavior, international school, boarding school with integrated youth welfare facility , psychological counseling center for diagnostics and school career counseling, development of services in education, counseling and pedagogy.
The CJD in turn offers 155,000 young and adult people orientation and future opportunities every year. They are promoted, accompanied and trained by 9,500 full-time and many voluntary employees at over 150 locations. The basis is the Christian image of man with the vision “Nobody should be lost!”.
structure
The CJD Braunschweig now looks after around 2,400 people of all ages. Around 300 employees work in five different facilities. The CJD Braunschweig is headed by Kirk Chamberlain and Dirk Gähle. The facilities at the CJD Braunschweig include:
- High school Christophorusschule
- Boarding school in the CJD Braunschweig
- New York Academy of Music
- Hans Georg Karg Elementary School
- St. Leonhard International day care center
- International School Braunschweig-Wolfsburg
- Psychological counseling center
High school Christophorusschule
The high school Christophorusschule (founding name: Dr. Wilhelm-Meyer-Gymnasium) is an all-day school with an attached boarding school and around 750 students. It is the founding institution of the CJD Braunschweig. The principle of talent-based, value-based and educational support for pupils has been the philosophy of the educational orientation in the school since 1977. Entrance and process diagnostics for the pupils as well as strong and permanent involvement of parents in the lesson structure supports this philosophy. A specialty of the high school Christophorusschule are therefore the talent-differentiating school programs. For high school gifted pupils with problems at school, these are the project classes (age group 5–6): In small classes, a double occupation of teachers and educators works on developing their high school skills in daily individual training sessions. The name of the high school goes back to the legend of Christophorus , in which the giant Reprobus carries the Christ child across a river.
The programs in the lower grades (age group 5-10), which are differentiated according to talent, also include:
- The two-speed high school diploma (years 7-10): Depending on the class, pupils can complete the high school diploma in 12 or 13 years of regular school. In the S profile, from grade 7 to grade 10, 1/3 of the subject matter is saved and thus grade 9 is skipped.
- Special courses for gifted / high performers (age group 5–6)
- Klar gymnasial (age group 7-10): Aptitude-based differentiation in the classroom takes place through needs-based teaching in the core subjects German, English and mathematics, special courses for highly gifted / high-performing students (age group 5-6) and independent learning in the natural sciences. There are also special tutors who are in regular contact with the parents. (Vol. 7-8).
- Cross-year profile lessons (age group 5–6) in the areas of: music, sport, handmade and MINT.
The programs in the upper level, which are differentiated according to talent, also include:
- Excellence courses (age group 10–12): High performers / gifted students are given a level of difficulty above that of an advanced course through acceleration (higher learning pace) and enrichment (enrichment).
- Competence courses (age group 10–12): outside of the regular curriculum, these courses give students the opportunity to develop their methodological and social skills in extracurricular content. Certificates and letters of reference allow you to partially count towards the waiting semester.
Boarding school in the CJD Braunschweig
Due to the special position of the high school Christophorusschule in the field of individual giftedness and giftedness, the students came from all over Germany from the beginning. The boarding school at the CJD Braunschweig was therefore founded shortly after the Christophorusschule high school. It now houses around 100 pupils aged 9 to 19 from the Christophorusschule grammar school and the Braunschweig-Wolfsburg International School. Living in the boarding school is shaped by the community. Girls and boys live in different residential groups in single or twin rooms in different residential groups, divided according to age and gender. Single rooms in a separate building are available for high school graduates. Particularly independent and reliable young people can, if desired, live in assisted living communities in the immediate vicinity of the boarding school and attend school from here. The boys and girls are always accompanied by experienced social pedagogues. Most of the students in the boarding school take part in the five-day Bildungskompass program at the beginning. The students live in the boarding school. Talent, knowledge, personality and social behavior are determined in various test procedures. At the end, an overall profile is created and the parents receive a recommendation and school career advice for the child. Children who do not live in the boarding school can also take part in the Bildungskompass. All boarding school students have access to sports and adventure education (climbing, hiking, canoeing excursions). The boarding school has sports facilities and its own music room. Some of the boarding school places are allocated and occupied by youth welfare offices via the KJHG.
Hans Georg Karg Elementary School
The Hans-Georg-Karg-Grundschule was founded in 1999 as an all-day school and looks after around 200 students. From a pedagogical point of view, a holistic approach is pursued, which is strongly based on Montessori pedagogy. The lessons therefore take place in mixed-year core groups. The aim is the targeted promotion of the child's own self-determined learning. The school also works with an integrative program for children with a developmental lead. The promotion of creativity, the introduction to questions of religion, belief and values as well as the education for social responsibility are further important principles. The basic concept and guiding principle of the school is the principle of “learning to live”. Other programs at the school include:
- Practical life day (LP day): Every Wednesday, lessons take place in a project day without a timetable. The topics are based on factual content
- Free time: Exercise and specialization tasks during free time usually replace homework
- English lessons from the 2nd year
In addition to the mandatory preschool language tests in kindergarten, there is also an admissions interview with each child. The children are examined for their ability to attend school in various exercises.
St. Leonhard International day care center
The day-care center offers 105 children a place to live, learn and play. Two nursery groups accommodate 15 children aged 6 months to 3 years. 3 kindergarten groups are planned for 25 children between the ages of 3 and 6. The day-care center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., special opening times allow care hours from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. In each group there are two educational professionals who speak exclusively either German or English with the children on a daily basis.
New York Academy of Music
The Musische Akademie (full name: New Yorker Musische Akademie im CJD Braunschweig) was founded in 1999. A successful incentive was the concept of building a holistic cultural educational facility for the Braunschweig location and the surrounding area. Since August 2011 the Academy of Music has been headed by Uwe Gelowik. The academy is a member of the Association of German Music Schools and the All Steinway School. One of the most important sponsors is the eponymous Braunschweig company, New Yorker.
Currently, over 1,600 children, young people and adults from the entire Southeast Lower Saxony region use the wide range of teaching, course and event offers in the fields of music, dance and art.
The Musische Akademie now offers individual and group lessons for almost all instruments and various musical styles.
- Elementary music education: On the basis of playful motivation, children's enthusiasm and the ability to learn, children are taught early musical education and early intervention.
- North German Suzuki Institute: With the Suzuki method, preschool children learn to play the violin from specially trained teachers. The special thing about it is learning to use the instrument primarily through imitation and observation.
The “Singing all together” choir and the “Grooveconnection” jazz and pop choir are available for all age groups.
In the studio, children, adolescents and adults can follow their talents in painting, drawing, photography or pottery. Various courses and workshops are regularly offered for this purpose.
The Musische Akademie offers dance lovers a wide range of dance courses: from classical ballet to breakdance. The building has three professionally equipped ballet halls for this purpose.
The monthly event "Senior Brunch" offers the opportunity to enjoy time in good company in a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere and to make new friends. As part of KOCHKULTUR44, Jacqueline Dornhöfer gives cooking courses based on culinary classics in connection with tradition, art and culture.
Concerts by various ensembles take place regularly in the Michael and Titika Schmidt halls.
The RTL Kinderhaus is located on the top fourth floor of the Musische Akademie building with twenty free after-school care places. The care offer is aimed specifically at elementary school children from families with limited access to extracurricular educational offers.
The project-related collaboration with other important cultural institutions in Braunschweig and in the region is also an integral part of the Academy of Music.
International School Braunschweig-Wolfsburg
The International School Braunschweig-Wolfsburg was founded in 2004 as an English-speaking all-day school for all grades. It also has a reception class for children from 4 years. 220 students attend the school. After the 10th grade, the pupils take the IGCSE degree (with equal rights extended to secondary level I) and after the 12th grade the International Baccalaureate Diploma (equal to the German Abitur). The main features of the lessons are: International curriculum according to the program of the University of Cambridge International Examinations Lessons with two teachers and professional educator Focus on project work with a total of 35 additive course offers from the areas of movement, culture and science. The school uniform is compulsory in all grade levels. The language of instruction and the school language is English, preparatory courses support entry into those with a lack of language skills
Psychological counseling center
The psychological counseling center in the CJD Braunschweig is an independent agency for talent diagnosis and school career counseling, recognized and a. from the German center for the promotion of talent "Education and Talent", which is funded by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), and the Karg Foundation .
Residential group perspective
In 2004 the residential group Perspective was founded. She cares for 9 girls between the ages of 14 and 22 with eating disorders. The prerequisite for admission is that there is a need for socio-educational and therapeutic help or that assisted living with a professional daily structure is recommended.
Web links
- http://www.cjd-braunschweig.de
- http://www.cjd.de
- http://www.musische-akademie.de
- http://is.cjd-braunschweig.de
- http://www.gymnasium-braunschweig.de
- http://www.grundschule-braunschweig.de
- http://www.internat-braunschweig.de
- http://www.perspektiven-braunschweig.de
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- ↑ https://www.gymnasium-braunschweig.de/angebote/jg-5-6-projektklasse/
- ↑ https://www.gymnasium-braunschweig.de/angebote/s-profil-abi-in-12-jahren/
- ↑ https://www.gymnasium-braunschweig.de/begabtenfoerderung/exzellenz-kompetenzkurse/
- ↑ https://www.cjd-braunschweig.de/angebote/kita-st-leonhard-international/
- ↑ https://www.cjd-braunschweig.de/angebote/psychologische-beratungsstelle/
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