Department of Defense Dependents Schools
Department of Defense Dependents Schools ( DoDDS ), German about schools for members of the Defense Ministry , a system described by schools , which since the beginning of 1954 by the US forces to operate outside the United States and are intended for the children of their civilian or military members. Around 8,700 teachers work at the schools for over 84,000 students.
organization
There are five districts for the European area of the DoDDS, which include
- Bavaria District, the school district in Bavaria with the main office in Ansbach and 16 affiliated schools,
- Kaiserslautern District, the school district in Kaiserslautern with the main office in Kaiserslautern and 23 affiliated schools,
- Heidelberg District, the school district in Heidelberg with the main office in Heidelberg and 19 affiliated schools,
- Isles District, the "Insel" school district with the main office in Lakenheath and 17 affiliated schools in the United Kingdom , Belgium and the Netherlands ,
- Mediterranean District, the school district for the Mediterranean region with the main office in Vicenza and 18 affiliated schools in Italy , Bahrain , Portugal (including the Azores ), Spain and Turkey .
In the Pacific area of the DoDDS, which is officially known as DoDDS-Pacific / DDESS-Guam, there are three school districts of the DoDDS and one of the DDESS ( Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools ), the authority responsible for the armed forces in America .
- Korea District, the Korea School District, headquartered in Seoul
- Japan District, the school district of Japan headquartered at Yokota Air Base
- Okinawa District, the Okinawa school district, headquartered at Kadena Air Base
- DDESS: Guam District, the Guam school district with the headquarters at Andersen Air Force Base and four affiliated schools
Schools in Germany
Most of them are located in Germany near Kaiserslautern , see Kaiserslautern Military Community . These include the following schools:
- Kaiserslautern Elementary
- Kaiserslautern Middle
- Kaiserslautern High
- Vogelweh Elementary
- Ramstein Elementary
- Ramstein Intermediate
- Ramstein Middle
- Ramstein High
- Baumholder (Smith) Elementary / Middle
- Baumholder (Smith) High
- Sembach Elementary
- Sembach Middle
- Patrick Henry Elementary (Heidelberg)
- Heidelberg Middle
- Heidelberg high
- Landstuhl Elementary
- Landstuhl Middle
- Gen HH Arnold Elementary (Wiesbaden)
- Gen HH Arnold Middle (Wiesbaden)
- Gen HH Arnold High (Wiesbaden)
- Patch Elementary (Stuttgart)
- Patch Middle (Stuttgart)
- Patch High (Stuttgart)
Most schools were built in the period from 1965 to 1985, with the schools in Ramstein and Kaiserslautern currently being rebuilt (as of 2006). Each school has between 200 and 1,200 students.
Some of these schools have outstanding pedagogical concepts, such as For example, Ramstein High School, which is the only school in Germany alongside the Queen Katharina Foundation in Stuttgart that offers its students a First Tech Challenge program.
Web links
- www.dodea.edu (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ DoDEA ( Memento of the original from January 23, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Facts, paragraph "DoDEA Today" (Engl., "Approximately 8,700 educators serve more than 84,000 DoDEA students"), accessed on February 1, 2009
- ↑ Registered Teams - FTC Dutch Open 2017. Accessed May 4, 2017 .
