German School Guadalajara
The German School Guadalajara is a German school abroad in the Mexican city of Guadalajara . As one of around 140 schools abroad worldwide, it is funded by the Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Office of Administration (Central Office for Schools Abroad).
General
Today the kindergarten, five new school buildings with modern laboratory facilities, two teachers' rooms with teaching materials, an auditorium, a student library, a large assembly or training room, a multifunctional playground, are located on a 110,000 square meter property ten kilometers outside the city center of Guadalajara covered sports hall as well as volleyball and basketball courts and a cafeteria.
It is the aim and mission of the school to provide all students with a bicultural and trilingual education. German and Spanish, Mexican or American history, culture and traditions are on an equal footing with the German and European lifestyles discussed. This school profile, which is unique in the province of Jalisco, is also evident in the school's qualifications. In addition to the Mexican Bachillerato, the German Language Diploma from the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs, the mixed-language " International Baccalaureate " is also offered. Because of its geographical proximity and close economic and political ties to the United States of America, the English language is an important complement.
The German School Guadalajara is one of thirteen German schools abroad that have been participating in the “Mixed-Language International Baccalaureate” (IB) project since the 2003/2004 school year. During this two-year course, the subjects German, biology and history (in German) as well as Spanish, English and mathematics are taught.
Here pupils with the Mexican higher education entrance qualification, the language diplomas I and II, the “Cambridge First Certificate”, the “Certificate in Advanced English” and since the school year 2003/04 with the “Mixed-Language International Baccalaureate ” can complete. At the beginning of the 1989/90 school year, a school principal who had been placed in Germany took over overall management for the first time.
At the moment, 42 foreign-language local teachers, 24 German-speaking teachers and six placed teachers teach in the kindergarten and school at DS Guadalajara. In the 2013/2014 school year, the school had a total of 1102 students, 43 of whom are German-speaking. The elementary school is attended by 438 children, in the "Secundaria" (7th to 9th grade) are 158 pupils and in the "Preparatoria" (10th to 12th grade) 87. 188 children are enrolled in the kindergarten.
history
A small German school was founded in Guadalajara in 1917 as a branch of the Humboldt School. In its prime it comprised kindergarten and elementary school and had 120 students who were taught by twelve teachers. Mexico's entry into the war in 1942 meant the end of this first German school in Guadalajara.
In 1979 the school was re-established with full integration into the Mexican educational system. The German language was only taught as a foreign language alongside the official Mexican teaching program. From the beginning, 98 percent of the school was attended by Spanish-speaking students. In the beginning, a rented private villa with a swimming pool served as a school building.
Web links
- Website , accessed on November 20, 2013
Individual evidence
- ^ CAG German School Guadalajara. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 4, 2015 ; Retrieved November 20, 2013 . 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.
