Edith-Stein-Gymnasium Bretten

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Edith-Stein-Gymnasium Bretten
Back of Edith-Stein-Gymnasium Bretten.jpg
Back of the Edith-Stein-Gymnasium (until 2016)
type of school high school
founding 1998
address

Breitenbachweg 15

place Boards
country Baden-Württemberg
Country Germany
Coordinates 49 ° 1 '55 "  N , 8 ° 43' 2"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 1 '55 "  N , 8 ° 43' 2"  E
carrier City of Bretten
student about 780
Teachers about 80
management D. Kruger
Website esg-bretten.de

The Edith-Stein-Gymnasium Bretten (ESG) is a general education high school in the district town of Bretten and has been a UNESCO project school since 2008 . The school authority is the city of Bretten. An all-day offer in voluntary form is offered.

history

The Edith-Stein-Gymnasium was founded in 1998 as the second high school in the city of Bretten due to the increasing number of students at the Melanchthon-Gymnasium. In 2003 a model was adopted. Since the 2008/09 school year, the school has been one of 155 recognized UNESCO project schools. In 2016, the existing building was supplemented by an extension with four classrooms.

Mission statement

With the development of a mission statement, the Edith-Stein-Gymnasium decided on the following objectives: The students

  • personal competence
  • social competence
  • cognitive competence

to convey.

The grammar school sees itself as a living space in which learning processes are promoted and social interaction is created.

The school orients itself to the circumstances and needs of the students and supports them in their development to the best of its ability. These efforts succeed above all through commitment to the cause and a respectful cooperation. The school's namesake, Edith Stein , is a committed pedagogue and, with her courageous advocacy for the persecuted, a role model for students and teachers in this regard.

Fundamental for the development of personal, social and cognitive competence is a positive school climate in which everyone involved in school life is actively involved.

location

Map of the Edith-Stein-Gymnasium, source: OpenStreetMap

The Edith-Stein-Gymnasium is centrally located in the heart of Bretten. It benefits from being in close proximity to the S4 tram ( Karlsruhe Transport Association ) through the Bretten-Schulzentrum stop . Furthermore, the bus routes 146 and 733 run every 20 minutes directly in front of the school. Other public facilities, such as the Bretten outdoor pool or the Im Grüner sports center , are only a two-minute walk away.

School offer

The Edith-Stein-Gymnasium has the task of providing in-depth general education. A fundamental part of the high school is learning two foreign languages. The grammar school is the fastest way to the Abitur . After 8 years ( G8 ) it enables direct access to all kinds of professional training, technical college or university studies.

Lower level

The subject of English begins for all students in the 5th grade. French or Latin can be chosen as a second foreign language and is taught from grades 6 to 10.

Intermediate level

The intermediate level begins with the 8th grade by choosing a so-called profile subject. The Edith-Stein-Gymnasium offers the subject Fine Arts (BK), the subject Natural Science & Technology (NwT) or a third foreign language Spanish .

The fields of work in the field of fine arts are creative work and its intellectual penetration. They encompass the complexity of thinking and acting, design, perception and interpretation. The choice of the visual arts subject gives the participating students some advantages for choosing art in the course level.

The profile subject natural science and technology deals with the teaching units tool driving license , nutrition , weather , lime cycle / concrete , bridge building , locomotion , renewable energies and much more. NwT ends with the 10th grade and can be chosen in the course level (J1 / J2) as a two-hour elective NwT-O .

8th grade students also have the option of learning Spanish, the third foreign language , in addition to English and French or Latin . The main goal of this lesson is to gradually build up the students' willingness and ability to communicate. Intercultural learning is promoted by dealing with cultural and literary topics that relate to the realities of life in Spain as well as in Hispanic America . The students are made aware of foreign ways of life and values. The subject Spanish can then also be chosen as a foreign language in the course level.

Upper school

In addition to the lessons set by the Ministry of Culture , students at Edith-Stein-Gymnasium enjoy many extracurricular offers:

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)

There is an option to acquire the Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English . Class 11 students who want to acquire this certificate will be prepared for this external examination within the framework of a working group (AG), which will give them access to numerous Anglo-Saxon universities.

Diplôme d'études de la langue française (DELFS)

The Edith-Stein-Gymnasium offers DELF preparation courses in cooperation with the Center Culturel Franco-Allemand in Karlsruhe . Preparation courses are offered for all four units (A1, A2, B1, B2).

Open all-day offer

Homework support (HAB)

For grades 5 to 7, qualified homework supervision is offered from Monday to Thursday with teachers and trained parents and students from grade 9.

The aim is to support the students in independent learning and to introduce them to learning techniques . Students can take part in homework supervision on individual days or on all four days.

After the homework supervision, an additional offer can be taken on the days without afternoon classes and thus reliable all-day supervision until 3:10 p.m. from Monday to Thursday can be used.

Study room

For grades 7 to 10, learning space is offered to close gaps, which usually show up after the first class test.

Participation takes place by registering with the subject teacher or at your own request - in both cases, however, voluntarily with information to the parents. Over a specified period of time, the students have the opportunity to work through deficits in a targeted and timely manner with the help of individual exercise material. Depending on the resources, teachers support the students in learning independently with the subjects German , English , Latin and mathematics .

Additional offers

After the homework supervision, Spanish for beginners, guitar for beginners and advanced players, a reading club in the library and table tennis are offered by youth guides.

UNESCO project school

Since the school year 2008/09 the Edith-Stein-Gymnasium has been one of 155 recognized UNESCO project schools . These schools are particularly characterized by the fact that the timetable includes observance of human rights , cultural and ecologically sustainable education and a fair balance between rich and poor . Furthermore, UNESCO project schools come into contact with schools from other countries through colorful and diverse activities, projects and ideas, partnership projects and international project days.

At the Edith-Stein-Gymnasium, the goals and guidelines of the UNESCO project schools are implemented through student exchange programs in grades 8, 9 and 10 with France , Spain , Romania and so far also Denmark and the Czech Republic . To strengthen environmental awareness and the development of ideas about environmental awareness carries an environment in -M. For human rights education and education for democracy , the sets UNESCO -M consisting of the UNESCO-speakers of each class, one. The imparting of intercultural and global learning is mainly implemented in the Fairtrade AG and also in the Tanzania AG.

Aid projects in Africa , South America and Romania , but also the food shop in Bretten and other regional organizations, are supported by the proceeds from various events, but above all by the annual Advent café. At this event, Christmas decorations made by parents, students and teachers , the yearbook and other products are sold for a good cause.

History , social studies , geography and German are firmly anchored in the school curriculum by UNESCO. For example, the 7th grade visits the nearby Maulbronn Monastery World Heritage Site .

School partnerships

The Edith-Stein-Gymnasium maintains programs for student exchange with the following partner schools:

In addition, the grammar school advises students at the end of the 9th and 10th grade on exchange opportunities in English-speaking countries. There is an opportunity to attend a girls' school in Toowomaba, Australia , for 6 to 8 weeks .

Internships

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ School Management ESG In: esg-bretten.de, accessed on November 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ UNESCO School - Edith-Stein-Gymnasium Bretten. In: www.esg-bretten.de. Retrieved November 4, 2016 .