All-day high school in Osterburken
| All-day high school in Osterburken | |
|---|---|
| type of school | high school |
| founding | 1965 |
| address |
Hemsbacher Strasse 24 |
| place | Osterburken |
| country | Baden-Württemberg |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 25 '55 " N , 9 ° 24' 51" E |
| carrier | Neckar-Odenwald district |
| student | approx. 900 |
| management | Regina Krudewig-Bartel |
| Website | www.gto-osterburken.de |
The all-day grammar school Osterburken (short: GTO ) is a public, fully developed general education grammar school sponsored by the Neckar-Odenwald district .
history
The all-day high school Osterburken was founded in 1965 as the Progymnasium Osterburken . The aim was to make it easier for students in rural areas to access the grammar school. In 1966 the new grammar school was founded by Minister of Education Prof. Dr. Hahn designated as the first model school in the state of Baden-Württemberg . The new school building was designed by the architects Jan C. Bassenge, Kay Puhan-Schulz and Hasso F. Schreck, who were awarded the Hugo Häring Prize for this in 1972 .
In 1971, a Realschulzug was added to the school , which became independent in 1983. Since 1983 the all-day grammar school in Osterburken has been a pure grammar school with a natural science (language sequence English / French or Latin) and a new language profile (language sequence English / Latin or French / Spanish). The all-day high school in Osterburken teaches according to the Baden-Württemberg curriculum , but with some additional teaching and extra-curricular programs.
Focus
The all-day offer of the all-day high school in Osterburken enables the standards required in the 2004 education plan of the state of Baden-Württemberg (personal, practical and political education ) to be optimally implemented and to promote personal , social , methodological and specialist skills accordingly. The all-day operation offers basic structural and spatial requirements. Contact and group skills are promoted, rules of the community are experienced and applied, tolerance , independence and personal responsibility are practiced. The following additional offers are made for this purpose:
- various working groups
- Differentiated remedial instruction from grade 5
- Do your homework in the school with the help of qualified teachers
Implementation of the eight-year high school
The eight-year grammar school (shortened course - G8) was made compulsory in all grammar schools in Baden-Württemberg in the 2004/2005 school year. The all-day high school in Osterburken was able to gain experience with the eight-year high school beforehand. From 2004, two foreign languages were taught from grade 5.
Electives
The first foreign language is English. For the second foreign language, you can choose between Latin and French. From the 2015/16 school year, Spanish will also be offered as a foreign language. At the end of the 6th grade, the students can vote again. If Latin has been chosen as the 2nd foreign language, there is the option of either Spanish (3rd foreign language) or the scientific subject network NwT . If French has been selected as the 2nd foreign language, a 3rd foreign language (Spanish) or NwT can be selected. The respective elective is then taught from year 8 onwards. However, the classes will be reshuffled a year beforehand, depending on the choice, to make it easier to get used to.
special offers
Library
The GTO library is a public library in the Neckar-Odenwald district. The inventory includes approx. 48,000 books and other media for school and professional training, further education and training, for leisure activities and entertainment. It is a branch of the Badische Landesbibliothek in Karlsruhe and is therefore connected to the general library system, so that interlibrary loan is also possible if books are not in the inventory. An internet terminal is available as a connection to the catalog of the Badische Landesbibliothek.
There are regular readings by authors for adults and school classes, exhibitions, lectures, reading afternoons and music events.
Great importance is attached to library work at the all-day high school in Osterburken. The wide range of reference works, handbooks and bibliographies also makes it easier for the students to work independently and in depth during the course.
Student exchange
In the middle school in particular , the student exchange is an important part of the school curriculum . The aim is for every student to take part in a student exchange.
As part of the EU education program Comenius , the all-day high school Osterburken maintains school partnerships with two schools each in France , Italy and Hungary and one school each in Belgium , Poland and the Netherlands .
Swimming pool
The school has its own swimming pool, which is only used for swimming lessons that are integrated into physical education. The swimming pool is 8 meters wide and 16.66 meters long.
Music and singing
The large wind orchestra, various wind groups, the string ensemble, the big band, the kiddies band and the lower and upper school choir are permanent fixtures at the all-day high school in Osterburken.
Big Band
The big band of the all-day grammar school in Osterburken has been known nationwide since its 2nd place in the 1999 youth jazz competition . The big band is represented with two pieces on the official CD of the state competition.
The big band can be heard and seen live at school events, at the jazz symposium and at the Awasa campaign's Christmas concerts.
Jazz symposium
Since 1987 there has been a one-day meeting of several jazz bands from schools in Baden-Württemberg every year. It was originally planned as a meeting with the jazz bands from the neighboring schools. With the support of the School Music Encounters program , it has evolved so that around six bands take part each year. The focus of the joint work lies in the practice phases with the jazz musicians. In one ability Combo groups that are composed of musicians of all participants bands that jazz musicians work with students, with much emphasis on improvisation exercises.
The day traditionally ends with a final concert in the GTO auditorium, in which, in addition to the joint final piece, each band introduces itself to the audience with three to four contributions.
social commitment
The all-day high school in Osterburken has been supporting the aid campaigns of the Hungering Children Association since 1983 . V. This non-profit association was founded in 1982 with the aim of supporting hungry and needy children in Awasa ( Ethiopia ) and to improve schooling and vocational training. The exact aid projects are already announced to the students in advance, so that the students are very committed and motivated. In the teaching subjects , reference is made to the project and specific lectures on the subject of development aid and Ethiopia increase the sensitivity of the students and parents. The students also identify very strongly with the development aid projects through quick direct feedback on the use of the funds and corresponding thank-you letters. In order to be able to pass on donations, the student co-responsibility (SMV) of the all-day high school in Osterburken organizes a Christmas market throughout the school building in the run-up to Christmas. All classes are encouraged to participate through a variety of activities that are designed to be entertaining yet useful. The offers range from the traditional waffle bakery to pizza sales, from the tea room to the fruit bar. Film screenings, flea markets and sports games by student and teacher teams round off the program. Every year the various music groups offer two Christmas concerts with completely different programs in the churches in Osterburken.
Support association
There is an association of friends and sponsors of the full-time high school Osterburken e. V. The aim of the friends' association is to offer children in rural areas a school that enables them to contribute to equal opportunities and to modernize the education system. The association helps with the acquisition of facilities and modern educational resources for which the state or the school authorities do not provide the desired subsidies.
Individual evidence
- ↑ BDA Baden-Württemberg ( Memento of the original from January 23, 2016 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.
