Gymnasium in the city of Würselen

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Gymnasium in the city of Würselen
Teaching building of the Gymnasium of the city of Würselen
Classroom building
type of school high school
address

Klosterstrasse 74
52146 Würselen

place Würselen
country North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
student 825 (June 2020)
Teachers 75 (June 2020)
management Frank-Michael Becker
Website www.gymnasium-wuerselen.de

The Städtische Gymnasium Würselen is a state-recognized high school in the city of Würselen .

In the second half of 2020, the grammar school was attended by 825 students. It is an old and new language as well as mathematical, scientific and musical grammar school and is run as an all-day school .

In 2015, the school introduced the first so-called iPad classes , in which all students were leased with iPads . For the 5th and 6th grade, the students have the opportunity to choose the wind class.

whole day

Cafeteria of the Gymnasium Würselen

In addition to the lessons, various working groups are offered as part of the full day, which can have a sporting or cultural character, or also depict leisure activities. A cafeteria was built so that there is adequate food for the lunch break. This is also used by the primary school located next door. The cafeteria is operated by a specially founded association.

Foreign languages ​​and international exchange

In addition to English, the other regularly taught foreign languages ​​are French and Latin (from grade 7) and Italian (from upper secondary school). The grammar school regularly organizes stays abroad or exchange trips:

  • Andover / Great Britain (stay to practice the language and get to know the country)
  • Le Havre / France (exchange with the Collège Henri Wallon )
  • Trapani / Italy (exchange with the Liceo Scientifico Vincenzo Fardella )
  • Florence / Italy (individual exchange)

iPad concept

In 2015, the school first introduced individual iPad classes in which all students were leased to be equipped with iPads. Since the school year 2018/2019, all classes across all grades have been using iPads. The school has received several awards for the iPad concept (see awards). The teachers developed the didactics around the concept themselves and presented it at events and at numerous interested schools.

Awards

  • In 2017, the then Federal Minister of Education, Johanna Wanka, presented the Digital Education Innovation Prize
  • Awarded as a digital school by the "MINT Future" initiative of the Society for Information Technology and the Internet association Eco
  • In 2018, the school was the first high school in North Rhine-Westphalia to receive the Smart School by Bitkom award (Bitkom is an industry association for the German information and telecommunications industry).

Further activities, projects and commitments

In 2014, the school took part in the School Without Racism project for the first time.

In addition, students are committed to helping the homeless. Donations in kind were collected and the students helped with the distribution of food and clothing.

Another project are the school guides, who regularly support pedestrians every school year at critical junctions in the city center. The school has been participating in the European Union's Erasmus + program since 2019 .

For the 5th and 6th grade, the students have the opportunity to choose the wind class. After that, students can join the school orchestra, big band or other music groups at the school. The instruments for the wind class are provided by a rental service. Instrumental lessons are given by teachers from the local music school. The orchestra and the other ensembles take part in various musical events.

As part of the French subject, the high school offers its students the opportunity to take the various levels of the DELF certificates (Diplôme d'Etudes en Langue Française).

Numerous activities are offered in the so-called MINT area (natural sciences and computer science). So the students choose e.g. B. an environmental parliament and an environmental council. These committees deal with practical issues relating to school operations and are intended to promote the development of awareness for the environment. In addition to many other options, the pupils can also take advantage of offers at various school laboratories, for example at the DLR School Lab , or at school laboratory events at RWTH Aachen University or Aachen University of Applied Sciences .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Article on RP-Online from September 11, 2017
  2. ^ Website of the school for the wind class
  3. ^ Website of the school for the whole day
  4. ^ Website of the cafeteria association
  5. ↑ The school's website on language courses
  6. ↑ Article in the Aachener Nachrichten on July 12, 2019
  7. ↑ Article on RP-Online from September 11, 2017
  8. ^ School website for the iPad profile
  9. ↑ Press release of the association of January 19, 2017
  10. ↑ See Aachener Zeitung of July 4, 2014
  11. ↑ Article in the Aachener Nachrichten of April 16, 2019
  12. ↑ Article in the Aachener Nachrichten of August 12, 2015
  13. ^ Website of the Erasmus project
  14. ^ Website of the school for the wind class
  15. ^ School website on DELF
  16. ^ Website of the school on the STEM area