Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium (Göttingen)

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Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium Göttingen
Thgein.jpg
Main building entrance
type of school high school
founding 1957
address

Grotefendstrasse 1,
37075 Göttingen

place Goettingen
country Lower Saxony
Country Germany
Coordinates 51 ° 32 '34 "  N , 9 ° 57' 27"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 32 '34 "  N , 9 ° 57' 27"  E
carrier City of Göttingen
student 1000
Teachers 82
management Ulrike Koller
Website www.thg-goettingen.de

The Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium (internal school for short: THG ), founded in 1957 as the Neues Gymnasium , is located in the east quarter above the city ​​center of Göttingen . It was named in 1977 after Theodor Heuss (1884–1963), the first Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany .

General

Since March 1997, the THG has been the first school in Lower Saxony to use the designation Europaschule due to its extraordinary commitment to promoting the European idea in teaching as well as contacts with schools in other European countries.

In addition, in September 1997 the grammar school was awarded the Environmental School in Europe 1997/98 award for its special commitment to the sustainable improvement of the school environment.

Since the 2005/06 school year, the Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium has had a special European profile in the compulsory elective area for grades 7 to 9, which aims to develop the intercultural competence of the students in such a way that a deeper understanding of the cultural, historical, denominational and social characteristics of European nations arise. This profile is supervised by the departments of history, geography, politics, economics and religion and, at the same time, pursues the goal of strengthening the students' media and presentation skills.

special offers

Mathematics and natural sciences

Subject rooms and collections are available for teaching physics, chemistry and biology. For some time now there has been a special class at the THG for students with a pronounced interest in natural sciences, mathematics and computer science from year 7 upwards. In addition, there are hours in mathematics and science subjects and in computer science. From the 6th grade onwards, a mathematical and natural science preparatory course is offered; from the 7th grade onwards, the mathematical and natural sciences branch can be chosen as part of the elective.

Bilingual teaching

In the spirit of the European School, bilingual lessons are offered for linguistically gifted students from the 6th grade as a preliminary course and a bilingual class from the 7th grade. Science subjects (biology, chemistry), history, geography and politics are taught in English.

Musical offer

In addition to two school choirs, the orchestra and the big band Jazzed For Fun , who stage concerts, theater or musical projects every year, are offered. The string project is also offered in cooperation with the Deutscher Tonkünstlerverband : The pupils have the opportunity to learn to play the violin, viola, cello and double bass as part of school lessons in the 5th grade. The lessons take place for two hours in a large group as well as separated by instrument in a further instrumental lesson. All instruments are provided by the school.

Sports

A modern sports hall and the spacious school grounds are available for sporting activities. The range of sports on offer includes individual sports (athletics, swimming, gymnastics, trampoline), team sports (basketball, soccer, volleyball), leisure sports (orienteering, canoeing, rowing, badminton, tennis and alpine skiing), climbing, sailing and paddling courses.

additional offers

The following projects are offered to promote the social commitment of schoolchildren:

  • Diaconal internship (in connection with religious education; schoolchildren in grade 10 visit a social institution, e.g. an old people's home, once a week in the afternoon)
  • School and business (two-week internship in year 10, application training, management information game MIG, etc.),
  • FORUM THG with approx. 4 to 6 evening events per school year for pupils and parents as well as an interested public.
  • In Comenius projects, students work together with Italian, French, Spanish, English and Danish partner schools and carry out socio-historical, scientific or ecological studies.
  • Contacts with partner schools in England, France, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Poland, Slovenia, USA, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.
  • European project as part of the cooperation with the English partner school in Truro, Cornwall: During an internship, students can also get to know everyday working life in the neighboring country, while their English exchange partners can visit Göttingen companies for 14 days.

New media and IT

There are two computer rooms with around 18 computers each. Two sets of notebooks are also available.

Partner schools

Miscellaneous

Theolino

The Theolino was a branch of the THG in Nikolausberger Weg until the end of the 2006/2007 school year. It was used by the Max-Planck-Gymnasium until 2004 and was then taken over by the THG, as the capacities of the main building were fully utilized by the new years 5 and 6. Years 10 and 11 were housed in the Theolino.

New building
Entrance to the new building

Since the beginning of the 2007/2008 school year, the school has had a modern extension on the school premises. It primarily accommodates grades 5 to 7.

publication

In 2009 ten students of the advanced German course published a detective novel consisting of nine individual stories based on an improvised play.

  • Lutz Stein (Hrsg.): Göttingen 1895: Lost Souls: An uncanny crime story from the Göttingen fin de siècle narrated in nine interlinked episodes. Stein-Medien, Göttingen 2009, ISBN 978-3-940660-21-3 .

Well-known graduates

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pupils write crime stories. In: Göttinger Tageblatt. December 21, 2009.
  2. ↑ Abitur graduates from 1964-2007 in "Festschrift 50 Jahre Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium", pages 168–179, 2007, self-published, no ISBN.