City of Hamburg

Niels-Stensen-Gymnasium Founding and Conception

Hamburg-Harburg: Impressions

NSG - The Beginning 2003 founding of a catholic gymnasium in Hamburg-Harburg….

Growth 2003 – two classes (5 th grade) with 60 pupils since 2006 nationally recognized high school 2010 – 16 classes and two high-school years with about 650 pupils 2011 first „Abitur“ (graduation from high school)

Our School: Conditions placed in a workers district 3 catholic elementary schools in the neighborhood at first leasehold rooms in connection and partnership with a primary and secondary school first as a branch of a prestigious high school organizational framework through the „Katholischer Schulverband“ (Catholic Education Association) in Hamburg

Pupil at our school many children from catholic primary schools almost all children with a recommendation from the elementary school for grammar school 60 – 80 % catholic % children with migration background many families with social problems, but also "model families" with several children and great commitment

A gymnasium for our school population also means : promotion of social and personal skills learning methods cultural activities seminars for parents special encouragement of our young people with an immigrant background offering scientific projects and two “Biology Profiles”

Catholic school christian commitment beyond school: Compassion, Fair Trade, … age-appropriate knowledge and reflection about faith: religious education Objective: as young adults the students can make an informed decision of faith, as they have gained knowledge and experience in the faith.

The old „Firehouse“

Passive house

Competence self-effectiveness – I am able to … Social environment and acceptance feeling secure – I am safe Autonomy self-determined action– I can shape my learning process

Graduation 2015

Concequences: Alteration of Learning Processes more monitoring - less instruction more individualized and cooperative learning variety of work and presentation techniques curriculum of methods projects, free study, periods, subject-linking learning, context-oriented tasks …

Jahrgangsbereiche (Grade Areas) a home of learning for all classes of similar grade per class, a class room for the team, a teacher workroom the parlor: the learning studio two group rooms wardrobe space for outdoor shoes and jackets reference space media

The Learning Studio group work tables and study materials computer workstations reading corner presentation area / stage kitchenette each grade designes its "living room" itself, and can stay there permanently

Focus: Music –2 choirs –“Wind Band” (brass ensemble) –4 grade orchestras (with about 20 children each) –instrumental teachers in our house every afternoon from til h –different groups that play in church services –every year a music café –performances outside of school –2009: Carmen …………

A Midsummer Night´s Dream

Focus: Science Beautiful is what we see, more beautiful is what we know, most beautiful beyond capture is what we do not understand Niels Stensen

Focus: Science true to the motto of our patron saint we support the scientific education of our pupils: subject-linking learning during the 5 th and 6 th grade special courses starting with 8 th grade three scientific profiles on high school level: –Chemistry in combination with Social Science and Physics –Biology with Religious Instruction and Art –Biology with Geography and Computer Science

Laboratories Aim: multifunctional room concept labs to use for all scientific disciplines non-static distribution of currency, gas and water such as exhauster and waist water S1 laboratory computer network, W-LAN and macbooks a big common preparing room for all of the three divisions workspace for each teacher

DBU-Project with the University of Kiel

Computing and Chemistry

S1 Laboratory

Any Questions? Conditions Catholic School Our Mission Grade Areas / Learning Studios Focus: Music Focus: Science

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