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Velbert

area : 74,9 km² population : mayor: Stefan Freitag divided into three administrative areas: Velbert- Mitte (Central Velbert), Neviges and Langenberg

main traditional industry: small scale manufacturing, mostly metal based, typical products include locks, hinges, small tools, hoseclamps founded in 875 (Picture of products) bks…. Velbert

National Educational System

Table of Contents From primary school to university –Overview –Primary school –Secondary schools –University –Apprenticeships & Vocational School International –Qualification‘s value through Europe –Differences to other European countries

From primary school to university Overview University Vocational School (Apprenticeship) Secondary II Vocational School (Fachabitur) Grammar School Years (Abitur) Secondary Modern School Middle School Grammar School Years 5-11 Primary School Year 11/12-13 Year 5-10 Year 1-4

Primary School First four school years Text rating years 1+2 Marks in years 3+4 Basic subjects Traditional enrollment

Children come to school as six-year-olds Ceremony for the family The „Zuckertüte“ is a traditional gift, given to the kids School Enrollment

Primary School At the end Special individual counseling Four recommendation types: –Secondary Modern School –Middle School –Comprehensive School –Grammar School

Secondary Modern School (Hauptschule) Basic educational background Practically orientated Years 5 to 9 Graduation after 9 th class → secondary modern school qualification Only one foreign language Many internships

General educational background Practical, but also scientific In grade 7, you can choose between a scientific/social subject or a second foreign language Middle School (Realschule)

Graduation after 10 th year: secondary school certificate 1 st foreign language: English The career choice is an important part of the education on German middle schools Able to join a grammar school in addition Middle School (Realschule)

Advanced general educational background Grades 5 to 12 There are public, local and private grammar schools Graduation after year 12: Abitur First foreign language: English Second foreign language: Latin or French (most common) Grammar School (Gymnasium)

Scientific education It is also possible to learn three or more foreign languages Grammar School (Gymnasium)

Comprehensive School (Gesamtschule) Combines all three secondary schools All graduations available Pupils are able to choose their desired graduation at a later time

University Similar to most other European systems (Fach-)Abitur (highest secondary degree) needed to matriculate Changed from “Diploma“- to “Bachelor and Master”-System in 2010 University is not free in every federal state and is located at about 500€

Apprenticeships & Vocational School Germany’s main educational system Applicants/Available jobs: / The applicant’s education is shared between a company and a vocational school You can study on a vocational school without an article of an apprenticeship The practical part is imparted by the company (2-3 days per week) The theoretical part by the vocational school (1-2 days per week)

Tests and exams are conducted by professional associations At the end, the apprentice becomes a journeyman Journeymen can become a master craftsman by visiting a master school for either full time or half time (one to four years) Apprenticeships & Vocational School

International Qualification‘s value through Europe Nearly every graduate (score 1.0 to 1.5) from a German High School got a good rating in whole Europe for nearly every subject in a university If you have such a grade, you would get an interview with the director of the university and the most German students got favorited for this

Higher universities like Oxford need the highest graduation (1.0), just for the interview, but German students got a better basis if they are from Bavaria or NRW 68% of the students with a graduation from a German Grammar School get an interview with a foreign university (of whom 32% a place) International Qualification‘s value through Europe

26% of the students with a lower rated graduation (Vocational School) get one (of whom 15% a place) If you are a German Mastercraftsman, you are considered a bachelor in the EU International Qualification‘s value through Europe

International Differences to other European countries Primary education is relatively short (four years) compared to other European countries (5-6 in average) With ten compulsory years, Germany is one over mean Apprenticeship-System is unique in Europe; in other countries, the trainee is either at school or in a company full time

Sources stiftung.de/bst/de/media/xcms_bst_dms_11327_11328_2.pdfhttp:// stiftung.de/bst/de/media/xcms_bst_dms_11327_11328_2.pdf Gesamtschule/hausmeister/rgh/mmh/hji-hhf_klo_88.pdf

GSG Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium

History Naming Location Pupils and Teachers Characteristics Daily school life Content

History Founded in 1903 Renamed in 1983 as Geschwister-Scholl- Gymnasium The school moved to different locations, but since 1991 it has been in Velbert Birth Since 2004: general reconstruction of the building and complete renovation of the front

Naming On the 22nd February 1983, which was the 40th anniversary of the death of Hans and Sophie Scholl, the school got its current name in honour of the two of them Members of the White Rose, a student group in Munich that was active in the non-violent resistance movement in Nazi Germany, especially in distributing flyers against the war and the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler

Location of our school

Pupils and Teachers Headteacher: Mr Schürmann Deputy Headmaster: Mr Gerß Number of Pupils: more than 600 Number of Teachers: 54 (including 7 student teachers)

Our teachers

Characteristics Exchange program: good relationchip between Châtelleraut and Velbert Student exchange in the 9th grade Educational stay in Great Britain or Berlin in the 10th grade Possible exchange program with New Zealand in the 11th grade

Bilingual education : - History, Geography and Politics lessons in English Cooperation: the school works together with the Nikolaus-Ehlen-Gymnasium

Daily school life School begins at 7:55 A lesson is 67.5 minutes long Lunch break from 13: :15 lessonMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 1.ChemistryPoliticsPEEnglishReligion 2. French / Latin PhysicsArtGermanMath 3.PhysicsGermanMusicHistoryBiology 4.EnglishReligion differentiated lesson MathPE 5.__ 6. differentiated lesson French / Latin Geography