1. Realschule Barßel -Europaschule- Westmarkstrasse 3 D 26676 Barßel rs-barssel.de Realschule.barssel@t-online.de

2. Our Schoolsystem School starts at the age of 6 years All children go to Primary School for 4 years Secondary School is from 10 to 16 At the end of Primary School the teachers recommend the school the child should go to It is the parents who decide!!! There are three different secondary schools:

3. Secondary Schools Gymnasium (highest school education) it prepares students for university after 8 years) Realschule (medium level, it prepares students for professional training, but also for higher education at the gymnasium) Hauptschule ( it prepares the students to be fit for jobs)

4. Realschule Barßel –Europaschule- 420 students (age: from 10 to 17) 30 teachers (18 full time, 12 part time) 17 classes 5th form: 29 lessons a week Form 6 – 10: 30 lessons a week About 40 school weeks a year

5. Characteristics We offer special tuitition for all students from form 5 – 7 in English, German and Maths We offer preventive measures for all students to give them strong personalities (say „no“ to drugs etc) We have afternoon lessons We offer a school meal in our Mensa We have a lot extracurricular activities:

6. Extracurricular activities Theater Musical School band Arts club Guitar club Circus club Radio club Various sports clubs: volleyball, rowing, table tennis, soccer etc Integration project E-twinning Students exchange International workshops Computer clubs Practical training „Fit for life“ First Aid courses Type writing (PC)

7. Some pictures

8. The entrance

9. Our partners in Europe

10. Result of a workshop

12. Our „european corner“ Here our partners have their presentations

13. Arts club

14. Our mensa

15. Computer room (30 computers)

16. Science (Physics, chemistry)

17. Arts club

18. library

19. Musical group They are preparing the decoration

20. schoolyard

21. Thank you very much for your attention Peter Hofmayer