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www.gymnasium-achim.de. Germany. Population: 82,5 million. Lower Saxony. Population: 8 million. County Verden. Population: 134 000. City of Achim. Population: 30 000. Cato Bontjes van Beek-Gymnasium. Who is Cato Bontjes van Beek?. born 14 November 1920 lived in Fischerhude.
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Germany Population: 82,5 million
Lower Saxony Population: 8 million
County Verden Population: 134 000
City of Achim Population: 30 000
Who is Cato Bontjes van Beek? born 14 November 1920 lived in Fischerhude
Cato Bontjes van Beek • born 14 November 1920 • lived in Fischerhude • 1940 move to father in Berlin, work as a potter • active member of the resistance group “Rote Kapelle” (=Red Chapel) • distribution of illegal leaflets • arrested by the Nazis September 1942 • executed on 5 August 1943
Students • 1549 students • Aged 10-19 • Years 5-13 • 39 classes in Years 5-10 • 1377 migrants • ~12 % students with German as second or third language
111 teachers 2 office staff 1 school assistant (technical support) 3 caretakers Staff
Structure • Abitur as main degree • Years 5-11: lessons in classes of ~30 • Years 12+13: only core lessons in classes; some choice of other subjects • Years 7-9: profiles (maths/science class; bilingual class) • Foreign languages: English (from Year 3), French, Spanish, Latin (from Year 6 and 11)
Special Activities • Cato‘s birthday: memorial service, class activities • Sports events throughout the year • “Team Day“: team building and cooperation activities • Concerts and plays (staged by orchestra / Big Band / choir and drama classes)
Trips • Class trips: Years 6, 8, 13 • Year 6: Kalkriese (Roman history) • Year 9: Bergen-Belsen • Year 11: trip to Berlin • Exchanges with our partner schools
IT-situation • 2 computer labs • 31 / 20 stations with internet access • Single stations: • 2 in library (for students) • teachers‘ rooms with 17 stations (12 planned) • All locations: DSL connections • 1 smartboard • 12 mobile notebook / beamer combinations • No webcam