The Boarding day High School Syke and City Syke

The First Comenius Project Meeting Nov. 12th – 14th, 2012

Names:……………………………. Germany

John Amos Comenius (1592-1670)

Syke – Population: ca. 25 000

Economics and Infra structure

Local Trade and Industry

1. Machines related to agriculture and food production.

2. Local administration3. Publisher – Newspapers „Kreiszeitung & Weser

Kurier“

Educational Institutions

11 Schools and Colleges: Primary 4 Higher Secondary 2 „Gymnasium“ (Colleges) 2 Vocational 2 „Förderschule“ 1

Some important buildings/places

Municipality office

Kreismuseum

Bartholomäus-Church

Landscape

GTS 2001 – Founded in 2010

Number of Teachers: 60 Number of Students: 456 (number of pupils

with immigration background: 11%. No. of classes 25 Boys/Girls (11-18 Years)

Main Building

New complex

Workshops - Solar collector

Report – School inspection 2010

According to the evaluation our school did „exzellent“ or very good in:

1. 1 Pedagogical atmosphere2. 2 Supporting the pupils in learning processes3. 3 Pupils‘ supervision and consultation4. 4 School-atmophere5. 5 Participation by parents6. 6 Co-operation with other schools and partners7. 7 School management and Head of school

Youth researcher‘s contest

Young Reseachers Prize for our school for supporting the natural sciences

2010 – Young Researchers School

Bio-Laboratory of the GTS 2001

International Cooperation Partners

E-Twinning project – “Investigations about Solar Energy in our Schools” Institute Giulio Natta, Bergamo (Italy)

Comenius - Italy, UK, Germany, Spain, Romania, Lithuania, France

France Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth

(South Africa)

1st place in the State and 5th place in Germany in contest „Starke Schule“

Envirnoment Prize from the President for the book "Gute Reise, kleine Schwalbe"

Member of German Network of innovative schools

Member:

German Network of

Innovative Schools

Quality seal for occupational and educational friendly school

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Thank you !!!