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Our school has indeed been established only in 2007, but due to the actual merging of two previously existing schools Arnstadt, we have decided, of course, are already engaged in years of under school partnerships further. The close contacts, the regular class exchanges, not least getting to know other countries and cultures we see in our school as an equally important educational mission as the "normal educational tool."

Information meeting held you find under "Articles and Reports" or the item descriptor "partner schools". Here on this page, we want to introduce our partner schools / partnerships only once:

"István Bocskai Gimnasium" in Hajdúböszörmény / Hungary

This partnership with the "István Bocskai 'High School was the first Comenius project" traditions and culture of our countries, Hungary, Lithuania and Germany "in the (then still Herder-Gymnasium) from 2000 to 2003.
Hajdúböszörmény located in the east of Hungary at the edge of the Puszta and is in a population comparable to Arnstadt. A special feature of the city has to offer a spa. Our partner school has been around since 1621st Currently 680 pupils are taught by 53 teachers in 26 classes. The school is a four-and eight-year high school, and students are coming with 10 years in the 5.Klasse or 14 years in the 9th grade. Students who called a linguistic preparation class in English or German visit to complete her high school diploma then only in the 13.Klasse. At our partner school to learn German as a foreign language, English, Russian, French and Latin. In addition, there are several special classes will be offered for those with increased number of mathematics, computer science, literature or history from the 9th grade. The gymnasium is a partner school of the University of Debrecen, so that teachers can complete their internship students here.
According to our partnership agreement, we are ready to make our school partnership in practice with projects. Carried out among the various student and teacher exchanges excited the warm hospitality of Hungary. In addition to the substantive work on the projects, there are explorations into the closer and wider environment, so as to Eger, Debrecen, or even in the Puszta. During the exchange takes place each accommodation with host families. Communicates is in German and English.
Besides the above Comenius project we worked with our Hungarian partner school together in the following projects:
- 2004/2005 intend - "How are we the victims of war and tyranny?"
- Supported by "MitOst" and the Fund "Remembrance and Future"
- 2006/2009: 2 Comenius project on the topic
- "Social systems in the past and present in Austria, Hungary and Germany"
In preparation is currently supported by "Europeans for Peace and the Foundation" Remembrance, Responsibility and Future "is a project titled" 2 Countries-2 events - the same media statements? "For the school year 2009/2010.
Responsible teacher: Bärbel Dechert

"Gymnasium am Stefan Berg" in Merzig / Saar

Merzig is a town in the Saarland between Saarbrücken and Trier. At the local "Gymnasium am Stefan Berg" are currently being taught 1050 students.
On November 9, 2003 was signed between our two schools, a school partnership for which the then Minister of Culture of Thuringia and Saarland took over the patronage.
In the case of reciprocal visits, the participants are always privately placed with their peers in order to better understand each other well. Cooperation in terms of school partnership takes place mostly while in the field of history with the respective specialized courses, but will be continuously expanded in the future.
An initial project undertaken in 2004 on the issue of June 17, 1953, submitted to the competition and awarded the 1st prize of the President. Subsequently, two projects focused on "Auschwitz" on the program, supplemented by annual projects in the Buchenwald Memorial. For 2009, a project in Verdun, France, and is planned for 2010, a new field trip to Auschwitz.
Responsible Teacher: Rene Triebel

"SG Pantarijn Hetwagenings" in Wageningen, Netherlands

The school partnership with the Regional School Community Pantarijn "in Wageningen, now existed for almost twenty years. Resulted from a personal contact of two teachers from the turn of time it has developed a regular student exchange program. Every year, are now seeing about 50 pupils of both schools one week each with a colorful program of history, culture, education and sports in the other country.
Focus is on learning about a different culture and school life. Above all, the communication should (mainly be promoted in English) between the students and the social contacts among others in a foreign host family.
A special highlight for our students in each year, the trip to Amsterdam with a city tour, canal cruise and visit to the Anne Frank house.
Wageningen is located at Arnhem, and with a population slightly larger than ca.36 000 Arnstadt. Wageningen is known worldwide for its University of the "Agricultural and Life Sciences. Here, emphasis will be on the close link between study and research (in animal and plant breeding, conservation, nutrition, technology, etc.) used, so the city also bears the title "city of life sciences."
Every year on 5 May with a celebration of the signing of German surrender in 1945 in Wageningen Hotel de wereld "recalls.
The Pantarijn-school education consists of three parts and is most closely comparable with a German comprehensive school. At the main object in Wageningen approximately 1300 students learn from the 7.Klasse (1e leerjaar ") to the 9th grade (" 3e leerjaar) the sample must be broadly shared, and then for the various degrees up to the Abitur (the "6en leerjaar ") to decide.
The school motto is: "ondek (t) je talent" ( "Discover your / your talent discovered"), which makes it clear that the Montessori school concept in the concept plays a major role. Sun is placed primarily in the upper grades, great value for the independent and individual learning of the "leerlingen" under the supervision of mentors. Student exchange programs and study tours to many European countries are a key component of school life. For example, the 9th grade at the beginning of the school year will be merged after their exchange request, with the result that more participation of an entire class on our student exchange.
The school building was built new in 2007 and is completely modern and multimedia.
Responsible Teacher: Jens Adler

"Oberstufenrealgymnasium St. Ursula" in Gurk, Austria

Our partner school, the Oberstufenrealgymnasium "St.Ursula" in Gurk heard as to Expositur Oberstufenrealgymnasium "St.Ursula" in Klagenfurt, established in 1999. Klagenfurt's Grammar School was founded in 1986th It is just like the Expositur in Gurk, a Catholic private school with public law, so that pay monthly school fees of 70 €. The branche is located in the National Gurktal (Central Carinthia) in the market town of Gurk, which was formed in 1973 and the title "European Community" shall.
The school is located in the former Gurk Salvatorians College next to the cathedral at Gurk. Teaching will be in modern historical rooms. Currently the school has 13 teachers with about 80 students in 4 classes. The range of languages ranging from English, French, Latin, Italian and Slovenian about. One focus of the school is the creative sector. There are instrumental lessons and art education. The students come not only from the Gurktal itself, but from farther away lying communities so that they have to live with host families to some extent. It is not unusual to have that students and teachers access routes between 50 and 100km per day. Since this year, the school also takes on the composite model, "New Middle School participated.
Our partnership for Oberstufenrealgymnasium has its origins in the partnership between the cities Arnstadt and Gurk. Both the mayor supported in this context that the emergence of a school partnership. The Comenius project "social systems, past and present in Hungary, Austria and Germany" began this handy from the school year 2006/2007 and since then is based on jointly planned and executed projects.
In preparation for the project is "Major" with Gurk from the school year 2009/2010. More information will be read here on the homepage then after completion of the preparations.
Responsible teacher: Bärbel Dechert

"Drammen videregående skole" in Drammen, Norway

Drammen is located about 40 km southwest of Oslo, it is the sixth largest city in Norway, it is adjacent to the Drammenfjord and has about 61,000 inhabitants.
A famous citizens of Drammen is the biathletes Ole Einar Bjørndalen.
The Drammen videregående skole "(equivalent of our secondary school) has maintained for 1995 - this year was the collaboration between the state of Thuringia and the Norwegian counties Buskerud and decided to Vest-Agder - a school with a regular partnership, mutual student and teacher exchanges.
In Thuringia, there are two partner schools. Firstly, it is the high school in Stadtroda, on the other hand, this was until its dissolution, the Neideck High School in Arnstadt. After the dissolution of the two high schools and Arnstädter founding of our school in 2007, this partnership is now being continued by our school.
The school in Drammen is equipped very modern and because of its great sports facilities (Drammenshalle - Handball open spaces and very good) for super versatile physical education facilities. Going to school students of grade 10 to 12 class, which in Norway as 1 Class to 3rd Klassebezeichnet is. The 3rd class graduate with a diploma. At the school about 1300 students learn in 50 categories. Although it is also the subject of German teaching, but in the reciprocal visits to converse mainly in English.
The exchange students live with host families in each case where they are warmly welcomed and cared for, they visit each other's classes and take trips together before, of course, places in the surrounding countryside - of course, to Oslo in Norway.
Responsible teacher: Peter Unger