Conception Landesgymnasium für Hochbegabte Schwäbisch Gmünd

1 conception

1.1 general principle
1.2 campus model
1.3 admissions
1.4 teaching

1.4.1 addita


1.5 fees

conception

the boarding school started in school year 2004/05 1 class, never comprises more 24 students, in both years 7 , 10. expanded during following years school year 2012/13 there 2 classes per year. school has 250 students of around 200 boarders.

general principle

the landesgymnasium für hochbegabte dedicated facilitate positive development of highly gifted students talents , aptitudes. guided motto of william stern, psychologist coined term intelligence quotient:

intelligenz sich ist ein rüstzeug: wertvoll wird sie erst durch die positiven ziele, in deren dienst sie verwandt wird.


intelligence armamentarium: becomes valuable through positive aims used for.

with maxim, landesgymnasiums students shall pledge talents , associated demand contribute formation of responsibility elite (germ. verantwortungselite ). not intellecutal capacity supported; school puts high emphasis on holistic personal development of students. reason, besides accelerated , enriched classes, fundamentum:, school offers wide variety of extra-curricular activities, so-called addita.

by means of comparably important role student council given, in form of student parliament , constitution council , president of student council, students shall have opportunity witness , co-create democratic processes, early.

the campus model

teachers flats on campus

school , college constitute 1 pedagogical union. until end of school year 2007/08, attending college (living in boarding houses not @ home) obligatory. then, however, compulsion nullified council of ministers. since school year 2008/09, every class of 24 students consists of maximum of 4 external students, live nearby , participate nevertheless in campus life.

the students life in boarding houses divided middle (years 7-10) , upper school (year 11-12) , boys , girls in living groups. every group looked after teacher mentor. landesgymnasium s teacher have pedagogical double function: on 1 hand teach subjects, on other advise, accompany , guide students mentors in school , college why teachers live directly on campus.

with increasing age, self-organisation attains more , more importance students. more responsible-minded are, greater areas of freedom conceded school , college. thereby, landesgymnasium offers important opportunities live democratic forms of cohabitation , acceptance of responsibility.

admissions

the admission highly competitive , comprises 3 stages must completed successfully. firstly, statement each student , parents has explain motivation , background of application. secondly, tested iq must 130 or above. lastly, applicants master first steps invited spend 2 days living in boarding houses , work in groups on different projects assess both intellectual potential , social competence. headteachers , psychologists choose harmonic class on basis of gathered information. applicants successful admitted half year on probation. every year class in year 7 , year admitted plus lateral entrants fill empty places.

teaching

the school building

for years 7 10, school year divided trimesters, upper school years law divided semesters.

concerning teaching there major differences ordinary german gymnasiums. in foreign languages , mathematics year 7 10, lessons divided different sets can attended students according ability not age. possible year 8 student study mathematics on level of year 10, english on level of year 9 , french on level of year 8.

if student excellent in subject highest set not demanding, can decide, teacher, mentor , parents, conclude learning treaty : student dispensed classes in subject pledges acquire curriculum autodidactically in addition further studies in field. student can partially study @ university.

regularly, students participate @ national , international competitions such world schools debating championships, international physics olympiad, international junior science olympiad, jugend forscht, jugend musiziert, tsa.

addita

addita extra-curricular activities represent integral part of landesgymnasium s conception. in part of school life students have both opportunity new inspirations intensifying knowledge in areas of special interest.

the addita divided 5 different categories students obliged choose @ least 2 athletic, 1 creative , 2 intellectual ones.

scientifical addita, e.g. chemtech (chemistry), nugi+ (biology), ilab (computer science), mathematics specialists, technology student association (engineering)
musical-artistic addita, e.g. drama, arts, choir, big band, musical
linguistic addita, e.g. french, chinese, russian, arabic, italian
humanistic addita, e.g. philosophy, checkers, theories of state, history, model united nations
athletic addita: e.g. tennis, golf, football, ballrom dancing, ultimate frisbee

addita can conducted teachers students have high proficiency in field.

fees

the landesgymnasium für hochbegabte public gymnasium, attendance of school free of charge. however, there costs board , lodging amount around 500 € per month. support families in financial hardship ensured state (bafög), no 1 excluded financial reasons.