Tel.:
+ 49 (0) 4221 146 99
Fax:
+ 49 (0) 4221 120 831
Internet:
www.maxe-online.de
E-Mail:
mpg.del@web.de
Languages:
English, Latin or French,
Spanish (optional)
Type: Grammar
School / High School / (Pre-College
Prep School)
Age range: 10
– 19
Secondary school qualifications:
Abitur
(University qualification exam / A levels /
High-School
Diploma)
Head teacher: Mrs.
Cordula Fitsch-Saucke, appointed in 1998.
Staff:
ca. 90
Pupils/Students:
more than 1100
The
School:
 The Max-Planck-Gymnasium was founded in 1952.
The school is located almost in the centre of
Delmenhorst, next to the “Graft”, the city’s well kept public park, and the
school grounds themselves are like a park. Facilities include playing
fields, a music and drama department, two
computer rooms, an
extensive library with 16.000 books, which also provides computers and
Internet access. The local theatre is adjacent to the school and can be used
for theatrical productions; pupils can join the school band and orchestra.
The music and drama groups have successfully produced one play or musical
each year ever since 1986.
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“Proper planning is the key to success!” At the
beginning of their career at our school, the new pupils spend a week with
their respective form teachers and some colleagues at a hostel in the
country in order to “learn how to learn successfully”. Educational games,
lessons, and deliberation on how to organize their individual learning
strategies are regarded as very important by parents and pupils alike.
Furthermore, pupils get to know each other and develop a strong sense of
belonging.
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Bilingual teaching was introduced in 2002; at present
in operation in one class (7th grade) of each year group.
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One class in each year group is reserved for musically
gifted pupils whose abilities are fostered and who attend extra music
lessons. Learning to play a musical instrument is compulsory and the
pupils are encouraged to join the local music school, which works in
cooperation with our school.
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SIGN is a project for pupils of the same age group.
Pupils’ self-confidence has to be reinforced in order to instil in them a
high degree of personal responsibility enabling them to say “NO” to drugs
and violence.
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Pupils in the 9th year / grade take part in
a period of work experience in trade and industry – mainly in the
Delmenhorst and Bremen area. They have to organise the procedure
themselves and thus they acquire a first-hand insight into some aspects of
professional life in general. Afterwards they have to write a detailed report
about their experience and the results are incorporated into their
political studies.
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The extra-curricular programme includes introductory
courses in computer and information technology. A computer-aided
meteorological observation centre is attached to the departments of
geography, biology, chemistry, and physics.
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Environmental education and biological research are
considered to be of great importance at our school. Since autumn 2002, a
newly founded study group has been pursuing ecological research and is
linked to the “GLOBE”- Project and to our biology department. The
project’s main objective is to contribute to environmental education and
thus instil respect for nature. A herb garden was laid out four years ago.
Plants from the Mediterranean and indigenous species of the northern
hemisphere can be compared and studied. Behind the school buildings, there
is a biotope area with two ponds that can be used for observation and
ecological projects.
A “phenological garden” was laid out in 2002. Cloned species of various
plants are being monitored in order to compare their development. The results are being recorded and sent – via Internet – to
the schools taking part in the project.
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The teaching of art is also important and very
successful. Pupils frequently win major prizes in competitions, organized
by the State of Lower Saxony and other institutions. There is a close
cooperation between the art department of our school, the municipal
gallery “Haus Coburg” and local artists. Quite a few murals can be found
on walls inside the school, painted by talented pupils, admired, and
enjoyed by their fellow pupils, staff, and parents alike.
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Physical education is also regarded as important. The
school has a multifunctional gym and playing fields. Our school teams take
part in local and regional contests and tournaments (tennis, hockey,
soccer, volleyball). For pupils in their senior year, a project entitled
“Skating” & “Skiing in Austria”) has been established.
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Preparatory courses for three foreign language
certificates are offered: Diplôme d`Etudes en Langue Française / First
Cambridge Certificate in English / Cambridge Certificate in Advanced
English. The foreign language department makes every effort to ensure that
pupils will pass the tests successfully.
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The “Comenius Project” – Our school participates in
“COMENIUS”, a programme that was set up to promote international liaison
among schools. At the moment, we are cooperating with about 5 schools in
Europe; several teachers and pupils meet regularly to
investigate local history in different European countries.
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The curriculum is supplemented with day trips and
residential visits, including a regular exchange with American schools
in Tucson, Arizona and Toledo, Ohio,
a French school (Collège & Lycée) in Allonnes, and a Polish school in
Lublin.
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The
“Towson University Program” was established in 2005. Senior students from
Max-Planck-Gymnasium and from Ecumenical Gymnasium, Bremen (a private
school) attend lectures and seminars at Towson University (Maryland) for
three weeks. Field trips to Washington, D.C. and New York are part of the
programme.
Some
information about our town Delmenhorst
Population 75.000
is near Bremen (12 km / 7 miles),
Hamburg
is about 70 km / 43 miles away,
the North Sea and the Dutch
borders about 100 km / 62 miles,
Motorways connect all places mentioned.
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