Our
school's name is “Marion-Dönhoff-Gymnasium”. It was named after
Marion Gräfin Dönhoff (1909-2002), a German journalist and
publicist who spoke up for tolerance and justice.
2. How many pupils, teachers, school assistants etc. are there at your school?
There
are 1039
pupils,
85
teachers,
three
secretaries,
one
school assistant and
one
janitor
at our school.
3. What time do you start and finish school?
We start school at 7.45am and usually go home at 1.05pm. Older students often have classes till 3.00pm.
4. How
do you go to school?
The
students who live in Nienburg usually go by bike, walk or take the
bus; those who live in the villages around Nienburg go by bus.
5.
How many lessons do you have a week?
At
the moment we have 29 lessons a week. Many students take part in
extracurricular activities, they have 31 lessons a week.
6. What
subjects do you study?
These
are our subjects during this term: German, English, Latin, Maths,
Music, Art, Geography, Physics, RE, PE, Tuition. Some subjects vary,
so during some terms we have Biology or Chemistry instead of
Physics, or History instead of Geography.
7. How
many English lessons do you have a week?
We
have four
English lessons a week.
8. Do
you have a lot of homework?
Sometimes
yes, sometimes no. It depends on the subjects.
9. What
types of grades do you have in your school report?
We
have grades from 1 to 6. 1 is the best grade.
10. At
what age do you start school in Germany?
We start
school at the age of 6 in Germany.
11. Do
you have school lunch? Is it free?
Our
school offers lunch, but as our lessons end at 1.05pm, most students
usually have lunch at home.
School
lunch is NOT free in Germany.
12. When
are your holidays?
Summer
holidays:
They begin at the end of June or in July and end either in
August or September. They're six weeks long.
Autumn
holidays:
Two weeks in October
Christmas
holidays:
Two weeks from Christmas to Epiphany
Winter
holidays:
The last two weekdays of January
Easter
holidays:
Two weeks around Easter
13. Do
you learn any other foreign languages besides English?
Yes,
we do. Every student has to learn a second foreign language as of
grade six. At our school you can choose between French, Spanish and
Latin. Our class learns Latin.
14. How
long are your breaks and what do you do during the breaks?
There
is a five-minute-break after lesson 1, 3 and 5, a 20-minute-break
after lesson 2 and a 15-minute-break after lesson 4. Our class
usually plays table tennis during the breaks. Other students play
basketball, walk around the schoolyard or just hang around.
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