The Willibald Gluck Gymnasium Neumarkt / Gemany

The Willibald-Gluck Gymnasium

COMENIUS Project School

Location: in Neumarkt, Germany

Grammar school with focus on natural sciences, technology, economics and a socio-scientific branch Seminar school for teacher’s training

Germany Bavaria Berlin The Willibald Gluck Gymnasium in Neumarkt Source : Google Earth® Where is the WGG Neumarkt? Map of Europe Germany Neumarkt “ Living in the heart of Europe and Bavaria“

Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz – old meets new Source : Google Earth® Neumarkt i.d. Opf. – fact sheet

Statistical data:

founded in 1146 AD

~40.000 inhabitants

30km southwest of

Nuremberg

70 km northwest of Regensburg

Location: 442m above Mean Sea Level

Castle Wolfstein – the town‘s landmark

Impressions of the WGG More than1800 pupils – the biggest grammar school in Bavaria 130 teachers Around 20 trainee teachers each year

Premises at the WGG - the assembly hall A place for tradition, working, resting, studying and making friends The annual Christmas bazaar also takes place here. Willibald Gluck, composer

Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck

- * 2nd of Juli 1714 in Erasbach near Berching (Oberpfalz)

† 15th of November 1787 in Vienna

famous German composer of the 18th century

writer of many famous operas:

Le cinesi (1754) La fausse esclave (1758) Le diable à quatre (1759) Le cadi dupé (1761) Orfeo ed Euridice (1762) La rencontre imprévue (1764) Telemaco (1765) Alceste (1767) Paride ed Elena (1770) Iphigénie en Aulide (1774) Armide (1777) Iphigénie en Tauride (1779 ) Source: Wikipedia.org

Patron of the WGG: Christoph Willibald Gluck

The modern refectory for over 300 pupils – built in 2006 Loy stalls - where the hungry come to feed The spirit of internationality and openness lives at the WGG - a project for lifelong learning funded by the EU. Premises at the WGG Making the menu – the food stall

Premises at the WGG the registry – coordinating education Mr Bernhard Schiffer – headmaster at the WGG Ms Blomenhofer - secretary teamwork at the registry

“ Mens sana in corpore sano “* *“A healthy mind in a healthy body“ music sciences: chemistry & biology physical education Studying at the WGG sports hall & music hall & labs

acquiring competence for the 21st century modern labs for tomorrow’s scientist art – a human form of expression Studying at the WGG computer lab & physics & arts

Dr. Thomas Kraus and his Europe-group - keeping in touch with groups from all over Europe The Spirit of COMENIUS at the WGG

The WGG – partner of the Olympic Chess Competition in Germany The Big Challenge – English contest at the WGG Festivals and social events lighten up everyday life Re-enacting life – the theatre group Charity-sport-events: “together we are strong“ Extracurricular Activities at the WGG

Successful participation at the ‘ Jugend Forscht ’ - Contest for Young Scientist in Germany “ Experi-mentationGroup” Students trying to analyze reality at the WGG In-depth discussions in the ‘ Wertegruppe ’ – the group discusses values in our society Choirs and orchestra at local school-festivals The school‘s peer mediation team with Ms Seidl The school‘s famous teachers‘ band Extracurricular Activities at the WGG parents teachers pupils values of school community

managing competence, educating as a team

more than 1800 pupils from the regions of Upper Palatine and Franconia

seminar for didactics and teacher training with approximately 20 trainee teachers each year

10 trainee teachers represent the new generation of teachers

Teaching at the WGG

Other Images: http://www.stmwfk.bayern.de/ http://sorin-creciun.tripod.com/ http://www.fiblab.de/map.html Pictures, layout, design, text and translation Bernd Schwarz Thanks for additional images, support and inspiration Mr. Bernhard Schiffer Dr. Thomas Kraus Mrs. Edith Viezens-Kleinert Additonal Thanks to the class 10e of the year 2007/2008 for their support in adding audio to the presentation by providing local information and their voices