This document provides information about the Evangelische Schule "Dr. Eckart Schwerin" in Hagenow, Germany. It describes that the school is located in the small town of Hagenow in northern Germany, which has around 12,000 inhabitants. It was founded in 2003 by parents and is now attended by around 190 students. The school teaches students using a mixed-age approach with project-based and self-directed learning. Students choose projects and courses according to their interests to learn in topics such as music, sports, cooking, and history.

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„Dr. Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow

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„Dr. Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
Facts about Hagenow
 Hagenow is situated in the northern
part of Germany.
 Hagenow is a small town with 12 000
inhabitants.
 Most of our pupils live in the
countryside area of Hagenow.

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„Dr. Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
Sightseeing in Hagenow
The Church
The Old Synagogue
The City Hall Hagenow

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„Dr. Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
Facts about Schwerin
 Schwerin is about 30 km away from Hagenow and it
is the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
 Nearly 95 000 people live in Schwerin.
 Schwerin is well-known for its seven lakes, the
Petermännchen and very beautiful buildings like the
castle, the church and the theater.

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„Dr.Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
Sightseeing in Schwerin I

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„Dr.Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
Sightseeing in Schwerin II

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„Dr. Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
Sightseeing in Schwerin III

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„Dr. Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
 Welcome to our school!

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„Dr. Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
Facts about our school I
 Our school was founded in 2003 by
parents.
 The church is supporting our school.
 We are a private school that is
accepted by the government.
 We started with 17 pupils in 2003. In
2013 nearly 190 pupils join our school.

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„Dr. Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
Facts about our school II
 Our school is a place to live and learn together.
 We learn in mixed groups:
 Primary school: class 1 to 4
 Secondary school: class 5 & 6
class 7 & 8
class 9 & 10

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„Dr. Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
Primary school
 Each Monday the pupils in Primary
school get their „plan of the week“.
 This plan contains the work the pupils
have to finish until Friday.
 The pupils choose a partner to work
with or work on their own.
 The pupils get the opportunity to work
with several different materials, which
are placed in shelves.

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„Dr. Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
 If there are any problems, the children
try to help each other before they ask the
teacher.
 The teacher is a kind of advisor for the
children.

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„Dr. Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
Projects and courses
 All pupils in Primary school get the chance
to choose a project and courses according
to their interests.
 A project takes 6 – 8 weeks.
 A course takes half a school year.

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„Dr.Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
Some examples for projects:
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Body
Herbs and plants
Music
On the farm
Horses, cats and dinosaurs
Elmer, the elephant
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Some examples for courses:
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School newspaper
School garden
Art and handicrafts
Needlework
Soccer
Spanish
Cooking
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„Dr. Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
Secondary school
 Secondary school starts at class 5.
 We have mixed groups: 5&6,7&8,9&10.
 Our pupils are taught in the same subjects as the pupils
in public schools.
 However, the way of teaching is different.
 The older pupils help the younger ones, like in primary
school.

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„Dr. Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
Projects and courses
 There are many projects for students to deal with a topic.
 For example: „Zeitenspringer“ – project:
The students did a lot of research about a jews family from
Hagenow.
Thus they learned a lot about the National Socialism.

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„Dr. Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
Courses
There is a big offer of courses in the afternoon:
 Schoolgarden
 Sports
 Newspaper
 „Zeitenspringer“
 Latin
 Cooking and baking
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„Dr. Eckart Schwerin“ Hagenow
Thank you !