The Pestalozzi-Gymnasium has around 900 students and 62 teachers, educating students from ages 10 through 18. It offers a variety of compulsory and elective subjects. Students can choose additional courses in grade 8-9 focusing on areas like languages, economics, sciences, and more. Music education is also provided, with opportunities for various musical ensembles. The school supports additional extracurricular activities in areas such as UNESCO workshops, computer clubs, art, and more. In later grades 10-12, students can customize their studies by choosing from foreign languages, social sciences, math, and other subjects.

1. Presentation of
Pestalozzi-Gymnasium

2. More about our school
• About
900 students and 62 teachers
• youngest students are 10 years old
• grade 5 to grade 12
• 3-4 (5) parallel classes in each grade
• most subjects compulsory until grade 9
• second foreign language from grade 6 on
•-> Latin or French

3. Subjects
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4. Additional subjects in grade 8-9
Students have the choice between
different courses with 3 lesson/week:
• French
• politics economy (leading a students‘
company)
• biology/sports
• ecology/geography
• discoveries with computers in real life
•Natural science

5. Music at PGU
•Students of grades 5,6(only one class in
this grade) learn to play a wind
instrument like trompete, flute, oboe, ...
• we have different music workshops:
little choir, orchestra, basic big band,
jazz choir, big band

6. Additional activities at PGU
• UNESCO-workshop
• Supervising of homework done by teachers and students
• Workshops for students after lessons like computer.club,
Fischer technics, art, photography and video workshop, ...
• dispute settlement done by students
• advisory teachers for school and personal problems
• students who work as paramedics if medical problems occur
• theater performances, concerts, exhibitions of school work

7. Grades 10, 11, 12
• Each
student can choose between different subject
• Compulsory: a foreign language, German, maths, sports
• Choice for a third foreign language: French or Spanish
• Choice between social subjects
• Choice between different subjects in science
• Choice between arts, literature, music
• Choice between religion and philosophy
•In total about 30-36 lessons of 45 min. per week
•Central examination (task in our country) and A-level

8. Unna
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9. The town

10. The surroundings - Ruhr Area

11. The surroundingsMünsterland

12. The surroundings - Sauerland