This document provides information about the First Comenius Project Meeting held from November 12-14, 2012. It includes details about the town of Syke, Germany, where the meeting took place. It lists the educational institutions in Syke, with 11 schools and colleges. It then focuses on describing the GTS 2001 boarding school, including statistics about teachers, students, buildings, workshops, evaluations, prizes won, and international cooperation partners. It highlights some of the school's accomplishments, such as placing first in the state and fifth in Germany in a "Strong School" contest.

1. John Amos Comenius (1592-1670)
The Boarding day High School Syke and City Syke
The First Comenius Project Meeting
Nov. 12th – 14th, 2012
Names:…………………………….
Germany

2. Syke – Population: ca. 25 000

3. Economics and Infra structure
Local Trade and Industry
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Machines related to agriculture and food
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Local administration
Publisher – Newspapers „Kreiszeitung & Weser
Kurier“

4. Educational Institutions
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11 Schools and Colleges:
Primary 4
Higher Secondary 2
„Gymnasium“ (Colleges) 2
Vocational 2
„Förderschule“ 1

5. Some important buildings/places

6. Municipality office

7. Kreismuseu
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8. Bartholomäus-Church

9. Landscape

10. GTS 2001 – Founded in 2010
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Number of Teachers: 60
Number of Students: 456 (number of pupils
with immigration background: 11%.
No. of classes 25
Boys/Girls (11-18 Years)

11. Main Building

12. New complex

13. Workshops - Solar collector

14. Report – School inspection 2010
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According to the evaluation our school did
„exzellent“ or very good in:
1 Pedagogical atmosphere
2 Supporting the pupils in learning processes
3 Pupils‘ supervision and consultation
4 School-atmophere
5 Participation by parents
6 Co-operation with other schools and partners
7 School management and Head of school

15. Youth researcher‘s contest
Young Reseachers Prize for our school for
supporting the natural sciences
2010 – Young Researchers School

16. Bio-Laboratory of the GTS 2001

17. International Cooperation Partners
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E-Twinning project – “Investigations about Solar Energy in
our Schools” Institute Giulio Natta, Bergamo (Italy)
Comenius - Italy, UK, Germany, Spain, Romania,
Lithuania, France
France
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth
(South Africa)

18. 1st place in the State and
5th place in Germany in contest „Starke Schule“

19. Envirnoment Prize from the President for the
book "Gute Reise, kleine Schwalbe"

20. Member of German Network of innovative schools
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Quality seal for occupational and educational friendly
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22. Thank you !!!