The grammar school Bundesgymnasium Babenbergerring

Bundesgymnasium Babenbergerring: Main entrance

The BG Babenbergerring has a more than 300 years old tradition. About 770 pupils attend the school and are taught by about 70 teachers.
The Bundesgymnasium is a state-run public school and covers a range of age beginning with 10 years up to 18 years. Lessons are organized in 28 classes, there exist 8 forms. The first four school years are equal to all students. There is English as a first foreign language, followed by Latin in the third form. English is used in every class as language of instruction in one subject (this is CLIL in this specific subject).

Starting with the 5th form the students have to focus on special subjects (as a kind of specialization) to set an emphasis of education:

• There is a humanistic orientation, where ancient Greek as a third (not living language) is taught.


• As a second language French is taught.


• In an experimental stadium the emphasis is laid on Computer Science. Besides the living foreign language English Computer Science and the subject “Presentation Technology and Computer Science” are taught (in place of a further foreign language). This school type is called "Department of Computer Science".

There exists a broad range of additional educational offer to be chosen voluntarily by the students as singing in the school choir, an English drama group, volleyball, soccer, baseball and softball (thanks to Steve!) and some other non standard subjects.

The school runs an after-school care club for students younger than 14 years old to join up (it's not free - you have to pay for it). The pupils get lunch and special care by teachers (assistance for home exercises or during learning phases).

The school is well equipped with four computer labs, two gyms und special labs for chemistry, physics and biology.

There is a big assembly/celebration hall for about 300 students (well equipped with sound and light systems).

Students at the buffet at school - here you get snacks from "Elfi" (most popular person in school). She prepares lunch too.

Contact:
Headmistress Mag. Maria Kornfeld
Babenbergerring 10, A-2700 Wiener Neustadt
Telefon: +43/2622/22380; Fax: +43/2622/22390/80 (direct line)
Mail: direktor@bg-bab.ac.at, Homepage: www.bg-bab.ac.at

Christmas ...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr!
¡Feliz Navidad y un prospero Año Nuevo!
Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo!
Priecigus Ziemassvetkus!

Peter

Planning Meeting in Verona

Here is a photo of the Verona staff working and planning the Tourism Project in PC lab.
You see Marisa, Paola, Enzo and Claudio.

The photo was sent by Claudio and shows the group at school (informatics lab) on Saturday, 15^th December 2007

Special Planning Methods

Bundesgymnasium Babenbergerring (Wiener Neustadt)
Special planning methodes were practiced at the BG Babenbergerring to plan specific activities. Here you see the 5C from the department of computer science practicing the method "635". The theme was "What should a game about tourism include as components". The output of this working session will be used by the "6B-Specials" as a help to develop the Boardgame about tourism.

The video on the one hand shows the "Großen Meister" ("Great Master") at work instructing the students, on the other hand you may watch the students during work.

Vija reports from the workshop at the National Agency

I was for two days in Riga. Our National Agency organized a two days seminar about valorisation.
"Dissemination & Exploitation of results of EU projects in Education and Training - a contribution to quality in Education & Training" by Yves Beernaert & Magda Kirsch - Educonsult.

We know, that valorisation is very impotant and we have to think about how to proof it!

Creative Work about Tourism

We started to create special lists about problems of tourism and dreams of tourists with students from the 5^th form (14 - 15 years old).
It was quite an exciting job and a "best practice" example of combining project work with content of the current curriculum: As creativity methods are part of the subject matter of PTPM (Presentation Technology and Project management) we just practiced brain storming and "Kartenabfrage" (there is no equivalent in British English, maybe its "Card Inquiry" in American English).

Meeting the headmaster of the Virgilio/Rome

Harald Makl, Norbert Koppensteiner (Head of the Museum in Wiener Neustadt) and Peter Mazohl stayed in Rome for two days to discuss the situation with the Virgilio. We could talk to the headmaster – but here was no good atmosphere during the talk – we did not really feel accepted and welcomed.
We got the information that Mr. Clarizio is not further interested in the project and that the "Virgilio" will leave the partnership unilaterally without any further explanation. I’m a little disappointed about this unfair behavior – but we have to accept it (but we formed an opinion about the involved person …!).

The picture shows the headmaster Giorgio Clarizio in discussion with Peter Mazohl, watched carefully by the head of the museum, Norbert Koppensteiner.