KGS Moringen Location: Nörten- Hardenberg 2021 SCHOOL GUIDE for students by students Table of contents Detailed Table of Contents General Information History Our School School System Foreign Languages / WPUs Food at School Students' Company Free Time Activities School leaflet for students by s t u d e n t s We are delighted to welcome you to Nörten-Hardenberg and our new school leaflet. I t i s made for interested students by students. No text is written by a teacher! Everything was done by students, even all the great photos and corrections. We will introduce you to our child-centred school and all the activities you can do at our school. From school Nörten- Hardenberg trips to sports activities. E n j oy t h e r i d e ! Yo u r 1 0 G School in Nörten-Hardenberg, Lower Saxony, Germany Address: An der Bünte 2, 37176 Nörten-Hardenberg Phone: 05503 80460 Table of Contents Here you can find a detailed table of contents. We h a v e p u t together a detailed desciption of our school. We ho p e y o u g e t accustomed to our school quickly and feel at home s o o n . T h e s e are the information we have put together for you! We l c o m e ! General information about our school 1 location, times, schedule Short introdution to our school. School locations (Moringen and Nörten) 2 Where is the KGS Moringen/ Nörten-Hardenberg? History (Nörten) The history of our school 3 What's special about the KGS Nörten? Our school system 4 What's a KGS (Kooperative Gesamtschule)? Which classes can I go to? Table of contents II Project groups 5 Circus, Soccer, Choir and many more Short introduction to your different options Work Placements and Zukunftstag 6 Work placements / Internships (9th grade) Future day (5th-9th grade) Jugend trainiert für Olympia 7 What's "Jugend trainiert für Olympia"? Partner schools / Exchange programs Partner schools in foreign countries, exchange prog ra m s t o 8 Great Britain, France and Spain Here you will get all the information and how to ch o o s e History of the KGS Moringen Nörten Hardenberg The KGS Nörten-Hardenberg is a high school (cooperative integrated school), located in Nörten- Hardenberg. The school was built from 1969 to 1973, as the Novalis School. 1974 the local school reorganisation took place. Because of that some of the schools in smaller villages were closed. The students transfered to the Novalis School in Nörten. Those villages were Bishausen, Sudershausen, Angerstein, Lütgenrode, Wolbrechtshausen, Elvese and Parensen. In 1973 the first students were able to transfer to the school voluntarily. Since 1974 it became an requirement to transfer. If students had a good grade point average they were also able to transfer to a grammer school as well. In 2009 the Novalis school in Nörten-Hardenberg was closed and became a branch of the KGS Moringen. Since then the school is named KGS Moringen/ Nörten-Hardenberg . Nörten-Hardenberg Nörten is situated on the river Leine, approx. 10 km southwest of N o r t h e i m , and 10 km n o r t h o f G ö t t i n g e n . The main town is located on the foothills of the Nörtener Wald but great parts of the municipality are in the Leinegraben, a lowland between the Solling and the Harz. That's why you can get to Göttingen and Northeim with a bike very e a s i l y . Nörten is also known for its' H a rd e n b e rg C a s t l e . It was first mentioned in 1101 and built by the Electors of Mainz. Our school system The KGS Moringen is an integrated school, with a grammar school, middle school and main school. Futhermore you can also do your A-levels in M o r i n g e n . 5th and 6th grade In the 5th and 6th grade the grammar school, middle school and main school students will be taught together in the same classes. T h e re a re different levels of difficulty i n these classes, basic requirements and advanced requirements. After 6th grade you split up into different German school forms , depending on what graduation you want to do. In 6th grade you also have to decide which second foreign language ( Spanish or French ) you want to study in school. When you want to get into grammar school you have to do a second foreign language, but you're also able to do it if you are a middle - or main school s t u d e n t . Project groups at the KGS Nörten Girls’ team Dear students and parents, finally girls are among themselves, do things that normally boys or men would do. We will try anything. We want to manufacture, try and test. We are looking forward to hearing from y o u ! All about the dog Dear students and parents, in this project we will learn everything about the dogs Daisy and Lennox. We acquire basic knowledge about different races. You should not have a dog allergy and your parents should be fine with you joining the project. Daisy and Lennox are looking forward to hearing from you! Project groups at the KGS Nörten C h o i r Dear students and parents, who wants to test their own voice and doesn’t know how? Who wants to stand on a stage - with other people or alone? In the new choir you get the chance to perform new and old songs. Every Wednesday in the 7th and 8th lesson. I'm looking forward to hearing from you! S o c c e r Dear students and parents, since 2015 the KGS Moringen is a DFB partner school. In this project ten to twelve talented footballers practice together. They get trained by skilled coaches. This project is headed by Mrs. Völker. She decides which boys and girls are allowed to participate. Project group: Paramedics in school You need help but don't know where to get it from? The paramedics in school can help you. If you hurt yourself or if you just need somebody t o talk to - We'll be there for you. You can find us near the main stage and the toilets . You can become a paramedic in school if you interested! Are you interested in being a p a ra m e d i c ? in grade eight or older? did you do a special workshop for being a paramedic in school? Then join us! Project groups at the KGS Nörten H a n d i c ra f t Dear students and parents, We will work with different materials. We start with wood and we want to manufacture different things like sculptures. How we will continue depends on your prior experience. Please bring 2€ for the material. Furthermore you need an old folder with pieces of paper, a pencil and a bag. Bienvenue en France! Dear students and parents, The project team "Bienvenue en France" France is filled with interesting and picturesque cities. This project allows students to get to know the French culture. Project group DFB Elite and Talent Development PART I: Gain exercise experience Running, jumping or hopping. Running and tee games. Tasks with and on gym equipment. Various tasks with the rolling and bouncing ball. Small ball games. DFB Elite and Talent Development PART II: Experience playing football Variations of the game idea "score goals — prevent goals.” Different ways of scoring a goal (mats, benches etc.). Football matches in the whole gym / small teams in different parts of the gym. DFB Elite and Talent Development PART III: Playfully getting to know football Light, but motivating tasks with the ball at your feet. Dribbling around various obstacles. Shooting the stationary and rolling ball at targets. Small competitions. Project week at the KGS Before the summer break, there is a project week at o u r school. Two weeks before the project week starts, t h e students vote for their favourite project on our sc h o o l website Iserv. There are over fifteen projects to c h o o s e from. You need to pick three projects that you woul d l i ke to do and rank them from 1 to 3. Sometimes too many students want to do the same project and that's why we have to have a second wish/ pick. Before you choose your project you can look at the information, who is going to organize the project and what you're going to do. Not all projects are available for every grade. The teachers try to do projects for different age group s like mountain biking or paramedics. Those projects are for the older students because it's maybe too dangerous for younger students. But most of the time its not a big deal. We have enough projects for everyone. In the projects you will meet new students from other age groups and classes. It’s always a lot of fun to learn new stuf f and enjoy the time with your friends. Work placement In the 9th grade every student has the opportunity to do a work placement. You have to do the work placement in a period of three weeks. During these weeks you have work at least 30-35 hours per week. After three weeks you have to prepare a presentation and present it in front of your class and the school.