Großburgwedel, Kleinburgwedel, Thönse, Wettmar, Fuhrberg, Engensen and Oldhorst constitute the City of Burgwedel. About 20 000 inhabitants live in Burgwedel on the outskirts of Hanover, 20 km north-east of the capital of Lower Saxony.
Our school (High School / Secondary School) provides all the academic subjects which finally lead to the General School Leaving Certificate (Abitur).
Classes are from 8:00 to 13:20; senior students have to stay on until 14:10 on Mondays, 15:35 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There is a Cafeteria (open from 7:30 - 14:30) which offers Snacks, beverages (hot and cold) and light warm meals. Approximately 1100 students (grades 5-13) attend the Gymnasium Großburgwedel and they are taught by 75 teacheers.
Languages taught are: English, Latin, French, Spanish. There are also a number of extra-curricular activities which student can choose from: Music: choir, Bigband, Orchestra; Theatre: one 'professional' production a year (students attending grades 8-13 are welcome to participate); Theatre workshop for the young ones (grades 5-7); Astronomy; Physics: studying the art of flying; Sports: Handball, Soccer, Dancing; New Technologies; Video - Filming; Art.
Student exchange programs are carried out with Domfront in France and St. Petersburg in Russia.
There is a school magazine - "Kompass" - edited by a group of students providing current topics of interest; "kompass online" can be found in the internet.
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https://www.gymnasium-grossburgwedel.de/en/aktuelles/nachrichten-aus-dem-schulleben/bildergalerien/fotoalbum-2011-12/bildergalerie-ausstellung-bilder-gegen-krieg-und-gewalt/page/3
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1. May 2026, 22:52