About our school (in English language)

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About our school (in English language)
Berufliche Oberschule
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Gustav-von-Schlör-Schule
Staatliche Fachoberschule und Berufsoberschule
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Our address:
Campusallee 2
92637 Weiden i. d. OPf.
Tel.: +49 961 391602-0
Fax: +49 961 391602-19
Our website:
www.fosbosweiden.de
Berufliche Oberschule
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Gustav-von-Schlör-Schule
Public College of Further and Higher Education
(FOS and BOS)
• Number of students: 1,000
• Age group FOS
(students coming from
secondary schools):
16-20 years
• Age group BOS
(students coming from
secondary schools with an
additional vocational training):
19 years and older
Berufliche Oberschule
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Where is Weiden located?
In the heart of Europe –
in Southern Germany –
in Bavaria 
• About halfway between Munich (www.muenchen.de ),120 miles,
and Prague in the Czech Republic (www.prague.cz), 120 miles
• About 55 miles from Regensburg (www.regensburg.de), a historic
Roman city and UNESCO world heritage site
• About 75 miles from Nuremberg (www.nuernberg.de), a unique
mixture of tradition and modern times
Berufliche Oberschule
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Sectors within the
College of Further and Higher
Education
We offer five sectors:
• Technology (metallurgy, electronics)
• Business, Economics and Administration
• International Business Studies
• Social and Health Care
• Art and Design
Berufliche Oberschule
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Final qualification
for our students when graduating from
Class 11 and 12
 Entrance Qualification to Polytechnic University/
Entrance Qualification to the University of Applied Sciences
Class 13
 University Entrance Qualification
(equivalent to the GCE Advanced Level)
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Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Core subjects taught
Mathematics
German
English
Depending on the sector chosen:
Physics in Technology
Business Administration and Accounting in Business/Economics
International Business and Economics in International Business Studies
Psychology in Social and Health Care
Drawing and Sculpturing in Art and Design
In these subjects tests are taken
in the Final Examination
Berufliche Oberschule
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Additional Subjects
Natural sciences: Chemistry - Biology - Technology
Social studies: Politics - History - Law
Business studies/IT: Computer Science - Economics
Additional languages: French - Spanish - Italian
Physical Education
The scoring results in these subjects are integrated
into final the student‘s final qualification
Berufliche Oberschule
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Entrance qualification
demanded at our
College of Further and Higher Education
GCSE-level exams in class 10
(with a special focus on the scoring results
in the subjects German, English and mathematics)
+ an entrance test
in the sector art and design
Berufliche Oberschule
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Entrance qualification
demanded at our
College of Higher Education
(for students with a vocational training)
GCSE-level exams in class 10
plus a vocational training
(apprenticeship or practical experience)
 no work placement at college required
Berufliche Oberschule
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Students without
a vocational training (FOS):
College and Practical training
in class 11
are attended alternately
Two weeks of
Two weeks of
work placement
college training
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Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Where will the
work placement take place?
External placements:
In college workshops:
Business companies
Public administration
Hospitals, kindergartens
Law courts
Media institutions
with designers/architects
Electronics
Metallurgy
Photography
Desktop publishing
Woodworking
Lithography
Painting/Sculpturing
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Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Project work at our College
We offer multiple projects in all our sectors
all through the year:
• Projects at and with the local University: IT - technology - business
• Participation in science and research competitions
• Poetry slams and literature projects
• History and social studies projects
• Comenius projects
• Erasmus+ projects
• Exchange projetcs: USA, Israel, Italy
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Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Further projects
• Taking part in European and German art competitions
• Collaboration with local and muncipal art galleries
• Exhibitions in libraries, banks etc.
• Exhibiting ice sculptures in Weiden
• Our chess group
• Building micro-controllers in technology
• Our theatre group
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Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Comenius project meetings
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Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Our Comenius projects
2013-2015
• „EUROPEAN SAGA IN DRAMA“
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Istanbul, Turkey
Pilsen, Czech Republic
Riga, Latvia
Savonlinna, Finland
Varna, Bulgaria
Weiden, Germany
• „DIFFERENT FACES OF EUROPE“
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Gothenburg, Sweden
Hallein, Austria
Paltamo, Finland
Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura), Spain
Sant’ Arcangelo, Italy
Weiden, Germany
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Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Our exchange project with the Ramot
Hefer High School
in Israel
• Ramot Hefer is a 6-year educational complex founded in 1945 and
situated on the Kibbutz Maabarot in the Hefer Valley, near Netanya
• Today there are 950 students in 32 classes and 100 teachers.
• Ramot Hefer is an experimental high school with a lot of national
and international projects and a high national and international
status.
• Exchanges of student groups of class 11 are carried out to promote
intercultural and social competence, to improve study and language
skills
• We work on common projects, such as „Tearing down borders“,
„Getting to know other cultures and religions“, „Taking over social
responsibility“.
• Website: www.ramot-hefer.org.il
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Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Our first visit in Israel
Berufliche Oberschule
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Our first visit in Israel
Highlights of our programme in Israel "Building bridges"
• Education and training in a different school environment
• Experiencing outstanding Israeli hospitality
• The philosophy of the Kibbuzim presented by one of the founding
fathers
• Excursions to Jerusalem with a visit of Yad Vashem
• cosmopolitan Tel Aviv and historic Jaffa: fascinating contrasts
• following in the footsteps of Jesus: in Nazareth and at Lake Kinneret
• visiting a performance of the unique Naalagat theatre ensemble
- its actors are both blind and deaf
• going to the Dead Sea or Haifa‘s Bahá‘i gardens
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Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Our Israeli guests in Weiden
Berufliche Oberschule
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Our guests from Israel in Weiden
Building bridges and becoming friends
• experiencing Bavarian hospitality and analysing our methods
and projects of studying at the Gustav-von-Schlör-College
• visiting Regensburg, UNESCO city of world heritage, learning
about its Roman past and the former Jewish Ghetto there,
enjoying a boat ride on the Danube
• celebrating a common memorial service in the former
concentration camp of Flossenbürg, together with Prof. Dr.
Fried, a survivor of the Holocaust and visiting the spa town of
Marienbad with its Jewish past
• enjoying Munich and learning about Bavarian tradition and
modernity
• learning team skills in an outdoor climbing adventure …
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Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Our exchange project with the
Knoch High School
in the U.S.A.
Knoch High School is located
in Saxonburg near Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania.
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Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Our exchange project
with our twin town Macerata
Macerata is a city and “comune” in
central Italy.
It is the capital of the province of
Macerata in the Marche region.
Berufliche Oberschule
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Gustav-von-Schlör-Schule
Public College of Further and Higher Education
(FOS and BOS)
Contact data:
• Gabriele Dill,
Principal:
dill@fosbosweiden.de
• Florian Staufer,
Erasmus+ coordinator:
staufer@fosbosweiden.de