Besuch einer britischen Gruppe am Lloyd Gymnasium Bremerhaven

Als Europaschule ging das Lloyd Gymnasium Bremerhaven in den letzten Jahren schon einige Verbindungen mit anderen Schulen aus verschiedenen Ländern ein. Das aktuelle Schuljahr beginnt die Schule gleich mit der Fortsetzung des kulturellen Austausches, denn seit mehr als einer Woche sind 12 Britinnen und Briten im Rahmen des Deutschland Plus Programms zu Gast in unserer Stadt.

(c) Lloyd 2023
Die britische Gruppe mit ihren Gastgebern bei einer Exkursion in Bremen

Bremerhaven zeigte sich von seiner besten Seite, als am Freitag, dem 18. August, bei Sonnenschein und während der maritimen Tage die Gäste aus Großbritannien mit dem Bus vom Hamburger Flughafen anreisten. Für das Lloyd Gymnasium Bremerhaven bedeutet dies, dass nun nach dreijähriger Verspätung endlich das Sprachprogramm Deutschland Plus zum ersten Mal durchgeführt werden kann. Schon im Jahr 2020 sollte eine Gruppe aus Bulgarien anreisen, im Jahr 2022 dann eine irische Gruppe – bedingt durch die zwischenzeitige Corona-Pandemie mussten beide Besuche abgesagt werden. Doch jetzt hat es geklappt und 13 Gastfamilien aus Bremerhaven und Umgebung nehmen, gefördert durch den Pädagogischen Austauschdienst (PAD) sowie der Organisation UK-German Connection, Gäste aus Großbritannien auf, die samt einer englischen Begleitlehrkraft für 2 Wochen zu Besuch am Lloyd Gymnasium sind. 

Die Britinnen und Briten kommen aus verschiedenen Regionen Großbritanniens und zeichneten sich daheim durch ihre guten Fremdsprachenkenntnisse in Deutsch aus. In Bremerhaven wenden sie diese nun täglich im authentischen Sprachalltag an und sie werden zudem auch von ihrer Begleitlehrkraft sowie Lehrkräften des Lloyd Gymnasiums unterrichtet. Dabei waren u.a. schon die Arbeit des Alfred-Wegener-Instituts oder die riesigen Graffiti in Bremerhaven Unterrichtsthema.

Doch nicht nur der Sprachunterricht vor Ort steht auf dem Programm, sondern auch etliche Exkursionen nach u.a. Bremen, ins Stadttheater Bremerhaven oder nach Wremen zur Wattwanderung. Außerdem hören die Gäste Vorträge, wie im AWI zu aktuellen Forschungen oder als der Bundestagsabgeordnete Uwe Schmidt von seinem Werdegang als Hafenfacharbeiter zum Politiker berichtet, der schon einmal mit dem britischen Ex-Premierminister James Cameron zu Abend aß. Zudem führen die jungen Britinnen und Briten gemeinsam mit den deutschen Gastgebergeschwistern einen Workshop zum Thema Klima durch. Dabei diskutieren die deutsch-britischen Gruppen über die verschiedenen Auswirkungen des menschengemachten Klimawandels auf ihre Heimatregionen und besprechen mögliche Lösungsansätze, die wiederum während einer Exkursion im Klimahaus erarbeitet werden. Die Ergebnisse sollen Mitte der Woche in Klassen der Sekundarstufe I vorgestellt werden.

Am kommenden Freitag wird die Gruppe wieder abreisen, denn im Heimatland steht für die meisten demnächst die eigene Abschlussprüfung an. Und was folgt danach? Interessanterweise sagten einige der jungen Gäste, dass sie nach der Schule gerne Deutsch studieren möchten. Das Lloyd Gymnasium wünscht ihnen dafür alles Gute!

ERN

School exchange with Cherbourg in France

In May 2023, 27 pupils from years 8 and 9 went on an exchange visit to Collège Bucaille Charcot in our twin town Cherbourg-en-Cotentin in France. 

Both French and German students spent one week in their exchange partner’s family and did an English-language project on sustainable development together.  

© 2023 Lloyd: Collège Bucaille Charcot in Cherbourg

In France, we discovered the town of Cherbourg, several places of interest along the coast of the Cotentin Peninsula, the Bayeux tapestry and Utah Beach as well as the Pointe du Hoc, two important sites of the Second World War.

© 2023 Lloyd: We were received by the deputy mayor at the town hall.

We had conferences about how energy is produced in Normandy and played serious games to understand what is at stake with climate change and what sustainable development is.

© 2023 Lloyd: We heard a lecture and were allowed to do our own experiments on plastic-free packaging in the Alfred-Wegener-Institut (AWI) Bremerhaven.

In Bremerhaven, we learned more about what we can do to protect our environment and visited several places of interest for our project, such as the Fraunhofer Institut IWES, The Nationalpark-Haus Wurster Nordseeküste, the Klimahaus and the Alfred-Wegener Institut (AWI) in Bremerhaven.In these two weeks, we improved our language skills, learned a lot about each other’s everyday lives and cultures – and most importantly, we had a lot of fun!

« Our exchange was sponsored by the Schulamt Bremerhaven and the Deutsch-Französisches Jugendwerk (DFJW). »

Logo Deutsch-Französisches-Jugendwerk

Travel blog: Q1 Eng LK (Berlin) – Is Potsdam really worth visiting?

New Palace, Potsdam (cc)
New Palace, Potsdam (cc)

Is Potsdam really worth visiting? 

Is Potsdam really worth visiting? That’s a question a few other people from my school and I give you an answer for because we went to Berlin on our course trip, together with the BILI course, and visited Potsdam on Wednesday, 7th June 2023. Have you have been to Potsdam or Berlin? If you have been, then feel free to write to me about your own experience! I’m curious to know about it.We took a suburban train from Berlin Ostkreuz station to the main station of Potsdam which took about 45 minutes. We walked around in groups of 5 in 28°C and permanent sunshine. The landmarks we visited were Alexandrovka, the Bridge of spies, the Dutch quarter and the little Brandenburger gate – which is in general just a smaller version of the one standing in Berlin by the way. 

Dutch Quarter, Potsdam (cc)
Dutch Quarter, Potsdam (cc)

Our first stop was the Dutch quarter and upon entering the area south of the Kurfürstenstraße, visitors (including us) will feel like they have been transported to the Netherlands rather than being in the heart of Potsdam! The Dutch Quarter, also known as ”Little Amsterdam“, includes four squares and a total of 134 two-storey houses. The unique quarter is the largest one outside of the Netherlands enclosing Dutch-style buildings. The facades of terraced houses consist entirely of red Dutch brick with white joints. Some of the eaves and gable houses also have white-green shutters. Although the Dutch Quarter suffered little damage during the Second World War, the area deteriorated during the GDR period – hence during the time of German division. Restoration led by the Potsdam City Council began in the 1970s and involved homeowners, artists, conservationists, private investors and others. In my opinion, committing to the restorations was definitely worth it because so called Little Amsterdam is really beautiful to look at and has a lot of cute shops and buildings which you can also see during your stay in Potsdam. 

Brandeburg Gate, Potsdam (cc)
Brandeburg Gate, Potsdam (cc)

The second stop on our list was the little Brandenburg gate which we actually mixed up with another gate which is why we had to go all the way back on our group discovery to get to the actual one. When visiting the smaller version of the Brandenburg gate you can barely see any differences, only if you take a close look at it and thoroughly analyze the two gates. However, the gate was in the middle of a little plaza and surrounded by a few shopping streets with smaller and bigger shops including cafes and other restaurants. 

The Brandenburg Gate on the Luisenplatz in Potsdam, was built in 1770–71 by Carl von Gontard and Georg Christian Unger because of an order from Frederick II of Prussia. It is located at the western end of Brandenburger Straße, which runs in a straight line up to the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. But the smaller gate wasn’t the first one to stand in that exact place! In 1733 there was another, way plainer, gate which resembled a castle gateway. Together with the city wall, a form of toll or excise barrier and the other gates its main purpose was to prevent desertion and smuggling. Towards the end of the Seven Years’ War, Frederick the Great had the old gate demolished and instead he built this new Brandenburg Gate as a symbol of his victory. For that reason, the Brandenburg Gate resembles a Roman triumph arch, as its prototype was the Arch of Constantine in Rome. The Roman influence of its architectural style can be seen for example in the double columns of Corinthian order as well as in the design of the attic. 

Alexandrowka (Russian colony in Potsdam) (cc)
Alexandrowka (Russian colony in Potsdam) (cc)

Would you go and visit the smaller gate to try and find those differences or maybe to just look at it? And when you’re there, would you also visit Alexandrowka or have you already visited it? We did and it was really cool to look at how such a different style of architecture can fit into the middle of a city like Potsdam. Alexandrowka is the Russian colony in the north of Potsdam. It consists of thirteen wooden houses in Russian style, which were built between 1826 and 1827 on special demand of the former Prussian king, Friedrich Wilhelm III. Originally the colony was the home of the Russian singers of the First Prussian Regiment of the Guards. The blockhouses are surrounded by generous gardens. In the north of the colony, you can find the Kapellenberg which is a hill on which the Alexander-Newski-Church was especially constructed for the Russian colonists. Today, only a few descendants of the former inhabitants live in the Russian colony in Potsdam. During the last decades – before the reunification of East- and West Germany – there had been efforts to preserve the existing architectural core with the little money available. Would you live in a building like those? Nowadays, thirteen years after reunion, many preservationists, conservators and house owners are working together on the costly reconstruction of the monument. The buildings of the Russian village Alexandrowka shall be rescued and reconstructed in accordance to the original status. It’s good to know that historical buildings are being restored and taken care of, don’t you think?

Exchange of spies on Bridge of Spies in Potsdam
Exchange of spies on Bridge of Spies in Potsdam

On a sad note, my group didn’t make it in time to go and see the Bridge of Spies where captured spies were exchanged during the Cold War. However, it looks really good on photos we’ve seen and visiting it should definitely also be on your bucket list for your city trip to Potsdam! 

After reading all about our trip, wouldn’t you like to go to Potsdam and see for yourself how beautiful the city is? If so, take my advice and go visit these mentioned landmarks and try to have a good time! Feel free to write to me or others about your own experience in Potsdam or Berlin if you decide to visit or if you already have. 

See you in my next blog entry!

Mia

Außerordentlich gute Berufs- und Studienorientierung

Der Aktionsrat Bildung wird durch die Vereinigung der bayrischen Wirtschaft VBW unterstützt. Zur Vorstellung des diesjährigen Gutachtens des Aktionsrates Bildung zum Thema BILDUNG UND BERUFLICHE SOUVERÄNITÄT am 03.05.23 war unsere Schulleiterin Claudia Lissé eingeladen, um aus der Praxis einer von bundesweit drei ausgewählten Schulen zu berichten. Neben den Schulleitern einer bayrischen Mittelschule und einer niedersächsischen Berufsschule stellte sie die Berufs- und Studienorientierung am Lloyd Gymnasium vor. Mit unserem durchgehenden Konzept und einigen Besonderheiten wie den Clubs (Juristen-, Mediziner- und Journalistenclub) in der GyO, der Mitgliedschaft im Netzwerk Schule-Wirtschaft-Wissenschaft, unserem MINT-Profil oder auch der inhaltlichen Ausrichtung eines aktuellen ERASMUS+-Projektes auf europäische Möglichkeiten im Bereich der Praktika und des Studiums in unseren Partnerländern in Portugal, Griechenland, Italien und der Türkei sowie einer gelungenen Mischung aus Verbindlichkeit und Angeboten ist die Berufs- und Studienorientierung am Lloyd beispielhaft.

Meet US-Gastvortrag von Kelly Lennon

Am 20.01.2023 besuchte die US-Amerikanerin Kelly Lennon das Lloyd Gymnasium, um dort im 8. Jahrgang einen Gastvortrag zum Leben in den USA zu halten. In zwei 45-minütigen Durchgängen informierte sie den 8. Jahrgang, und die 5b als Gastklasse, sowohl über ihre Heimatstadt Chicago und deren Spezialitäten als auch über ihre eigene Erfahrung in der 8. Klasse einer amerikanischen Mittelschule. In interaktiven Austausch- und Fragerunden konnten die Schüler*innen ihr Wissen über die USA aus dem Englischunterricht anbringen und in der Fremdsprache mit Kelly ins Gespräch kommen.

© 2023 Lloyd Gymnasium
© 2023 Lloyd Gymnasium

Nicht nur Kelly und den Schüler*innen hat der Vortrag gut gefallen, sondern auch den begleitenden Englisch-Lehrkräften.Ein Highlight war auch die aktive Beteiligung der Schüler*innen aus der 5b, die durch diesen Vortrag gemerkt haben, wie gut es ihnen bereits gelingt einer Muttersprachlerin auf Englisch zu folgen und selbst mit Beiträgen in der Fremdsprache teilzunehmen. Wir danken Kelly für ihren Besuch und allen Lehrkräften und Schüler:innen für den herzlichen Empfang!

© 2023 Lloyd Gymnasium
© 2023 Lloyd Gymnasium

BLI 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BILI COURSE OF DEC ’22 FOR PASSING THE CAE

Our current 14 Q1 bilingual students received their CAE results. Ten students achieved a pass at C1, including five who achieved more than 190 points and one even with a maximum of 205 points at level C2. 

We are very proud of the achievements of our students and we wish them all the best as they make their next steps.

Results summary

100% of results released (14 of 14)

ResultPercentage
Percentage Pass at Grade A7.14%
Percentage Pass at Grade B21.43%
Percentage Pass at Grade C50%
Percentage Council of Europe Level B214.29%
Percentage Not Reported7.14%

Results distribution

Cambridge CAE exam results, exam from Dec. 2022

30 Jahre Bilinguales Profil – unser Jubiläum

Wozu braucht man eigentlich Englisch?“ – eine berechtigte Frage, wenn man den Schülern und Schülerinnen der 5d zugeschaut hat, die zu Beginn der Jubiläumsfeier in ihrer Aufführung sehr deutlich machten, dass man die englische Sprache in so gut wie allen Lebenslagen braucht.

Am Freitag, den 16.12.22 feierten wir das 30-jährige Bestehen des bilingualen Profils mit einem sehr schönen Festakt in der Aula gemeinsam mit Gästen, Eltern, Kolleginnen und Kollegen, aktuellen und ehemaligen Bilis.

Artikel der Nordsee-Zeitung

Lesen Sie den Artikel der Nordsee-Zeitung vom 19.12.2022.

Die Gründung des Profils erfolgte im Jahre 1992 durch M. Cordes. Zunächst nur als Schulversuch gedacht, entwickelte und etablierte sich das Profil bis heute zu einem festen Bestandteil des Lloyd Gymnasiums. Durch die engagierte Arbeit der Kollegen und Kolleginnen des bilingualen Fachbereichs, können bis heute in der Sek I die Fächer Geografie, SaPS (Social and Political Studies), Geschichte und Biologie auf Englisch unterrichtet und in der gymnasialen Oberstufe die beiden Sachfächer Biologie und Geschichte auf Englisch bis zum Abitur angeboten werden. 

Den 30-jährigen Erfolg des bilingualen Profils zeichnet u.a. aus, dass es sich ständig weiterentwickelt und es sich zum Ziel gemacht hat, auf die sich verändernde Schülerschaft, die sich verändernden Bedürfnisse, neue und andere Fragestellungen und Interessen einzugehen, die das Erlernen einer Sprache im interkulturellen Zusammenhang einer globalen Welt erforderlich machen.

Wir hoffen, dass das Profil auch in Zukunft erfolgreich sein wird und in 10 Jahren sein 40-jähriges Bestehen feiern kann.

Danzig-Austausch 2022: 20. September

Today we went to Malbork Castle, the largest castle made of brick stones. We took the bus to the castle together with the Polish students. There we were divided into seven groups, each consisting of Polish and German students, Each group received a quiz sheet with 30 questions about the castle, and with the help of teamwork and audio guides we were given 3 hours to look around the entire castle and answer all of the questions. The group with the most correct answers would win a prize. However, 3 hours were very short because the castle is huge! We could enter almost every room, view and learn about many artefacts and hear the story of the people who lived, built and worked in the castle from the 13th century onwards. It was incredibly interesting and fun and the relationships between the Polish and German students was strenghened by teamwork. At the end of trip we went back to school and still had a whole afternoon to spend with our partners and friends.

Vera

Danzig-Austausch 2022: 19. September

Today we went with the student exchange group to the Westerplatte and then to the Stutthof concentration camp. At the Westerplatte we had a short guided tour while Jakub Moraczewski (a Polish exchange student) informed about the events that happened there during the Second World War and actually were the beginning of it. Afterwards, we held a minute’s silence on the Westerplatte for all the victims.

After that we drove on to the Concentration camp Stutthof where we had a tour of the camp and got everything explained. There were many original buildings and things, for example the Gates, barracks or the gas chamber. After the tour we watched a film about what happened to the German soldiers after the liberation of the camp. In conclusion the place was really emotional and it was hard to imagine the things that happened there.

Chantal & Sophie

Danzig-Austausch 2022: 18. September

My host family organised a trip to the Hel Peninsula today. We first visited the seal rescue station. They take care of sick or injured seals until they can return to the sea. It sometimes happens that the seals live with humans for too long and can therefore no longer be released into the sea, as they have become too accustomed to humans. You can then go and visit these seals as they swim around in different swimming pools, being fed and performing tricks. This year, their new personal record was 80 seals rescued, up from just under 50 last year. Before such stations were established and when many fishermen still hunted seals, the number of seals was a few thousand; today the number has risen to around 40,000. Right next to the station is an old church, which was also used as a sentry post and has now been preserved as a museum, which we could not visit, because we did not have enough time. After a longer walk we sat down in a restaurant where we ate 3 different local fish. The restaurant is called „Knajpka Portowa“ and is highly recommended. We finished our walk in the small harbour of the peninsula, where fishing boats go in and out every day. There is also a ferry that goes to Gdansk, but larger ships do not dock in the harbour. On the way home, we stopped at an old fisherman’s house, where original objects used in fishing were still on display. Typical for such houses was that the entrance door led directly into the kitchen and every other room could be entered from there, as the kitchen was the most used room. At that time, the fishermen used washed-up rubbish from the sea, mostly wooden planks from ships, to build their houses. That is why they all had only one storey. The bones of fish or seals were used to make tools for hunting, for example. After the visit to the fishermen’s house, the excursion was over and we went back home.

My host family woke up earlier than me but they waited for me to wake up so we could have breakfast together. For breakfast we had sandwiches and muffins made by me and my exchange partner. For breakfast we also ate desssert, a cake bought from the pastry shop. After dessert we all went to Oliwa Cathedral. Oliwa, Gdańsk Archcathedral is a church in Oliwa, Gdańsk. My family is religious and they go to church every Sunday. The churches in Germany are similar to those in Poland. After that we took a walk in the Oliwa park . Oliwa Park is popular for its Chinese garden, botanical gardens and palm house. For lunch we ate Zurek, a traditional Polish soup. The soup contains meats such as sausages, bacon, or ham, and vegetables. I had the evening meal at home, it was prepared by my exchange partner’s mother. She prepared for us Barszcz czerwony, borscht in the Polish version. My mother often cooks borsch at home and I was excited to try another version of borsch.

Milena & Ilija