City
Our town Lüneburg is situated in the northern part of Lower the city of Saxony ( the second biggest state in Germany ), 50 km south of the city of Hamburg.
Lueneburg is rich in tradition and has an over 1000 years old history which is closely connected with salt – “the white gold of the Middle Ages” – which was the only means of preserving food in those times.
The saltworks were the basis for Lueneburg’s wealth and made it a powerful member of the Hanseatic trading alliance.
The town hall and the market place
The city centre is still full of old patrician brick houses built in the North Gothic style that testify to the prosperity of the town in the Medieval Ages.
Am Sande an Johannis Church
Apart from being a tourist town with many attractions, Lueneburg is ideal for shopping: Most of the inner city is pedestrianised.
Our town has a rich cultural life incuding theatres and museums. We also have a university with students from various countries.
Our school, ‘Hauptschule Stadtmitte’ is situated right in the middle of the town, hence the name, next to our (!) watertower.
The water tower
School
Hauptschule Stadtmitte Lüneburg
§ Secondary modern school / different graduations
§ Al day school ( 8:00 am – 4 pm) since 1997
§ Classes: 5th grade to 9th grade ( 4 each), 10th grade (2 classes)
§ 2 classes for migrants (students with no knowledge of the German language)
§ 400 students
§ open to students from town and surrounding rural district
§ about 50 pupils with ethnic backgrounds
§ countries of origin: Turkey, Syria, libanon, Iraque, Poland, Albania,
Marocco, Vietnam, Serbia, Croatia
§ 41 teachers
§ 4 social workers
Specifics of school
Special activity classes/ clubs in the afternoon:
sports, music, art and more
Watertower ( education/ training of pupil guides / pupils of the 10th grade show and explain visitors in the watertower the history and architecture of historical Lüneburg and the water-technique)
Unesco – project – school
- support for projects in South Africa and India
- agenda 21
Classes
8B
8C
