Gymnasium Achern
Gymnasium Achern is a Gymnasium (grammar school) in Achern, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, founded in 1877. It's adress is Berlinerstraße 30 . It has about 1000 students and 95 teachers. The current principal is Stefan Weih. It emphasizes science, foreign languages, and art. It was one of the first gymnasiums in Baden-Württemberg to graduate its students after eight years instead of the usual nine years, before this was made compulsory for all gymnasiums in the state. Though many names have been proposed, Gymnasium Achern was never named after a person. Proposed names included the poet Bertolt Brecht, who often spent his holidays with his grandparents who lived in Achern, and Franz Josef Ritter von Buß, a Catholic politician of the 19th century. In 2005, the Gymnasium Achern was declared the best school of Germany. The school has 4 corridors with classrooms. There is a music section built in 1997, an art section which was built in 2002, and a Cafeteria built in 2010. At this school you have many options for extracurricular activities, such as various sport types and more.
Every fall, Gymnasium Achern sends a group of students to Freedom High School in Morganton, North Carolina, USA to stay with student's families for two weeks as a part of the German American Partnership Program (GAPP). Then, the next summer, Freedom sends a group of students to stay with the Gymnasium's student's families. 2007 was the 19th year of the program. Other exchange programmes as with the Regina Mundi College Cork in Ireland, Groupe scolaire Saint-Ouen , Pont-Audemer in Normandy, France, Colegio Ágora de Madrid in Spain and the Hangzhou Highschool No. 2 in Hangzhou, China ar there at the Gymnasium Achern too.
