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
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
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
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
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
Core subjects taught
Mathematics German
English
Depending on the sector chosen:
Physics in TechnologyBusiness 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
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
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
Entrance qualification
demanded at our
College of Higher Education
(for students with a vocational training)
GCSE-level exams in class 10plus a vocational training
(apprenticeship or practical experience)
Students without
a vocational training (FOS):
College and Practical training
in class 11
are attended alternately
Two weeks of
work placement
Two weeks of
college training
Where will the
work placement take place?
In college workshops:
Electronics Metallurgy Photography Desktop publishing Woodworking Lithography Painting/SculpturingExternal placements:
Business companies Public administration Hospitals, kindergartens Law courts Media institutions with designers/architectsWorkshop technology
Metallurgy, electronics and pneumatics: college workshop for drilling, lathing, welding, forging, filing, electronic circuits, SPC, CNC, CAD etc.
External work placement in various companies, banks, in adminstration, at lawcourts etc.
Social and Health Care
External work placement in hospitals, kindergartens, old-age homes, welfare offices, etc.
External work placement and college workshops: a wide range of art and design skills and applications are trained
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
• "Play the Market" - stock market simulation
• Various national and international art competitions • Poetry slams and literature projects
• History and social studies projects
• Field trips in all subjects, e.g. to Berlin - the capital of Germany, to Munich, Regensburg, Nuremberg, e.g. to visit the BMW plant or Siemens plant, to social facilities etc., to London, Italy (art)
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
Our Comenius project 2010-2012
• The project "My culture-your culture-our culture" is meant to analyse the status of education, approaches in art and design, economic cooperation and environmental awareness of the participating countries Germany, Finland, Greece, Turkey and Scotland.
• In spite of possible difficulties due to the geographical distance, social or national differences, the international relationships are being improved via focusing on role model aspects resulting from comparisons with the other participating countries in a global
Comenius partners 2010-2012
SAMI, Savonlinna, Finland
8th Lyceum of Iraklion, Greece
Köksal Toptan Lisesi, Bartin, Turkey
2013-2015
• „EUROPEAN SAGA IN DRAMA“
• Istanbul, Turkey• Pilsen, Czech Republic • Riga, Latvia
• Savonlinna, Finland • Varna, Bulgaria
• Weiden, Germany
• „DIFFERENT FACES OF EUROPE“
• Gothenburg, Sweden• Hallein, Austria • Paltamo, Finland
• Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura), Spain • Sant’ Arcangelo, Italy
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“.
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
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
Knoch High School
in the U.S.A.
Knoch High School is located in Saxonburg near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
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.
Gustav-von-Schlör-Schule
Public College of Further and Higher Education
(FOS and BOS)
Contact data:
• Gabriele Dill, Vice Principal, coordinator of international exchange projects: [email protected] • Florian Staufer, Erasmus+ coordinator: [email protected]
