Erich-Kästner-Schule

Markstraße 189, 44799 Bochum

Wiemelhausen/Brenschede

School number: 164239

E-Mail: Erich-Kaestner-Schule@bochum.de

Phone: 0234 97349101214

Fax: 0234 9734911

Opening hours: Mon. - Thurs. 07.00 - 15.30 and Fri. 07.00 - 13.30

Website: www.eks-bochum.org/

School management: Dr. Ludger Jonischeit

Deputy Head of School: Ute Dörnemann

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General information
Number of pupils
ca. 1450
VRR lines
372, 358, U 35, 339, 344
Markstraße
Lesson times
07:50
Accessibility
Yes (barrier-free)

School infrastructure and services
Pedagogical concept
  • Team teaching / cross-grade teaching
  • Individualized support
  • Project-oriented learning
  • Inclusion / joint learning
Childcare and all-day offers
  • School social work / counseling services
  • Homework help / learning support
  • Socio-educational support
School equipment
  • Support rooms
  • Computer/media room
  • Gymnasium
  • Cafeteria
  • Specialist rooms with special equipment
  • Music room
  • School library
  • Canteen / dining rooms
  • Soccer field
  • Fully equipped with digital boards
  • All specialist rooms meet modern standards
  • two triple halls
  • 1 school fitness room
  • Possible use of the university sports facilities
  • University swimming pool within walking distance

Educational offers
Focus on compulsory electives
  • Sustainability / Environment (ESD)
  • Sport
  • MINT
  • Music
  • Art / Creative
  • Languages / Society
  • Career orientation / Economy
Special career guidance measures (except KAoA)
  • Internships
  • Job application training
  • Vocational training fairs
  • Talent scouts and career choice seal
  • Careers advice from employees of the employment agency
School trip program
  • School trips in 6
  • 8
  • 10 and 13
  • Erasmus exchange program in the EU
  • Paris or Liège (French) and Xanten
  • Trier or Rome (Latin); School without racism - school with courage: trips to memorial sites

Language offers
Language offers
  • Heritage language lessons (HSU) (Extern)
  • Wide range of foreign languages (Englisch Plus- Klasse, Fremdsprachen Französisch, Latein, Italienisch)
  • German language support (DaZ - German as a second language)
  • Language certificates (DELF)
  • Language trips / exchange programs (Erasmus)
  • Language clubs (Französisch )
Foreign language courses
  • Latin (from grade 9)
  • French (from grade 7 and EF)
  • English (from class 5)
  • Italian (ab Klasse EF)
  • Hebrew (Kooperation mit NGB)

Promotional offers
Individual support
  • Retreat areas / differentiation options
  • School support / multi-professional team
Funding priorities
  • Learning
  • Language
  • Emotional and social development
  • Physical and motor development
  • Hearing and communication

AGs and leisure activities
AGs
  • Foreign language clubs
  • School newspaper / Media-AG
  • Art club / Textile club
  • Sports clubs (Kickfair)
  • Music or band club
  • Technology or robotics club
  • Environmental club / school garden
  • Youth research / MINT-AGs

Awards and seals of quality
Awards and seals of quality
  • Erasmus+
  • mint - creating the future
  • Digital school
  • School without racism - school with courage
  • Talent school with a focus on STEM
  • Career choice seal
  • School development prize
  • German School Award

Projects
Projects
  • Swimming course
  • Reading mentors
  • SUS
  • Learning time concept instead of homework
  • Profile classes in art and culture
  • Art and sport courses
  • Cooperation with VfL Bochum's Talentwerk
  • Talent School NRW (MINT)
  • Focus on art and culture
  • English plus
  • Technology
  • Peer coaching
  • Sports profile classes
  • STEM profile classes

Partner
Partner
  • GLS Future Foundation Education
  • SUS (students support pupils)
  • Ruhr University Bochum
  • Opportunities
  • Talentwerk of VfL Bochum; Erasmus+
  • England
  • France
  • Poland
  • Italy
  • Spain

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