Food

and drinks

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte

Black Forest Cake

• Cream cake created in the 1930's
• One of the most famous cakes of Germany

Weißwurst

Weiswurst

White Saussage

• Bavarian saussage
• Minced veal and fresh pork back bacon
• Flavoured with parsley, lemon, mace, onions, ginger

Maultaschen

Maultaschen

• Originated in the region of Swabia
• Outer layer of pasta
• Filling consisting of meat, spinach, bread and onions
• Similiar to Italian ravioli

Scenery

and landscape

Schwarzwald

Black Forest

Schwarzwald

• Low mountain range in southwest Germany
• Many spruce trees, artificially planted

Rhein

Rhein

Rhine

• River
• Flowing from the Alps to the North Sea
• 766 miles

Education

school system

Grades

1

2

3

4

5

6

Primary School

„Grundschule“

Primary school

Begin: age 6 to 7

4 years

End: age 10 to 11

You'll learn

• Math (basic arithmetic, geometry)
• German (reading, spelling, grammar)
• English or French (basic vocabulary, simple sentences)
• Culture (History, Music)
• Social skills (expressing yourself, ...)
• Science

Yaay, I made it!

Teacher recommends you one secondary school

You (e.g. your parents) decide

Your Options

• Low-Level: „Hauptschule“
• Mid-Level: „Realschule“
• High-Level: „Gymnasium“

Hauptschule

• Grade 5 to 9 5 years
• „Berufsreife“
• Then: apprenticeship or work

Realschule

• Grade 5 to 10 6 years
• „Mittlere Reife“
• Then: vocational school or work

Gymnasium

• Grade 5 to 12 8 years
• „Abitur“
• Then: college / university or work
• 2-3 languages

You'll learn

• Math
• German
• Languages: English, French, Latin, Spanish
• Science: Physics, Biology, Chemistry
• Geography, Social studies
• Music, Art
• Sports

Lifestyle

Free time

Lifestyle

• Different sports, most popular is soccer
• Organized in clubs with yearly membership fee
  • allowed to go to weekly trainings, ...

Soccer

Folk Music

Pop Music

Folk Festivals

Funfairs

Skiing

Snowboarding

Climbing

Politics

Democracy in Germany

Sources

Images by flickr users:

• Dennis Kussener
• David-Anthony Gordon
• Philippe Amiot
• carnifex82
• orestART
• Li Gan Te

Sources

• http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_Schulwesen
• http://www.schule-bw.de/schularten/hauptschule/faecher
• http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unterrichtsfach