| St. Gilgen International School | |
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| Location | |
| St. Gilgen, Salzburg, Austria | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | "Our mission is to offer motivated and talented students a balanced and challenging international education in a modern learning environment." |
| Established | 2008 |
| Headmaster | Michael J. Chapman |
| Enrollment | 80-90 |
| Campus | Village |
| Color(s) | Blue/Yellow |
| Website | [1] |
St. Gilgen International School is a boarding and day school for students 10–18 years which opened in September 2008. From September 2009 classes for Grades 5-10 will be available, with grades 11 to 12 being added in successive years.
The academic programme will be committed to the framework of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years and Diploma Years Programmes. St. Gilgen International School has been an IB World School since December 2009
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Building of the lakeside campus began in July 2007 and was completed in July 2008. St.Gilgen International School has begun classes in September 2008. The first batch of students expected to graduate from the institution obtaining the IB Diploma is the Class of 2012
And of course everyone will miss them, also noticeable that the year of maximum missing will be 2015 when the current 9th graders graduate.
The school is located in St. Gilgen near Salzburg, Austria
The school is fully integrated into the lakeside mountain resort village, sharing many of the facilities. The school considers the village to be the school campus. Currently the school has 6 classroom buildings with glass windows, and a computer room/library. Also, students have art lessons in a building 3-5 minutes through the village.
There are 4 boarding houses for senior and junior students. The junior boys' and junior girls' boarding houses are next to the classroom buildings while the senior boys' and girls' boarding houses are 1-2 minutes of walk.
The academic buildings architecture are intended to feature the varying view of the surroundings.
St.Gilgen International School's campus is located in St.Gilgen, where the Mozart's family had their home.
There is also a park which leads to the lake and to many lakefront facilities. It is adjacent to the garden and house where Mozart's mother was born and his sister lived.
Academic courses are taught in English, with German and other languages on offer.
For Middle Years students whose native language is not English intensive English instruction is provided. The schools special points of emphasis are on Film and Media Studies and also Peace and Conflict Studies which are integrated into the curriculum. Special arts projects, music master classes, and performing arts activities are supported. There is also a modern Library and Media Centre with a media suite of computers and a growing international collection of books, mainly in English and German, with a reading room on the top floor.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma is offered for Grade 11 and 12 students. Grade 10 students are offered iGCSE and often take iGCSE exams in June.
Currently, St.Gilgen International School offers the following IB Subjects:
English A,B (HL and SL); German A,B (HL and SL); German Ab Initio (SL); Spanish B (Hl and SL); French (HL and SL); Mother Tongue Maintenance.
History (HL and SL); Geography (HL and SL); Economics (HL and SL)
Biology, Chemistry, Physics (all available in HL and SL)
IB Mathematics HL; IB Mathematics Methods SL; IB Mathematics Studies SL; IB Further Mathematics SL
Music, Visual Arts, Theatre Arts (all available in HL and SL)
With the growth of the school, other subjects will be added in the future
St.GiS has a wide variety of outdoor activities on offer including skiing, water sports(swimming and rowing), soccer, basketball, hiking, volleyball, tennis, golf, riding and yoga. There are other arts related clubs: Drama, Photography, Hip-hop dance or Design. Model United Nations (Model UN) and Creative Writing are also offered. A lot of students choose to get involved in writing articles or designing the school magazine. Language clubs are established to maintain mother tongues or to improve foreign languages ability.
There is also a Summer School programme starting in July/August 2010.
The student body consists of 80-90 students, coming from more than 15 nations in 5 continents in the world. Most of which are European. Staff members come from all over the world, mainly United Kingdom, Russia, America and Germany
Students are required to wear uniforms during school days to support the idea that all students are equal, despite diversity in backgrounds. Sports uniform may be worn during Physical Education lessons or school activities. Students are not required to wear uniform at study hall and free time at boarding houses. Uniforms include black skirts for girls (or long pants for boys) and blue shirt. Ties must be worn during school hours. Students may wear black blazers with the school logo. During winter, students can wear either the school green trench coat or the their own jackets, which must follow the school dress codes. Students are allowed to wear their own shoes, but they must be in black or dark color. No sports shoes are allowed. Most of student's opinions on uniform are negative, generally because it is really formal and doesn't feel really free.
In order to be accessible to a greater variety of children, a linked Foundation awards bursaries and scholarships.
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