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Class Survey Jever

Sharing tasks: The Classroom Survey - Getting to Know You!

PART I. INTRODUCING THE CLASS

A. Name of teacher:

Swaana Franke

B. Grade level:

11th grade, advanced

 C. Class favorites (List your class top 5 favorites in each category):

Research by: Cyber Atzen:

1. Music groups

1.) Die Ärtze 2.) Nirvana 3.) System of a down 4.) Red hot chilli Peppers 5.) Wir sind Helden

2. Authors

1.) J.R.R.Tolkien 2.) Wolfgang Hohlbein 3.) Dan Brown 4.) Goethe 5.) Schiller

3. TV programs/ movies

1.)Lord of the Rings 2.) King of Queens 3.) The day after tomorrow 4.) Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo 5.) O.C.California

Research by: Knuddel:

4. Foods

- pasta - pizza - potatoes - vegetables - meat

5. School subjects

- English - History - German - Sports - Theatre

6. Sports

- swimming - volleyball - soccer - fencing - polo

7. Video or computer games

- Unreal Tournament - Counter Strike - GTA S.A. - Need for Speed Underground - Spell Force

Research by: DAF:

 PART II. INTRODUCING THE SCHOOL

A. School information

1. Name and address of class and school

Mariengymnasium Jever Terrasse 3

2. Number of students in class and school

Number of students in our class: 22 Number of students in school: 1450

3. Size of school

We don't know how much the base of the school is, but we know that we are 1450 pupils and 100 teachers.

4. School emblem, colors or mascot

Our emblem is the woman "Marie" who founded the school in 1573.

5. Type and number of computers We have ca. 50 computers with - AMD Athlon 1-2GHz - 256 mb RAM - a graphic card - broadband internet - most of us have a better computer at home for gaming etc. and we aren't using the school-PCs very often

6. School history

The school was founded 1573 as a Latin-school by Miss Maria of Jever. That is why the school carries the name "Mariengymnasium".since 22.04.1873.

Research by: Friesen:

 B. School program

1. Three things that make our school program unique: Our school has many partner-schools .

Fast-Day: Pupils eat nothing for on whole day and for this activity they get money which they donate.

Bad-Taste-Day: This day is comparable to carnival. Everybody wears the worst clothes he can find.

2.School calendar

Oct.17th -Oct.29th 2005: Fall Holidays Nov.21st -Dec.02nd 2005: Student’s Internships in Different Enterprises Dec.23rd 2005-Jan.06th 2006: Winter Holidays Jan.30th and Jan.31st 2006: free-days (end of term) Apr.3rd – Apr.18th 2006: Easter Holidays (we live in a Christian country...) May 25th and May 26th 2006: Ascension May 28th – June 02nd 2006: Class Trip to Berlin June 5th and June 6th 2006: Pentecost (Christian holiday, again) July 20th – Aug. 30th 2006: Summer Holidays

(Remark: The German state is secularized, but the Christian history can still be noticed in some of these holidays)

Research by: Happy3Friends:

PART III. INTRODUCING THE COMMUNITY

A. Your community

1. Name of your community Jever

2. If not a city, name and size of nearest city Jever is close to Wilhelmshaven (WHV) (15 minutes by car) (85,300 inhabitans, 6% foreigners), Hamburg (2 hours by car) (1,700,000-1,750,000 inhabitans, 18,5% foreigners) and Bremen (1,5 hours by car) (550,000 inhabitans)

3. Location of your community

Quite close to the North Sea in Lower Saxony

4. The area of your community

All around Jever you can see lots of meadows with many cows. The North Sea is 20 minutes away from Jever.

5. The population of our community is densely inhabitated. The people appear not to be very open, but as soon as you have found friends they will be friends for a lifetime.

Research by: RAGNAROK:

B. Special characteristics

1. List 3 reasons why people come to visit your area. -Brewery -Castle of Jever -Nice landscape

3. Describe any unusual land formation found in or near your community.

- Watt (when the water in the ocean is gone because of the tides then you can see the wet sand. We call this sand “Watt”. – sand dunes

Jowekaboe:

C. Industries List major industries or occupations in your community.

- WHV Raffineriegesellschaft - Ineos - Jever Pils (the famous JEVER beer!) - Nordfrost (sellling frozen fish) - Jade-Weser Port (built rightnow, will be one of the biggest harbour ports in the North Sea) - Reichelt Elektronik (producing parts for electronic articles) - Otas GmbH - EWE (selling energy, mainly electric power, to the whole region - Urfa Döner

Class survey: Garbsen

Class Survey: INTRODUCING THE COMMUNITY

Our little city is called Garbsen! In the surroundings there are many villages, e.g. Schloß Ricklingen, Osterwald, Berenbostel, Frielingen…...In the villages are a lot of farming with horses, cows, chicken and pigs. The nearest biggest city by Garbsen is Hannover, main city of Niedersachsen with 500.000 people. In Hannover there are a lot of shopping centres, cafes, restaurants, cinemas, discos and a big station. For theatre fans we have a big opera and 3 theatres. The population of Garbsen is about 63.000 people. Some of these people are foreigners e.g. Turkey, Italian, English, Chinese and many more. The special characteristics of Garbsen our big shopping plaza, the town hall and our tram station. Many people visit our area because we have a lot of activity places e.g. a swimming pool, a cinema and many shopping centres. VW, Continental, Vata, Wabco, Hannomag, Harry (a big  baker) are our industries. In our surrounding is a big mountain chain, called Deister, there is a big forrest with animal and some wander ways. How you can see Garbsen is an adventure city! That’s Garbsen!!!!!

PART II. INTRODUCING THE SCHOOL

A. School information

The address of our school is IGS Garbsen Meyenfelderstr. 8 – 16 D - 30823 Garbsen

In our school are 1700 students and in one class are approx. 30 students. Our school consists of two buildings. On the school area are tennis-, basketball-, football- and rugby fields. We have seven gyms and a music area. The slogan of our school is “being different, learning together”. We have four computer rooms with approx. 15 computers and Laptops. In every year is a computer. 1971/72 the first students visited our school.

School Program

Our school is a European school. That means that our school have many partner schools in Europe. For example we have the Comenius project that is about arts in different museums. We have the France exchange for all students, who have the subject France. Than we have the Texas exchange. That is a study group, who make two years a Texas project and in the end of it they fly for four weeks to Texas, go there to school with there exchange partners. At our school we have a European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL). This is an internationally accepted degree on computer knowledge. We are an all-day school, that means that all students participate in nine lessons on certain days. So we visit school from eight p.m. to four a.m. and have different subjects. The IGS-Garbsen is a comprehensive school. This is rare in Germany, because most students visit the grammar school, secondary modern school or secondary school, where young students are graded. Later grammar schools qualify for university, “Realschule” for services and the “Hauptschule” for manual work. Our holidays and special events are at the third October, that is the day of unification, the autumn holidays from the seventeen October to twenty nine October and the Christmas  holidays from the twenty three December to sixth January and two days after the reports the thirty and thirty one January.

Class Survey from Massachusetts

Virtual High School's Student Survey-

PART I
This is Amanda and Gaby here, and here's what we did. Each of us polled twenty students at our respective schools in USA, Massachusetts, Holy Name High School, and in Uruguay, Uruguayan American School, and picked the 3 most voted. We put the results together and came up with this.... A. Name of teacher: Stephen Olivo B. Grade level: from 10th to 12th C. Class: Writing and Telecommunications (a.k.a., Write On for Real!)

1. Music groups - Oasis - Maroon 5 - Babasonicos ~My Chemical Romance ~Dave Matthews Band ~Coldplay

2. Authors - Gabriel García Marquez - George Orwell - Isabel Allende ~J. K. Rowling ~C. S. Lewis ~Edgar-Allen Poe

3. TV programs - The O.C. - Friends - The Simpsons ~ The O.C ~ House ~ C.S.I

4. Foods - Pizza - Hot dogs from "la pasiva" - Alfajores ~ Pizza ~Chocolate ~ Sandwiches

5. School subjects - Arts - Economics - Comparative government ~ English ~ Arts ~ Math

6. Sports or sport teams - Soccer - Basketball - Volleyball ~ Red Sox ~Soccer ~Baseball

7. Computer/video games - Any playstation game ~Final Fantasy games ~D. D. R. ~Zelda

8. Weekend activities - Go out to pubs and then go dancing. ~Movies ~Shopping ~Drawing

Describe a popular fad, fashion, or activity (GABY) In Uruguay what every girl is doing right now is cutting their hair in lots of layers so it is longer each time you go down. I do not know if it explains it well, but is something like that. It seems that you have more hair. The boys are doing something similar to their hair, cutting it all but the end of the hair, so they have what they call "chapas" here. Both styles are very unique, and they give the person a fashion style. I do not cut my hair in layers though. It is kind of "I like it on others' heads" lol The most famous activity that teenagers do in Uruguay during the day is to go to the shore of the river (Rio de la Plata) and drink "mate" which is a very hot tea typical from south South America, I mean Uruguay, Argentina, some Brazilians states, and Paraguay, but in Paraguay they drink it cold. Many friends gather together and have a talk; it is very fun to watch the sun set with you r friends drinking this typical tea. During the night, whatsoever, everybody does the same. People from 16 and up go to pubs to talk with friends and stuff, and after that go out dancing.

Describe a popular fad, fashion, or activity: (AMANDA) A popular fashion at my school would be wearing rubber-like bracelets. They say things like 'Breast Cancer' and 'Livestrong.' Each of these bracelets donates a portion of its price to their respective charity funds. They started to be a big fashion beginning with the yellow livestrong bracelets. A lot of people in my school bought them, though, not anyone I know well. Then all of the charity funds started to sell them, and the people in my school decided that they were cool. There are pink ones for breast cancer, red, white, and blue ones for support our troops; and red ones for Red Sox Nation. There are also some that don't have any funds or groups on them, and they are called 'power bracelets,' kind of like the power beads that were popular a while ago. These bracelets have qualities that the person wants to gain written on them. Many people wear them simply because they are the fashion, and others wear them to support their favorite charities.

Part II a Hello, this is Jamie & Vanessa and this is our presentation about our schools! (VANESSA) Name and Address of Class and school Hudson High School 69 Brigham Street Hudson, MA 01749 Number of students in class and school I guess my school is pretty big. We have a little over 1,000 students from 8th-12th grade. There is an average of about 20 kids per class. It all depends in what class you are taking. Academic classes tend to have more students than electives.

Size of school My high school is brand new. It is only two years old. This is my third year in the new building. It is big, and it is nice. It is two floors, but it is very long. There are six pods with seven classrooms in them. Then along the hallways, there are the science labs which are upstairs, and then there are the computer labs which are downstairs. We have an auditorium and a mini-theatre which are state-of-the-art facilities. Our gym is also very impressive, and it contains two basketball courts and an indoor track which is the second floor of the gym. There are two elevators in my school. My school is really nice.

School emblem, colors or mascot Our Mascot is the Hawk. We are the Hudson Hawks! Our colors are Red and White.

Type and number of computers I do not even now the exact count of the number of computers that we have. There are about seven computer labs with about 20 computers in them. Each classroom has at least two computers in them. In the science lab there are more than that. Each faculty member has his or her own laptop. The computer that is used is Dell. My school has many computers.

School History Hudson High School has been around for a long time. We have an important history. Hudson has been in a long rivalry against our next-door neighbor Marlboro. Every Thanksgiving we have the most anticipated football game of the year. We play Marlboro High, and this has been a tradition for over one hundred years. Hudson High School has changed from building to building in the past 50 years. What is now our elementary school was once our High School. Therefore, the population at Hudson High has increased. Hudson High moved to Brigham Street and stayed in that building for about 30 years. Two years ago they built a new building behind the old school, so now Hudson High has all new equipment and facilities. I do feel very privileged to be a part of Hudson High School.

(JAMIE) 1. Name and address of class and school Kunming International Academy. It is in Yan Jia Di Xiao Qu, Kunming, Yunnan 650034 P.R. China.

2. Number of students in class and school. There are about 260 students in KIA, K-12; there is a lot of variation in the class size. Some may have 8, and the largest is about 18.

3. Size of school KIA has five floors, no elevators. There are about 6 classes on each floor. The elementary school has a separate building across the courtyard. It has 2 floors with roughly 6 classes on each floor. The art and music rooms are also in that building.

4. School emblem, colors or mascot The school mascot is the KIA Knights. The colors are Red, White and Yellow.

5. Type and number of computers. The computer lab, which contains the computers that the students have access to, has 24 computers. Our computers are mostly Asian made. We have all the same programs that a normal American computer has- Microsoft Word, Excel, online access, etc...

6. School history KIA was started as a school for Missionary kids. When it first began, it had about five people in grades k-12 and was more of a home school type thing. Slowly it grew and grew into what it is today. It is still small compared to American schools, but it is not too bad. It continues to grow every year. Most of the high school classes are almost full now. It is no longer just American. Now many different people attend. We also have a lot of business kids, and volunteer kids.

Part II b

This is Allie and Coby, and these are the holidays that we all here, in the VHS class, are involved in. We'll begin with Coby's unique programs, and then Allie's calendar:

School program

1. List 3 things about your school program that make it unique. A couple of years ago my school, Forks High School, received a grant from Bill Gates to become a high tech high. As part of being a high tech high our school began to offer VHS classes. The first year or two VHS was an under the radar, mysterious thing it seemed like. Over the last couple of school years VHS has broadened, and now more than half the student body is enrolled in a VHS program or has taken a VHS course. Our school is one of the only schools in Northwest Washington to be classified as a "high tech high" with VHS as a mainstream class choice. That is how VHS is unique to my school.

Another unique thing about our school is that we offer an internship program. I am not sure if other schools do that. I think it is a pretty cool thing, and you even get a grade for it, which makes it even better.

Lastly, another unique part of my school is how involved everyone is with the school. Our school offers a lot of different programs other than sports, so every one can do something. We practice being "inclusive" and making sure everyone is involved in an assembly or skit once throughout their high school career. It might sound corny, but the moral around our school is pretty good, and everybody gets along.

2. These are the holidays and special events between September and January that may affect our participation.

September 5- Labor Day (US) 15-25 Spring Break (Uruguay)

October 4- Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) 5- Ramadan begins (Islamic) 10- Columbus Day (US) 13- Yom Kippur (Jewish)

November 11- Veteran’s Day (US) 24-28 Thanksgiving (US and Uruguay)

December 25- Christmas (Christian) 26- January 2nd Channukah (Jewish) / Winter Vacation 31- New Year’s Eve (US)

January 1- New Year’s Day (US) 2- Winter Vacation (US) 16- Martin Luther King Day (US) 17- No School (US)

PART III. INTRODUCING THE COMMUNITY]

There were about 30 participants in this survey. They were students, working adults, and retirees from the town of Coventry, Connecticut. The questions on the survey were as follows (NOTE: These are not the direct answers of the participants who took this survey. The answers have been shortened and generalized.):

Hi, this is Courtney, and this is my presentation!! A. Your community 1. What is the name of your town/community? Coventry

2. If your town is not a city, what is the name of the nearest city? Hartford

3. What is the location of your community (state, province, etc.)? Coventry is in Connecticut, which is in New England, or the northeastern United States.

4. What is the population of your town/community? About 11,000-12,000 people.

5. If you had to pick three words to describe your community, what would they be, and why? Small, rural, close. Small because, well, Coventry is small! It is rural because there are a lot of farms and agricultural places. Coventry is close because everybody knows each other, and pretty much everybody gets along, almost like a big family.

B. Sports and Recreation

1. What kind of sports do you have in your community? We have club teams for sports for children from the ages of 5 to 15. These sports include soccer, football, baseball, soccer, and basketball.

2. Do you or have you participated in any of them? If so, what ones? Yes, I played club soccer and basketball (I’m too old now), and I am on the school soccer team.

3. How do sports and recreation affect your community? Explain. They bring my community closer together. It makes people bond and come together to support a common cause.

4. Do you have recreational facilities in you community? If so, what facilities are made available? There are recreational facilities at the high school. There are three tennis courts, two basketball courts, six soccer fields, a track, and a football field. There are also more soccer fields and basketball courts throughout the town, like at Laidlaw and Patriot’s Park, and at Lisicke Beach.

5. Do you believe it is significant for a town to have sports and recreation? Why or why not? Yes I do because it gives people of all ages something to do in their spare time, whether it is watching a sport or participating in it.

C. Activities

1. Are there any activities such as clubs or organizations in your community (ex: brownies, cub scouts, GSA Club, etc.)? What purpose do they serve? Yes. There are brownies, cub scouts, GSA, Police Helpers, Community Service and Human Services Club, Albert Schweitzer Club, and Youth Advisory Board. The GSA is the Gay-Straight Alliance, and they promote equality no matter your sexual orientation. Police Helpers is pretty self explanatory… they get to be an aide to a police officer for a few weeks, no serious crime involved there. Albert Schweitzer club is a community service club that collects food, clothing, and toys for homeless shelters. The Youth Advisory Board helps teens with issues such as home difficulties, domestic violence, abuse (physical, sexual, substance), and just talk to teens if they are lonely.

2. If so, what are they, and do you or have you participated in them? Yes. I was in brownies, and I am in the Albert Schweitzer club, and I am on the Youth Advisory Board.

3. How do these activities affect your community? Explain. They make the community a better place. All the community service that a lot of clubs do make the town nicer.

4. Do you believe that it is important for a town to provide its people with activities? Why or why not? Yes I do. If a community does not provide these activities to their people, what will they do in their spare time? I think it would cause issues, because teens are already subject to peer pressure, and I feel that in their spare time they would be more likely to do drugs or drink.

Hoped you liked it!

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