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Deutsche Schule zu Porto German School of Oporto 
Established November 18, 1901 School type Private Staff Director Herbert Stamm Subdirector Reinhold König 2nd Subdirector Dr. Mónica Reis Housemaster Sir Alcino Vasconcelos Total Faculty 88 Total Students +700 Religious affiliation Christian Grades K-12 Location Porto, Portugal Website DSPorto.de Deutsche Schule zu Porto, in English German School of Oporto or simply DSP, is a German school located in Oporto, Portugal. In Portugal, it is considered a private school, as in Germany it corresponds to a public school.
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History
The German School of Oporto was established on November 18, 1901. On the day before the official opening, a Thanksgiving mass took place. It was third German school in Portugal following one in Lisbon and one in Amora (was later defunct).
System
The German School's system is divided like this:
- Kindergarten
- Grundschule (Primary School)
- Gymnasium (Elementary School)
In the last year, the remaining students have to make the exam known as Abitur. The grading system is the following:
Main article: German grading system1st-4th year:
- very good
- good
- sufficient
- passable
- mediocre
- bad
5th-10th year:
- 1 - very good
- 2 - good
- 3 - sufficient
- 4 - passable
- 5 - mediocre
- 6 - bad
11th-12th year:
- 15 to 13 points - very good
- 12 to 10 points - good
- 9 to 7 points - sufficient
- 6 to 4 points - passable
- 3 to 1 marks - mediocre
- 0 points - bad
Building
There are different three different buildings:
Main Building
The main building is where the rooms for the elementary school are. There are around 40 rooms in the main building. Other rooms:
- Library - Is open between 8:15 AM and 17 PM where students and teachers can use the 6 available computers, the books or dictionaries.
- Computer room - a room where (after teacher's reservation) the students have 24 available computers. The informatocs lessons also take place in that room.
- Teacher's room - the room where the teachers are, when not in classes.
- Test room - a room where (after teacher's reservation) tests are written.
- Physics rooms - rooms where the Physics classes are given. One of those has a projector connected to a computer where many presentations are made.
- Chemistry room
- Biology room
- Music room The music room is equipped with various musical instruments from electric guitar, bass and keyboard to a grand piano and many different percussion instruments.
- Arts room
- Gym
- Great Hall - A great hall with a stage, light and sound equipment where drama classes, concerts, conferences and projections take place and where theater plays are performed or where parties are held.
Primary school building
A much smaller building where the classes for the primary school students are given. It has around 15 rooms.
Kindergarten building
Around the same size as the primary school building. This is where the Kindergarten rooms are.
Outside the building
There are two soccer fields: A bigger one between the primary school and Kindergarten building and a smaller one north to the main building also where other sports can be played. Each building has its main break zone. The Kindergarten has a playground with tricycles, swings and others. Primary school has just a basketball basket and some places for children to climb. Elementary school has two net-less table tennis tables has a lot of banks where students can hang out. The roads to the Kindergarten and to the smaller soccer field are also considered part of the elementary school's break zone. Near the small soccer field is a corner called Smoker's corner where smoking students WERE allowed to smoke before there was a law which forbids you to smoke at school.
Activities
Sportbegegnung
The Sportbegegnung (in English sports encounter) is an event where the German schools from Oporto, Lisbon, Madrid and Marbella face themselves in sports competitions. Basketball, volleyball, soccer and handball. The 2007 Sportbegegnung took place in Oporto. Some highlights of the competition were shown on Porto Canal, a channel of Oporto.
Jugend Musiziert
Jugend musiziert is an event where students from all the German schools of the Iberian peninsula meet each other in a Music contest. The contest takes place each year in a different school.
"Schüleraustausch Öettingen/Porto"
The Schüleraustausch (Student exchange) between the German schools of Oporto and Öettingen, Germany was created in 2002. Each student participating in the project receives an exchange partner. Each one goes to the opposite city, in different times. The goal of this project is for the students to exchange knowledges, know other cultures, etc...
External links
Categories:- German foreign schools
- Schools in Portugal
- Education in Porto
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