Linz International School Auhof (LISA)

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name = Linz International School Auhof


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established = 1992
type = Senior Secondary
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head_name = Headmaster
head = Dipl.Ing. Mag. Klaus Hötzenecker
city = Linz
state = Upper Austria
country = Austria flagicon|Austria
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enrollment = 400+
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classes = currently 15
class size = ~27
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homepage = http://www.auhof.eduhi.at/lisa
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Linz International School Auhof (LISA) is a public secondary school offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma as well as the Austrian school leaving certificate (Matura). It is the only public school in Austria offering the IB Diploma. The language of instruction is English. LISA is administrated as one of three school branches of the Europagymnasium Auhof. As of 2006, approximately 400 students attend this school branch.

English is used as a language of instruction in all subjects. English teaching materials are adapted by the teachers to suit the difficulty level of the students. Language assistants encourage students to try out new words and structures. These situations promote natural conversation with native speakers and the students have the opportunity to practice English in practically all of the subjects. Tutorials, which take place primarily in the first year, are lessons in which only two students work with one native speaker. In that way, the students do not only receive full attention, but also experience their own language skills more directly. Student-centered work with authentic English resources is among the most common methods applied from the very beginning.

In order to promote inter-cultural understanding, international exchanges and project weeks are part of the LISA curriculum. The following activities take place during the 8 school years:

year 1: Getting-to-know you days in Königswiesenyear 2: Project week in Spital/Pyhrnyear 4: England trip: London and Tollesburyyear 6: International exchange program (South Africa, USA, etc.)year 7: Trip to Franceyear 8: Science excursion to MunichDuring the past years, student exchanges to Singapore and Thailand were also conducted over the summer holidays. The yearly published LISA Journal (for download) contains student articles on these activities.

Legal Status

The school's legal status remains uncertain.It may have an experimental status which allows it to continue an obscure teaching plan. Although claiming to be international, most teachers have the austrian matura. Many foreign students are only partially accepted and can be expelled at the headmaster's will ,without prior notice.

External links

* [http://www.auhof.eduhi.at/lisa LISA]