About us

Specialized Programs

Realschule Grünstraße offers three different additional qualification programs for interested students. However, choosing one of these options is not mandatory.

Bilingual Program
Through extended instruction in the foreign language English, students can improve their language proficiency and further develop intercultural skills.

iPad Classes
Using a personal iPad provides the opportunity to support each student individually. Carrying schoolbooks is no longer necessary thanks to the use of digital versions.

STEM Program
In the subjects Mathematics, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Technology, additional hands-on activities and experiments are integrated into the lessons.

Elective Focus Areas

Starting in Year 7, all students receive instruction in an elective subject. The following subjects are available:

• Biology

• French

• Computer Science

• Social Sciences

• Technology

Educational Goals

• Preparation for professional life through the Intermediate School Leaving Certificate (FOR)

• Qualification for attending upper secondary school through the Intermediate School Leaving Certificate with qualification (FOR-Q)

Career Orientation

The following components support students in the career choice process:

• Guidance and counseling

• Potential analysis (Year 8)

• Career field explorations (Year 8)

• Internship placement (Year 9)

Media Literacy

Digital media are present everywhere today. The use of modern media must be guided pedagogically.

Promoting media literacy is one of the guiding objectives of Realschule Grünstraße.

As outlined in the NRW Media Competence Framework, students at Realschule Grünstraße are guided toward a competent, independent, and critically reflective use of digital media.

All students in Years 5 and 6 receive two weekly lessons in Computer Science using iPads or PCs in the computer lab.

Methodological and Social Skills

Work organization and various learning methods are taught during regularly scheduled project days.

The social skills of our students are promoted through the following projects:

• School first aid service

• Underground kiosk

• Peer mediation

• Misereor partner school

• Student library

• School partnership with Rwanda

Clubs and Activities (AGs)

All students at Realschule Grünstraße may voluntarily participate in extracurricular clubs and activities. The range of offerings is extensive:

• Band Club

• Football Club

• Historical Remembrance Club (“What Does History Have to Do with Me?” including a trip to Weimar and the former Buchenwald concentration camp)

• Art Club

• Media Scouts Club

• Dance Club