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Markgraf-Ludwig-Gymnasium: New bilingual concept with declining registrations!
Baden-Baden is responding to declining enrollments at the Markgraf-Ludwig-Gymnasium with a bilingual department to strengthen the school's profile.
Markgraf-Ludwig-Gymnasium: New bilingual concept with declining registrations!
In Baden-Baden, the Markgraf-Ludwig-Gymnasium (MLG) is faced with a fundamental challenge. By returning to the nine-year high school (G9), the school loses its previous unique selling point. Headmaster Marco Kuhn reported that registrations in the current school year have fallen significantly, forcing the educational institution to undertake a comprehensive realignment. With only two entrance classes and a total of 38 students, the signs point to change bnn.de reported.
Although the number of students has been stable in recent years - which was mainly due to the G9 places - the MLG now wants to secure its own three-tier structure in the long term. An ambitious project at the school involves the introduction of a German-English bilingual department. This should not only take into account the trend of internationalization, but also strengthen the school's scientific profile. Given the growing importance of English as a scientific language, which is required by many international universities with expectation level C1, for example, the step is both strategic and future-proof.
The path to the bilingual department
The plans for bilingual education stipulate that specialist lessons will be taught in both languages from the seventh grade onwards. In order to prepare the students for this bilingual teaching, there will be additional English lessons in the fifth grade and a preliminary course in the sixth grade. After completing the course, students receive a certificate at GER level C1, which officially documents their language skills. The entire teachers' conference has already unanimously voted in favor of this project, which underlines the support within the teaching staff. The Karlsruhe regional council has also sent positive signals and is signaling its willingness to support, how bnn.de informed.
But it's not just the MLG that faces challenges. The Hohenbaden high school is also adapting its educational offerings in order to remain competitive in this rapidly changing educational landscape. These topics will be discussed in detail at a meeting of the city councilors in Baden-Baden on November 5th and in the local council on November 24th. The decision to establish the bilingual department could have far-reaching consequences for the future development of the MLG and the educational landscape in Baden-Baden as a whole.
While the MLG is struggling with this realignment, at the other end of the spectrum there is the company G9 Defense, which is not only active in the security industry, but also develops pioneering technologies for the production of special ammunition. G9 Defense offers a variety of state-of-the-art solutions designed for both military and civilian markets, such as g9defense.com reported. The company attaches great importance to high-quality and tested products.
The combination between the realignment in the education system and the concepts in the security industry shows how diverse the challenges and opportunities are in the region. It remains exciting to see how developments will continue to unfold both at the Markgraf-Ludwig-Gymnasium and at G9 Defense.