Welcome to Gymnasium Kenzingen !

History: founded in 1878, high school since 1966

Situation: in the town of Kenzingen (7000 inhabitants), rural surroundings

Size: 1225 students, 48 classes, 93 teachers, classes 5 – 12

Buildings: old building with auditorium (1962), main building (1973), sports

hall (1975); new building with atrium (2005), renovation 2010

Outdoor facilities: sports installations (1988), courtyards; biotope and pond, drywall

and green classroom

Special classrooms: physics, chemistry, biology, music, fine arts, geography and

religion, IT, language, laboratory, media centre. study rooms

Exams: general qualification for university entrance (Abitur)

Specialities: language and scientific profile

Subjects: German, English, French, Spanish, Latin

mathematics, biology, physics, chemistry, natural studies

geography, politics, civil and social instruction

philosophy, ethics, religion, arts, sports

Clubs: theatre, one world, Latin, IT, ecology/biotope/habitat, solar energy,

sports, chess, bees, arts, choir and orchestra, circus, canoe etc.

Extracurricular activities: green classes, study excursions, activity days, visits to plants,

theatre visits, field day, skiing, theatre performances, concerts,

school first aid, Comenius, BOGY training in plants, students'

magazine, annual, carnival event

School partnerships: Ingersheim, Lentilly and St. Georges de Renains / France

Rovigo / Italy

Vinkovci / Croatia

School slogan: "School with courage, school without racism"

Please follow the link: http://www.gymkenz.de

Photo gallery of Gymnasium Kenzingen

The main building after its renovation in 2010

The atrium with a students' meeting

A school activity against racism

An exhibition for the European Day in our entrance hall

The solar energy club on the roof of our school

The bees club on the school compound

The canoe club with the boats belonging to our school

The theatre club during a performance on stage

The Comenius students with their teachers in our courtyard

Proud representatives of the Comenius project

The small but beautiful town of Kenzingen Please follow the link: www.kenzingen.de

View of the town on an autumn day with the French Vosges behind

View of the main street with historical houses

One of the beautiful fountains The "Schwabentor" – gate of the Swabians

Kenzingen town hall Detail from a fountain

Wooden "Fasnet" - masks (traditional local carnival) on historical buildings

Our region: the famous landscapes of the Black Forest

Please follow the link: www.schwarzwald-tourismus.info

A foggy day up in the mountain

A typical Black Forest farmhouse