Welcome to the Gymnasium Ulricianum Aurich!
WHO ARE WE? Our gymnasium is a “college preparatory” secondary school with about 2000 students in grades 5-13 and about 150 teachers. A list of faculty by subject may be found here.
WHERE ARE WE? The Gymnasium Ulricianum Aurich is in Aurich, a small town in the center of East Frisia, in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. Aurich is 25km from the north sea coast, and 25km from the border of the Dutch border. You can learn more about Aurich and its surroundings at http://www.aurich.de
WHAT ARE WE?
Students take courses in the following subjects:
- English: 1st foreign language
- French or Latin: 2nd foreign language starting in the 7th grade
- 3rd Elective-language possible starting in the 9th grade: French, Latin, Spanish and Greek
- Spanish starting in the 11th grade; with sufficient demand Latin und French starting in the 11th grade may also be offered
- Russian, Italian, French and Hebrew are offered as extra-curriculars.
- Bilingual Courses: In addition to language courses, Bilingual Classes (in English) are offered in History, Geography, and Politics starting in the 7th grade.
Ulricianum students also participate in a wide variety of AG’s (extra-curricular activities and clubs) such as…
- Media AG’s
- Photography, Yearbook, Newspaper, Ulricianum Times (English newspaper), Homepage
- Performing Arts AG’s
- Band, Guitar, Choir, Chamber Choir, Orchestra, Theater “Projekt 75″, Film
- Sport AG’s
- Basketball, Rowing, Volleyball, Fitness, Sailing, Chess
- Language AG’s
- French, Latin, Russian, English, Italian
Ulricianum has relationships with 10 international Partner Schools and as of 1996 has been a coordinator school for the Comenius-Projekt.


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