Landesschule Pforta:
Landesschule Pforta is a Grade 9-12 German boarding school with a long tradition and special concept of furthering talented students in languages, music and natural sciences. Situated close to the cities of Leipzig and Naumburg in eastern Germany, instruction is through German, and every student has to choose one of three centers of interest: Foreign Languages, Music, or Natural Sciences.
Grade 9-12 Co-Educational Boarding School Program:
Department of Languages
Besides Latin and Greek the modern languages English, French, Russian and Spanish are also offered. A student of the Department of Languages has to choose four languages, with Latin as a compulsary subject.
Languages offered:
- Latin
- Greek
- English
- French
- Russian
- Spanish
Department of Music
The Department of Music was founded in 1982, but there had been a long tradition of successful choirs before. Today, the students of the Department of Music get the regular school-leaving certificate (Abitur) allowing them to study any subject at university. In addition to this the special aim of the Department of Music is to further their musical talents by a wide training and and so to make them competent and active participants of musical life.
Department of Music features include:
- Lessons in history and theory of music
- Piano Lessons
- Aural and vocal training
- Optional second instrument
- Choir training
Department of Natural Sciences
The Department of Natural Sciences is the youngest department at Landesschule Pforta. This department complements the entire profile of the school, in that it does not aim at one-sided specialization but rather at a solid general education in all subjects supplemented by additional activities in a field each student chooses according to his or her special interests.
Subjects include:
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Computer Sciences
- Astronomy