Cambridge English- Success is in the air!

In June 2016, 19 members of the 7th classes and 5 from the 8th classes headed out to Salzburg to sit the well-known English exam, First Certificate in English (FCE). A couple of nail-biting weeks later, the results were in... every single BORG pupil who took the exam passed!!

Congratulations to the following pupils (featured in the photo) who are now in the 8th classes -
    top row: Anna Kammerer, Lisa Köberl, Piotr Romanczuk, Anton Dreyer, Lukas Hayböck, Daniel  Feichtinger, Roland Feldhammer, Shaja Dalipovic.
   bottom row: Marie-Victoria Wutscher, Viktoria Gessl, Rose Hengl, Mary Pointinger, Evi Schartel, Theresa Stiegler, Vanessa Schläger, David Josipovic, Jan Holecek.
(Not in picture- Raymi Hirschwehr and Daniel Helberg (former 7th class), Franziska Berton, Lisa-Marie Höber, Clemens Egger, Benedikt Berger, Sebastian Dämon - all of whom graduated from BORG this year.)

 Esther Zitterl, who graduated in the year 2015, also sat the highest level of exam offered by Cambridge- English: Proficiency- and passed with flying colours. Miss Zitterl sat the exams FCE and CAE (Cambridge Advanced English) while studying at BORG and aced them all.

The exam consists of 4 parts- Reading and Language in Use, Listening, Writing and also a Speaking part, in which candidates are in pairs. It uses many testing methods which can now be seen in the "Zentral-Matura" in Austria and is also a great way to brush up your exam skills before tackling the Matura itself. Students are shown their results in FCE as B1, B2 or C1 (Common European Framework of Reference of Languages) and can see strengths alongside possible weaknesses- which can be worked on before sitting the English Matura if need be.

A giant WELL DONE to all pupils, past and present, with their success.
Our English IS the yellow from the egg...and it goes. 
                                                                                                                                               AJMT

Livin‘ it up in London- The 8AB London trip 2015

From the 20^th of September to the 27^th, a number of BORG BA students from the 8th classes were in Ealing, in London, on their Intensive Language Week. 

The families with whom the students stayed were lovely and hospitable, ensuring that each individual enjoyed their week in London- as a couple of HostFamilySelfies# show.  With regard to the language classes, the students were of a divided opinion; aside from one teacher who was “sooo cute”….!

Despite a wet Monday (which involved a hilarious “photo challenge” while it was raining cats and dogs), the rest of the week was clear and the students could even top up their vitamin D on Saturday during a day trip to the seaside in Brighton. Among other activities, they went on a bus tour, visited markets, enjoyed a Jack the Ripper tour, saw the Dungeons or the Harry Potter Studios, went to musicals and the Victoria and Albert Museum for the London design Festival and saw the countless sights London has to offer. 

After an action-packed seven days, the students were glad to be back in Bad Aussee- although they all said they wished they could have stayed an extra week (though financially-we’re not certain parents would’ve agreed!). In spite of acute exhaustion, 99.9% of the 8^th classes dragged themselves out of their warm beds into school the next morning, showered and fresh-faced, which impressed everyone, parents and teachers alike! 

Both of the accompanying  teachers, Ashley J. M. Townsend and Katharina Hilbrand, had a blast with the group, all of whom were ready for anything and eager to try new things.

                          A HUGE thank you to all those who took part- shame we can’t go every year with you!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                AJMT

Cambridge FCE Exam (June) - Another Success Story

Just before the holidays in the month of June, three young ladies decided to sit the Cambridge FCE (First Certificate in English) exam in Salzburg at the WIFI Institute. One BORG student, Magdalen Rye- “Maggie”- and two HLW students, Julia Maierl and Claudia Stadler, all passed with flying colours, making both schools extremely proud. Ms. Maierl and Ms. Stadler both managed to achieve an impressive pass at B2 level and Ms. Rye succeeded in scoring an impressive C1.

The Cambridge certificate can be taken at different levels on the European Framework for languages- B1 PET, B2 FCE, C1 CAE and C2 CPE. Having the certificate betters candidates’ chances of finding employment in the future, both in Austria and abroad and the qualification is recognised the world over.

I wish all three the very best and hope that they continue to succeed, wherever their paths may lead them. 

Very well done.

                                                                                                                                                                            AJMT

Christmas Spirit Hits BORG

Christmas Shoeboxes- 2014

Once again in crisp-yet-sunny Bad Aussee, the students of BORG donned their elf shoes and festive cheer to collect shoeboxes for underprivileged children, this year in Moldavia. Filled with goodies such as warm clothing, school stationery, toiletries and sweets, 36 boxes in total were piled into a VW Santa sleigh by Santa’s little helpers and driven to  Villa Minna BA on November the 14^th to be picked up.

The initiative, run by the charity “Geschenke der Hoffnung, or “Samaritan’s Purse” to Anglophiles, started in 1970 and strives to bring hope and help to countless developing countries around the world. Last year, almost 500 000 boxes came from German–speaking countries , 10% of which from Austria with 327  drop-off locations around the country.  Ausseerland alone collected a total of 229 boxes this year- impressive!!

Here’s a summary of 2013’s shoebox drive-

 source- https://www.geschenke-der-hoffnung.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Infomaterial/WiS_Aktionsbericht2013web.pdf

Not only were our BORG students wrapped up in preparing boxes, but the 7B class also designed homemade Christmas cards last month, which were signed by multiple pupils and are now nestled in the boxes, which are already on their way to children in need.

The icing on the cake, or perhaps ‘star on the tree’ would be more fitting, was the monetary donation collected by 3 students from the 7^th class, who went round BORG, HAK and HLW and managed to collect over €180.

At this time of year it warms the heart to see so many young people thinking of others, and wanting to do something special for children who, through no fault of their own, were born with far less in this world.   An enormous thank you to all who took part.  Ho, ho, ho!

Vorweihnachtliches Musizieren 

Am Freitag um 10:30 Uhr in der Aula des Borg.

Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch!

TAG DER OFFENEN TÜR AM BORG!!!

Am 29.11.2013 von 9:00 Uhr - 14:00 Uhr

Wir freuen uns auf euren Besuch!

Die Schulgemeinschaft des Erzherzog Johann BORG Bad Aussee erfüllt die traurige Pflicht, dass ihr ehemaliger Schüler und Absolvent, Gerald Kunze (Matura 2010), am
23. Dezember 2011 an den Folgen eines tragischen Verkehrsunfalls verstorben ist.
Die Verabschiedung findet am 7. Jänner 2012 um 11.30 in der Evangelischen Kirche
Bad Goisern statt.

Unser tiefes Mitgefühl gilt der Familie Kunze und allen Freunden und Begleitern von Gerald.