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Why go to the theater when the theater comes to us?
In 2026 they were guests again: the traveling actors of the White Horse Theatre. This time they brought the stage adaptation of „The Great Gatsby“ and turned the atrium for nearly 90 minutes into the glamorous America of the 1920s. With the help of a few props, the four native speakers slipped into different roles and challenged the imagination of […]
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GyRa Upper School Profile Internationality (S1/S4) at Model United Nations of Nyborg in Denmark
The civil war in Sudan, the regulation of drone use in global conflicts, or the protection of privacy in the age of AI – these are just three of the globally important topics for which 19 students from our Internationality profile sought solutions at the Model United Nations conference in Nyborg, Denmark (“MUNNY”). After intensive preparations in the preceding weeks, […]
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Representing an opinion convincingly, listening to each other, and remaining fair and objective
that was impressively demonstrated by all participants of this year’s „Jugend debattiert“ 9th-grade competition on January 23, 2026, and the listening students from grade 8 showed through their attention and recognition at the end of the debate that these democratic values are highly regarded at GyRa. At 10 a.m. eight semi-finalists started the preliminary debates on the topic „Should the […]
WeiterlesenA huge joy...
…have given the residents of Martha-Haus. In December we finally resumed our cooperation with the Rahlstedt Home for Older People. Our first project: making Christmas greetings and colorful decorations for a big, rollicking New Year’s Eve party. You did it, dear GyRaffen! Lovingly designed postcards, funny snaps, countless party poppers, self-made fortune cookies, paper rockets, napkin rings, colorful chalk pictures […]
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Should a ban procedure against the AfD be initiated? - Visit to the Hamburg Parliament on January 14, 2026
The classes 9b and 9d were witnesses to an exciting debate in the Hamburg Bürgerschaft on January 14, as part of the town hall seminar organized by Mr. Petrat for all ninth-grade classes. The central question was whether the Hamburg Senate should push for an AfD ban at the federal level. The two classes were impressed not only by the […]
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Mathematics Olympiad 2025/2026
Even this school year, our students again impressively showed in the Mathematics Olympiad that numbers are anything but dry. Already in November 2025 the regional round took place. Previously, 27 students had successfully qualified in the homework round. Many new faces from the 5th grades were with us – and of course also a few “old hands” for whom Olympiads […]
WeiterlesenGiftedness: Can it also be a problem?
With little effort achieving top grades, possessing a quick grasp of things, and being truly good in all subjects at first glance may seem like a giftedness brings only advantages. Upon closer look, however, there are pitfalls that can be associated with special talents. When one can imagine many different solution paths, it can be challenging to find the simplest […]
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