Georg-Cantor-Gymnasium

The Georg-Cantor-Gymnasium is a German gymnasium in Halle (Saale) with a special focus on mathematics and the sciences (specialist school). The all-day school was founded in 1989. It is attended by just over 500 students and has a staff of about 60 teachers. Georg Cantor's grandson, William 'Willy' Greenwood attended the specialist school.LocationSince 2007 the school has been located in the city centre of Halle . The school building had been used until 2005 by the Torgymnasium. The halls of residence are placed about 30 minutes away from the school – next to the former school building, which was in use from 1989 to 2007. As its structural condition worsened, the school moved to its current location. The building where the school is now was constructed in 1905. After the renovation between the years 2005 – 2007 the school got new room setups, technical equipment and a new schoolyard, which is small, but nevertheless offers the students many seats and sports activities like basketball or table tennis.Special ProfileThe school’s main emphasis is on mathematics, the sciences and technical education. There are more lessons in these subjects and the students are also mostly well-informed about competitions in these fields. Georg-Cantor-Gymnasium has a modified timetable which includes more lessons in the profile subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Information Technology and Astronomy). That way the students get the opportunity to learn more about additional topics which are not part of the normal curriculum. Students can also join special clubs or work on science projects after school. Furthermore, the students take part in practical science training and have the chance to write a scientific paper on an extra-curricular topic of their choice in year 10.