Christmas vacation: intensive week
Course overview
- 1 week, 3 hours daily from 9:15 - 12:15 (individual days also possible)
- 30.12.24 - 03.01.25 -> second week of the Christmas vacations
- Kosten: 890 CHF
- Hybrid Kurs: Teilnahme vor Ort oder auch optimal aus den Ferien möglich
- All documents in paper form
- All teachers have a visualizer so that the young people can follow what the teacher is writing down in real time
- Intensive training of possible examination tasks
- Including sample test as in real life
- Detailed correction and joint discussion of the mock exam (math and text comprehension)
- Both the Christmas vacation course and a sports vacation course can be attended - the content is intentionally different.
- Kursort: Gleich beim Stadelhofen; Kreuzbühlstrasse 16, 8008 Zürich oder online
Course structure
Part 1: Practice exam tasks, repeat strategies
In the first three days, we solve various exam tasks on all topics that may appear in the Gymi exam. We also consolidate essay writing and discuss exam strategies.
Part 2: Solve mock exam, apply strategies
To make sure you are well prepared for the big day, we will write a mock exam where everything will be exactly the same as the real entrance exam.
Part 3: Discuss mock exam, internalize solutions
To help you learn from your mistakes, we will discuss the mock exam in detail step by step. You will also receive detailed written feedback on your essay.
Complete Gymnasium preparation package
Phase 1
(Basics)
Consolidating important foundations and close gaps.
Phase 2
(Structure)
Cover everything to be examined And specifically deepen.
Phase 3
(Recap)
Applying the material based on exam questions.
Detailed course content
German
Essay
- Type of text Argumentation & statement
- Plan the writing process: Developing and structuring ideas (mind map)
- Writing process: Formulate text (structure, comprehensibility, expression)
- Writing process: revise text (spelling, grammar and style)
- Precise and varied formulations tailored to the target audience
- Linguistic-syntactic linking of pronouns and particles, congruence of subject and predicate as well as the relationship between tenses
Text comprehension
- Strategies and methods for understanding complex texts
- Answer questions on content and linguistic form correctly
- Recognize the intention of a text or understand the punch line/core message
- Distinguishing between reality and fiction
- Critically reflect on and interpret the text
Grammar & language review
In the exam, students have to show that they have a comprehensive command of the grammar of the German language. For this reason, our courses cover all relevant topics in language observation:
- Word formation, word families
- Word fields (semantic references)
- Hierarchy of terms
- Parts of speech (verb, noun, adjective, pronoun, particle) and their grammatical properties
- Verbal parts: Personal form, modal forms, infinitive, participle II, verb phrase, active and passive voice
- Sentence elements (subject and objects)
- Punctuation marks (incl. commas)
Mathematics
Number and variables (arithmetic and algebra)
- Terms and symbols
- Calculation rules (e.g. dot-before-dash or bracket rules)
- Divisors, multiples and prime factorization
- Roots and powers
- Fraction terms, root terms and simple terms
- Set up and solve equations
- Describe factual contexts with numbers or terms
Quantities, functions, data and chance
- understand and correctly apply the terms "absolute and relative frequency" and "probability"
- Calculate probability
- Solve factual problems with lengths, areas, volumes (solid and hollow masses), weights and times
- Perform calculations with percentages and proportions
- Proportional and inversely proportional relationships
- Create and interpret diagrams and graphs
Shape and space (geometry)
- Symmetries of figures
- Use and calculate the perimeter and area of special triangles and quadrilaterals
- Calculate angle
- Coordinate system
- apply the Pythagorean theorem and Thales' theorem
- Construction tasks (triangles, quadrilaterals, distance tasks)
- Spatial imagination tasks (networks and movements of bodies)
- Properties of various geometric solids
Course dates in detail
- Monday, 30.12.24, 09:15 - 12:15
- Tuesday, 31.12.24, 09:15 - 12:15
- Wednesday, 01.01.25, 10:00 - 13:00 (public holiday)
- Thursday, 02.01.25, 08:30 - approx. 13:00: Mock exam (all parts of the exam)
- Friday, 03.01.25, 09:15 - 12:15
Optimal support for the Gymi exam
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Qualified teachers with great expertise
Our teachers are selected with the utmost care, have a pedagogical background and a great deal of experience in the field Gymi-preparation.
Specialty essay training
Essay training is a core component of our courses. The planning, writing and revising of texts is developed step by step and internalized through regular writing assignments.
Valuable strategy mediation
Success or failure in the exam depends not only on technical ability, but also on methodological skills. This is why we also deliberately teach various examination and learning strategies.
Trial test like the real thing
The mock exam, which is part of the course, is conducted in exactly the same way as the real exam. This means that participants know what to expect on the big day.
Complete Gymnasium preparation package
Phase 1
(Basics)
Consolidating important foundations and close gaps.
Phase 2
(Structure)
Cover everything to be examined And specifically deepen.
Phase 3
(Recap)
Applying the material based on exam questions.
Course registration
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to pay for tutoring in advance?
No, you don't have to. You will receive an invoice at the end of the month with all the tutoring lessons.
Can I spontaneously book more tutoring if I need to prepare for an exam, for example?
Of course - you can decide individually when and how many tutoring lessons you need. This can be significantly more one week than the next.
Do I have to bring the material myself?
You can also decide this yourself - many students would like to discuss the documents from school together and therefore take them with them to tutoring. However, we are also happy to put together additional material for you.
What happens if I am unavailable or ill?
As long as you cancel at least 24 hours in advance, we will not charge for the lesson. If you are unable to attend at very short notice, we will unfortunately have to charge you for the lesson, as we would like to pay the teachers their usual wages in such cases - and they have already fully prepared for the lesson.
Frequently asked questions
How big are the groups in your courses?
Um eine optimale Förderung gewährleisten zu können, sind unsere Kurse auf maximal 8 Teilnehmende in den halbjährigen Kursen und 10 Teilnehmende in den Intensiv- und Ferienkursen beschränkt.
Are you also available for support outside of course times?
Of course, we are always available for our students and are happy to help with any questions. We have group chats in the respective course groups to make it easy to get in touch.
What learning material is included in the course?
The course fee includes a comprehensive folder with theory, exercises and solutions. Students also receive access to our digital course platform with explanatory videos, numerous additional exercises and checkpoints. We are also happy to put together additional materials on request.
What exactly are repetition lessons and checkpoints?
In the voluntary revision lessons, all the relevant basics that were previously discussed in the course are repeated again. The lesson is recorded so that you have the opportunity to watch it afterwards if you are unable to attend live. Our checkpoints are specially developed interim tests that can be completed after each learning unit. This means that young people always know exactly what they have already mastered and what they still need to work on.