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Long-term Preparation Kurzgymi/HMS 2026 German & Mathematics 

3 students

Limmatstrasse 65, 8005 Zürich (5 minutes from Zürich main station)

Schedule

Wednesday 14:15-15:15:

German

Wednesday 15:30-16:30: Mathematics


Costs and course dates per quintal

Price: 70 CHF / lesson (60 minutes)

Christmas vacation - sports vacations 2025

- Course dates: 8.1. / 15.1. / 22.1. / 29.1. / 5.2. 2025

- Costs: German 350 CHF / Mathematics 350 CHF

Sports vacations - spring vacations 2025

- Course dates: 26.2. / 5.3. / 12.3. / 19.3. / 26.3. / 2.4. / 9.4. / 16.4. 2025

- Costs: German 560 CHF / Mathematics 560 CHF

Spring vacations - summer vacations 2025

- Course dates: 7.5. / 14.5. / 21.5. / 28.5. / 4.6. / 11.6. / 18.6. / 25.6. / 2.7. / 9.7. 2025

- Costs: German 700 CHF / Mathematics 700 CHF

Summer vacations - fall vacations 2025

- Course dates: 20.8. / 27.8. / 3.9. / 10.9. / 17.9. / 24.9. / 1.10. 2025

- Costs: German CHF 490 / Mathematics CHF 490

Conditions

  • The German and math courses can also be booked individually.

  • The current course can be joined at any time, provided there are places available.

  • The course fee must be paid before the first course date.

  • Participation in the course can be terminated at the end of each quintal without incurring any further costs.

Aim

The aim of this course is a long-term preparation for the entrance exam to Kurzgymnasium and HMS (same examination). The longer time horizon gives the teachers the opportunity to lay a good foundation in all areas relevant to the exam and to work with the students individually on their gaps.

Program German

Phase 1 (September 2024 - February 2025): 

Improvement of basic skills

  • Writing a lot (without text type theory)

  • Text comprehension exercises, reading texts, answering questions (oral & written; without using specific reading techniques) 

  • Spelling/orthography

  • Mixed exercises for language improvement

  • General vocabulary exercises without vocabulary theory

  • Positioning tests

Phase 2 (March 2025 - August 2025): 

Acquire theoretical knowledge, understand and apply theoretical concepts 

  • Writing with application of text type theory

  • Reading (more complex) texts, answering questions (oral & written); with application of specific reading techniques and 

  • Furthermore: Mixed exercises for language improvement

  • Comma rules, punctuation in direct speech

  • Vocabulary theory & exercises (word field, word family, synonym/antonym, generic/subordinate term)

  • Theoretical grammar & exercises

  • Positioning tests

Phase 3 (September 2025 - February 2026): 

Exam training

  • Finalize exam material in all areas

  • Writing texts based on exam examples

  • Reading (more complex) texts & answering questions based on exam examples

  • Vocabulary tasks based on exam examples

  • Grammar tasks based on exam examples

  • Practice exams

  • Complete simulation exam

Program mathematics

Phase 1 (September 2024 - February 2025): 

  • Prime numbers, prime factors, kgV, ggT

  • Algebraic terms, equations

  • Fractions, fraction equations

  • Theorem problems, proportionality, inverse proportionality

  • Probability, absolute and relative frequency

  • Data and diagrams, curves, bars

  • Percentages and proportions

  • Location determination

  • Positioning tests

Phase 2 (March 2025 - August 2025): 

  • Coordinate system

  • Geometry in the plane, Pythagorean theorem

  • Area, perimeter, volume

  • Angle calculations

  • Constructions

  • Geometry in space, solid cube, cube net

  • Location determination

Phase 3 (September 2025 - February 2026): 

  • Review and consolidate exam material in all areas

  • Solve examination tasks

  • Practice exams

  • Complete simulation exam

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