The "Berufskolleg am Eichholz des Hochsauerlandkreises in Arnsberg" is a College of Further Education. Our College consists of around 70 teachers and 1300 students, aged between 15 and 20, who study towards qualifications in the following subjects:

National Vocational Qualifications

- Forest Ranger

- Gardening and Landscaping

- Hair dressing

- Home Economics

- Butcher

- Confectioner

- Sales Assistants (Bakery, Confectionary, Butchers Assistants)

- Kindergarten teacher
 

National Certifications for Assistants

- Healthcare

- Beauty Therapy

- Nutrition and Home Economics

- Landscape Gardening

- Childrens Care

- Catering and Service
 

Academic Qualifications which lead to entry to Technical Colleges or University Study with the key aspects

- Educational Science

- Health
 

Specific Social Context

At the moment we have students of more than 40 different nationalities studying at our school. We got awarded as "School without racism" (Schule ohne Rassismus) in 2014 and in that context we frequently organise projects.

Our school is located in Arnsberg, in the north-east of the Sauerland in the Ruhr river valley. The town is nearly completely encircled by forest, and in the north there is the natural park "Arnsberger Wald". The river Ruhr also shapes Arnsberg’s appearance.

Arnsberg was built in the 11th century. The counts of Werl built a castle there whose remains can still be visited and are occasionally used for public celebrations. It was completely destroyed in the Seven Years' War in 1769.

The current city of Arnsberg was created in 1975 by merging 14 cities and municipalities into one city.


Roman heritage

Arnsberg is close to different places that offer an interesting Roman heritage, among them Cologne, Xanten, Haltern and Teutoburg Forrest. In the project we would like to focus on handicraft.