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Welcome to my website!! Most links lead to German-language websites; exceptions are marked From this initial page you can reach my education-related and private activities documented on the internet. >> Guests on my website Now on www.facebook.com/joachim.kothe as well. >> Impressum & Datenschutz

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• Nostalgic Website of Schulzentrum Im Ellener Feld, where I worked from 1973 until 2007 and which was closed down in 2010.
• Website of Wilhelm-Kaisen-Schule, where I worked between August 2007 and June 2010.

Interesting projects and excursions during recent school terms:

• Vice-chairman of the Bremen section of the English language teachers' association ENGLISCH und MEHRSPRACHIGKEIT e.V. (E&M)
• Member of the jury for "Bundeswettbewerb Fremdsprachen" (Federal Language Competition) - state competition Bremen.
• Service-Website for topics related to AUSTRALIA triggered by the school exchange with Australia and a growing interest in this country.
• Service-Website relating to "Christmas around the (English Speaking) World"

Downloads:

• Bremen-Travel-Portfolio and neutral City-Travel-Portfolio for German-learning day-visitors
• DIY instructions for a small bedside fan
• Daytrip to London: Tips and Travel-Portfolio
• My Travel-Portfolio: A travel diary for students' trips snd exchanges to English-speaking countries
• My Email-Pass: Tips and ideas for successful email communication (German version here)
• Mein Mail-Memory: Memo paper for memorizing your own and other email contacts
• Tips and material for the ZISCH newspaper project
• Lesetagebuch: An aid for reading longer texts (in German lessons) / Reading-Log (for English lessons)
• Simple Portfolio of Languages = Language passport & Dossier with competence criteria
• LERN-ZEIT: Sample version of a learning-log = organising the learning process & more
• Simple aid to keep a classroom tidy.
• "Behaviour-Monitor" for students, who want to/must control their disruptive behaviour.
• My Christmas Story: Experiencing a family Christmas in Salisbury/UK (German version here)
• Bildbearbeitung: Useful tips for working with digital photos and scans

Private:

• Press- and PR work, webdesign for Museumseisenbahn "Jan Harpstedt" (Historic Railway)
• Editor and Webmaster with the local area project SCHWACHHAUSEN-ONLINE
• My model railway

  Photo-Impressions:

  • Various Historic Railways in Germany, England und Australia
    
  • Impressions from Nürnberg in spring and autumn 2012
  • On Holiday in England in August 2012: Industrial Heritage in South-Wales, Family Gathering in Salisbury & London Adventures
  • Impressions from the Bremerhaven Festival 2012 & 2011
  • Impressions from BREMINALE Festival 2012 & 2011 at Osterdeich in Bremen
  • Visiting the Hot Mill at ArcelorMittal Steelworks in Bremen on 7 July 2012
  • Bremen Summer - Whitsun 2012
  • A Tour to Berlin - and with THE BERLINER - British Military Train in May 2012
  • Three days in Cambridge with Birgit & Michael in April 2012
  • Icy winter impressions February 2012
  • Impressions from the floodings at River Wümme on 24 January 2012
  • Voodoo Exhibition at Overseas-Museum Bremen on 29 October 2011
  • Views over Bremen from WESER TOWER on 27 October 2011
  • On Holiday in England in August 2011: Industrial Heritage in the Midlands, Family Gathering in Salisbury & London Adventures
  • Impressions from a guided tour at RADIO BREMEN radio & TV station on 1 August 2011
  • Impressions from a Mini-Weser-Cruise around Vegesack on 5 June 2011
  • Live at Buten&Binnen, the Radio-Bremen local news programme on 28 May 2011
  • Preview at STARBUCKS COFFEE in Bremen main station on 18 May 2011
  • Live at 3nach9, the Radio-Bremen Talkshow on 13 May 2011
  • Impressions from Bremen Weserstadium with a Dutch schoolgroup on 13 May 2011
  • Another daytrip to London on 10 May 2011
  • Impressions of the pipe transport action for the North European Gas Pipeline in and around Harpstedt in April 2011
  • Another visit to Stuttgart in February 2011, with pictures mainly for car enthusiasts (PORSCHE)
  • Impressions from the floodings at River Wümme on 11 January 2011 and along River Weser on 16 January 2011
  • Winter-Impressions 2010/11
  • Impressions from Dresden in November 2010
  • Opening ceremony of 975th Freimarkt on 15 October 2010
  • Celebrations for the 20th anniversary of German unity in Bremen on 2 und 3 October 2010
  • In the Wolf-Centre in Dörverden on 24 September 2010
  • Impressions from Augsburg in September 2010
  • A day on the island of Wangerooge on 4 September 2010
  • Sail Bremerhaven 2010 - Sail-In on 25 August 2010
  • Kite-Festival Lemwerder 2010: Nightflying & fireworks on 15 August 2010
  • Celebrating my 60th birthday and the retirement from active school service on 4 July 2010
  • Exhibition RIZZIS WORLD in Bremen on 25 May 2010
  • Romantic Shopping Night Bremen-City on 8 May 2010
  • Bremen Ferry-Day WESERWEGE on 2 May 2010
  • A tour through the exhibition KÖRPERWELTEN (BODYWORLD) in Bremen on 23 April 2010
  • BREMEN EISWETTE on 6 January 2010
  • Bremen Christmas Market 2009
  • Excursion to Hundertwasser-Station Uelzen, October 2009
  • 20 years Freunde der Bremer Straßenbahn, September 2009
  • Festival: "Sommer in Lesmona": RULE BRITANNIA, August 2009
  • A sailing trip on Lake Constance, August 2009
  • Holidays in England, July 2009
  • Opera at the WATERFRONT, June 2010, June 2009 and July 2008
  • At the 32nd German Protestant Kirchentag in Bremen, May 2009
  • Airshow for "100 years Airport Bremen", May and August 2009
  • Exhibition "Ice- and Snowsculptures" after fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers at WATERFRONT, January 2009
  • Excursion to HAVENWELTEN in Bremerhaven, Oktober 2008 and June 2009
  • The Bremer Freimarkt Funfair 2008
  • Illumination of Bremen Market Square on 1 September 2007 and on 30 August 2008
  • Holidays and "Reunion" in the USA (Boston, Amherst, Colorado, Salt Lake City), August 2008
  • Impressions from Groningen from 2006, 2008 and 2010
  • A visit to Cambridge and London in June 2008
  • Report on felling a willow tree in the centre of the estate Scharnhorststraße
  • A visit to Minitatur-Wunderland in Hamburg in March 2008
  • A visit to Stuttgart in February 2008, with pictures mainly for car enthusiasts (Mercedes)
  • Bremen Samba Carnival in January 2008
• Visit to Meersburg (Lake Constance) and its medieval market in October 2007
• Cycle trips with a group of former students from Ellener Feld
• Two "weddings of the year" in England: Lisa & Andy and Anna & Andrew in August and September 2007
• Holidays in England, August 2007
• Summer-Fête 2005 at the estate Scharnhorststraße

Currently for sale

Other Links:

• Loch Talamh: Irish Folk Music live performed by my close friends in Tettnang (Lake Constance) and their band

My hometown Bremen

Touristic Information Official Bremen Website Bremen Newspaper WESER-KURIER BremenPODguide: English-language cityguide on CD-ROM - also for MP3 players

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