Johannes-Althusius-Gymnasium Emden
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| Aerial photo of the JAG with the New Theater, which is also used by the school, in the upper right corner. | |
| type of school | high school |
| place | Emden |
| country | Lower Saxony |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 22 '32 " N , 7 ° 12' 15" E |
| carrier | City of Emden |
| student | 1147 |
| Teachers | 100 |
| management | Oliver Damm |
| Website | jag-emden.de |
The Johannes-Althusius-Gymnasium Emden , or JAG for short , is a high school in the city of Emden ( East Friesland ). It is an open all-day school, a European school, a UNESCO project school that has been working since 2016 and recognized since 2020 and a MINT-EC school since 2019 . It is involved in intercultural exchange, in international cooperation and in collaboration with universities, large research centers, companies and the East Frisian State Museum .
The school has been named after Johannes Althusius , legal scholar, writer and from 1604 city councilor in Emden.
Profile and offers
The Johannes Althusius has a wide range with seven foreign languages, including a. Latin, Spanish, French and Chinese, bilingual subject teaching in the subjects geography, history and biology, it has an upper level without restrictions and subject specifications of their focus, as well as other offers such as B. Pedagogy or Rhetoric.
Main areas of interest can be documented at an early stage, such as in the Henri Nannen research classes or later in high school scholarship programs . The school's profile also includes the Kultur-Pur-Festival, which takes place every two years, and the annual Emden Research Days with speakers, which take place in the school's forum or B. in the A-Lasco library. Tablet classes from age 7 onwards have been set up since 2017; the whole school has very modern IT equipment in all rooms. JAG has also been working inclusive since 2014/15 - there is the option of granting compensation for disadvantages and, among other things, a. about classrooms designed for the hearing and visually impaired. The JAG works in the field of sustainability and has held the title Environmental School in Europe and International Agenda 21 School since 2007. In 2018 JAG received the International Eco Award. The high school offers many exchange trips u. a. to the Netherlands, France, Spain, China and Egypt.
history
In 1483 a school was mentioned on a map of the "new" royal seat of Countess Theda , a granddaughter of Fokko Ukena and widow Ulrich Cirksenas (although the Low German school is used here, which also allows a different interpretation)
The Latin school was first mentioned in 1505 and moved to the St. Gertruden Inn and its chapel. In 1573 the school moved to a new building, in which it was housed for 304 years until 1877. In 1617 the school had 184 students.
In 1836 the Latin school was recognized as a grammar school. In 1877 the school moved to the newly constructed building, and was named after Emperor I. Wilhelm Wilhelmsgymnasium . named. In 1886 the higher middle school was branched off from the grammar school and received in 1888 Emperor Friedrich III. the name Kaiser-Friedrich-Schule . In 1927 the Kaiser-Friedrich-Schule became an upper secondary school and in 1935 a secondary school. It was recognized again as a full institution in 1939 and was named Oberschule for Boys .
In 1949 the Wilhelmsgymnasium and the Kaiser-Friedrich-Schule were merged into one school by contract between the state of Lower Saxony and the city of Emden. In 1959, the school moved into the newly built building on Früchteburger Weg in the Früchteburg district of Emden , where further educational and cultural institutions were built in the following years, which earned the quarter the (nick) name of the Kulturviertel . In 1971 it became a coeducational school and in 1972 it was named Johannes-Althusius-Gymnasium .
From 2007 to 2020, various additions were made, such as the large fitness studio, the new art studio and a large cafeteria. In 2016 the sports field was renewed. Currently (2019) eight new classrooms are under construction. The JAG had various branches: In Pewsum around 370 pupils from the Krummhörn were taught in grades 5 to 8 until 2014 . From 2006/07 there will be the Wallschule branch with grades 7 to 9 with 13 classes.
Well-known students of the JAG
- Henri Nannen (1913–1996), publisher and publicist
- Martin Bangemann (* 1934), FDP politician, former Federal Minister and EU Commissioner
- Otto Waalkes (* 1948), comedian, singer and actor
- Johann Saathoff (* 1967), politician (SPD)
- Garrelt Duin (* 1968), SPD politician, former Minister for Economic Affairs, Energy, Industry, SMEs and Crafts of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Individual references, comments
- ↑ https://www.platt-wb.de/hoch-platt/?term=schuppen
- ↑ As of August 29, 2007