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'''Schule Schloss Salem''' ([[Anglicisation]]: ''School of Salem Castle'') is a boarding school with campuses in [[Salem, Baden-Württemberg|Salem]] and [[Überlingen]] in [[Baden-Württemberg]], Southern [[Germany]].
'''Schule Schloss Salem''' ([[Anglicisation]]: ''School of Salem Castle'') is a boarding school with campuses in [[Salem, Baden-Württemberg|Salem]] and [[Überlingen]] in [[Baden-Württemberg]], Southern [[Germany]].


It offers the German [[Abitur]] and the [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB). With service-oriented programs like firebrigade and a [[THW]] (Technical Support Organisation), school seeks to offer education on the academic as well as social levels.
It offers the German [[Abitur]] and the [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB). With service-oriented programs like a fire brigade and a [[THW]] (Technical Support Organisation), the school seeks to offer education on a social as well as an academic level.


The school was established by the educator [[Kurt Hahn]] with the support of [[Prince Maximilian of Baden]] in 1920 and was co-educational from the start. In the period of the [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich]], Hahn (a [[Jewish|Jew]]) was forced to emigrate to [[Scotland]], where he founded the [[Gordonstoun|British Salem School of Gordonstoun]] and subsequently the [[Outward Bound]] organisation and the [[United World Colleges]].
The school was established in 1920 by educator [[Kurt Hahn]] with the support of [[Prince Maximilian of Baden]], and was co-educational from the start.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historie {{!}} Schule Schloss Salem |url=https://www.schule-schloss-salem.de/de/ueber-salem/historie |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=www.schule-schloss-salem.de |language=de-DE}}</ref> In the period of the [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich]], Hahn, who was [[Jewish]], was forced to emigrate to [[Scotland]], where he founded the [[Gordonstoun|British Salem School of Gordonstoun]] and subsequently the [[Outward Bound]] organisation and the [[United World Colleges]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wiedersheim |first=William A. |date=1990 |title=The Country Boarding Schools in Germany |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3529960 |journal=Die Unterrichtspraxis / Teaching German |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=66–68 |doi=10.2307/3529960|jstor=3529960 }}</ref>


==The school today==
==The school today==


Instruction in the first years takes place in [[German language|German]]. From Year 8 onward, Salem is fully bilingual and offers a dual curriculum. Students may either continue in the German system (Abitur) or enter the international classes & the [[IB Diploma Programme]], in which the language is [[English language|English]]. Most students are of German background, but there are a significant number of international students, with students attending from a variety of countries such as Switzerland, Spain, USA, China, Russia, Korea, India, Canada, Australia or Italy.
Instruction in the first years takes place in [[German language|German]]. From Year 8 onward, Salem is fully bilingual and offers a dual curriculum. Students may either continue in the German system (Abitur) or enter the international classes & the [[IB Diploma Programme]], in which the primary language of instruction is [[English language|English]]. Most students are of German background, but there are a significant number of international students, with students attending from countries such as Switzerland, Spain, USA, China, Russia, Korea, India, Canada, Australia or Italy.


At Salem, involvement in extracurricular activities and the life in the boarding community and academic achievement are equally emphasized. All students in the upper years must engage in community service such as Nautical Service, THW (Technical Support Organisation) extended [[First aid|First Aid]], Community Service (Kindergarten, Disabled people's home, etc.) or [[Fire brigade]] at least one afternoon per week. During the [[2002 Überlingen mid-air collision]], Salem Students were some of the first at the scene. All students must also participate in a regular program of sports and/or outdoor pursuits such as [[Outward Bound]], [[Association football|Football]], [[Rugby union|Rugby]] or [[Gymnastics]]. Participation in theatre, music and visual-arts extracurricular programs, while not mandatory, is strongly encouraged. The student orchestra in Salem is regarded to be one of the foremost youth-orchestras in Germany and travels around the world to perform its music, such as a recent trip to Beijing, China.
All students in the upper years must engage in community service at least one afternoon per week. All students must also participate in a regular program of sports and/or outdoor pursuits. Participation in the arts is strongly encouraged.


Far more than in [[boarding school]]s from the [[Anglosphere|Anglo-American]] tradition, everyday responsibilities are placed in the hands of students under the guidance of staff. Many activities are led by students elected by their peers.
Far more than in [[boarding school]]s from the [[Anglosphere|Anglo-American]] tradition, everyday responsibilities are placed in the hands of students under the guidance of staff. Many activities are led by students elected by their peers.


In 2013 the one-year interdisciplinary [[Salem Kolleg]] was opened in Überlingen. The autonomously operated [[Studium generale]] programme prepares high school graduates for their academic and professional future through an orientation year of three [[Academic term|trimesters]] during which trained advisors provide intensive [[career counseling]], [[Personality test|personal assessment]] with the help of assessment tests such as the [[Holland Codes]], and [[Leadership development|outdoor leadership courses]]. The programme shares many of the facilities of Salem International College on the Härlen campus in Überlingen. The founding director was Gerhard Teufel, former director of the ''German Academic Scholarship Foundation'' (''[[Studienstiftung]] des deutschen Volkes'').
In 2013 the one-year interdisciplinary [[Salem Kolleg]] was opened in Überlingen; it is a [[studium generale]] programme seeking to prepare high school graduates for their academic and professional future through an orientation year of classes, [[career counseling]], [[Personality test|personal assessment]], and [[Leadership development|outdoor leadership courses]]. The programme shares many of the Salem facilities.


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Approximately one-third of pupils receive financial aid through various [[scholarship]] programmes.[[Image:spetzgart.jpg|thumb|300px|Spetzgart and Härlen]]
Beginning with school year 2018/2019 Salem introduced a programme titled ''10 Plus'', which allows students from other academic tracks to achieve a full-accredited [[Abitur]] after one supplemental year of high school before entering the so-called ''Kollegstufe'' (Years 11 and 12), the equivalent of the British [[Sixth form]].

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Approximately one-third of pupils receive financial aid through various [[scholarship]] programmes.
[[Image:spetzgart.jpg|thumb|300px|Spetzgart and Härlen]]


== Campuses ==
== Campuses ==
Salem is spread among three separate campuses: the Lower School (grades 5 to 7) and the Middle School in Salem Castle (grades 8 to 11, and Pre-IB), and the 'Upper' (secondary) School in ''Spetzgart'' Castle and the new campus of ''Härlen'' (Grades 11 and 12, IB years 1 and 2). The Lower School was located in ′′Schloss Hohenfels′′, an isolated castle above the town of Kalkofen 20 kilometers to the west of Salem, until the end of school year 2016/17. Salem Castle is located in a former [[Cistercian]] monastery, which prior to secularisation in 1802–1803 was known as [[Salem Abbey]], in the town of [[Salem, Baden-Württemberg|Salem]]. The Upper School is located along the shores of [[Lake Constance]] on the outskirts of [[Überlingen]] in Spetzgart Castle (since 1928) and on the modern Härlen campus, which was opened in September 2000.
Salem is spread among three separate campuses: the Lower School (grades 5 to 7) and the Middle School in Salem Castle (grades 8 to 11, and Pre-IB). The Upper (secondary) School is in Spetzgart Castle – along the shores of [[Lake Constance]] – and the new campus of Härlen (Grades 11 and 12, IB years 1 and 2). Salem Castle is located in a former [[Cistercian]] monastery, which prior to secularisation in 1802–1803 was known as [[Salem Abbey]], in the town of [[Salem, Baden-Württemberg|Salem]].

== School heads ==

* '''Stefan Steinebach''', Head of Lower and Middle School<ref name="Geschäftsleitung" />
* '''Ken Lander''', Head of Upper School<ref name="Geschäftsleitung" />


== Notable alumni==
== Notable alumni==
* [[Cleo von Adelsheim]] (born 1987), actress and hereditary princess of Oettingen-Spielberg
* [[Cleo von Adelsheim]] (born 1987), actress and hereditary princess of Oettingen-Spielberg
* [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] (1921–2021) (He later attended the British Salem School at [[Gordonstoun]], as did his sons)
* [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] (1921–2021)
* [[Queen Sofía of Spain]]
* [[Queen Sofía of Spain]]
* [[Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark]], daughter of king [[Paul of Greece|Paul I of Greece]] and princess [[Frederica of Hanover]]
* [[Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark]], daughter of king [[Paul of Greece|Paul I of Greece]] and princess [[Frederica of Hanover]]
* [[Inaara Aga Khan|Begum Inaara Aga Khan]] (as Gabriele Thyssen)
* [[Inaara Aga Khan|Begum Inaara Aga Khan]] (as Gabriele [[Thyssen family|Thyssen]])
* [[Berthold Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg]] (born 1934), major general and eldest son of count [[Claus von Stauffenberg]]
* [[Berthold Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg]] (born 1934), major general
* [[Alice Ricciardi-von Platen]] (1910&ndash;2008), psychoanalyst and author of the world's first documentary about the [[The Holocaust#Disabled and mentally ill|mass killings of disabled and mentally ill persons]] by the Nazi regime
* [[Alice Ricciardi-von Platen]] (1910&ndash;2008), psychoanalyst and author
* [[Golo Mann]] (1909&ndash;1994), writer and son of [[Thomas Mann]]
* [[Golo Mann]] (1909&ndash;1994), writer and son of [[Thomas Mann]]
* [[Monika Mann]] (1910–1992), writer and daughter of Thomas Mann
* [[Monika Mann]] (1910–1992), writer
* [[George Mosse]] (1918–1999), historian and grandson of [[Rudolf Mosse]]
* [[George Mosse]] (1918–1999), historian
* [[Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann]] (1916–2010), German political scientist (though she earned her Abitur in Göttingen)
* [[Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann]] (1916–2010), political scientist
* [[Ferdinand von Bismarck|Ferdinand, Prince of Bismarck]] (1930–2019), head of the princely [[Fürst von Bismarck|house of Bismarck]]
* [[Ferdinand von Bismarck|Ferdinand, Prince of Bismarck]] (1930–2019), head of the princely [[Fürst von Bismarck|house of Bismarck]]
* [[Brian Simon]] (1915–2002), educational historian
* [[Brian Simon]] (1915–2002), historian
* [[Patrice Bart-Williams]] (born 1979), reggae singer
* [[Patrice Bart-Williams]] (born 1979), reggae singer
* [[Ekkehard von Kuenssberg]] [[CBE]] (1913&ndash;2001), Former President of the [[Royal College of General Practitioners]], Edinburgh, Scotland
* [[Ekkehard von Kuenssberg]] [[CBE]] (1913&ndash;2001), former president of the [[Royal College of General Practitioners]], Scotland
* [[Christian Kracht]] (born 1966), Swiss writer
* [[Christian Kracht]] (born 1966), writer
* [[Hans-Ulrich von Oertzen]] (1915–1944), Major in the General Staff, member of the [[Wehrmacht]] conspiracy to overthrow [[Adolf Hitler]] and participant in the unsuccessful [[July 20 plot]] in 1944
* [[Hans-Ulrich von Oertzen]] (1915–1944), Major and would-be [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] assassin
* [[Rudolf August Oetker]] (1916&ndash;2007), grandson of the [[August Oetker|inventor of baking powder]], and billionaire German entrepreneur.
* [[Rudolf August Oetker]] (1916&ndash;2007), heir to the Oetker fortune
* [[Eric Brown (pilot)|Eric "Winkle" Brown]] (1919&ndash;2016), [[test pilot]] who attended the college as an exchange student 1938–39
* [[Eric Brown (pilot)|Eric "Winkle" Brown]] (1919&ndash;2016), pilot
*[[Wolfgang Kiessling]] (born 1937), [[Entrepreneurship|entrepreneur]] who is the founder of [[Loro Parque]] and [[Siam Park (Tenerife)|Siam Park]] in [[Tenerife]].


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* [https://twitter.com/SchuleSalem/ Schule Schloss Salem Official Twitter Page]
* [https://twitter.com/SchuleSalem/ Schule Schloss Salem Official Twitter Page]
* [http://www.roundsquare.org/ Round Square Website]
* [http://www.roundsquare.org/ Round Square Website]
* [http://www.relocatemagazine.com/dir-s-schule-schloss-salem promotional videos with photographs]
* [http://www.ibo.org/ International Baccalaureate Organization Website]


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Schule Schloss Salem
Address
Map
Schlossbezirk 1

88682 Salem

Germany
Information
School typePrivate School
Founded1920[3]
HeadmasterBernd Westermeyer[1]
Grades5–12 (Abitur),[2] 11–12 (IB)
Enrollment600[2]
LanguageGerman, English
Colour(s)Blue, White
Websitehttp://www.schule-schloss-salem.de
Salem Castle

Schule Schloss Salem (Anglicisation: School of Salem Castle) is a boarding school with campuses in Salem and Überlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany.

It offers the German Abitur and the International Baccalaureate (IB). With service-oriented programs like a fire brigade and a THW (Technical Support Organisation), the school seeks to offer education on a social as well as an academic level.

The school was established in 1920 by educator Kurt Hahn with the support of Prince Maximilian of Baden, and was co-educational from the start.[4] In the period of the Third Reich, Hahn, who was Jewish, was forced to emigrate to Scotland, where he founded the British Salem School of Gordonstoun and subsequently the Outward Bound organisation and the United World Colleges.[5]

The school today

Instruction in the first years takes place in German. From Year 8 onward, Salem is fully bilingual and offers a dual curriculum. Students may either continue in the German system (Abitur) or enter the international classes & the IB Diploma Programme, in which the primary language of instruction is English. Most students are of German background, but there are a significant number of international students, with students attending from countries such as Switzerland, Spain, USA, China, Russia, Korea, India, Canada, Australia or Italy.

All students in the upper years must engage in community service at least one afternoon per week. All students must also participate in a regular program of sports and/or outdoor pursuits. Participation in the arts is strongly encouraged.

Far more than in boarding schools from the Anglo-American tradition, everyday responsibilities are placed in the hands of students under the guidance of staff. Many activities are led by students elected by their peers.

In 2013 the one-year interdisciplinary Salem Kolleg was opened in Überlingen; it is a studium generale programme seeking to prepare high school graduates for their academic and professional future through an orientation year of classes, career counseling, personal assessment, and outdoor leadership courses. The programme shares many of the Salem facilities.

Approximately one-third of pupils receive financial aid through various scholarship programmes.

Spetzgart and Härlen

Campuses

Salem is spread among three separate campuses: the Lower School (grades 5 to 7) and the Middle School in Salem Castle (grades 8 to 11, and Pre-IB). The Upper (secondary) School is in Spetzgart Castle – along the shores of Lake Constance – and the new campus of Härlen (Grades 11 and 12, IB years 1 and 2). Salem Castle is located in a former Cistercian monastery, which prior to secularisation in 1802–1803 was known as Salem Abbey, in the town of Salem.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ^ "The basis of our community: our staff". Schule Schloss Salem. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Facts & Figures: a quick overview". Schule Schloss Salem. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ "History of Schule Schloss Salem". Schule Schloss Salem. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Historie | Schule Schloss Salem". www.schule-schloss-salem.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  5. ^ Wiedersheim, William A. (1990). "The Country Boarding Schools in Germany". Die Unterrichtspraxis / Teaching German. 23 (1): 66–68. doi:10.2307/3529960. JSTOR 3529960.

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