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|principal= Bernd Westermeyer<ref name="Geschäftsleitung">{{cite web|title=Geschäftsleitung & erweiterte Schulleitung|url=https://www.schule-schloss-salem.de/privatschule-internat/organisation/mitarbeiter-stellenangebote/geschaeftsleitung-und-erweiterte-schulleitung.html|website=Schule Schloss Salem|accessdate=16 December 2016}}</ref>
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|grades= 5&ndash;12 (Abitur),<ref name="Fakten">{{cite web|title=Facts & Figures: a quick overview |url=https://www.schule-schloss-salem.de/en/about-us/short-profile|website=Schule Schloss Salem|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref> 11&ndash;12 ([[International Baccalaureate|IB]])
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[[Image:Salem Schloss Suedseite.jpg|thumb|300px|Salem Castle]]
[[Image:Salem Schloss Suedseite.jpg|thumb|300px|Salem Castle]]


'''Schule Schloss Salem''' ([[Anglicisation]]: ''School of Salem Castle'', ''Salem Castle School'') is a boarding school with campuses in [[Salem, Germany|Salem]] and [[Überlingen]] in [[Baden-Württemberg]], Southern [[Germany]]. It is considered one of the most elite schools in [[Europe]].
'''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]], as well as the [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB). With a scholarship program and its "Dienste" (Services) such as the Firebrigade, the "Technisches Hilfswerk" short: [[THW]] (Technical Support Organisation), the First Aid or the Nautical Service. The Schule Schloss Salem, also commonly referred to as Salem College, hence offers an education for its students at 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 support of [[Prince Maximilian of Baden]] in 1920 and from the beginning accepted girls and boys. Under the Nazi regime Hahn (who was [[Jewish]]) was forced to emigrate to [[Scotland]] where he founded the [[Gordonstoun|British Salem School of Gordonstoun]] as well as later [[Outward Bound]] 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==
The school’s mission continues to reflect its Hahnian roots. Specifically, Salem aims to present young people with high academic and extracurricular expectations and opportunities; and to introduce them to a lifelong sense of respect for the individual, responsibility to the community and an awareness of the importance of the democratic process in sustaining both.


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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.
The academic program in Years 5&ndash;7 is in [[German language|German]]. Intensive instruction in German as a foreign language is available for international pupils. Even pupils arriving at the School with no German are fluent within one school year.


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.
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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]]. However, students may switch systems until they enter the upper school. Approximately a third of the students in the upper years are in the IB system. Most students are of German background, but there is significant population of international students, with students attending from a variety of countries such as Switzerland, Spain, USA, China, Russia, Korea, India, Canada, Australia or Italy.


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.
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 terrible [[2002 Überlingen mid-air collision|aeroplane accident of 2002 in Überlingen]], 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-orchestra's in Germany and travels around the world to perform its music, such as a recent trip to Beijing, China.


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.
Far more than in [[boarding school]]s from the [[Anglosphere|Anglo-American]] tradition, responsibility for the everyday running of the School in the upper years is, in keeping with Salem’s democratic ethos based on the principles of Kurt Hahn, placed in the hands of students under the guidance of staff. All activities and dormitories (Flügel) are led by students elected by their peers. School regulations are outlined with the consent of the student parliament and breaches of these are jointly dealt with by the School administration and the elected leaders of the student body in what is called the ''Leitungsrat'' or the 'Leadership Council', which comprises the Headmaster of the College, the two [[Head Girl and Head Boy|Head Boys/Girls]], the students housemaster/mistress and other senior staff members.


Approximately one-third of pupils receive financial aid through various [[scholarship]] programmes, the distribution of which is based upon both need and merit. University admissions are excellent, with almost all graduates eventually attending the most selective universities in Germany, Great Britain and the leading [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries, as well as the United States.
Approximately one-third of pupils receive financial aid through various [[scholarship]] programmes.[[Image:spetzgart.jpg|thumb|300px|Spetzgart and Härlen]]
[[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, Germany|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]] (b. 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]] (b. 1921) (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]] &mdash; 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]] (b. 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]] (born 1930), 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]] (b. 1979), reggae singer
* [[Patrice Bart-Williams]] (born 1979), reggae singer
* Dr Ekke 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]] (b. 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)&mdash; 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) &mdash; [[test pilot]] who attended the college as an exchange student 1938-39
* [[Eric Brown (pilot)|Eric "Winkle" Brown]] (1919&ndash;2016), pilot
*[[Wolfgang Kiessling]] (b. 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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