Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium Konstanz
| Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium Konstanz | |
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| type of school | high school |
| founding | 1830 |
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Schottenplatz 2 |
| place | Constancy |
| country | Baden-Württemberg |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 '59 " N , 9 ° 10' 25" E |
| carrier | City of Constance |
| student | about 1000 |
| Teachers | about 90 |
| Website | www.humboldt-konstanz.de |
The Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium is one of several large high schools in Konstanz on Lake Constance . It is a mathematical - scientific and predominantly modern language grammar school. In 2005 the school celebrated its 175th anniversary. The city of Konstanz is responsible for the high school. Around 1,000 students are taught by around 90 teachers at the school.
history
The grammar school was founded by Josef Willibald Straßer (1769–1846) in 1830 and later expanded several times. The plans for a new school on Schottenplatz go back to 1897, the foundation stone was laid on November 11, 1901 and the opening was on September 17, 1903. The school was named in 1925 after Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin , the Constance pioneer of airship construction, and in 1948 at the suggestion of the then headmaster Hermann Venedey after the natural scientist and discoverer Alexander von Humboldt .
Previous names of the school
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- 1830: Real or community school
- 1834: Higher civil school
- 1884: secondary school
- 1899: Upper secondary school
- 1925: Zeppelin-Oberrealschule with Realgymnasium
- 1937: Zeppelin School, high school for boys
- 1945: Upper secondary school
- 1948: Alexander von Humboldt High School
The lettering Ober-Realschule is still on the building itself .
Lessons offered
The Alexander von Humboldt Gymnasium is traditionally oriented towards the natural sciences, but also has a language profile and, as one of the few high schools in Baden-Württemberg, an arts profile. The compulsory courses include firstly the mathematical and natural science area, secondly the linguistic, literary and artistic area and thirdly the social science area.
Profiles
From grade eight onwards, students choose a profile subject as their core subject. The chosen profile subject is counted as the main subject.
Scientific profile
Since the 2001/2002 school year, the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium has been taking part in a school trial with eleven other high schools in Baden-Württemberg, the aim of which is to develop natural science and technology as a core subject of the natural science profile. Project work, working groups and scientific internships serve this purpose. In the experimental phase, the subject is taught for four hours in grades nine, ten and eleven. The basic sciences of biology, chemistry, geosciences and physics are taught to the same extent in all profiles.
Mathematics high school
As a mathematical and natural science grammar school, one of the main focuses is mathematics. The Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium has formed a working group for youth research and regularly takes part in the competitions Mathematics Without Borders and Mathematics Day.
Linguistic profile
Italian is the third foreign language in the language profile. There are various working groups in the linguistic area for the students with this profile.
Fine arts profile
Since 1997, in addition to regular lessons in an art class, pupils have been able to deal more intensively with the practical, artistic and theoretically reflective areas of the subject.
Music and sport as a qualified offer
A four-hour course is also possible in music and sport through cooperation with other general high schools.
Additional courses and study groups
In addition, there are various working groups at the Alexander von Humboldt Gymnasium.
Project to redesign the schoolyard
One project of the student working group on environmental issues was the redesign of the schoolyard to be environmentally and student-friendly. The project was awarded a second main prize in the 1996/1997 federal environmental competition and the Baden-Württemberg State Nature Conservation Prize in 1997.
Partnerships / student exchanges
At the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium there is an annual student exchange with the Konstanz twin cities Richmond (Great Britain) and Fontainebleau (France). In addition, students from several grammar schools in Konstanz visit the Czech twin town of Tábor every two years . A three-week stay in America in Orange County (California) has recently been offered every year .
Honors
- 1997: Second main prize in the 1996/1997 federal environmental competition and the Baden-Württemberg State Conservation Prize for the redesign of the schoolyard in an environmentally friendly and student-friendly manner.
- 1998: At the 33rd Federal Youth Research Competition in Munich, Johannes Huber from the Alexander von Humboldt Gymnasium Konstanz was the national winner in physics and received the special prize from Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl for the most original work.
- 2010: Prize of 1000 euros for the active participation in Jugend forscht.
Well-known teachers
- Bruno Epple , teacher from 1962 to 1965 at the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium, German painter, poet in written German and Alemannic
- Friedrich Kiefer , teacher of biology, researcher of Lake Constance plankton and world-famous expert on copepods
- Theo Rehm , religion teacher 1926–1928, later NSDAP politician
Well-known graduates
- 1937: Werner Maihofer , 1974 to 1978 Federal Minister of the Interior
- 1952: Jesco von Puttkamer , aerospace engineer since 1962 at NASA
- 1957: Fritz-Joachim Gnädinger , politician
- 1962: Michael Dickreiter , German sound engineer, musicologist and author of various specialist books
- 1962: Volker Faust , psychiatrist and author of medical books
- 1963: Hasso Plattner , founder of the software company SAP
- 1975: Klaus Draeger , manager
See also
- List of Alexander von Humboldt schools
- List of Humboldt schools
literature
- Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium (ed.): Public school , Zeppelin secondary school , Alexander von Humboldt High School from 1830 to 1980. The font for the anniversary of the school on Schottenplatz in Konstanz . Editing: Franz Eberhard Bühler, Ulf Göpfrich, Erich Keller, Walter Lehn, Wilhelm Leonhard, Dieter Städele. Konstanz: Verlag Friedrich Stadler, 1980, 311 pages, ISBN 3-7977-0060-1
- Städtische Wessenberg-Gemäldegalerie Konstanz (ed.): Art teacher at the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium. Exhibition for the 150th school anniversary. (Exhibition catalog, exhibition from September 26 to October 25, 1980, Edgar Bruker editors).
- Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium (Hrsg.): School in the border town. Chronicle of the school at Schottenplatz 1980 to 1983 with a regional historical part . Editing: Lothar Burchhardt, Wilhelm Leonhard, Walther Lehn, u. a. - Konstanz: Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium, 1983, 127 pp.
- Humboldt Chronicle…: Chronicle of the school at Schottenplatz / Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium Konstanz. Constance: Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium, 1990
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Städtische Wessenberg-Gemäldegalerie Konstanz (Ed.): Art teacher at the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium. Exhibition for the 150th school anniversary. (Exhibition catalog, exhibition from September 26 to October 25, 1980, Edgar Bruker editors).
- ^ Philipp Lämmle: The Humboldt Gymnasium and its chapel. In: Südkurier of August 7, 2013