Arnold-Janssen-Gymnasium (St. Arnold)

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Arnold-Janssen-Gymnasium (AJG)
Arnold-Janssen-Gymnasium-2008.jpg
type of school Private high school (Catholic)
School number 168403
founding 1928
address

Emsdettener Strasse 242
48485 Neuenkirchen

place Neuenkirchen
country North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
Coordinates 52 ° 12 '17 "  N , 7 ° 24' 16"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 12 '17 "  N , 7 ° 24' 16"  E
carrier Diocese of Münster
student 1001 (May 2016)
Teachers 77 + 6 trainee lawyers (11/2018)
management Meinolf Dörhoff
Website www.ajg.eu
Sign on Emsdettener Strasse.
Statue of St. Arnold Janssen on the main building.

The Arnold-Janssen-Gymnasium (AJG) is a Catholic private school founded in 1928/29 by the Steyler Missionare (SVD) in Neuenkirchen / St. Arnold near Rheine . With over 1000 students, it is one of the largest high schools in North Rhine-Westphalia and is of supra-local importance.

History of the high school

In 1920 the Steyler missionaries were looking for a suitable location near Rheine to set up a mission school. The innkeeper August Schmitz from Neuenkirchen had transferred all his property to the Steylers, which meant that the missionaries came into possession of real estate here . In 1924, inexpensive wasteland could be acquired through exchange on the Münsterländer gravel sand train between Neuenkirchen and Emsdetten near the Neuenkirchen Land railway station .

In July 1925, preparations for construction began. The foundation stone for the mission house was not laid until July 18, 1928, on Arnoldus Day, the name day of St. Arnold von Arnoldsweiler . On September 30, 1929, the first 20 students who wanted to train as Catholic priests or missionaries moved in. The inauguration ceremony took place on December 10, 1929.

The founding of the St. Arnold Mission House with the attached school led to the renaming of the Neuenkirchen Land railway station to “St. Arnold ". At the same time the postmark “St. Arnold ”and set up the post office in the mission house. The new district of Neuenkirchen was also named St. Arnold .

Later, due to the action of the National Socialist government in Germany, lessons were repeatedly interrupted. This had set up a hospital in St. Arnold and sought to transform the mission school into a National Socialist educational institution, which was prevented by the commitment of the then rector. After a break of 6 years, classes started again on April 29, 1946 for only eleven students.

In February 1951, the establishment of a “private middle school” was approved, at the end of March 1953 it was recognized as a grammar school (still without upper level) and on November 2, 1966 the first new students passed their Abitur . Previously, the school management had its doors for students from the area, such as B. from Rheine and Emsdetten opened and structural changes made. So were z. B. built a small gym and a boarding school building.

The school was given its current name Arnold-Janssen-Gymnasium on May 29, 1967. The namesake Arnold Janssen was a German missionary and the founder of the Steyler Missionaries.

In the years that followed, there were further changes. The first female pupils were welcomed at the beginning of the 1968/69 school year. In 1977/78, due to the increasing number of students, a new building for science rooms and additional classrooms was carried out. Today's large gym was built the following year.

Since fewer and fewer “internal” students attended the grammar school, the boarding school was completely closed in 1984. In 1992, Father Berthold Altmeyer, the last headmaster of the Steyler missionaries, retires.

On January 1, 1996, the diocese of Münster took over the sponsorship of the Steyler missionaries. The now four- to six-class school is the largest episcopal grammar school in Münsterland and can usually not consider all registrations.

The new building in July 2018 with a listed portal

After the missionaries' final farewell in June 2008, the diocese of Münster, which has owned the building since 1998, wanted the striking brick mission house to be torn down. While a demolition permit was already in place, the council of the Neuenkirchen community was able to obtain temporary monument protection for the facade of the building. Many residents of the district saw the house as a landmark of St. Arnold and tried to prevent it from being demolished. In June 2016, the mission house and the associated church were finally demolished, only the entrance portal, which is now a listed building, remained. As a replacement, an extension was built on the existing school building at the same location, which was inaugurated on September 7, 2018 as part of a church service. In addition to specialist rooms and classrooms, it also houses a cafeteria, an auditorium and a chapel.

Subjects and offers

Subjects taught Offer in classes regularly offered as an advanced course
German : from grade 5 Yes
English : from grade 5 Yes
Math : from grade 5 Yes
Latin : as an elective from grade 6 and grade 8 No
French : as an elective from grade 6 and grade 8 Yes
Spanish : as an elective from advanced level No
Physics : from grade 6 Yes
Biology : from grade 5 Yes
Chemistry : from grade 7 Yes
IT : from grade 5 ( basic information technology education ), as an elective from grade 8, as an elective from upper level No
Geography : from grade 5 No
History : from grade 6 Yes
Social sciences : from grade 5 (politics), as an elective from advanced level Yes
Educational Science : as an elective from advanced level Yes
Art : from grade 5 Yes
Music : from grade 5 Yes
Philosophy : as an elective from advanced level No
catholic religion : from grade 5 No
Protestant religion : from grade 5 No
Sport : from grade 5 No

MiNa

Since the beginning of the 2013/2014 school year, the open all-day offer MiNa (short for Wednesday afternoon) has also existed, which is limited to one weekday. A wide range of options is available, divided into three areas:

  1. A wide range of free courses, taught by parents, the adult education center (VHS) or non-school moderators
  2. Homework supervision in the subjects English, French, Latin, German and mathematics
  3. Other projects, such as pupils helping pupils or training mediators for social skills (SoKo project)

The following courses are offered regularly:

particularities

At the regional level, the school is known for its extensive range of music, which in many cases goes far beyond the level of classical school performances. The individual groups are led by teachers.

  • Big band of the school under the direction of Mr. Reckenfelderbäumer (AJG-Bigband & Bigband Benjamin)
  • Choir work at secondary level I under the direction of Mrs. H. Weber
  • Choir work at secondary level II under the direction of Mr. H. Blumenroth
  • String orchestra under the direction of Mrs. B. Bartels
  • Oldie Revue in the Rheine town hall and in the surrounding areas (every two years with the musicals)
  • Performances of musicals (1993: “ Oliver! ”, 1997: “ Tom Sawyer ”, 2001: “Winnifred - Once upon a Mattress”, 2005: “ Line 1 ”, 2009: “ The Pirates of Penzance ”, 2013: “ Spring Awakening ", 2017:" Hairspray ") and plays also in the Rheine town hall

Furthermore, the musical performances are professionally recorded and sold for good causes.

Since the "AJG" is sponsored by a Catholic corporation, it sets special emphasis in the religious area. This includes regular church services in the school church and common prayer in the classes before lessons begin. The private high school is also involved in many social projects.

Personalities

Teacher

  • Father Hermann Bickel ("Schimmel"), a former teacher at the AJG, lived as a pensioner in the St. Arnold Mission House until June 30, 2008 . He is known from many television shows as a magician.

student

in the order of the year of birth

literature

  • The Arnold Janssen-Gymnasium 1929-2004. Festschrift for the 75th anniversary. Emsdetten 2004, 168 pp.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ajg.eu
  2. ↑ Neuenkirchen and the diocese argue about the Steyler mission house. Press release of September 16, 2018, accessed on November 2, 2018
  3. ↑ Demolition of the mission house (video). Arnold-Janssen-Gymnasium Neuenkirchen (2016), accessed on November 2, 2018
  4. ^ Klausing, S .: New building at Arnold-Janssen-Gymnasium inaugurated. Online newsletter, September 7, 2018, accessed on November 2, 2018
  5. ↑ Subjects in the upper level. AJG homepage, accessed on November 3, 2018
  6. ↑ MiNa courses. AJG homepage, accessed on November 3, 2018
  7. ^ Article Bigband and Benjamin , Arnold-Janssen-Gymnasium, accessed on June 30, 2016