Aspøy School
The Aspøy School is a primary school in the Norwegian city of Alesund . The school building is a listed building and is located on a hill in downtown Ålesund at Aspegata 14 on the island of Aspøy .
Architecture and history
The school was built from 1919 to 1922 according to plans by the Morgenstierne & Eide architecture firm in the neo-baroque style and cost a total of 2,272,742 Norwegian kroner . 31 classrooms were created, as well as rooms for the school doctor, dentist and school kitchen. A swimming pool was set up in the basement. The different wings of the building are grouped around an inner courtyard. The main wing has three full and two attic floors. The building is covered by a muted slate hipped roof . The side wings are lower. At the northwest corner of the facility is a tower designed as a roof turret.
The inauguration took place on November 22, 1922. Further extensions were added later, so that the schoolyard is now closed on all sides.
The school was hit by bombs during World War II . The tower and the top floor were destroyed. There was also further damage. A makeshift repair was carried out so that school operations could continue. From May 1942, however, the school was used as a warehouse and accommodation by the German occupation authorities. In 1945 the facility was bombed again, although the damage remained rather minor. In 1951, the war-related damage was completely eliminated.
education
Around 180 children are taught in the first seven grades at school. An important focus of the school is teaching children whose mother tongue is not Norwegian. 40 people work full-time and part-time at the school. (As of 2017)
Web links
- ASPØY SKOLE on alesund.kommune.no (Norwegian)
- Entry in kulturminnesok.no (Norwegian)
- Murarkitektur i Ålesund Aspøy skole, Aspegaten 14 on www.artemisia.no (Norwegian)
Coordinates: 62 ° 28 ′ 21.3 " N , 6 ° 8 ′ 45" E