Bundesgymnasium Blumenstrasse
| Bundesgymnasium Blumenstrasse | |
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| type of school | Federal high school |
| founding | 1895 |
| place | Bregenz |
| state | Vorarlberg |
| Country | Austria |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 29 '56 " N , 9 ° 44' 26" E |
| carrier | Republic of Austria |
| student | 948 (school year 2012/13) |
| Teachers | 97 (school year 2014/15) |
| management | Klaus Koenig |
| Website | www.bgblumenstraße.at |
The Bundesgymnasium Blumenstrasse (BG Blumenstrasse) is an Austrian federal high school in the Vorarlberg state capital Bregenz . The school has both a lower and an upper level. Students from 10 to 18 years of age are taught and the upper school ends with a Matura .
history
The idea of a Bregenz grammar school had a hard time in the 1870s to 1890s, as during these years the liberals who had previously set the tone and the then growing Catholic conservatives in the education sector fought ideologically. In contrast to the state parliament, the city council of Bregenz was liberal. Above all, these urban liberals wanted to have a grammar school in Bregenz, in accordance with the liberal ideals of the state and non-denominational, which was in contradiction to the Catholic conservatives, who even repealed the May laws that barred the church from education, and the Organization of the Vorarlberg elementary schools by the church alone.
The liberal Mayor of Bregenz, Josef Huter (1844–1902), who was later made an honorary citizen, spoke to the emperor and wrested the city's obligation to support the construction of a grammar school financially and with premises. Concerns from the responsible ministry that a newly built grammar school in Bregenz would compete with an already existing grammar school in Feldkirch prevented the project from being implemented.
Opening of a privately run high school in 1895
Since the establishment of a state grammar school was initially not possible, a privately run grammar school without public rights was inaugurated on September 30, 1895 as the "Communal-Obergymnasium Bregenz" .
In June 1896 an "Association for the Support of Poor Students of the Communal-Gymnasium Bregenz" was founded. However, this forerunner organization of the parents' association only supported good and good students. In the years that followed, public rights were gradually extended to the entire lower level, the introduction of the upper level was decided in 1899 and in 1903 the first high school graduates took the final exams . Despite the state subsidies granted from 1900 and the contributions of the parents, the Bregenz grammar school posted financial losses. On September 1, 1907, the nationalization and thus the status " kuk Gymnasium" followed. The move to the premises in Gallusstrasse took place on December 22, 1913.
The constant political conflicts also rubbed off on the students, so that in 1907 high school students founded the Catholic middle school association "Kustersberg" despite the ban on club membership for students. In the years from 1910 to 1916, several mostly short-lived German-ethnic connections were established and only the "Nibelungs" founded in 1919 were to last longer.
During the First World War, many students and teachers from the Bregenz grammar school volunteered for the front. In the following years the grammar school was to struggle with a teacher shortage and steadily declining number of pupils, for example the high school graduation in 1917 consisted of only one student. As at other educational institutions of the Danube Monarchy, military skills such as target practice, orienteering etc. were taught by an officer. In addition, the school premises were used as a war hospital and event hall for war bond lectures , and several charitable collections were carried out. After 1918 the grammar school was run as a "federal institute".
architecture
In 2002, the Austrian Federal Real Estate Company commissioned the expansion and renovation of the Bundesgymnasium Blumenstrasse in Bregenz. The Bregenz architects' office Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architekten took on the implementation of the project under the project management of Anton Nachbaur-Sturm and Michael Abt. The renovation work started in 2005 with the relocation of the students to the provided containers on the sports field and in the nearby Marianum . In 2007 these conversions were completed. The old school complex was then redesigned as follows: The distinctive solitaire of the grammar school with its characteristic exposed concrete facade and the continuous horizontal ribbon windows as well as the clear, internal and external building structure were the starting points for the architectural concept of the extension. The aim of the design was to integrate the necessary expansion of the spatial program as inconspicuously and economically as possible into the existing school complex, without architecturally burdening the building with additional additions or partial heightening. The originally single-storey connecting wing between the school and the gym has been increased by two storeys. In this area there are now four additional classrooms as well as generous lounge and break areas. In addition, the expansion of the former bicycle room in the basement made it possible to adapt additional usable areas for special classrooms.
The materialization of the existing building was continued in the expansion volume and enables a uniform and clear appearance of the entire facility. The main focus of the renovation of the existing building was to strive for better natural lighting in all living and teaching areas. The decisive factors for this are new, large-format windows and the consistently light design of all wall and ceiling surfaces. An orange-colored rubber covering characterizes the new appearance and is intended to give the school a cheerful and pleasant character. The existing outdoor areas were rearranged and redesigned. The archaeological excavations in the south-west, the thematic planting concept for the open areas and the existing plant troughs in the school yard are part of an overall educational concept and serve directly as learning and visual objects for lessons. A new roofed bicycle stand forms the spatial closure of the recreation area in the northwest.
School profile
- The “Regional Education Management Vorarlberg” provides for the 14 grammar schools that joint efforts to initiate or continue school development processes and that quality in the grammar schools should be the focus.
- The pupils can acquire the European computer driving license here and take exams.
- There is a large selection of sports in the field of sports. The participants can practice their inclination in small groups with trained trainers in three gyms, as well as on a beach volleyball, a hard court and a sports field.
- As part of the social network, there were the projects Kids4Kids , school mediation and the class board hours , which were brought together from the school year 2005/06 to form the joint project “Ich-Du-Wir” - social learning at the BG Blumenstrasse .
Personalities
Former students
- Emil Schneider (1883–1961), former Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Lorenz Böhler (1885–1973), Austrian surgeon
- Herbert Sausgruber (* 1946), former Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Veronika Morscher (* 1991), songwriter and jazz singer
literature
- Klemens Voit: 1895–1995, Festschrift Bundesgymnasium Bregenz , Bundesgymnasium (Bregenz, Blumenstrasse), 1996
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ School statistics 2012/13 , the Vorarlberg state government (PDF file; 0.69 MB)
- ↑ List of teachers of the BG Blumenstrasse
- ^ Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architects: Bundesgymnasium Blumenstrasse Bregenz
- ↑ RBMV - Gymnasium ( Memento from September 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://bgblumenstrasse.at/ecdl/
- ↑ http://bgblumenstrasse.at/social-network/