German-French high school in Saarbrücken

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German-French high school
German-French High School Saarbrücken.jpg
DFG-LFA Saarbrücken
type of school high school
founding 1961
address

Halbergstrasse 112
66121 Saarbrücken

place Saarbrücken
country Saarland
Country Germany
Coordinates 49 ° 13 '47 "  N , 7 ° 1' 3"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 13 '47 "  N , 7 ° 1' 3"  E
carrier Saarbrücken city association
student 1075
Teachers 91 (December 2019)
management Hans Bächle and Clarit Alofs
Website www.dfg-lfa.org

The German-French high school in Saarbrücken ( French Lycée Franco-Allemand de Sarrebruck ) (short: DFG-LFA ) is a German-French school founded on September 25, 1961 in Saarbrücken . The high school has 1,076 students who are taught by 91 teachers .

history

Lycée Maréchal Ney

Marshal Ney, namesake of the previous French school, on a Saarland postage stamp

After the Second World War , Saarland was initially under French occupation and in 1947 became a semi-autonomous country under the protectorate of France. This made the establishment of a French school necessary. On December 1, 1945 the Collège (du) Maréchal Ney was founded in Saarbrücken. It was named after Michel Ney , a marshal under Napoleon . Initially intended only for French students, the school opened its doors to German students on February 5, 1946 as part of a decree on compulsory education. As early as 1947, 192 of the 512 students were from Saarland. Initially, it was an École primaire according to the French school system and took its place in Schillerstrasse (today: Bismarckstrasse). As the only French school in Saarland, it was subsequently converted into a grammar school and renamed Lycée Maréchal Ney on August 1, 1947. A month later it became the Lycée français à l'étranger (French grammar school abroad).

A separate building was built between 1949 and 1954 according to the plans of the architect Pierre Lefèvre , a student of Le Corbusier . On November 7, 1949, the new building, which was still under construction , was opened by Johannes Hoffmann and Gilbert Grandval in Saarbrücker Halbergstrasse . As early as 1952, the school had 1,620 students, of which the Saarland made up more than half with 860. After the rejection of the Saar Statute , Saarland reverted to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1956 . The school was threatened with closure. In 1959 negotiations began to establish a bi-national school.

DFG-LFA

The Franco-German High School opened on September 25, 1961. The school was supposed to serve as a symbol of international understanding , but at the beginning it had to struggle with problems. Until 1972 it was basically a cooperation between two secondary schools with different educational goals. The curricula began to be adapted to one another. In 1972, the agreement on the establishment of Franco-German high schools and the creation of a Franco-German Abitur and the conditions for the award of the Abitur certificate of February 10, 1972 , which formed the basis for a joint Abitur , came into force. In June 1972, the joint Abitur was taken for the first time. In 1977 it was recognized as a state school. The Saarbrücken Regional Association has been a school sponsor since 1992 .

Between 1987 and 1991 the building was completely renovated.

Following the example of the Saarbrücken grammar school, the two schools DFG Freiburg in Freiburg im Breisgau (1972) and the LFA-Buc in Versailles (1982) were created. The opening of another German-French high school in the Hanseatic City of Hamburg is planned for the 2020/21 school year.

school-system

The Franco-German high schools lead to the German-French Abitur at the end of grade 12. The way to get there is divided into secondary level I and secondary level II .

Secondary level I.

5th grade: Orientation phase
Students from German primary schools are accepted in grade 5. French is compulsory as the first foreign language and is taught eight hours per week. Otherwise, the curricula are identical to those of other secondary schools in the respective federal states. Pupils from French elementary schools only join in grade 6, as the French elementary school comprises 5 years.

6th to 9th grades From the 6th grade on, German-speaking and French-speaking classes are held separately, with Franco-German learning groups being formed in certain subjects from grade 6, for example in art, music and sport. From the 6th grade onwards, English is introduced as a second foreign language , in the 8th grade the students learn another foreign language (Spanish or Latin). A change to another grammar school is still possible. From grade 8, the proportion of German-French integrated learning groups increases.

Special activities:

- Increased German-French school exchange

- All working groups, projects and school camp stays take place in Franco-German groups.

Secondary level II

10th to 12th grade: Seconde to Terminale The school is not, as usual, in Germany in advanced courses divided, but consists of three branches: a linguistic and philosophical branch L, a math and science branch S and an economics branch ES. It is taught exclusively in integrated German-French classes, with half of the subjects being taught in German and the other half in French.

  • Branch L: Written examination subjects: German , French , English, philosophy , mathematics . Further compulsory subjects: history , geography , social studies , biology , sports , religion / ethics , in the 10th grade also physics and chemistry
  • Branch S: Written examination subjects: German, French, mathematics, natural science (physics or biology and chemistry). Other compulsory subjects: English (elective from year 11), history, geography, social studies, sport, religion / ethics. After the 10th grade, this branch is divided into SMP (focus on mathematics and physics) and SBC (focus on mathematics, biology and chemistry).
  • Branch ES: Written examination subjects: German, French, mathematics, economics and social sciences. Further compulsory subjects: history, geography, social studies, sport, philosophy / ethics, in the 10th grade also biology.

In addition to the compulsory subjects mentioned, other optional subjects can be chosen: other foreign languages, art and music, computer science.

Special activities:

  • Franco-German study trips and projects with a European political or scientific focus
  • Promotion of intercultural competence

High School

The Franco-German Abitur is a central high school diploma of the three (soon four) Franco-German high schools. With the Franco-German Abitur, students acquire both the general German higher education entrance qualification and the French Baccalauréat. The students save a possibly required language test.

The examination grade is made up of the preliminary grades acquired in the 11th to 12th school year and the Abitur exams. The Abitur examination is divided into a written and an oral examination. The exams in mother tongue (4.5 hours) and partner language (4 hours) are compulsory. The remaining written exams are organized by branch:

  • Branch L: Two exams to choose from from the subjects Philosophy (4 hours), English (3 hours), Mathematics (3 hours)
  • Branch S:
    SMP: Mathematics (4 hours), Physics (3 hours)
    SBC: Mathematics (4 hours), choice between biology (3 hours) or chemistry (3 hours)
  • Branch ES: Economics and Social Sciences (4 hours), Mathematics (4 hours)

In the partner language, i.e. H. French for the German and German for the French students must also take an oral exam. The grade can be improved through optional examinations in elective subjects.

The Abitur is passed if the student has an average of at least 6.0 points after possible oral examinations (grades between 5.0 and 6.5 points). Anyone who fails the oral exams with a score below 5.0 or with a grade lower than 6.0 after the oral exams has failed.

Everyday school life

The facilities, designed as meeting schools, connect the school systems of both countries. The DFG's own curriculum was designed taking into account both the French and the German school system. The school year is divided into trimesters and therefore includes three certificates per year. The grades are based on the European schools and are divided as follows:

  • 9-10 - Very good
  • 8 - Good
  • 7 - Satisfactory
  • 6 - Sufficient
  • 4-5 - Poor
  • 1-3 - Insufficient

principal

The school management consists of a German rector and a French vice rector. The office is currently held by Hans Bächle (since school year 2007/2008, before that Rolf Wittenbrock) and Clarit Alofs (since school year 2017/2018, before that with Michelle Krill).

AGs

Various working groups are offered, which usually take place in the afternoons. These include (as of the 2019/20 school year):

  • School orchestra , lower school choir and school band
  • Theater AG
  • the so-called "Créatelier", a creative workshop in French
  • a math workshop
  • Spelling AG
  • Environment AG
  • Sports groups (badminton, table tennis, basketball, soccer, rugby, hip-hop)
  • Cinema AG
  • Robotics AG
  • English working group (for grade 5)
  • Chess AG
  • Sophrology
  • School garden
  • Gifted group
  • UNICEF
  • Italian

In addition, you can at the school for mediators to (mediator) and school paramedics be trained. An editorial team made up of students has been publishing the school newspaper C'est La Vie at irregular intervals since 1996 . There is also its own webzine , the Camäléon school magazine .

AGIR

The Action Alliance against Intolerance and Racism (AGIR), formerly the Action Group for Integration and Respect, is an anti-racist and anti-extremist organization, which was founded on January 5, 2015 on the occasion of the foundation of PEGIDA e. V. within the school community of the German-French high school.

The meetings, which take place twice a week, serve as a platform for critical discussions and political education as well as for the suggestion, organization and coordination of various projects that aim for an open and multicultural high school.

For the special commitment of AGIR against discrimination and xenophobia, the Franco-German Gymnasium was finally awarded the title School without Racism - School with Courage in June 2016 .

Cooperations and competitions

The school takes part in the following competitions:

Prizes and awards

  • 2019: Axel Buchholz Prize for young journalistic students in Saarland (online magazine camaeleon.org)
  • 2018: Media competition DigiSAAR 17/18 of the State Media Authority Saarland and the Saarland Ministry of Education and Culture (online magazine camaeleon.org)
  • 2018: Axel Buchholz Prize for young journalists from Saarland (online magazine camaeleon.org)
  • 2017: Axel Buchholz Prize for young journalists from Saarland (print area)
  • 2016: Axel Buchholz Prize for young journalists from Saarland (online magazine camaeleon.org)
  • 2015: Axel Buchholz Prize for young journalists from Saarland (print area)
  • 2015: UNICEF Junior Ambassador of the Year (“We run for UNICEF” donation run)
  • 2012: SALU 2nd prize for “Camäléon-AG”, online school magazine
  • 2011: "eTwinnig quality seal" of the association schools on the network (Weather export)
  • 2009: European Film Award (digital film competition of the Goethe-Institut and the Institut français )

Known students

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b teaching staff. College of the DFG 2017/2018. In: dfg-lfa.org. Franco-German Gymnasium, May 2012, accessed on December 2, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Statistics department at the Office for Development Planning, Statistics and Elections: Saarbrücken in figures 2018. 2018, accessed on December 27, 2018 .
  3. ^ A b Rainer Freyer: The Lycée Maréchal Ney in Saarbrücken. Saar-nostalgie.de, accessed on November 14, 2015 .
  4. ^ Dates of the school history. Official website, accessed November 14, 2015 .
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  6. ↑ a b c d school system. Official website, accessed November 14, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Administrator: 2nd cycle / Baccalauréat. Accessed December 2, 2019 (German).
  8. ↑ a b c d upper level / high school diploma. Official website, accessed November 14, 2015 .
  9. ↑ Everyday school life. Official website, accessed November 14, 2015 .
  10. ↑ Knauth 2000, p. 386
  11. ↑ Administrator: Management & Administration. Accessed December 2, 2019 (German).
  12. ↑ Working groups. Official website, accessed November 14, 2015 .
  13. ^ Administrator: School newspaper "C'est la vie". Accessed December 2, 2019 (German).
  14. ↑ Official website of the Chameleon. Retrieved November 14, 2015 .
  15. ↑ a b Julie VILLOTEAU .: Sarrebruck: le lycée franco-allemand labellisé contre le racisme. In: republicain-lorrain.fr. Le Républicain Lorrain, June 26, 2016, accessed on June 26, 2016 (French).
  16. ↑ Waste not Want. Comenius, accessed November 14, 2015 .
  17. ^ Lizzy Louise Wittich: Axel Buchholz Prize for the third. May 25, 2019, accessed on December 2, 2019 (German).
  18. ↑ Simon Schmitt: Camäléon award winner again - The DigiSAAR award. June 15, 2018, Retrieved December 2, 2019 (American English).
  19. ↑ Max Ernst: Oops, we did it again: Axel Buchholz Prize 2018 for Camäléon. May 19, 2018, accessed on December 2, 2019 (fr-fr).
  20. ↑ SALU 2012 - award ceremony. Saarland.de, accessed on November 14, 2015 .