German Humboldt School Guayaquil

Colegio Alemán Humboldt Guayaquil ; ; German Humboldt School in Guayaquil
type of school	Kindergarten , elementary school , high school
founding	1957/1959
address	Los Ceibos, Calle Dr. Héctor Romero # 216
place	Guayaquil
province	Guayas
Country	Ecuador
Coordinates	2 ° 11 '25 " S , 79 ° 53' 14" W Coordinates: 2 ° 11 '25 " S , 79 ° 53' 14" W
carrier	Asociación Colegio Alemán Humboldt Guayaquil
student	around 1500
Teachers	187
management	Andreas Herzog
Website	alemanhumboldt.edu.ec

The German Humboldt School in Guayaquil , Ecuador , is a private school in the non-profit sponsorship of the Asociación Colegio Alemán Humboldt Guayaquil school association. It is one of the so-called encounter schools in which both Germans and local children can learn together. The German Humboldt School in Guayaquil is financially and personally supported by the Federal Republic of Germany and is one of 141 German schools abroad .

history

The Humboldt School, named after Alexander (1769–1859) and Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835), was founded in 1957 by Renate Lembke as a kindergarten for German emigrants. At first she looked after ten children in her own apartment. It later developed into a primary school for children from other European countries and Ecuador. In 1959 Richard Zeller and Claus Riemann officially founded the school. As early as the 1960s, it developed into a high school with new premises in the Urdesa district. The current location in the Los Ceibos district was built in the 1970s for reasons of space. Today about 1500 students study at the second largest German school in Ecuador. A third of each year study in Germany after graduating from high school .

In April 2009, a branch of the Kindergarten Kinderkosmos was opened in the suburb of Samborondón .

Infrastructure

The school has, among other things, scientific laboratories, a library , an audiovisual media hall , a music building, a multi-purpose sports hall , a football and athletics field and a swimming pool. Theater and music events take place in the theater.

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Teaching is based on the Baden-Württemberg curriculum, whereby Ecuadorian and IBO guidelines are also taken into account.

The kindergarten consists of three levels, each with five classes separated by age. As in Sweden or Hungary , educators have completed a teacher training course with a focus on child education (Párvulos) . Unlike in Germany, there are curricula for each level and fixed timetables for each class, so that you can prepare for the first class. German lessons are introduced in a playful way. The children also have music , swimming and physical education classes . A team of psychologists accompanies the children's progress and possible difficulties.

The student-teacher ratio is unique in Guayaquil. In the pre-school and primary school, 20 students are taught by 2 teachers. Thereafter, each class (20 students each, fewer in upper secondary level ) is taught by a class or subject teacher. The language lessons take place in groups of ten students. The teacher is always a native speaker.

In the secondary and II several subjects are taught in German, for example, mathematics , physics , biology , history and art . The school attaches particular importance to scientific education. The classrooms for physics, chemistry and biology are modern and comparable to German classrooms. The teaching of literature still has an important place, as some teachers are recognized writers in the country. In the upper secondary level there is the possibility of an International Abitur in the humanistic branch, the so-called International Baccalaureate , in a special mixed-language version. The scientific and economic profile can be supplemented by a technical college degree .

Another special feature is the dual training , in which the option of training according to German requirements is offered after leaving school. This is also open to graduates from local schools with a knowledge of German.

Exchange programs

After completing the ninth grade, the entire year takes part in an exchange program in southern Germany. The students live with a host family for six weeks and attend the high school there. The conclusion is a two-week educational trip through Germany.
After the end of the eleventh grade there is the possibility of an internship in Germany with partners of the school from industry and business.
The Hannah-Arendt-Gymnasium in Berlin also takes part in the exchange every year.
Sports exchange program with the Landesgymnasium für Sport Leipzig and the sports-oriented Oberschule Poelchau in Berlin for talented athletes from the fifth grade.
Participation in the award program of the educational exchange service of the Conference of Ministers of Education (PAD)
Funding of a social program in cooperation with the Oberstufen-Kolleg at Bielefeld University , where students and students work together. The project received an award from the United Nations in 2006/2007 .
Participation in the Science Camp of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Internship opportunities for German teacher training students and German schoolchildren through several exchange program organizations

foreign languages

Spanish as a mother tongue
German (from second grade) - KMK I and II: German language diploma from the German Conference of Ministers of Education
English (from third grade)

Web links

References and comments

↑ School information in times of the corona crisis. In: alemanhumboldt.edu.ec. Retrieved March 28, 2020 .
↑ World Association of German Schools Abroad: Increasing membership, strong voluntary work. In: www.auslandsschulnetz.de. June 27, 2018, accessed March 28, 2020 .
^ History. In: alemanhumboldt.edu.ec. Retrieved March 28, 2020 .
↑ The German day care centers in Ecuador are closest to the guarderías , who see themselves as full or half day care for children of working parents. However, babies and toddlers in the middle and upper classes are usually cared for by a nanny at home before and after kindergarten, so all-day care is rarely offered in a daycare center. The kindergarten of the German School is therefore not to be understood as a day care center
↑ Mixed-language International Baccalaureate at foreign schools with German lessons (KMK resolution of April 26, 2002 in the current version of March 21, 2007). In: www.kmk.org. Retrieved March 28, 2020 .
↑ school. In: hag-berlin.net. Retrieved March 28, 2020 .
↑ School exchange with Ecuador 2007. In: www.sglonline.de. Archived from the original on January 21, 2008 ; accessed on March 28, 2020 .
↑ Poelchau-Oberschule: Our partner schools. In: www.poelchau-oberschule.de. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010 ; accessed on March 28, 2020 .
↑ International award program to promote the education of foreign students in the German language. In: www.kmk-pad.org. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009 ; accessed on March 28, 2020 .
^ Cooperation agreement between the German Humboldt School in Guayaquil and the Upper School College at Bielefel University. (pdf) In: www.uni-bielefeld.de. Archived from the original on May 18, 2006 ; accessed on March 28, 2020 .
↑ The slightly different Abitur - the upper level college at Bielefeld University attracts young people from all over Germany to East Westphalia. In: www.bielefeld-marketing.de. Archived from the original on November 2008 ; accessed on March 28, 2020 .

[Schulleitung-1] School information in times of the corona crisis. In: alemanhumboldt.edu.ec. Retrieved March 28, 2020 .

[2] World Association of German Schools Abroad: Increasing membership, strong voluntary work. In: www.auslandsschulnetz.de. June 27, 2018, accessed March 28, 2020 .

[3] History. In: alemanhumboldt.edu.ec. Retrieved March 28, 2020 .

[4] The German day care centers in Ecuador are closest to the guarderías , who see themselves as full or half day care for children of working parents. However, babies and toddlers in the middle and upper classes are usually cared for by a nanny at home before and after kindergarten, so all-day care is rarely offered in a daycare center. The kindergarten of the German School is therefore not to be understood as a day care center

[5] Mixed-language International Baccalaureate at foreign schools with German lessons (KMK resolution of April 26, 2002 in the current version of March 21, 2007). In: www.kmk.org. Retrieved March 28, 2020 .

[6] school. In: hag-berlin.net. Retrieved March 28, 2020 .

[7] School exchange with Ecuador 2007. In: www.sglonline.de. Archived from the original on January 21, 2008 ; accessed on March 28, 2020 .

[8] Poelchau-Oberschule: Our partner schools. In: www.poelchau-oberschule.de. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010 ; accessed on March 28, 2020 .

[9] International award program to promote the education of foreign students in the German language. In: www.kmk-pad.org. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009 ; accessed on March 28, 2020 .

[10] Cooperation agreement between the German Humboldt School in Guayaquil and the Upper School College at Bielefel University. (pdf) In: www.uni-bielefeld.de. Archived from the original on May 18, 2006 ; accessed on March 28, 2020 .

[11] The slightly different Abitur - the upper level college at Bielefeld University attracts young people from all over Germany to East Westphalia. In: www.bielefeld-marketing.de. Archived from the original on November 2008 ; accessed on March 28, 2020 .