German School London
| German School London | |
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| type of school | Elementary school , secondary school , secondary school and high school |
| founding | 1971 |
| address |
Douglas House |
| place | London |
| London Borough | Richmond upon Thames |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 26 ′ 43 " N , 0 ° 18 ′ 19" W |
| student | 890 |
| management | Christian Nitschke |
| Website | www.dslondon.org.uk |
The German School London is the German school abroad in the British capital London . It is just off the Richmond - Kingston road (A307) in a quiet residential area between the River Thames and Richmond Park in the south west of Greater London.
The listed Douglas House , modern school buildings and extensive sports facilities characterize the school grounds in the Thames floodplain.
location
The school is about 40 minutes from the city center by underground (District Line) or South-West Trains (from Waterloo) and then from Richmond Station on bus routes 65 and 371 (Petersham / Fox and Duck or Sandpits stops) Road “). It is tucked away on Schleifenstrasse opposite the “Fox and Duck” restaurant. From Heathrow Airport take the subway (Piccadilly Line) to Hammersmith transfer station and from there the District Line to Richmond.
School life
The German School London consists of a kindergarten (3-5 years), a pre-school (5-6 years), a primary school, a secondary level with the three branches of secondary school, secondary school and grammar school, and an upper level with the possibility of completing the Abitur.
Since many students have attended other schools abroad or lived in other countries in their past, the German School is very international. The German School is a member of the ISSA (International School Sports Association) and takes an active part in international tournaments in football, volleyball, basketball, badminton and tennis. The school has 4 (chargeable) school bus routes that are adapted to the students every year. In the cultural area, poetry and author readings, performances by musicians from within the school (choir performances, auditions) and performances by German musicians are offered every year.
The parents' organization "Friends of Douglas House" also organizes the big summer festival, plus the annual Oktoberfest, which attracts parents, students and teachers as well as local residents.
history
The Douglas House was built in 1680 as the residence for Lord Carlton. Kitty Hyde, wife of Charles Douglas the Third , the Duke of Queensberry, inherited the house in 1725. In 1969 the Federal Republic of Germany bought the Douglas House.
Graduates
- Mattias Kumm (* 1967), lawyer and university professor, Abitur 1986.
Introduction of the IB
Since 2013, the school has also offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) as an additional qualification in the form of a dual program. In this way, DSL pupils can acquire a full IB diploma or individual course certificates in addition to the Abitur.
See also
literature
- Fiona Moore: The German School in London, UK: Fostering the Next Generation of National Cosmopolitans? In: Anne Coles, Anne-Meike Fechter: Gender and Family Among Transnational Professionals. (= Routledge International Studies of Women and Place. 8). Routledge, 2012, ISBN 978-0-415-39600-4 , pp. 85ff.