German School San Sebastián
| German School San Alberto Magno Colegio Alemán San Alberto Magno |
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|---|---|
| type of school | German school abroad |
| founding | 1921 |
| address |
Paseo Oriamendi, 25 |
| place |
San Sebastian Spain
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| province | Gipuzkoa |
| Country | Spain |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 17 '55 " N , 1 ° 59' 26" W |
| carrier | German School San Alberto Magno Sociedad Cooperativa |
| student | approx. 715 |
| management | Marise García |
| Website | www.colegioaleman.net |
The German School San Alberto Magno (DSSAM), the Colegio Alemán in San Sebastián , is a German school abroad in the Spanish Basque Country .
history
The founding phase (1921–1933)
The German School was opened on February 15, 1921 with initially 18 children by the German School Association San Sebastián, to which the German consul L. Lewin, as well as Messrs. W. Koch, G. Flamme, K. Sauer, F. Schulte, J Michaelis, W. Niessen and M. Zielinski belonged to. The school, consisting of a kindergarten and elementary school, was financed by school fees and funds from German companies such as Siemens and the Foreign Office.
In May 1928 the school moved to Villa Maria on Calle Nueva.
When the new teachers did not arrive from Germany on time at the beginning of the school year 1928/1929, Ms. Lewin from Bilbao and the Reichstag deputy Ms. Oberstudienirektorin Dr. Matz. When the German Foreign Minister Stresemann was in San Sebastián on June 8, 1929, students presented Ms. Stresemann with a bouquet of flowers. At that time the school had 31 students.
The time of National Socialism (1933–1945)
After the National Socialists seized power in 1933, they also tried to influence German schools abroad, which they partially succeeded in doing. For example, they made a film machine available to the German School in San Sebastián. However, the Association of German Teachers in Spain and Portugal rejected the formation of a Hitler Youth in schools.
The Spanish civil war interrupted school operations from mid-July, which did not resume until January 25, 1937. Many German and German-speaking families fled the embattled cities of Madrid and Barcelona to the “safe” San Sebastián, which had been conquered at the end of 1936 by the Franco rebels allied with Nazi Germany. The increase in the number of pupils from 55 (1936) to 237 (1937) made it possible to establish a secondary school and in 1939 the Abitur.
During the Second World War, many teachers were largely withdrawn from school and drafted into the Wehrmacht. 144 students are mentioned for 1944. During the last months of the war the contact between Germany and the school was broken, “Now the usual calls from Madrid, the orders from the party and the consulate were missing”, and on May 9, 1945 the French consul closed the German school on behalf of the victorious allies .
The reconstruction (1945–1976)
Most of the teachers initially continued to teach in private homes from 1945 to 1951 or gave private lessons.
In 1951, the German School was officially re-established with 48 students in an apartment on Calle Zabaleta in San Sebastián. Once again, the sponsor was a school association, supported by the Foreign Office, and initially it consisted of a kindergarten and a primary school. With the growth in the number of students - 102 in 1953, 183 in 1955 and 326 in 1957 - the secondary and upper school levels were also introduced, and additional rooms were rented (between 1951 and 1957 the villas Atzendenexe, Begoña and Paquita, 1960 the villa Urdintxu, 1968 the Villa Hannelore). In 1957, the Federal Republic of Germany gave the German School a school bus.
In 1964 the school with 410 students was officially recognized by the Spanish state, since 1968/1969 it has been known as the “colegio reconocido”. For 1970 466 students are mentioned. For a few years the German School was also known as the “German School with Final Exam”.
Since 1964 there have been irregular (1961 and 1962 school camps in Niederlützingen am Rhein, 1964 in Trier, 1967 and 1969 in Mölln) abroad.
The school from 1976
In 1976, with the new school building (at the current location on Oriamendi Street), the scattered classrooms were combined in one building complex, and last reformed in 2014.
Since 1998 there have been regular student exchanges (e.g. with the integrated comprehensive school in Osterholz-Scharmbeck (near Bremen) until 2013, and since 2014 with the Elly-Heuss-Schule in Wiesbaden and the primary school in Hürth).
principal
- 1921–1925: Klein-Schönnefeld
- 1925–1928: Lapper-Georg
- 1928–1929: Georg Janocha
- 1929–1934: Otto Stadelmann
- 1935–1940: Leonard Kreukler
- 1940–1945: Dr. Erhard Richter
- 1945–1951: School closed
- 1951–1953: Hans Schimsheimer
- 1953–1954: Ummo Tonner
- 1954–1962: Wendelin Bernecker
- 1962–1965: Paul Heinemann
- 1965–1969: Félix Bayer
- 1969–1979: Dr. Heinrich Brück
- 1979–1989: Dr. Scholz
- 1990–1993: Dr. Bodo Assert
- 1994–1997: Berthold Feige
- 1997–2000: Christiane Kollek
- 2001–2008: Wolfgang Schubert
- 2008–2012: Christina Schafenberg
- 2012–2014: Provisional Ruth Cerrillo (Head of Secondary and Upper School), Myriam Bernard (Head of Kindergarten and Primary School) and Eider Illarramendi (Administrative Director)
- 2014–2015: Doris Trettin
- 2015-2016: Javier Pargada
- since 2017: Marise García
Mission statement
Since the school development began in 2003/2004, the German School has been working on its mission statement. With its mission statement, the German School expresses how it sees itself in its special position as a German and Basque school.
School organs
The school community of the German School San Alberto Magno is made up of various organs whose common goal is the optimal development of school activities.
The German School San Alberto Magno S. Coop is the school board of the educational institution German School San Alberto Magno, and as such she is responsible for the management of all school and extracurricular activities that are associated with it. The parents of the pupils automatically become members of the cooperative and can thus participate in the management and future development of the school.
The Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnas y Alumnos (AMPA) is the parents 'association or the school parents' council . All parents of the school are members of the association. The AMPA represents the special interests of families and works together with the school management and the school advisory board in the interests of optimizing school life. In addition, the association organizes various other activities for all families, both for parents and for students.
Educational stages
The educational program of the German School includes 4 years of pre-school education , all levels of compulsory education (elementary and intermediate level), as well as two years of a voluntary upper level (Bachillerato / Spanish Abitur). In this way, the school covers the education of children and young people from their 2nd to their 18th year of life over the course of 16 school years.
kindergarten
Even at this stage, the structure of the curriculum for the various kindergarten groups provides for the different work areas to be developed in a multilingual framework. The kindergarten distinguishes between the initial cycle with two classes of two-year-olds and an advanced cycle with 6 groups of three-, four- and five-year-old children.
primary school
In the course of the various primary school classes , the school offers the following teaching program: The children receive a school education in which they acquire suitable work techniques, the ability to network thinking and social and personal skills. All of this takes place in a multilingual framework; the exact division can be seen in the language plan and the allocation of hours for each class.
Compulsory secondary education
The middle level or secondary level refers to the compulsory basic education required by law and which applies to all pupils as soon as they have finished primary school. The secondary level is divided into 4 school years. Although the pupils are usually between 12 and 16 years of age at this stage of education, it is also possible to stay one year longer in each school year and thus up to the age of 18.
If all subjects have been passed, the students receive the degree of secondary school leaving certificate (título de Graduado en Educación Secundaria), with which they gain access to the upper level and to special training courses in the intermediate area (Ciclos Formativos de Grado Medio).
Upper level / Abitur classes
The Spanish Bachillerato is an optional course that takes place after the statutory secondary level and is therefore voluntary. However, the prerequisite for this educational phase is the degree of secondary school leaving certificate. The upper level lasts two school years, and the students usually finish it at 17 or 18 years of age.
At the end, the students receive the Spanish Abitur ("Bachiller"), with which they have access to university and higher education.
literature
- 50 years of the German School Colegio Alemán San Sebastián , 1971, edit. Industria Gráfica Valverde, SA, San Sebastián
- 75 years of the German School Colegio Alemán San Sebastián , San Sebastián
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ BRÜCK, Heinrich, 50 years German school Colegio Alemán San Sebastián, German in 50 years of school Colegio Alemán San Sebastián, 1971, edit. Industria Gráfica Valverde, SA, San Sebastian, S. 11-41