Elisabeth School Marburg

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Elisabeth School Marburg
Elisabeth School Marburg.jpg
Main building of the Elisabeth School
type of school high school
founding 1879
place Marburg
country Hesse
Country Germany
Coordinates 50 ° 48 ′ 7 "  N , 8 ° 45 ′ 25"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 7 "  N , 8 ° 45 ′ 25"  E
carrier University town of Marburg
student 1099 (as of September 1, 2019)
Teachers approx. 100 (including trainee lawyers)
management Gunnar Merle
Website www.elisabethschule.de

The Elisabeth School is located in Ockershausen in the south of the city of Marburg . It is one of the three state high schools in Marburg. The school, named after Elisabeth von Thuringia , is a five-class high school with around 1100 students.

School profile

The Elisabethschule has decided to spend nine years at high school. It is characterized by a number of special facilities that distinguish it from other grammar schools in the area: The Elisabethschule is a grammar school with a reliable all-day offer in accordance with Profile II of the guideline for all-day schools in Hesse, working groups, remedial courses and childcare offers until 4 p.m. guaranteed. The international orientation of the Elisabeth School is of great importance, as it is expressed in the wide range of foreign languages, bilingual teaching, stays abroad and Erasmus + projects. The school also supports the certification of foreign language skills with appropriate preparatory courses. Since 2014, the Elisabeth School has been awarding the CertiLingua certificate for multilingualism in connection with proven European skills and international experience. The Elisabethschule is the only grammar school in Marburg that generally offers physical education, separated by sex, from grade 6 to grade 10.

classes

The usual range of subjects at Hessian grammar schools is sharpened at the Elisabethschule by setting certain priorities.

foreign languages

In addition to English , which is compulsory for all students from grade 5, the Elisabethschule offers French and Latin as a second foreign language from grade 7 . From grade 9 onwards, two additional foreign languages ​​are offered: Spanish and Russian . Russian is offered in cooperation with the Martin Luther School and is offered at various levels. From grade 11, Italian and Russian can be started as a third or fourth foreign language.

Bilingual teaching

From grade 7 onwards, the Elisabeth School offers the option of dialing into a so-called "bilingual class". The subjects geography , history as well as politics and economics are offered bilingually in this class , i.e. also in English. Participation in bilingual lessons is noted in the certificate and additionally confirmed by a certificate at the end of the intermediate level or with the Abitur certificate.

Natural sciences

Three specialist rooms are available for each of the natural science subjects physics, biology and chemistry. Starting with the NaWi project in class 5, there are a number of specialization options, including courses for particularly high-performing students who do research in the morning of the class. In recent years, these courses have won several prizes in the “Jugend forscht” competition.

Musical subjects

In the field of music, special emphasis is placed on art in the upper school. At the same time, the theater work with its highly acclaimed productions represents a focus that arises both from the compulsory area of ​​the subject "performing games" and from the working groups. There are two music rooms for the subject of music, one with a grand piano and one with a piano. There are also three art rooms and rooms specially equipped for theaters.

Computer rooms

All specialist and classrooms are equipped with computers and projectors. WLAN is available across the board for teaching purposes. There are also two classic computer rooms.

Cooperations

When it comes to foreign languages ​​such as Spanish and Italian, the Elisabethschule regularly cooperates in the upper level with the other state high schools in Marburg, the Martin Luther School and the Philippinum , as there are often not enough registrations to offer independent courses in each school.

Sports facilities

The Elisabeth School offers various sports facilities for its own students. This also includes facilities that are located in the schoolyards, such as the soccer and basketball fields and the climbing wall. The Elisabeth School's sports hall is located to the left of the entrance area of ​​the main building. In the small hall, which consists of only one field, only a small part of the indoor sports lessons take place. The hall at the Georg-Gaßmann-Stadion , the hall of the neighboring grammar school Philippinum , the hall of the commercial schools and the hall of the Free Waldorf School in Marburg are used for this purpose. In addition to the main room, there is also a small gymnastics room in the school's sports hall , which can also be used as a warm-up room.

sports ground

The Elisabeth School has its own ash sports field . This can be used in physical education for various sports. In addition to their own space, the sports fields in and around the Georg Gaßmann Stadium - each with a grass, hard and artificial turf field - are used for sports lessons.

Boathouse

The Elisabethschule has its own boathouse in the north of Marburg, built in 1930 , which is maintained by the alumni association. Part of the high school physical education takes place there. The school owns different types of boats: In addition to kayaks and canoes, there are also various rowing boats . The boathouse is also often used for celebrations.

Beyond class

The Elisabeth School offers its students various leisure facilities and offers for further commitment.

Libraries

In the student library on the ground floor there are extensive collections for learning and relaxing, with a focus on grades 5 and 6 and in the area of ​​high school preparation. The library is open all day and is equipped with desks, group workstations and computer stations. There is also a teachers' library and the teaching material library for school books.

Student Council

The school's SV represents the interests of the students. It consists of school representatives, lower, middle and upper school speakers, school conference members, SV teachers and volunteers.

Schoolyards

The Elisabeth School is located on a large and varied site. The large front school yard in front of the main building is equipped with table tennis , a small football field and a basketball court . The rear school yard in front of the third building wing is mainly used by students in grades five and six. There is also the opportunity to do sports on a climbing wall .

cafeteria

The Elisabeth School cafeteria offers baked goods and three lunches during the morning. In addition, the cafeteria room is often used by students as a meeting place and for learning.

La Paz Aid Project

As part of the celebrations on the occasion of the 125th school anniversary, the Elisabeth School started an aid project in 2004 for the Kurmi Wasi children, youth and school center in La Paz , Bolivia . In the following years the school continued the aid project.

Erasmus +

The Elisabeth School participates in the Erasmus + program of the European Union . The previous school partnerships under the Comenius program were a. with schools in Finland , Spain , France and Italy . The last two Erasmus projects are:

  • 2017–2019 (K1 mobility project): Information and communications technology (ICT)
  • 2018–2010 (K2 school partnerships with Tallinn / Estonia , Helsinki / Finland, Paris / France and Granada / Spain): Fit For Future - Sustainable Learning
Working groups (AGs)

The school offers a wide range of working groups as part of all-day care. The dial-in for the newly admitted students in grade 5 takes place a few weeks after the start of the school year.

School history

The school was founded in 1879 as a secondary school for girls, i.e. an all-girls school. During the Second World War , classes continued until March 18, 1945. After the war, teaching was resumed from January 15, 1946 after the military government had given its approval. From 1969 onwards, male students were also accepted at the Elisabeth School, which has now been renamed. In autumn 2004 the Elisabeth School celebrated its 125th anniversary with a festival week.

Building history
Original school building in Universitätsstrasse around 1898
Main building still without the cafeteria extension

The original school building of the Elisabethschule was in the city center of Marburg on Universitätsstraße. It no longer exists today. In the mid-1950s, thanks in part to the commitment of the headmistress at the time, Dr. Dorothea Hillmann, built the new building on Leopold-Lucas-Straße in the south of Marburg. It was inaugurated in 1957 and subsequently expanded and rebuilt several times , for example in 1983 due to the scientific extension.

The Elisabeth School currently consists of the three- to four-story main building (Part A), which also houses the administration of the Elisabeth School and the teaching facilities, the three-story scientific extension (Part B) and three further wings (C, D and EF) , which mainly houses classrooms for the younger grades. There are also two classrooms (H) that have been attached to the school's sports hall.

History of the school's Jewish pupils
Memorial for the killed Jewish students and teachers

Between the founding of the school and 1938, a total of 180 Jewish students attended what was then an all- girls school. Some of them were also taught by Jewish teachers. Most of the students and teachers left school before the start of National Socialism . All students and teachers who were still at the school at that time had to leave the school between 1936 and November 1938.

A memorial in the form of a Star of David , consisting of 66 triangles, was erected and inaugurated in 1993 at the entrance to the main building of the school for the probably 66 former and former students and teachers who did not survive the Nazi era and mostly died in the concentration camps .

Personnel

student

The number of pupils is around 1100. The school primarily accepts pupils from the urban area of ​​Marburg, children from surrounding communities cannot always be admitted. Children moving to Marburg can usually be accepted. The number of high school graduates at the Elisabethschule usually fluctuates around 110 from year to year.

Teachers

In the 2018/2019 school year, there are around 100 teachers and school management members at the Elisabethschule , including 18 trainees . The school is traditionally a training school: in addition to the high number of trainee teachers, a number of teachers are active in teacher training at the University of Marburg or at the Marburg study seminar. Time and again, numerous interns from the University of Marburg accompany the teachers on the road.

principal

Headmaster Gunnar Merle has been in office since summer 2019. He replaced Tobias Meinel, who had retired after 10 years. Before that, Karl Heinz Fuchs had been the headmaster of the Elisabeth School since 1999 as the successor to Dr. Reimer Wulff.

Well-known former teachers
  • Amalie Froehlich (1924 to 1936 teacher), member of the first Prussian state parliament
Hedwig Jahnow
Well-known former students
Roland Suso Richter

Support association

To support the school, a support association was founded at the Elisabethschule . Members of the association are parents of pupils as well as current and former pupils and teachers of the school. With the annual membership fee of 30 euros, the association supports the school primarily with purchases.

Alumni Association

The Elizabeth School alumni association was founded in 1929 for the 50th anniversary of the school. The members of the association have set themselves the goal of cultivating contacts between the former students and teachers. He also supports the school in the acquisition and maintenance of teaching materials . The association also maintains the Elisabeth School's boathouse.

Partner schools

literature

Web links

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