Archbishop's Suitbertus-Gymnasium Düsseldorf

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Archbishop's Suitbertus Gymnasium
Archbishop's Suitbertus Gymnasium in Duesseldorf-Kaiserswerth, from the east.jpg
Archbishop's Suitbertus Gymnasium
type of school high school
School number 164306
founding 1923
address

To St. Swidbert 53

place Dusseldorf
country North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
Coordinates 51 ° 17 '57 "  N , 6 ° 44' 0"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 17 '57 "  N , 6 ° 44' 0"  E
carrier Archdiocese of Cologne
student 900
Teachers 70
management Claudia Haupt (since Feb. 2009)
Website www.suitbertus.de

The Archbishop's Suitbertus Gymnasium in Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth is a state-recognized gymnasium sponsored by the Archdiocese of Cologne .

The school form of the Suitbertus-Gymnasium is that of a "state-recognized substitute school ", that is, the gymnasium replaces a state or municipal high school at this location. Today it is one of the largest coeducational high schools with around 900 students and 70 teachers in Düsseldorf. Claudia Haupt has been the school director since January 28, 2009.

Location of the school

The Suitbertus-Gymnasium is located in Kaiserswerth, one of the northern districts of Düsseldorf, in the immediate vicinity of the Rhine.

The district is older than the city itself, and the school is also built on historical ground. Parts of the school grounds once belonged to the imperial palace of Friedrich Barbarossas , the successor to a Merovingian palace . The flood dam that cuts through the site was not built until the 19th century. The school, with the panorama of the ruins of the Kaiserpfalz , the Kaiserswerther Basilica and the Lower Rhine landscape is not only located in a historically significant area, but is also extremely picturesque.

history

The Suitbertus-Gymnasium was founded in 1923 as a girls' school without an upper level with around 20 students at the instigation of the Kaiserswerth citizens on the grounds of the Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth. The Catholic Suitbertus Gymnasium deliberately sets itself apart from other types of school: The aim is to promote the most perfect development of all abilities of the students, combined with the willingness to use what they have learned for others. The school is Christian oriented, teachers and parents are committed to a special commitment to Christian values ​​and Christian education.

In 1983 boys were admitted to the 5th grade for the first time, which marked the beginning of coeducation at the school. Boys were not accepted into older classes, so they initially remained purely girls' classes. The first coeducational high school graduation class graduated in 1992, since then all classes have been mixed.

Headmaster since the school was founded

  • 1923–1925: Maria Kellermann (headmistress)
  • 1925–1936: Sister Constantina (headmistress, sisters of the poor child Jesus )
  • 1936–1939: Sister Gertrudis Maria (headmistress, sisters of the poor child Jesus)
  • 1939–1945: The school is closed by the National Socialist German Workers' Party
  • 1945–1977: Sister Mechtild Haug (headmistress, sisters of the poor child Jesus)
  • 1977–1998: Monika Sölch ( Senior Studies Director )
  • 1998–2000: Michael Schmelter (Senior Studies Director)
  • 2000–2009: Hans Tenhaken (Head of Studies)
  • Since 2009: Claudia Haupt (Head of Studies)

school-building

The school consists of a historical core and larger extensions from the 50s, 70s and 80s of the 20th century. A former Capuchin monastery from the 17th century forms the largely preserved historical building fabric. The school management and administration are now housed in this building, as well as the teachers' room, consulting room, libraries and four course rooms for the upper level. The “Rheinhauskapelle” of the former Capuchin monastery, located near today's Basilica minor and collegiate church of St. Suitbertus , also belongs to this building ensemble . Twice a week, Holy Mass is celebrated in the chapel for different classes or years.

Chapel at the Suitbertus Gymnasium (2011)

The school consists of several building wings: in the north there is the north wing, which was renovated in 2014, in the south there is the south wing. In the middle is the middle wing. The former monastery building, which adjoins the chapel, is called the monastery wing. In this there are classrooms for the upper level as well as administration rooms.

The classrooms and specialist rooms are located in the new parts of the building; In 1987 the sports / multi-purpose hall with a large foyer was built as the last building for the time being. For years, however, threatening lack of space has generated wishes and meanwhile concrete plans for structural extensions, which, however, are not so easy to implement in view of the historical-geographical location. In 2005 the art and music halls were renovated and expanded, and a new lower level library and an ultra-modern upper level library were integrated. This is also where the new, state-of-the-art media library is located, which is freely available for the upper level. At the end of 2014 the new cafeteria, a building consisting of large glass fronts and the renovated north wing were completed.

Renovation work in the south wing is planned for 2018: the physics on the ground floor will be modernized and the biology will move from the ground floor to the first floor for chemistry. The classrooms, which are currently located on the upper floor of the south wing, move to the ground floor. The construction work is expected to be completed in 2021.

Personalities

Known teachers

  • Georg Gresser (* 1962), medievalist and church historian, since 2009 teacher of history and religion

Known students

The school patron

Coming from England, Suitbertus made the Rhine island on the "shore", from which today's Kaiserswerth emerged, with a new monastery founded on the northeastern border of the then Franconian Empire as a base for his missionary activities to the neighboring Saxons in today's Bergisches Land and in Westphalia . His monastery was the cultural and spiritual center of the region for a long time. The saint found his final resting place in a splendid shrine from the 13th century in the Suitbertus Basilica, which is directly adjacent to the school grounds with the former monastery buildings surrounding it. The structure of the shrine is almost identical to that of the somewhat larger Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne.

Web links

predecessor Office successor
Hans Tenhaken (2000-2009) Headmistress Claudia Haupt
since January 28, 2009 		-