Free school in Albris

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Free school in Albris
Albris-Panorama Hügel.jpg
Albris Free School grounds
type of school Private substitute school
founding 1974 (since 2009 as
Freie Schule Albris )
address

Albris 231
87474 Buchenberg b. Kempten

place Buchenberg
country Bavaria
Country Germany
Coordinates 47 ° 43 '50 "  N , 10 ° 18' 33"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 43 '50 "  N , 10 ° 18' 33"  E
carrier Private
student about 300
Teachers 28
management Teaching Committee
Roland Birk, Fabian Schlichtig
Website free-schule-albris.de

The Free School Albris is a private substitute school in Kempten and Buchenberg in the Allgäu . Until 2009 it was called Freie Waldorfschule Kempten . The school calls itself: “The Freie Schule Albris e. V. Uniform elementary and high school for people in Rudolf Steiner's art of education ”. The school has been building a plot of land in Albris, a part of Buchenberg municipality, since 1999. Most of the school's move took place in 2015. In 2018, 321 students in 14 classes attended the school.It is possible to obtain a secondary school certificate , secondary school leaving certificate or high school diploma through an external examination . The Free School Albris also has several playrooms, crèches and a day-care center.

history

Founding and conflict with the Association of Independent Waldorf Schools

The school was founded in 1974 by Sigurd Böhm (born November 19, 1923 - February 8, 2013) as the Freie Waldorfschule Kempten . It was initially a member of the Association of Free Waldorf Schools , in 1987 a court settlement came about due to differences, through which the Free Waldorf School Kempten withdrew from the Association of Free Waldorf Schools. For the time being, she was allowed to keep the name Waldorf School. Until 1989 there was a second Waldorf school in Kempten as a competitor, which was recognized by the Association of Independent Waldorf Schools. But this had to close again due to a lack of students.

New school property in Albris

Property of the Albris Free School

In the late 1990s, the school bought 16 hectares of land in Albris. Individual small buildings have been built on this property since 1999. In 2007 a small lake was also created. Most of the school lessons now take place on the new school premises in Albris. The school grounds include a small forest, a stream, meadows, a herb garden, a wagon café and various workshops. For example the wood workshop, the stone workshop and the wood joining hall. The school's final move to the new building in Albris took place in 2015.

Scandal over violent teachers at the school

In 2005, two parental homes filed charges of assault against several teachers at the school. Eight teachers were charged. This led to several convictions, in some cases to four-digit fines and national media coverage in the years from 2006 to 2008. In 2007 the Bavarian Ministry of Education threatened to cancel or reduce the state subsidies. Among other things, the school was ordered by the ministry to deal with the incidents of violence internally. None of the teachers convicted at the time are active in school work anymore.

Name dispute with the Federation of Free Waldorf Schools and name change

In the scandals surrounding violent teachers at the Free Waldorf School in Kempten, the Association of Free Waldorf Schools saw a threat to the reputation of the “Waldorf” brand. This led to a protracted dispute between the school and the Association of Independent Waldorf Schools, which ended in October 2008 with an out-of-court settlement in which the school agreed to abandon the name "Waldorf School" by July 2009. Since then the school has been called “Die Freie Schule Albris e. V. Uniform elementary and high school for people in Rudolf Steiner's art of education ”.

Educational concept

The school's pedagogy refers to Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Waldorf education . Students are in the same class from first to twelfth grade. The lessons are divided into epochs. English and French are taught from 1st grade onwards. In addition to the usual subjects, there is also the subject of eurythmy . Artistic subjects, handicraft lessons (e.g. wood, metal, stone processing) and above all school theater play an important role. There is no religious education. Instead of school books, there are so-called epoch books, which are designed by the students themselves. According to our own presentation, great importance is attached to the individual of each student.

Teacher

In 2019 there are 28 full-time teachers working at the school. Some of the new teachers are trained in the youth academy belonging to the school . In addition to orientation years, which can be completed alongside studies and training, there is also the option of free training as a teaching assistant in cooperation with the school. During the court hearings against teachers from the Albris Free School, it became known that at least one teacher at the school did not have a recognized education.

criticism

According to an article from 1986 from Die Zeit , Sigurd Böhm was already controversial in his own school because he had too much influence on the school. In an article in the Allgäuer Zeitung from August 2005, which deals with the allegations of violence, students are quoted who speak of “sect structures” and “psychological violence” in addition to physical violence, but other students disagree with the statements. According to a former employee who is quoted by the humanist press service , there is a strong hierarchy at the school, with Sigurd Böhm at the top. (Sigurd Böhm died in 2013). According to the press release, psychological tricks are being used to influence pupils, parents and teachers in their opinion and thus to encourage them to donate money again and again. The school contradicts this in a reply. Further points of criticism are the partially lacking training of teachers. Since the end of 2011, several critical articles by former students, parents and teachers have appeared on the Internet. The Freie Schule is therefore exposed to a vicious campaign.

Web links

Commons : Freie Schule Albris  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c job advertisements. In: Freie-schule-albris.de. Retrieved April 2, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c d reply to the abusive article against the Free School Albris on hpd.de. In: www.frei-schule-albris.de. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Information on the current situation - letter to parents dated Saturday, March 14, 2020. In: freie-schule-albris.de. Retrieved April 2, 2020 .
  4. ^ Private substitute schools. In: www.kempten.de. City of Kempten, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  5. ↑ On April 2, 2020, the Albris Free School will no longer be mentioned on the Kempten city website, see Private Alternative Schools in Kempten. In: www.kempten.de. Retrieved April 2, 2020 .
  6. ↑ a b Free School Albris in Buchenberg, uniform basic u. Higher School in Waldorf Education from the Free School Albris eV In: www.km.bayern.de. Bavarian Ministry of Culture, accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Degrees. In: www.frei-schule-albris.de. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  8. ^ Facilities in the Albris People's Education Center. In: www.frei-schule-albris.de. Retrieved April 2, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Obituary on the website of the Free School Albris. In: www.frei-schule-albris.de. Archived from the original on July 14, 2013 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  10. ↑ a b Sigurd Böhm: The Free School Albris. In: www.frei-schule-albris.de. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 (information on founding).
  11. ↑ a b c Dieter Baur: Curriculum without religion - Quarrel of the peaceful - The Kempten Waldorf School is accused of heresy. In: www.zeit.de. October 3, 1986, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Schools - case fatal - Education ministers are fighting the spread of private schools with controversial laws. In: www.spiegel.de. January 9, 1989, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  13. ↑ The Albris site and the Albris Free School. In: www.frei-schule-albris.de. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  14. ↑ A small lake as a gem - Buchenberg: Waldorf School starts building primary school in 2007. In: www.all-in.de. Allgäuer Zeitung , December 11, 2006, archived from the original on August 5, 2012 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  15. ↑ a b Start for elementary school building - Waldorf school It starts in spring - cost: almost 2.4 million euros - teachers and parents lend a hand. In: www.all-in.de. Allgäuer Zeitung , September 8, 2008, archived from the original on August 5, 2012 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Freie Schule Albris: The move will probably only be completed in five years - construction project - documents are still being checked What will become of the building on Fürstenstrasse? In: www.all-in.de. Allgäuer Zeitung , May 27, 2010, archived from the original on August 5, 2012 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
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  18. ↑ Allegations to the Waldorf School - father files a complaint. In: www.all-in.de. Allgäuer Zeitung , August 12, 2005, archived from the original on August 5, 2012 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Violent teachers at Waldorf schools? - Father files a complaint - School management calls allegations "hair-raising" - Now is being investigated. In: www.all-in.de. Allgäuer Zeitung , August 12, 2005, archived from the original on August 12, 2005 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  20. ^ Beatings at a Waldorf school - eight teachers in court. In: www.spiegel.de. Spiegel Online , September 16, 2006, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  21. ^ Beatings at a Waldorf school - teacher convicted of bodily harm. In: www.spiegel.de. Spiegel Online , September 21, 2006, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  22. ^ Trial - reproach against Waldorf teachers. In: www.focus.de. Focus Online , September 21, 2006, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  23. ↑ Waldorf teacher again convicted of mistreatment. In: www.augsburger-allgemeine.de. Augsburger Allgemeine , September 29, 2006, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  24. ↑ Waldorf teacher equated with official - court pedagogue injured pupil negligently. In: www.all-in.de. Allgäuer Zeitung , May 12, 2007, archived from the original on August 5, 2012 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  25. ↑ "Torn patience" - teacher has to pay. In: www.n-tv.de. September 21, 2006, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  26. ↑ Ministry threatens Waldorf school - deficiency list set deadline - grants endangered - institution sees everything differently. In: www.all-in.de. Allgäuer Zeitung , May 5, 2007, archived from the original on August 5, 2012 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  27. ↑ Court has to decide: Waldorf or not? - Process No amicable agreement in the name dispute between the Kempten school and the association. In: www.all-in.de. Allgäuer Zeitung , January 18, 2008, archived from the original on August 5, 2012 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  28. ↑ Flogging teachers - court must decide on Waldorf name dispute. In: www.spiegel.de. January 18, 2008, accessed April 2, 2020 .
  29. ↑ Freie Waldorfschule Kempten abandons its name - settlement dispute with umbrella organization ended out of court. In: www.all-in.de. Allgäuer Zeitung , October 10, 2008, archived from the original on October 5, 2012 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  30. ↑ The school game. In: www.frei-schule-albris.de. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  31. ↑ The common course of education. In: www.frei-schule-albris.de. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  32. ^ The academy for the youth of the coming day. In: www.frei-schule-albris.de. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
  33. ^ Waldorf school teacher convicted of assault. Mittelbayerische Zeitung , September 21, 2006, archived from the original on February 11, 2013 ; accessed on April 2, 2020 .
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