Free high school in Bern
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| North view of the Freie Gymnasium Bern with the sports field and logo in the foreground | |
| type of school | high school |
| founding | 1859 |
| address |
Beaulieustrasse 55 |
| place | Bern |
| Canton | Bern |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 599 666 / 200970 |
| carrier | Free Gymnasium Association in Bern |
| student | 350 |
| management | José Oberson (since August 2019) |
| Website | www.fgb.ch |
The Free Gymnasium Bern (fgb.) Is one of the Canton of Bern subsidized private school in Bern for about 350 pupils of 5th grade to maturity. The school is the club Free Gymnasium Bern worn , it is politically and religiously neutral.
history
The Freie Gymnasium Bern was founded as a Protestant school under the name Lerberschule in 1859 as a result of an attitude of the opposition, making it the third oldest grammar school in the canton of Bern. The founder, Theodor von Lerber , who ran the Pension School of the Lords von Lerber and Gerber in Bern together with Friedrich Gerber and came from a patrician family, feared the loss of the humanistic and religious educational content in the school policy of the then radical-liberal government. The school was renamed Free Gymnasium in 1892 when von Lerber turned away from it and forbade it to bear his name: he had fought in vain against the modernization of his school, which gave more space to mathematics and the natural sciences. In 1895 the first Matura was taken externally; Since 1909, the house Matura has been recognized by the cantons and the federal government. As early as 1901, the first girls entered the institution originally founded as a " boys' school "; but it was not until 1984 that the first woman was chosen as the main teacher. Since 1964, the Free Gymnasium Bern has received state contributions from the Canton of Bern, which are regulated in performance agreements. In 1972 the school moved from its location on Nägeligasse to its new building at its current location in Neufeld.
The Freie Gymnasium Bern does not see itself as a denominational school. In accordance with its school convention and model, the institution draws its value orientation from the Judeo-Christian tradition, but the school expressly allows other sources of individual values. Religious studies is a compulsory school subject and is effective for doctoral studies in grammar school. The student union is a member of the union of student organizations .
School offer
The Freie Gymnasium Bern introduces itself as an "eight-year long-term high school ": the four-year actual high school (school years 9 to 12) is preceded by the lower grammar school (school years 7 and 8) and the preparatory classes (school years 5 and 6). The school has its own curriculum that complies with the cantonal curricula .
Elementary school, preparatory classes
As a rule, a 5th and a 6th grade are held. The visit is intended for those students who are aiming for a high school career at an early age.
Lower secondary school
Analogous to name the gymnasium, the 7th and 8th grade Sexta and Quinta called (usually two parallel classes). There are no other branches at the Freie Gymnasium Bern. Anyone who completes the sixth grade with a secondary recommendation can enter the Freie Gymnasium without an examination. The certificate of the first semester is assessed as determining the location and not as a doctorate. In the Sexta you have half a year of computer science and six months of housekeeping. It is also compulsory for all Sexta students to attend Latin classes. In the quinta you can choose whether you want to do another year of Latin or a year of applied mathematics. Classes are not allowed to leave school during the lunch break.
high school
The grammar school begins in the canton of Bern with the 9th school year (Quarta) and ends with the 12th school year (Prima). In contrast to the other grammar schools, almost all pupils at the Freie Gymnasium Bern enter the fourth and not the tertiary (three parallel classes each). The Freie Gymnasium Bern can run a four-year course (also in the main subject). The house Matura has been recognized by the cantons and federal states since 1909.
Basic subjects
The ten basic subjects must be attended by all students. They are the basis for a comprehensive general education and allow entry into any field of study at the university. At the Freie Gymnasium Bern, the following basic subjects are taught and appear on the Matura certificate: German first language (with Matur exam), French second language (with Matur exam), English third language (Matur exam either in English or in a supplementary subject), mathematics (with Matur exam), biology, chemistry, physics , Geography, history, music or artistic design (both subjects in the fourth)
Further doctoral subjects : sport, religion, introduction to economics (tertiary), optional subject (tertiary and secondary)
Main subjects from quarta
According to federal regulations, a major must be selected and completed with a high school diploma:
physics / applications of mathematics (only private school in Bern), biology / chemistry, economics / law, education / psychology / philosophy, Spanish, ancient Greek.
Latin is also offered with the option of obtaining the Swiss Matura Latinum Helveticum .
Supplementary subjects from secondary school
A supplementary subject must be chosen in accordance with federal regulations. Either this subject or English is completed with the Matura examination:
geography, history, philosophy, religion
Optional subjects
The compulsory optional subject must be attended in the free gymnasium. Every year in the second semester, new, cross-level projects take place (tertia and secondary). Music and sport topics are preferred because they are not included in the main and supplementary subjects.
Special teaching vessels
The majority of the lessons are teacher-assisted. In addition, alternative forms of learning and work in suitable situations ensure the development of responsibility for one's own learning: project, rural school and study weeks, rural service, self-study semesters in English and French, block lessons, excursions, nature conservation days, cross-level theme days, pullout offers for talented or talented people Under-challenged pupils, theater and choir projects as well as optional courses.
Bilingual Matura
Since the 2014/2015 school year, the Freie Gymnasium Bern has been offering the bilingual Matura. What is special compared to the other high schools in Bern is that bilingual lessons are introduced in the second semester of the fourth. In the Freie Gymnasium, this offer is only available in English and in the following subjects:
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partnership
Since 1988 there has been a cultural partnership between the Free Gymnasium and the Wilhelm-Löhe-Schule from Nuremberg (D); the theater groups from both schools regularly come to Bern and Franconia for a performance. On October 12, 2015, the then head of the Free Gymnasium in Bern, David Lingg, and the Wilhelm Löhe School, Michael Schopp, signed a cooperation agreement aimed at intensifying the cooperation between the two schools. In addition to the long-standing theater partnership, topic-oriented cooperation in the natural sciences and technology, student and teacher exchanges and joint information work are now to be considered.
Alumni
An association of alumni of the Freie Gymnasium Bern sees itself as an exchange and contact forum for graduates of the Freie Gymnasium Bern. It contributes to the ideal and financial prosperity of the school and annually supports high school graduation trips, school concerts, the school publication “Weg und Ziel”, career information days, infrastructure projects and makes small social contributions.
Well-known former students
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literature
- Benedikt Bietenhard: Free High School Bern 1859–2009, 150 years of school history. In: FGB (ed.): The anniversary book. 150 years of the Freie Gymnasium Bern. Bern 2009. pp. 13–82. Online (PDF file, 476 kB)
- Fritz Graf: 100 years of the Freie Gymnasium Bern 1859–1959 , Bern 1959.
- Michael Stettler : Nägeligasse , in: ders. Sulgenbach , Bern 1992, pp. 57-69.
- Albert von Tavel: Seventy years of free high school in Bern. In the 75th year of its existence, presented as an anniversary gift by Albert von Tavel , Bern in 1934.
- Hans Christoph von Tavel: La peinture des "Freilymeler" Bern 1984.
- Rudolf von Tavel: Theodorich von Lerber. A picture of life , Bern 1911.
- Ludwig von Tscharner: Jubilee of the Free Gymnasium in Bern (Lerberschule) 1859-1909 (festival report) Bern 1909.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b student body. In: www.fgb.ch. Retrieved March 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Management. In: www.fgb.ch. Retrieved March 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Silvia Pfenniger: 150 Years of the Free Gymnasium Bern - The school that could not be aligned. In: www.silvia-pfenniger.ch. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014 ; accessed on March 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Architect: Daniel Reist, arb