Fridericianum Schwerin

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Fridericianum Schwerin
Schwerin Gymnasium Fridericianum (formerly Lyzeum) 2012-09-30 038.JPG
type of school high school
founding 1553
place Schwerin
country Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Country Germany
Coordinates 53 ° 37 '36 "  N , 11 ° 24' 34"  E Coordinates: 53 ° 37 '36 "  N , 11 ° 24' 34"  E
carrier State capital Schwerin
student 753
Teachers 70
management Cordula Scheibel
Website fridericianum.de

The Fridericianum Schwerin is an old-language grammar school in Schwerin , Altstadt district, Goethestrasse 74. It was founded in 1553 and can look back on centuries of humanistic tradition. The grammar school is thus one of the oldest schools in the German-speaking area. The school, which is also known colloquially as "Fritz", has a wide catchment area that includes not only the city of Schwerin but also numerous surrounding communities from the neighboring districts.

history

Fridericianum am Pfaffenteich (Rector's House)
Today's Fridericianum (former Lyceum)

On August 10, 1553, the Princely School was inaugurated by Duke Johann Albrecht I. Her spiritual father was Andreas Mylius , who copied the model of the Saxon Princely School in Meißen . It emerged from a Latin school that had existed at Schwerin Cathedral since the Middle Ages . The beginning of the new school turned out to be quite difficult, although Johann Albrecht promoted the school system and moved foreign students to Schwerin with scholarships , but the school was small - four teachers taught around 70 students - and there was resistance, so the school was already very few Closed for some time months after the death of its sponsor. In addition, around 1600 the interest in spiritual values decreased - the momentum of the Reformation was over - which caused a decline in the number of students. The cathedral school with its high charisma has now become a relatively insignificant city school. At the end of the Thirty Years War the school had only a few students. But since the cathedral school was the only higher school in Schwerin for a long time, it was not given up. As a result of improved training, new interest developed, so that the school could celebrate its 200th anniversary in 1753.

In 1818 the cathedral school was renamed the Gymnasium Fridericianum . The name should be on the paternal care of Grand Duke I. Friedrich Franz point. Johann August Görenz (1767–1836) directed the school from 1817 to 1833. He converted the school into a “modern humanistic grammar school ”. The church retained its right of co-determination, but the self-image changed and the school was increasingly understood as a state institution. In 1827 twelve teachers taught about 300 students; the school years lasted seven years. The classical philologist Karl Friedrich Wex became the new headmaster, and sport was added to the curriculum in 1835.

During the Nazi era , preference was given to students whose parents were members of the NSDAP and who could prove their "Aryan" ancestry. Although many teachers identified themselves as National Socialists , the curriculum and material remained the same. In 1933 the Hitler Youth and the Young People moved into the school and the Hitler salute was introduced. Nevertheless, the school retained its conservative stance and stood up to the anger of the Gauleiter . Nevertheless, it remained moderate, which can be proven by the continued employment of senior teacher Plate, whose wife was of Jewish faith . In addition, students of the Jewish faith continued to be taught.

After the Second World War , there was a merger with the Schwerin Realgymnasium and the Oberrealschule to form the Oberschule for boys in Schwerin, which was named Goethe Oberschule 1 since 1949 . From 1954, the old-language branch of the school no longer existed, which interrupted the tradition of the humanistic grammar school with old-language characteristics in the GDR era. Between 1969 and 1991 the POS " August Bebel " used the building on Pfaffenteich .

After the Peaceful Revolution in 1989, the school system was reorganized. In 1991, seven new high schools were founded in Schwerin. The Fridericianum had around 600 students in the first year. In 1996 the school moved to the former lyceum on Totendamm, which was available again after the withdrawal of Soviet troops. In 1998 an extension was completed so that the science rooms of the school now meet the newer standards.

In 2002, large parts of the students at Gagarin-Gymnasium were transferred to the Fridericianum, and in 2006 the Herder-Gymnasium Schwerin.

Former Fridericianum at Pfaffenteich

Former Fridericianum at Pfaffenteich

The former seat of the school was the two-story stretched brick building in today's August-Bebel-Straße 11/12 on the east bank of the Pfaffenteich . It was built according to plans by the architect Hermann Willebrand and under the direction of master builder Carl Luckow . Construction work began with the laying of the foundation stone on May 13, 1868, and was concluded with the inauguration on October 10, 1870. The building is divided by a middle and two end pavilions, which slightly tower above the connecting tracts, and are decorated with terracotta and clinker brick decorations in contrasting colors . In 1887 the building complex was expanded to include a gym. Another extension was added in 1908, in which drawing and biology classes were to take place.

In the GDR era, the historic building housed the “ August Bebel ” POS . After the reunification, the building was used as a vocational school for business and administration. Since then there have been plans to expand it as a university location. The Baltic College , a private university, now uses the building.

Like the gym, the building is a monument in Schwerin .

Today's school building

Old building

The main building of today's Fridericianum was built as the Lyceum Schwerin by the architect and city builder Hans Dewitz as a lyceum . This main building was built on the former cathedral cemetery and inaugurated on March 23, 1914. The total construction costs amounted to 743,000 marks . In 1919, the school for girls was given the name Municipal Lyseum and Study Institute .

After the Second World War , the lyceum was used as a Soviet high school. In 1993 the Soviet troops left the building. The current Fridericianum moved in between 1996 and 2000. From 1995 to 2000 the school building was renovated for 21 million DM and a four-storey extension was added. The old building has five floors and 55 rooms.
The Lyceum building Goethestraße 74 is a monument in Schwerin .

Media room

On the second floor there is a media room with a projector and screen.

School library

In the school library, pupils can stay and do something after class. A large number of specialist books and novels are available.

canteen

In the school cafeteria it is possible for students and teachers to purchase small meals and drinks. At lunchtime there is an extensive range of meals.

After water damage in autumn 2019, the cafeteria was not available for a long period of time and it had to be moved to other rooms. The cafeteria was completely renovated by November 2019 and has been usable again since then.

Auditorium

Numerous events take place in the auditorium of the Fridericianum. This is located on the first floor of the old building.

New building

The reason for the extension was the lack of space in the lyceum and the lack of scientific rooms. The new building has four floors with a total of 17 classrooms. Each floor has a different focus. There are music and art rooms in the basement, the physics rooms on the ground floor, the biology rooms on the first floor and the chemistry rooms and a computer cabinet for computer science lessons on the second floor.

Gym

After the hall integrated into the school building had too little capacity, a new external hall had to be built in 2004. Today's hall offers 200 seats for spectators. The sanitary area has been modernized and new technology has been installed. The sports hall is also used by SV Grün-Weiß Schwerin .

School motto

The motto of the Fridericianum is “Humanitas Semper Renovanda” and means: “That which makes people as human beings must be achieved again and again”. The school thus refers to the long tradition of the Latin language at the Fridericianum and the humanistic values, which include respect , reliability , responsibility , education , friendliness and trust .

School profile

languages

The school places an emphasis on languages. Every student at the Fridericianum learns Latin as a second foreign language . In the 8th grade you can choose between Greek , Russian and French as a third foreign language. The school is the only one in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania where you can acquire the Graecum by attending school. The alternative to this is science-based elective courses.

Gifted classes

For particularly gifted children there are special classes that start from the 5th grade. They have more classes than 5th grade students in other schools. Additional subject matter is imparted in the gifted classes. Before being included in such a class, has a high ability to be detected.

Extra-curricular

At the Fridericianum, the students are still creative after school, e.g. B. live out your acting skills in a theater group or train your voices in a choir.

The adolescents are also active in volleyball or fitness.

In addition, the school is socially committed in that the students offer Fairtrade products in the school world shop , they are also active in the school medical service or are part of the Unicef ​​group.

Since some students would like to deepen their knowledge of math or language lessons, the Fridericianum offers the best in maths, Spanish and the Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English . In addition, the students continue their education outside of the classroom by practicing how to argue correctly and conduct debates at “ Jugend debattiert ” . The pupils take part in national to Europe-wide competitions.

An important project at this school is the collaboration with UNICEF . The UNICEF run takes place every year. The reason for this is the World Children's Day , which is held on the weekend after the old town festival in Schwerin at Pfaffenteich. The Gymnasium Fridericianum has been part of the Schwerin UNICEF run since the beginning.

European youth parliament

The delegation of the Fridericianum at the international meeting of the EJP in Dublin / Belfast: Max Lange, Jan-Eric Fähnrich, Gregor Heilborn, Paul Pawel Iwkin, Juliane Wiedersberg, Erik Jahn, Jakob Horn and teacher Annette Uffmann

Another important project at the Fridericianum is the European Youth Parliament (EJP). As part of this extra-curricular activity, the upper secondary school students discuss current European policy issues with students from other schools in English. In 2011, the federal final of the EJP was organized and held by alumni of the school in Schwerin. In 2015, the delegation of the Fridericianum was able to win the German national selection meeting for the first time and appear as the representative of the EU member Germany at the international meeting of the European Youth Parliaments in Dublin and Belfast in 2016.

School newspaper

For several years the Fridericianum had no school newspaper , as the editors of the No Name gradually ended their school days. At the beginning of the 2006/2007 school year, work began on a new school newspaper, the first issue of which appeared during the Christmas holidays under the name Mc Fritz . The editorial team consisted of about ten members who work independently and on their own responsibility. However, the same thing could be observed here as with the No Name , and so this newspaper also disappeared from everyday school life. At the end of the 2012/2013 school year, a new editorial team was founded to publish the school newspaper Der Gymnasier . The last edition of this newspaper appeared in autumn 2015. Since April 2019 the new school newspaper Die Sonne has appeared .

Partner schools

Well-known principals and teachers

Known students

literature

  • Friedrich Carl Wex : On the history of the Schwerin school of learning. A reference to the three hundred year anniversary to be celebrated on August 4th, 1853. Schwerin 1853.
  • Großherzogliches Gymnasium Fridericianum zu Schwerin (Ed.): The Gymnasium Fridericianum zu Schwerin 1553–1903. Schwerin 1903.
  • Franz Münnich: The Gymnasium Fridericianum in Schwerin 1853-1903. Dedicated to the former students. Schwerin 1904.
  • Gymnasium Fridericianum Schwerin (Ed.): From the Princely School to the Fridericianum 1553–2003. Festschrift 450 years of humanistic education in Schwerin. Schwerin 2003.
  • Henrik Bispinck: educated citizens in democracy and dictatorship. Teachers at secondary schools in Mecklenburg 1918 to 1961. Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-486-59804-9 .

Web links

Commons : Fridericianum Schwerin  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gudrun Hahn, Serafim Polenz , Heinz Lösler u. a .: Architectural Guide GDR, Schwerin District. VEB Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin 1984, p. 30.
  2. ↑ Life should move into representative buildings. In: Schweriner People's Newspaper . March 1, 2008, p. 22.
  3. ↑ a b New urban buildings in Schwerin. In: Hermann Jansen (Ed.): Der Baumeister. No. 12. Verlag von Georg DW Callway, Berlin u. Munich 1917, pp. 77–80, plate 87.
  4. ↑ School project architecture of the Lyzeum Schwerin (2003) ( Memento of the original of October 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fritz-ev.de
  5. ^ ZGM: Fridericianum with new canteen - Schwerin customer magazine. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
  6. ↑ 21st national selection meeting in Schwerin (April 27 - May 1, 2011) | European Youth Parliament in Germany eV (EYP). In: www.eyp.de. Retrieved August 25, 2016 .
  7. ↑ TARA: European Youth Parliament: From Schwerin via Passau to Dublin | nnn.de. Retrieved August 25, 2016 .
  8. ^ Bert Schüttpelz: Gymnasium Fridericianum Schwerin: European Youth Parliament 2016. In: fridericianum.de. Gymnasium Fridericianum Schwerin, accessed on October 24, 2019 .
  9. ↑ wnie: Schwerin: New reading material in the playground | svz.de. Retrieved March 6, 2020 .