Friedrich-Wöhler-Gymnasium Singen
| Friedrich-Wöhler-Gymnasium Singen | |
|---|---|
| type of school | high school |
| address |
Münchriedstrasse 4 |
| place | Singing (Hohentwiel) |
| country | Baden-Württemberg |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 45 '13 " N , 8 ° 50' 10" E |
| student | about 1,200 |
| Teachers | about 80 |
| management | Sabine Beck |
| Website | www.fwg-singen.de |
The Friedrich-Wöhler-Gymnasium (short: FWG ) in Singen (Hohentwiel) is a general educational high school named after the German chemist Friedrich Wöhler , the discoverer of aluminum . It is located on the Münchried school and sports grounds on the Radolfzeller Aach . Around 1200 students are taught by around 80 teachers.
history
Six years after the decision of the Singen municipal council in April 1966 to establish a second grammar school in Singen, lessons began in 1972 with 849 students in 27 classes. The building had to be expanded as early as 1974 and 1979.
principal
- 1972–1976: Harald Schmid
- 1976–1999: Hans Zimmermann
- 1999-2006: Dieter Forster
- 2006–2016: Horst-Dieter Scheu
- since 2016: Sabine Beck
Wolfram Spitzhüttl has been the deputy headmaster since 2002.
Language sequence
Like many schools in Baden-Württemberg, the Friedrich-Wöhler-Gymnasium is currently being converted into an eight-year high school (G8). The language sequence in the eight-year high school is:
- English / English bilingual
- French / Latin
- Italian / science and technology
Partnerships / student exchanges
A student exchange with Fontenay-le-Comte ( France ) took place at the Friedrich-Wöhler-Gymnasium for decades . After German lessons at this French partner school have unfortunately been discontinued, there is a new French partner school in Grenoble (for students in grade 8). Further contacts: Pavia ( Italy ; grade 10), and Ballarat ( Australia ; grade 9 and 10).
Furnishing
The school has three computer work rooms, projectors in all subject rooms and school network connections in all rooms. A cafeteria was set up in the school building due to the increasing number of afternoon classes. A solar system is installed on the roof of the school. The company solarcomplex received the Aesculap Environment Prize 2003 for promoting this solar system.
Catchment area
Together with the Hegau-Gymnasium in Singen and the newly founded Engener Gymnasium, the Friedrich-Wöhler-Gymnasium covers the entire Hegau from Jestetten to Aach.
Personalities
- Nicola Brauch , professor at the Ruhr University Bochum (former teacher)
- Klaus Tafelmeier , former athlete and Olympic participant (formerly a student)
- Lars Uwe Höltich , TV producer (former student)
- Birgit Homburger , politician (formerly a student)
- Hendrik Auhagen , politician (teacher)
- Carolin Niemczyk , singer from Glasperlenspiel (formerly a student)
- Julia Bamberg , radio presenter (formerly a student)
- Selim Jochim (2007 youngest professor at the University of Heidelberg) graduated from the FWG.
- Udo Bach, former student, professor at the Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University, Clayton Campus, Victoria, Australia
- Ralf S. Müller, Professor at the Veterinary Faculty of the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich (former student)
Working groups
The range of working groups (AGs) includes theater, Pfiffikus orchestra, Concerto Wöhler, big band, lower school choir, middle and upper school choir, stage design, school building design, mediators, paramedics, art, gymnastics, astronomy and the school newspaper “Ink Bottle “, Bienen AG, Garten AG.
Honors
The Friedrich-Wöhler-Gymnasium is called the partner school for Europe .
In 2002, a high school student was one of the winners of the annual super prize of the Chemistry in Everyday Life competition .
One pupil took part in EUSO (European Union Science Olympiad) in 2003 and was able to win a medal. In the same year a student was allowed to take part in the group competition Foreign Languages 2003 at the 12th Language Festival. The participants in the language festival were selected from among the best in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
A pupil from Friedrich-Wöhler-Gymnasium was among the winners of the Karl von Frisch Prize of the Association of German Biologists, Baden-Württemberg State Association in 2003 and one in 2006. In 2004, a student was one of the winners of the 13th state competition for German language and literature in Baden-Württemberg.
When UNICEF presented the Junior Ambassador of the Year award on June 12, 2006 , around 140 students were among the winners for the play African Jigsaw . With this play they advertised the UNICEF project Schools for Africa and were able to collect 5,000 euros for this. The FWG received the recognition award from the Singener Kulturverein for the musical.
A student successfully participated in Jugend forscht in 2007 with a theory of causality and was allowed to take part in the 2007 federal competition in Hamburg as the Baden-Württemberg state winner.
The Friedrich-Wöhler-Gymnasium was awarded a MINT (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology) friendly school on July 5, 2011 in the Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart.