Horticultural Vocational School Langenlois

Horticultural Vocational School Langenlois
type of school	Agricultural vocational school with boarding school
founding	1947
address	Am Rosenhügel 15
place	3550 Langenlois , Am Rosenhügel 15
state	Lower Austria
Country	Austria
Coordinates	48 ° 28 '7 " N , 15 ° 40' 20" E Coordinates: 48 ° 28 '7 " N , 15 ° 40' 20" E
carrier	Province of Lower Austria
student	about 55
Teachers	6th
management	Andreas Kovac
Website	www.gartenbauschule.at

The Langenlois Horticultural Vocational School is an apprenticeship-accompanying school in the dual training of young people after the 9th school year. It prepares apprentices for the final apprenticeship examination / skilled worker examination in three courses lasting several weeks. The goal is the qualified horticultural skilled worker.

history

In the school year 1945/46, school work began in rented rooms in St. Pölten , Krems an der Donau , Wiener Neustadt and Vienna . The lessons were given exclusively by guest teachers, commissioned by the Chamber of Agriculture for Lower Austria and Vienna. On November 11, 1947, the first five-week course for first-year students was convened in the school and boarding rooms of the school sisters in Haindorf near Langenlois. The school sponsor of the horticultural school was the State Chamber of Agriculture for Lower Austria and Vienna. The lessons were given by two full-time teachers and one educator. The head gardener or master gardener gave practical lessons in regional gardening centers and orchards. During these three years, 666 apprentices were taught in 27 courses.

On November 21, 1950, the premises of the newly built regional course center for fruit, Vienna and horticulture, an initiative of the mayor and Deputy Governor August Kargl, moved into. In 1951, the Lower Austria Young Gardeners Association was founded at the school location. In 1952 the assistant exams took place in the attached school nursery, where there are greenhouses and assortments of plants. The school nursery "Rosenhügel" was a practice site for practical lessons. In 1954 the High Commissioner Banin, the representative of the Russian occupation forces, attended the school.

From 1957 onwards, the horticultural school was an increasing meeting point for gardeners of all ages who wanted to continue their education, with one-day or multi-day courses. In 1962, the introduction of the 9th year of compulsory schooling resulted in a drop in the number of pupils. This year there were only 7 courses with 148 participants instead of the previous 9 to 10 courses per year. In 1963/64 the Austrian industrialist Othmar Ruthner built the world's first tower greenhouse with a rotating paternoster system in school gardening. There were lots of visitors from both domestic and foreign experts. Television companies from three countries shot films.

In 1971 the horticultural college was founded as a further specialist educational institution. The duration of the course at the vocational school was six weeks per year from 1971.

In 1973, by decree of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the horticultural school was granted public rights. In 1974 the state of Lower Austria took over the school sponsorship. The school became the "Agricultural Vocational School Specializing in Horticulture". The Lower Austrian Agricultural School Act then regulated compulsory schooling and school attendance. Previous teachers were adopted as state teachers in the state's service law. In 1975 a new curriculum was drawn up for the eight-week courses. English became a compulsory subject, followed by IT lessons later. School books were introduced for the pupils as part of the school book campaign. The week of classes consisted of 42 hours of 50 minutes each from Monday to Saturday morning.

In 1980 the professional competition for gardening apprentices took place for the first time, an institution that tests the specialist knowledge and practical skills of the young people taking part. In 1981, an acute lack of space made it necessary to activate additional resources in the closed Ravelsbach vocational school in the Hollabrunn district . The courses were therefore conducted separately in boys 'and girls' courses. The girls' class in Ravelsbach drove to Langenlois for two days of classes a week to use the practice facilities and workshops.

In 1988/89 the new boarding school of the horticultural school in Langenlois was moved into. The lessons are given entirely in Langenlois again. After a decline in the number of pupils (2005-10), between 100 and 120 apprentices are currently being trained per school year.