Elmschenhagen high school
| Elmschenhagen high school | |
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| type of school | high school |
| founding | 1975 |
| address |
Allgäuer Strasse 30 |
| place | Kiel |
| country | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 17 '31 " N , 10 ° 11' 37" E |
| student | about 800 |
| Teachers | approx. 66 |
| management | Ulrich Tobinski |
| Website | http://www.gymnasium-elmschenhagen.de |
The school Elmschenhagen is a high school in Kiel district Elmschenhagen .
history
The first Elmschenhagener grammar school class was established in 1973 and formally belonged to the Hans Geiger grammar school . In 1975 the school became independent, in 1977 the newly built grammar school was moved into. With the Lilli-Martius-Schule (until 2010 Theodor-Möller-Schule elementary school and Freiherr-vom-Stein secondary and secondary school) (elementary and community school), it forms the Elmschenhagen school center. The school principal was initially Dr. Ewertsen. Margit Fuhrmann was the headmistress from 1985 until the summer holidays of 2009, and Ulrich Tobinski has been running this school since then. On September 18, 2015, the students and teachers celebrated the 40th anniversary of independence with a party organized by the student council in the schoolyard.
offer
In the upper level , the grammar school offers the choice between different profiles, including a sporty one. In each profile, a profile subject must also be selected on which the focus will later be. Only after the election will it be decided which profiles will finally be available and which students will be allowed to visit them. The core subjects Mathematics , German and English take the same number of hours in each profile. In addition, each profile offers the option of choosing between music , art or performing games . The chosen subject is then continued in appropriate groups. Other subjects, currently mainly computer science, can also be chosen. There is also the option of continuing the third foreign language in the qualification phase and thus, for example , learning a major Latinum .
In addition to Latin , Spanish is also offered as a second foreign language at the Elmschenhagen grammar school . In addition, a third foreign language (Latin, French, Spanish) can optionally be learned. The languages Turkish and Italian are also offered within the framework of working groups .
Working groups
At the Elmschenhagen Grammar School, several working groups are offered, including homework supervision, a musical group, a lower school choir and an orchestra .
Youth research
In the competitions Young Scientists or students experimenting take traditionally many students of the school Elmschenhagener part, in particular the scientific branch. Prizes are also regularly won here. In 2007, two students achieved the school's best ranking to date with the second prize at federal level.
Music projects
Fairy tale opera (until 1999)
Up until 1999, students from the Elmschenhagen grammar school performed a musical for children every year in the run-up to Christmas. The four different pieces about the tomcat Stiefelfix , Snow White and the seven dwarfs were composed by Manfred Sabrowski, who also took over the direction of the musical. This annual event was known throughout the region beyond the city limits as the fairy tale opera .
Christmas concert
In 2009 the first Christmas concert took place in the church (Maria-Magdalenen-Kirche) near the grammar school. In the following years this concert was successfully performed by the music classes. The Christmas concert is now part of the Advent season.
Motown (2009)
In 2009, the Motown music project was launched at the high school. Here, according to the students, the most beautiful pieces from the Motown record company were sung.
Chess AG
In the 1990s there was a chess group headed by Ingo Firnhaber . Among the participants was the future international master Frerik Janz (* 1979).
Theater AG
Since 2010 there has also been a theater group that enabled the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream , The Christmas Story, Krabat, The Neverending Story and Inkheart in the last school years .
Departure from Kiel
In 2014, several groups of up to five students sent in their inventions to improve the world at the Aufbruch Kiel competition, which was organized by Kiel University. None of the groups could achieve the first place, which was quoted at € 1000. Due to the strong presence in the ranks behind, the Elmschenhagen high school was named the most successful school.
Enrichment program
The Elmschenhagen grammar school is a support school of the Enrichment Program, the promotion of talented students in Schleswig-Holstein.