High School Lohne

High School Lohne
type of school	high school
founding	1968
address	At the church brick 12
place	Rewards
country	Lower Saxony
Country	Germany
Coordinates	52 ° 40 ′ 23 " N , 8 ° 14 ′ 51" E Coordinates: 52 ° 40 ′ 23 " N , 8 ° 14 ′ 51" E
carrier	District of Vechta
student	approx. 1500 (2015/2016)
Teachers	111 (2009/2010) , of which: ; 103 full-time teachers, ; 3 fire fighters, ; 5 trainee teachers
management	Jürgen Schiering
Website	gymnasiumlohne.de

The Lohne grammar school is the youngest general education school of Oldenburg Munster country and located in the northeast wages . The catchment area of the school, which is run by the Vechta district , includes the town of Lohne, the town of Dinklage and the town of Mühlen .

History of origin

The school was founded in 1968 by the city of Lohne as part of the educational reform . Classes 5 and 7 of the "Gymnasium in Development" started in 1968 in a branch office. In 1975 the first class passed the Abitur. In 1971 a swimming and sports hall was built next to the school. Later he of attaching additional classrooms and the establishment of a year 2005 inaugurated the new training tract as by the resolution of the orientation stage in Lower Saxony for the school year 2004 / 2005 and students of the fifth and sixth year be accommodated had that were a year teaching in remote locations .

The changeover to the “G8” system ( Abitur after grade 12 ) dragged on until 2011, when the last pupils after grade 13 passed their Abitur. Accordingly, there were two Abitur classes in 2011. Because there was not enough space for 254 high school graduates, their relatives and other guests in the school auditorium, in which the celebration of the dismissal of high school graduates with the handing over of diplomas is usually held, the celebration had to be moved to the open-air theater in Lohne .

In the 2009/10 school year, 1496 students attended the Lohne grammar school and were taught by 106 teachers.

Furnishing

View of the sculpture "Magical Square" by Wolfgang Roßdeutscher in front of the main entrance

The school has a large school area with a parking lot for teachers and students. An auditorium , renovated in 2015, has space for 550 visitors. A three-part gymnasium and a swimming pool as well as a sports field with the associated cinder track, which are integrated into the old tree population and the green spaces, border the school grounds. Play facilities for the lower grades are also available. A sculpture by the Magdeburg sculptor Wolfgang Roßdeutscher stands at the main entrance to the school.

In the break hall, changing documentation is shown in the showcases, on the partition walls or on information monitors acquired in 2006 about a large number of teaching projects, campaigns and competitions that shape everyday school life. In the break hall there is seating and a small snack bar ("Uschis Imbiss"), which was set up in 1998 and expanded in 2006. At the beginning of 2011, the canteen extension , which was built for 1.4 million euros and has 220 seats, was opened.

Two computer rooms with 15 or 13 student workplaces and further classrooms with internet connection, beamer, etc. offer opportunities to use the new technologies sensibly in teaching and in project work. Another computer room for music with 15 student workstations with keyboards and digital mixers offers a wide range of options for multimedia projects. A total of around 75 classrooms are available.

Educational offer

In the upper level there are currently (2008) “courses at a higher level” in twelve subjects (German, English, politics / economics, Latin, art, history, Catholic religion, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and sport) as further examination subjects Spanish and Protestant religion are added; Basic courses can also be taken in the subjects of values / norms, pedagogy, music, computer science and performing games.

The Gymnasium Lohne offers high school students five main areas:

the linguistic,
the musical-artistic,
the social science,
the scientific and
the sporting focus.

In addition to English, the range of foreign languages also includes French or Latin from grade 6 and from grade 10 additionally Latin, French or Spanish as a third foreign language. Since the 2005/2006 school year, it has been possible to choose a third foreign language from grade 7 for the first time.

Working groups at the Lohne high school

The performances of the musical - AG with about 120 actors are also known in the wider region.

Furthermore, there were and are changing working groups such as a Cubase AG , which deals with the digital composition of music, and the homepage AG , which is responsible for maintaining the school's website .

other activities

Around 10 to 15 teams from the school take part in the “ Youth trains for the Olympics ” competition.
The annual “fasting run” supports social projects in South America and Africa.
Many parents work on various committees at the school, including in the Association of Friends and Sponsors of the Gymnasium Lohne e. V., which was founded more than 30 years ago. He has set himself the goal of providing ideal and material support for the teaching work and the extra-curricular activities of the school.

School camps and study trips

The sixth grades drive to the school camp. There are one-week study and hiking trips in the tenth and thirteenth grade.

International contacts

School partnerships with regular student exchange trips exist with the Grand Ledge High School in Michigan , USA , with the Moira House School in Eastbourne , GB and with the Collège Charles Bignon in Oisemont and the Lycée du Vimeu in Friville-Escarbotin , in northern France . We have contacts with schools in Lithuania , Poland , China and Ukraine .