Nieder-Olm high school

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Nieder-Olm high school
Main entrance to the Nieder-Olm high school
type of school high school
founding 1978
address

Karl-Sieben-Strasse 39

place Nieder-Olm
country Rhineland-Palatinate
Country Germany
Coordinates 49 ° 54 '6 "  N , 8 ° 11' 44"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 54 '6 "  N , 8 ° 11' 44"  E
carrier Mainz-Bingen district
student 1585 in the 2019/2020 school year, including 791 boys and 794 girls
Teachers 134, of which 8 trainees and 2 substitute teachers
management Christel Frey
Website www.gymno.net

The school Nieder-Olm is a school maintained by the district Mainz-Bingen . It was founded in 1978. In the 2019/20 school year, 1,585 students (791 boys and 794 girls) attend the school, who are taught by 123 teachers including trainee teachers. There are also 2 school social workers, 2 FSJ students and 1 full-time employee. This makes the Nieder-Olm grammar school one of the largest grammar schools in Rhineland-Palatinate .

The headmistress has been Christel Frey since 2001. According to its own statements, the school is committed to a model “in which the focus is on the pupil, who is perceived as an overall personality”. The democratic values ​​of this model include appreciation, tolerance , fairness , nonviolence and justice. The “Information about the Nieder-Olm high school” begins with the following sentences: “We are a school that inspires education and knowledge .... Not isolated specialist knowledge, but comprehensive general education that contains solid basic knowledge, basic work techniques and The skills to reflect, make decisions and act are to be learned. Key qualifications such as personal responsibility, independence and commitment are indispensable alongside teamwork and critical skills. "

classes

Classes and specialist rooms in the main building

English is offered as the first foreign language from grade 5, while French or Latin can be learned as a second foreign language in grade 6. Latin, Spanish or Italian can be learned as a third, optional foreign language. Chinese is also offered by a native speaker in a study group. Participation in numerous projects and competitions in many different subjects contributes to the diverse profile of the school.

In the orientation level , along with the other classes, the singing class is a special offer for musically interested students. Since 2009, two classes at this level have been able to run all-day school. A modern extension with a spacious cafeteria and cafeteria for students and teachers was created for all-day classes and grades 9 and 10.

In the lower secondary level , a special class is set up for the more gifted pupils of a given year. Since this so-called BeGyS class works at a faster learning pace, it skips the 9th grade; the pupils graduate from high school after a total of eight or twelve school years. Due to the size of the school, there are numerous basic and advanced courses in almost all subjects in the upper school, including Latin and physics as well as music, visual arts and sport. Performing games can also be taken as a basic course. The “Information about the Nieder-Olm Gymnasium” on the school's website provides information on the exact profile of the individual levels, the orientation level , the secondary level 1 and the upper level , the “Mainz study level” (MSS).

The grammar school is one of five German schools taking part in the IBM Mentor Place . It also participates in the junior project and in Business at School . The school maintains its own school medical service , which is supported by Johanniter Unfallhilfe . This was founded in 2003, is the oldest in Rheinhessen and consists of around twelve trained paramedics.

Buildings for grades 5, 6, and 7 and arts, music, and science

Exchange programs with European countries are firmly established for the newer languages ​​and lead to France, Italy, Belgium and Spain . In addition, find cultural exchanges, also with schools from overseas instead: according to the United States to Boise in Idaho and Louisville (Kentucky) , according to Argentina ( Buenos Aires ) and Australia. There is also a student exchange with the Yan'an High School in Shanghai , China .

The school has had a big band since 1983 . The Dixie Band (now NO Dixielanders ) emerged from it and brought New Orleans Jazz to life in Rheinhessen . The school also offers a choir called “Green Vocals” for the singers among the students.

Staircase in the main building

Since 2009, the Nieder-Olm high school has been a partner school of the 1. FSV Mainz 05 club , which plays in the first Bundesliga .

Others

The association of friends, sponsors and alumni invests annually, some in five-digit amounts, to improve the infrastructure of the grammar school, the working groups and the student exchange .

literature

  • Frey, Christel and Bietz, Wolfgang: The Nieder-Olm high school. A school arises and develops. In: Nieder-Olm in the heart of Rheinhessen. History and present. Edited on behalf of the Nieder-Olmer Carneval Club (NOCC) by H.-V. Kirschner, D. Kuhl, E. Rettinger. Nünnerich-Asmus Verlag & Media, Mainz 2014, pp. 273–298.
  • Information about the Nieder-Olm high school. Published by the head of public relations on behalf of the school management. Status: March 2017.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.gymno.net/
  2. http://www.gymno.net/
  3. Our partner schools for the 05er classroom mainz05.de, accessed on December 16, 2015