High school at the Waldhof

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High school at the Waldhof
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type of school high school
founding 1828
address

Waldhof 8

place Bielefeld
country North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
Coordinates 52 ° 1 '7 "  N , 8 ° 31' 44"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 1 '7 "  N , 8 ° 31' 44"  E
carrier City of Bielefeld
student around 960
Teachers about 80
management Caro Brauneis
Website www.gaw-bielefeld.de

The Gymnasium am Waldhof is a public high school in Bielefeld-Mitte .

history

The school was founded in 1828 under the name Private Töchterschule as the first Bielefeld girls' school on Viktoriastraße. In 1958 the school became urban ( Städtische Töchterschule ). In 1904 it was renamed the Auguste Viktoria School in honor of the Empress Auguste Viktoria . The school was destroyed in the Second World War and then rebuilt at its current location. The teacher Bernhard Bavink gave its name to the newly built Bavink Gymnasium . The school has been open to boys and girls since 1969. Based on Bavink's views, it was decided to remove the name and rename the school in 1996 to Gymnasium am Waldhof .

The Gymnasium am Waldhof borders on the property of the Ratsgymnasium Bielefeld . Both schools cooperate so that, for example, advanced courses can be attended at the other institution. In front of the main entrance there is a green area, which has been called the Park of Human Rights since 2009 and is used as a schoolyard. The Lutter , which was exposed in 2004, flows there.

As a participant in the Comenius program , the Gymnasium am Waldhof became the European School in 2004 . The school also runs exchange programs with schools in Montpellier and Bagheria . In the sixth grade there is a trip to Wangerooge , in the eighth grade for sailing and cycling to Teroele in Friesland and in the upper grade a study trip .

On July 13, 2011, the Gymnasium am Waldhof was awarded the seal of approval for individual support . There has been a cooperation with Miele since 2002, which includes regular company visits by groups of schoolchildren, company internships, expert lectures and other events.

Lessons offered

After English, French or Latin are chosen as a second foreign language. In grade 8, Spanish can be started as a third foreign language with the possibility of learning this language over five years up to the Abitur. In the upper level, Spanish can be chosen again as a new foreign language. It can DELE be purchased certificates. It is also possible to obtain the DELF qualifications in French up to level B2. Via so-called central courses (courses that are set up by several Bielefeld high schools), a pupil in the upper level can learn other languages ​​such as Russian, Turkish or Chinese as new foreign languages.

Dance courses are also offered in cooperation with Bielefeld dance schools. There are also two choirs and working groups in areas such as art, theater, various team sports and chess. There is a partnership agreement with Theater Bielefeld . Since 2009, a fifth class has started as a big band class , in which the school music lessons are replaced by participation in band rehearsals and performances as well as lessons at the Bielefeld Music and Art School. It is played with piano, drums, electric guitar, electric bass, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet and trombone.

Since 2014, the Gymnasium am Waldhof has been offering a science class, the science class , as a second themed class . The pupils should get to know connections and phenomena in nature through additional lessons in working groups and on excursions. In 2015, the school was recognized by the MINT Future Creation initiative as a MINT-friendly school , i.e. a school that is particularly interested in science and technology. She is also a member of experiMINT.

Others

The school newspaper Eulenspiegel appears annually and is supported by regular newsletters ( Eulenpost ). The name is based on the school's logo, an owl .

A former rector was the biochemist Hanni Erxleben , a former teacher of the religious educator Hartmut Lenhard .

Well-known students and graduates

Known teachers

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jan Rößmann: New name for the Lutter meadows. In: New Westphalian. December 10, 2009, accessed on November 13, 2015 (German).
  2. ↑ Frank Bell: First groundbreaking for Lutter not an impossible job . (No longer available online.) In: Neue Westfälische. April 20, 2004, archived from the original on November 16, 2015 ; accessed on November 13, 2015 (German). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.prolutter.de
  3. ↑ Cooperations at eye level. (No longer available online.) In: Theater Bielefeld. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015 ; accessed on November 13, 2015 (German). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.theater-bielefeld.de
  4. ↑ Heike Sommerkamp: Swing in the timetable. In: New Westphalian. August 5, 2009, accessed on November 13, 2015 (German).
  5. ↑ Katrin Clemens: School supports young naturalists. In: New Westphalian. Neue Westfälische GmbH & Co. KG, November 12, 2013, accessed on November 13, 2015 (German).
  6. ↑ Honored schools. (No longer available online.) MINT Future Creation eV, archived from the original on November 17, 2015 ; accessed on November 13, 2015 (German). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mintzukunftschaffen.de
  7. ↑ Gymnasium am Waldhof. experiMINT eV, accessed on November 13, 2015 (German).
  8. ^ School history: Gymnasium am Waldhof. Retrieved November 13, 2018 .

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