High school on Willmsstrasse
| High school on Willmsstrasse Delmenhorst | |
|---|---|
| type of school | high school |
| founding | 1901 |
| address |
Willmsstrasse 3 |
| place | Delmenhorst |
| country | Lower Saxony |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 3 '5 " N , 8 ° 37' 55" E |
| carrier | City of Delmenhorst |
| student | 1,040 |
| Teachers | 88 |
| management | Stefan Nolting |
| Website | http://www.willms-gymnasium.de |
The grammar school on Willmsstrasse (colloquially also Willms-Gymnasium or Willms ) is, as a MINT-friendly school, one of two municipal grammar schools in Delmenhorst , where around 1,040 students are taught by 88 teachers in grades 5–13.
history
In December 1899, the city council of Delmenhorst decided to reorganize the secondary school system in the city. The foundation stone was laid on August 25, 1900. The opening ceremony took place on April 22, 1901, five days after the official purchase of a church property on what was then Koppelfußweg School start of the year, as there were delays in the completion of the building.
On August 23, 1901, the Magistrate of the city of Delmenhorst decided to rename the "Koppelfußweg", on which the Realschule was built, to "Willmsstraße", because Mayor Otto Willms “made a great contribution to the construction of the Realschule built on this path " have.
As early as 1905, the building had to be extended and a warehouse apartment was set up on the top floor . An extension by extension took place in 1908, at the same time a separate gym was built. In addition, the city council decided to expand the organizational structure for the secondary school from 1910 .
From 1922 the city of Delmenhorst tried several times to convert the school into a proper grammar school, the corresponding applications to the responsible ministry in Oldenburg were rejected for financial reasons.
The school building was destroyed in an air raid in 1942 during World War II. After the end of the war, there was a shortage of space , also because of the influx of numerous expellees and refugees and the resulting increasing number of students. However, lessons were offered with shift lessons and hiking classes. The school building was rebuilt in 1950.
In 1952, the city founded a second secondary school, which later became the Max Planck Gymnasium .
In 1956 the high school was renamed the grammar school on Willmsstrasse . The mathematical and natural science branch was reserved for her, while the Max Planck Gymnasium was given a new language focus.
School profile
From 1956 the school was operated as a mathematical and scientific high school . The foreign languages English , French , Spanish and Latin are taught, and upper-level students can also take a course in Business English or take part in a preparation course for the Cambridge Certificate . A bilingual class is offered in grades 7-10 .
The school regularly achieves success in competitions such as youth trains for the Olympics .
The grammar school on Willmsstrasse is one of the “Werder schools”, which work closely with the SV Werder Bremen club . The goals of the cooperation are the promotion of teamwork and responsibility, the strengthening of social skills and the development of self-confidence, conflict tolerance and a sense of community in the students.
The school has been supporting a project of the steps for children foundation in Okakarara ( Namibia ) since 2006 , which focuses on AIDS orphans and other traumatized children.
Former students
- Deniz Kurku - German politician ( SPD ). Member of the Lower Saxony state parliament
swell
The unknown mayor , Delmenhorster Kurier, March 12, 2018, accessed on July 29, 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ School statistics 2018/2019. City of Delmenhorst, School and Sport Service, accessed on July 29, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d School history on the school website
- ↑ Katharina Hempen: Willms and Maxe swim to the Landesentscheid , noz.de , Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, April 20, 2016
- ↑ 100 schools - 100 clubs. In: werder.de. Retrieved July 29, 2019 .