Vocational College Marienberg (Neuss)
| Marienberg vocational college | |
|---|---|
| type of school | Vocational college |
| founding | 1913 |
| place | Neuss |
| country | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 12 '4 " N , 6 ° 41' 32" E |
| carrier | Archdiocese of Cologne |
| Website | www.berufskolleg-marienberg.de |
The Marienberg vocational college is a school for girls in Neuss that emerged from the Marienberg Higher Commercial School in the late 1990s . The school authority is the Archdiocese of Cologne .
history
The sisters of the Holy Grave founded a monastery in Neuss in 1654 . For a fee they gave private tuition to daughters of higher classes . In the following years the monastery (and with it the school) often suffered from the turmoil of historical events. The school had to be closed several times (e.g. during the French occupation under Napoleon ) - but only for a short time.
In 1855, the sisters of the poor child Jesus - a young order that was founded by Clara Fey in Aachen in 1844 - moved into the monastery and took over the management of the school, which subsequently became the secondary school for girls , the lyceum and developed into today's Marienberg high school . In addition, the school temporarily achieved the status of a commercial college and offered a seminar for teachers , from which the first female graduates graduated in 1866.
From 1912 the official name was Lyzeum Marienberg , which meant a status upgrade. Half of the science lessons now had to be given by academically trained teaching staff. Up until then, teachers who had been trained in seminars had taught almost exclusively - that is, as a rule, female teachers who had completed the seminars. The academically trained staff, on the other hand, consisted of - at that time probably still predominantly male - graduates from universities and similar higher educational institutions (cf. women's studies in the German-speaking area ). With the beginning of the school year one was in April 1912 real high-school educational establishment attached to the High School led.
At Easter 1913, the sisters set up a vocational training course there for the first time, in which 37 schoolgirls took part. This course was expanded to a state-approved two-year business school in 1925. Two years later, the course was given the status of a commercial college .
In March 1940 the sisters had to leave school under pressure from the Nazi rulers ; all crosses have been removed from the classrooms. During the Second World War , the school was partially destroyed and the facility looted.
The Higher Commercial School was reopened at Easter 1952 , initially only in one class. In 1966 it was expanded to a two-year vocational school . In 1985, I. Diewald, director of studies, was the first person to take over the management of the school who was not a religious.
In 1991 the sisters could no longer maintain the sponsorship. The school was taken over by the Archdiocese of Cologne and thus remained Catholic. A few years later, as part of the general redesign of the upper secondary level, the school was renamed the vocational college . Despite this, the traditional name "Higher Commercial School" continued to be used in public for many years.
The past 20 years have seen the school grow steadily. Visited in 1985 just under 60 students to school, there were 2006 already 190. In the same year 2006, the school was awarded the domiciled also in Neuss social care vocational college Marien house for Archbishop Berufskolleg Neuss together. Since then, the Marienberg vocational college has only been a department of this school, but has remained at its previous location with the usual characteristics.
In 2010, the business grammar school was introduced as a new course , so that not only the technical college entrance qualification but also the Abitur can be acquired at the Marienberg vocational college .
Essentials
As a business school, the Marienberg vocational college has set itself the goal of optimally preparing its female students for starting a career (or studying at a technical college and university ), but also for life. The school differs from other vocational colleges in three essential aspects. she is a
- small school
- Girls school
- Catholic school
In anonymous surveys of all schoolchildren that have been carried out annually since 2007, it has become clear that on average 85% appreciate the atmosphere at the school, which is shaped by these characteristics. The school's distinctly European character is evident in the European School certification achieved in 2011 .