Herder-Gymnasium Minden
| Herder high school in the city of Minden | |
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| type of school | high school |
| School number | 168956 |
| founding | 1826 |
| address |
Brüningstrasse 2 |
| place | Minden |
| country | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 17 '28 " N , 8 ° 54' 35" E |
| carrier | City of Minden |
| student | around 1300 (2012) |
| Teachers | 103 (June 2014) |
| management | Heike Plöger |
| Website | www.herder-gymnasium-minden.de |
The Herder-Gymnasium in the city of Minden with Caroline-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium in the East Westphalian city of Minden is a city-sponsored grammar school and one of three grammar schools in the district town of Minden.
history
The Herder-Gymnasium has existed at the current location in Brüningstrasse in the middle of Mindener Glacis since 1964. In 1988 it was merged with the Caroline von Humboldt High School. Since then it has been known under the name Herder-Gymnasium with Caroline-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium, founded in 1826 .
Caroline-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium
The Caroline-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium was founded as a secondary school for girls under the name Städtische Mindener Töchterschule in 1826. In the first few years, daughters of upscale middle-class families were taught in rented rooms at Hohe Strasse 6. In 1861 the school received its own school building at the Martinikirchhof. In 1895 the company moved to its current location on Brüningstrasse. From then on it was run as a girls' high school . In 1909 it was recognized as a higher educational institution , consisting of the higher girls' school (429 pupils) with a lyceum (74 pupils) and a teacher training college as an upper level. In 1923, training for general university entrance qualifications began, which was first completed in 1926 by six female high school graduates. Since the 1920s, the school was operated as a modern language girls' high school with a women's upper school . On October 24, 1963, the girls' high school moved into the new building on the former Königsplatz between Königswall and the Botanical Garden. In July 1967, the institution was named Caroline von Humboldt Gymnasium in honor of Caroline von Humboldt . Caroline von Humboldt was born into the Dacheröden family in Minden. In 1974 the school was transformed into a coeducational high school for girls and boys.
Herder High School
When the girls' high school moved to the former Königsplatz, the renovation of the buildings on Brüningstrasse began. The city planned to build a fourth grammar school next to the Bessel grammar school , the council grammar school and the girls' grammar school. For cost reasons, however, no new building could be financed. In 1964, the municipal grammar school for boys and girls began. For this purpose, pupils from the girls' grammar school and the Bessel grammar school switched to the new grammar school. It consisted of eight boys 'classes with 214 students and other girls' classes, as well as a boys 'and a girls' sexta . Girls and boys were taught separately. In 1966, the Herder was expanded to include a three-year advanced level for secondary school graduates. Since then, lessons have been co-educational under the name of the Städtisches Neusprachliches Gymnasium for boys and girls in a build-up for secondary school graduates. In July 1967 the school was given its current name, Herder-Gymnasium , in honor of Johann Gottfried Herder , who was court preacher in Bückeburg for five years and thus had a home connection to the region.
In the 1980s, the city began planning to build a comprehensive school, which was accompanied by political disputes . In view of the falling number of pupils at the four grammar schools, one of them should be closed. The decision was made between the Caroline-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium and the Herder-Gymnasium, whereby the former usually had a higher number of students and thus produced more high school graduates. In addition, the Caroline-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium was in a relatively good state of construction and offered space for building extensions. Nevertheless, the number of registrations for the new fifth grade was ultimately decisive. At the Herder, slightly more students registered for the new school year, so that the city council of Minden decided to close the Caroline-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium. Both schools have been cooperating since the 1986/87 school year and at the end of the 1987/88 school year the Caroline von Humboldt Gymnasium was attached to the Herder Gymnasium. At the former location of the Caroline-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium, expansion and renovation work began for the new comprehensive school. At the same time as the construction work, the Kurt Tucholsky Comprehensive School in Minden started operating in September 1986 .
Despite the merger of the two schools, the number of students in the 1990s was at the level of the 1970s with 800 to 900 students. Even the extended use of the former Heideschule as a branch office could not solve the actual problem of the need for renovation and the need for an extended new building complex. At the end of the 1990s, the city began extensive structural renovations of the two old buildings and the construction of an extension wing. This was completed in 2003 and the renovation of the old building ended in 2007. With the start of urban investments, the number of pupils also rose again. Since the 2005/06 school year, over 100 pupils have passed the Abitur every year and the high point in 2012/13 thanks to the double Abitur class with 280 graduates.
In 2014 the school celebrated its 50th anniversary. Up to this point in time, around 4,500 students had taken their Abitur.
profile
The concept of the school is divided into three fields of activity: languages, social sciences and natural sciences. In addition to German , English , French , Latin , Russian and Spanish are taught as foreign languages . These can language certificates in English ( Cambridge Certificate ) and French ( Diplôme d'études en langue française ) be purchased.
Geography , history , politics and education are taught as social science subjects . In addition, an interdisciplinary course is offered in cooperation with the partner school Malibwi Secondary School in East African Tanzania .
As a recognized MINT- friendly school , the natural sciences subjects mathematics , physics , biology , chemistry and computer science are taught.
cooperation
The high school has been supported by a development association since 1966. With the incorporation of the Caroline-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium, the Caroline's parents' association became part of that of the Herders. This resulted in the Society of Sponsors of the Herder Gymnasium eV Together with the teaching staff and the parents, the sponsoring association supports the Gymnasium with ideal and financial tasks. Since February 2001 the Herder-Gymnasium has been cooperating with the Porta Westfalica- based company Rose Systemtechnik , a division of Phoenix Mecano . Also in 2001, former students from Herder-Gymnasium founded the rather -verein. This has set itself the goal of promoting contact between former students and supporting the school as far as possible.
Former students
- Hans-Jürgen Amtage (* 1958), journalist, former deputy editor-in-chief of the Mindener Tageblatt
- Melina Sophie Baumann (* 1995), web video producer
- Michael Buhre (* 1961), politician (SPD), mayor of the city of Minden 2004–2015; High school diploma in 1980
- Michael Jäcke (* 1961), politician (SPD), mayor of the city of Minden since 2015; High school diploma in 1980
- Kirstin Korte (* 1955), politician (CDU), member of the state parliament in North Rhine-Westphalia since 2012; Abitur in 1975 at the Caroline-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium
- Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger (* 1951), politician (FDP), former Federal Minister of Justice. D .; Abitur in 1970 at the Caroline-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium
- Christoph Pepper (* 1957), journalist, editor-in-chief and co-editor of the Mindener Tageblatt
- Wolfgang Rathert (* 1960), musicologist, professor at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich ; High school diploma 1979
- Martin Schmeding (* 1975), church musician and organist
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Herder information brochure . Herder-Gymnasium Minden. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
- ↑ The College . Herder-Gymnasium Minden. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
- ↑ Mindener Tageblatt: Farewell without big words, edition of July 8, 2016
- ↑ a b school history . Herder-Gymnasium Minden. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
- ↑ a b c Minden Herder-Gymnasium started 50 years ago . Mindener Tageblatt . April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ↑ Herder's jubilee is celebrated in a big way - Minden high school will be 50 years old on April 9th . Mindener Tageblatt . January 15, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ↑ a b c The Herder Gymnasium - an overview . Herder-Gymnasium Minden. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ↑ partner . Rose system technology. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. 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. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
