Hildegard Wegscheider High School
| Hildegard Wegscheider High School | |
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 Street front of the main building |
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| type of school | high school |
| School number | 04Y08 |
| founding | 1909 |
| address |
Lassenstrasse 16-20 |
| place | Berlin-Grunewald |
| country | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 29 '6 " N , 13 ° 16' 37" E |
| carrier | State of Berlin |
| student | 554 (2015/2016) |
| Teachers | 48 + 8 trainee lawyers + ped. Employee (2015/2016) |
| management | Ulrike Krause |
| Website | www.hwos.de |
The Hildegard-Wegscheider-Gymnasium (short: HWG, formerly: HWO) is a high school in the Berlin district of Grunewald , named after the women's rights activist Hildegard Wegscheider . The school is characterized in particular by its architectural pluralism of style , the offer of an Abitur after twelve years and Japanese as a third foreign language.
history
In 1896, the Higher Daughter School , founded by Elisabeth and Paula Michalik, started teaching two dozen girls under the name of the First Girls' School in Grunewald . At that time the school was still privately owned and was later only referred to as a secondary school. The qualification that the girls were able to obtain is comparable to today's secondary school qualification , except that special qualifications in cooking, platters and washing were also acquired.
In 1909, the new school building in Lassenstrasse 18-20 was inaugurated after the school had moved to Lassenstrasse 16 in 1897, today's science wing. At that time, the sponsorship was already in the hands of the municipality of Grunewald, but it was only possible to graduate from 1921. The institution was not yet allowed to call itself a grammar school, as it was still another type of school at the time.
In 1912, the first girls' school in Grunewald was renamed Bismarck-Lyceum . In 1939 she was after the wife of Otto von Bismarck , Johanna von Puttkamer , in Joan of Puttkamer School renamed because all girls schools should now bear women's names.
During the Second World War , the school was not only a learning institution, but also an issuing point for ration cards until it was closed at the end of the war. In 1945, however, school life began again in its old form after the Johanna von Puttkamer School was merged with two other schools. From now on it was simply called 4th School. In 1948, as part of the currency reform at the time, money was exchanged there and the school's gymnastics hall functioned as a cinema, the pan-cinema , for many years after the war .
In 1946 the school was given its current name "Hildegard Wegscheider Oberschule".
Later in 1965 the “social science train” was introduced from the 11th grade and in 1967 the first boys were admitted. In 1973 the course system (“reformed upper level”) was introduced and in 1993 the offer was finally expanded to include the high-speed train, which is designed as a school experiment.
Architecture and buildings
The main building was planned as a lyceum by the then government architect Carl Lange and completed in 1897. The original building now serves as a natural science wing. The numerous classicist structural elements that adorned the building at the beginning were later removed in the course of a renovation. On the walls of the natural science wing you can still find the words “Humility”, “Loyalty” and “Parental Love”, which represent the virtues that should primarily be imparted to the students of the former girls' school. Since this building turned out to be too small, a further extension was added later, which represents today's main building facing the street.
This building, completed in 1909, differs in its architectural style from the previous building. This creates a stylistic pluralism that makes the Hildegard Wegscheider Oberschule one of the most architecturally remarkable school buildings in Berlin. The courtyard side of the building is much simpler compared to the representative street front.
Many different architectural styles from different eras are combined in the architecture of the school. This historicism can be seen in Gothic and Renaissance architectural styles , which dominate the facade, as well as the interior design, in which Romanesque elements and Art Nouveau predominate. Furthermore, the tower on the main building stands out due to its design.
The figurative decorations, which are numerous inside and outside, take up themes such as childhood or “German women's life” by depicting various scenes based on the example of the 20th century. On the first floor, the architect also erects a monument for himself with a bust above the entrance to the lounge. With the exception of the simpler 3rd floor, the corridors on each floor also have an elaborate design, which is particularly evident in the cross vaults. The building is a listed monument.
Educational work and offers
The Hildegard-Wegscheider-Gymnasium offers an extended language field: In addition to the usual foreign languages English and French , Latin and Japanese are optionally taught here. Furthermore, performing games in the upper level and computer science from the 8th grade can be selected. School projects, student companies and working groups like the Ruder-AG are also part of the offer of the Hildegard-Wegscheider-Gymnasium. In official cooperation with the TU Berlin , the project Studying from 16 is also supported, which gives motivated students the opportunity to attend university lectures during school time.
The school participates in the Berlin program for in-depth professional orientation (BvBO) and offers its students support in professional orientation and career choice.
Headmaster since 1903
- Eleonore Vollrath, 1903-1908
- Erich Meyer, 1908–1921
- Friedrich Abée, 1921–1945
- Karl Sturm, 1945–1946
- August Rönnebeck, 1946–1956
- Heinz Machschefes, 1956–1974
- Hanns-Heinz Lefèbre, 1974–1987
- Lutz Beutler, 1987-2005
- Peter Lischka, 2005–2013
- Carola Hammer, 2013–2019
- Ulrike Krause, since 2019
Known students
- Max Prosa (* 1989), musician
- Felice Schragenheim (born March 9, 1922 in Berlin, † probably in early 1945 on the transport to Bergen-Belsen)
literature
- Stephan Koop: Hildegard Wegscheider and her school. Values for a self-determined Europe. Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2009, ISBN 978-3-8370-3333-5 .
- Festschrift 1909 - 1989 / Hildegard-Wegschneider-Oberschule (grammar school), formerly Bismarck-Lyceum, later Johanna von Puttkamer-Schule
Web links
- Website of the Hildegard Wegscheider High School
- Speech by District Mayor Monika Thiemen on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Hildegard Wegscheider Grammar School on September 19, 2009
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hildegard Wegscheider High School. In: berlin.de. Senate Department for Education, Science and Research, September 19, 2008, accessed April 4, 2016 .
- ↑ State monument list entry: Hildegard Wegscheider Oberschule
- ↑ Studying from 16 - student studies at the TU Berlin , accessed on April 4, 2016.