Humboldt Gymnasium Potsdam
| Humboldt Gymnasium Potsdam | |
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| Old school building | |
| type of school | high school |
| founding | 1822 |
| address |
Heinrich-Mann-Allee 103 |
| place | Potsdam |
| country | Brandenburg |
| Country | Germany |
| student | 734 (as of: 2019/2020 school year) |
| Teachers | 55 (as of: school year 2019/2020) |
| management | Lutz Blum (as of 2020) |
| Website | www.humboldtgym.de |
The Humboldt-Gymnasium Potsdam is a grammar school in Potsdam and winner of the German School Prize 2016. The school was founded in 1822 as the “Royal Crafts School”, then often changed the school form and finally in 1991 became the Humboldt-Gymnasium Potsdam.
profile
The school relies on a broad profile without early specialization. The school climate should promote personality development and positive performance. The focus is on individual support, for example in the form of learning advice talks and revolving door models .
The school pursues the motto "strengthen strengths and weaken weaknesses".
history
In 1822 the "Royal Craft School" was opened in what was then the Civil Orphanage as a forerunner of the school . As the school grew rapidly, in 1853 it was given its own building at Am Kanal 62 as the “Royal Provincial Trade School ”.
The school was converted to an upper secondary school in 1882. The school retained this title, apart from being downgraded to a secondary school , until 1937. Then it became the "1st municipal secondary school for boys" and, after the war, ultimately the "secondary school".
The school was named "Humboldt School" in 1947.
In 1954 the school moved into its current building (Haus Marie) and in 1959 the Humboldt School became EOS 1.
After German reunification , the school was expanded to include two new buildings: the Alexander house (1998) and the Wilhelm house (2015/16). The renovation of the Marie house was completed in 2016/17.
campus
The school consists of three buildings:
- Haus Marie / old building (named after Marie-Elisabeth von Humboldt , school building since 1954, renovated in 2016/17)
- Alexander house / extension (named after Alexander von Humboldt , school building since 1998)
- House Wilhelm / new building (named after Wilhelm von Humboldt , school building since 2015)
Haus Marie is a listed building ( list of architectural monuments in Potsdam / H ).
Awards
The Humboldt-Gymnasium received the German School Prize in 2016 . In addition, the students at the Humboldt Gymnasium regularly do very well in state and national competitions.
Controversy
- In November 2018, cannabis was found in students at the Humboldt Gymnasium .
- In 2019, the transfer of the caretaker, who is very popular among the students, caused some conflicts between the school and the municipal real estate service of the city of Potsdam.
Famous Graduates
- Otto Lilienthal (1848–1896, Abitur 1866), aviation pioneer
- Peter Huchel (1903–1981, Abitur 1923), poet and editor
- Marion Gräfin Dönhoff (1909–2002, Abitur 1929), editor-in-chief and co-editor of the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit
- Jürgen Hentsch (1936–2011, Abitur 1954), actor
- Gretel Schulze (1948–2019, Abitur 1967), cabaret artist and director
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ school management. In: www.humboldtgym.de. Retrieved March 3, 2020 .
- ↑ School profile. In: www.humboldtgym.de. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
- ↑ A brief outline of the story can be found on the school's website: Our School. In: www.humboldtgym.de. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
- ^ Humboldt-Gymnasium Potsdam. In: www.deutscher-schulpreis.de. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Award winners - BLiS eV - Brandenburg State Association for the Promotion of Students interested in Mathematics, Science and Technology In: www.blis-brandenburg.de. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Drugs found in students at the Humboldt Gymnasium. In: www.maz-online.de. November 30, 2018, accessed March 2, 2020 .
- ^ Humboldt-Gymnasium in Potsdam: Students want their caretaker back. In: www.maz-online.de. February 5, 2019, accessed March 2, 2020 .