Johanneum Wadersloh
| Johanneum Wadersloh high school | |
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| type of school | high school |
| School number | 168063 |
| founding | 1925 |
| address |
Liesborner Strasse 10 |
| place | Wadersloh |
| country | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 44 '1 " N , 8 ° 15' 1" E |
| carrier | High School Johanneum eV |
| student | about 800 students |
| Teachers | about 50 teachers |
| management | Hans-Jürgen Lang |
| Website | www.johanneum.de |
The Gymnasium Johanneum Wadersloh is a 1925 founded a private school for boys and girls in North Rhine-Westphalia Wadersloh .
history
The current site of the school was bought on July 13, 1923 by the Christian School Brothers for 1 billion and 1 million Reichsmarks. The unusually high price can be explained by the fact that the purchase took place in the middle of the then inflationary period . In September 1923 the property was paid for with a donation of ten dollars from America.
The foundation stone of today's old building (meanwhile there is also a new building) was laid on May 21, 1924. On July 8, 1925, the building was inaugurated by Auxiliary Bishop Johannes Scheifes and was given the name Johanneum . This goes back to the founder of the Order of Christian School Brothers, Johannes de la Salle .
The Johanneum was to become the large branch in the Münsterland of the school brothers, a Catholic boarding school for 400–600 male students, with a large central building.
First the main entrance and the right wing of today's old building were completed. The toilet house at that time, which was later converted into classrooms, was built so far to the left of the main entrance that it could have connected exactly to the planned left wing. Since the number of students was not as large as planned, the large extension plans were discarded and only smaller extensions were made. In 1930 a new gymnasium was inaugurated on the site by the Münster bishop Johannes Poggenburg .
With the idea of a holistic Catholic upbringing for the boys, who for the most part came from the cities of the Ruhr area, the Johanneum was expanded into a country school home under the direction of Brother Ansgar Kellermann .
Almost all of the students belonged to the Youth Association of New Germany (ND). The Johanneum became a stronghold of the youth movement between Münster and the Wewelsburg .
As a Christian school, the situation for the Johanneum became more difficult when the National Socialists came to power , as it did not fit into their ideology. In 1934 the entire student body was transferred to the Hitler Youth .
On July 15, 1936, a brother was arrested and the school was accused of un-German behavior and cultural Bolshevism , and it was decided to close the school with a deadline of April 1, 1937. As a result, the last students left the school on March 20, 1937. The buildings then stood empty for a year but were serviced. The congregation and the school brothers tried in vain to find interested parties.
Towards the end of 1938, in preparation for the war, the school and the gymnasium were confiscated from the Reichs Grain Office and used as a warehouse for rye and oats. To this end, ceilings and walls were breached and outdoor facilities were damaged.
After the community bought the building from the school brothers, three classes of a newly established teacher training institute (LBA) were moved from Nottuln to Wadersloh and a fourth class was founded.
In 1944, parts of the school and gymnasium became a textiles and food warehouse , a so-called Goebbels warehouse , because they were confiscated. These were looted shortly before the Americans moved in, after the students had been sent home weeks earlier. Between 1945 and 1946 the building was used successively for different purposes. On the one hand, it was used as a barracks for Belgian officers' courses, then as a collection camp for around 400 liberated Italian prisoners of war. In the course of time it was then an accommodation for a US grave detachment and finally a camp in which east displaced people were housed.
The rooms were not used again for school purposes until 1947. So-called special emergency courses were accommodated, which included the training of elementary school teachers . Short courses at a summer school were also held.
In 1948 the Bishop of Münster made the school a boys' convent and an episcopal school and renamed it Johanneum again. In 1951 the episcopal Konvikt Johanneum moved into the Loburg in Ostbevern because there was more space there. It is today's Johanneum Loburg Ostbevern .
A Franciscan , Father Aurelius, bought the Johanneum for the Franciscans of the Saxon Franciscan Province , who lacked space in their school in Warendorf. The building was inaugurated by them on November 15, 1951. A chapel was made out of the gym .
In the post-war years, the Johanneum was a Progymnasium with boarding school . At that time the buildings could only be repaired poorly due to limited financial means and the furnishings were very spartan.
A small left wing of today's old building was added in 1955/56 and the roof pulled right through. The newly created space was used, among other things, to build a chapel in the school, and the gymnasium was used again in its original purpose.
The old one was demolished in 1962 for a new gym. In addition, work began on a new school building in 1963, which is now the new building. Since then, there have been two large buildings that belong to the Johanneum: the old building and the new building. The new building was laid out in the form of a U and later expanded to an H.
This new building was designed for a capacity of 250 students, while the old building continued to function as a boarding school. At that time, another boarding school was planned, but its construction never took place. Since the number of pupils in the boarding school was falling, it was closed in 1980, so that many rooms in the old building were now empty. Since the sleeping area was unusable for school purposes, as were the showers and the kitchen area, these rooms were useless. However, the six existing classrooms in the old building were used as classrooms again, as the number of pupils rose again.
In 1970 the Johanneum was expanded to a full high school, as it had received approval from the district president. In addition, girls have now also been accepted. In 1974 the first students passed their Abitur , and in 1976 the first female students too.
Since the number of students increased evenly, there was a great lack of space.
At the end of the 1980s, the shortage of staff was so great that the Franciscan Order realized that the Johanneum could no longer exist in the long term. Since they did not consider closing the school, they looked for another school sponsor . Finally, the school association Gymnasium Johanneum eV was formed , which still supports the school today, and the property was purchased by the municipality of Wadersloh. On January 1st 1991 the school association took over the sponsorship of the Johanneum.
Architecture and buildings
At the end of the 1980s, the old building had to be renovated and both old and new buildings had to be adapted to new safety regulations. A second escape route and fire protection facilities were necessary, which the municipality took over with the purchase price. In addition, all the pipes in the old building had to be replaced. In 1995 the planning was completed and the financing was so good that construction work began, with the costs of a little more than DM 4 million at that time being shared by the municipality of Wadersloh and the diocese of Münster. The work was completed in 1996 after the summer holidays, the chapel and the attic were still not renovated, but this still happened over time. With the help of donations from parents and other sponsors, the top floor has become today's media center. Today, the only thing that distinguishes the old building from the new building is the outer facade, as the old building has been completely renovated. In addition to the fire protection measures, the entire scientific rooms had to be adapted to new requirements, which was also supported by financial help from the parents of the students. The outdoor facilities in front of the old building were also restored. The schoolyard was also renovated, which was necessary in view of the conception at the time for 300 students and the current capacity of approx. 800 students. The renovation of the school yard also included the construction of a cafeteria, which was also heavily financed by the parents. In the meantime, there are other separate extensions outside of the old and new buildings in which classrooms are housed.
Adjacent to the school yard, the school has its own sports field with gravel and soccer goals. This can be used during breaks as well as for lessons. The school also has its own gym. Another gym, which belongs to the community and can be used by the Johanneum and other schools, is adjacent to the school's own sports field.
Next to the school yard is a cafeteria, the walls of which are made of large glass plates that are stabilized by individual struts so that it is heavily lighted.
In the old building there is a chapel in the attic, the painting of which on the altar wall is in the style of the time it was built around 1951 and is called the Canticle of the Sun of St. Francis and is the work of the artist Bernhard Gohla from Lippstadt.
The school has its own school garden.
While the old building is an elongated building, the new building was then laid out in the shape of a U, but today it is expanded to an H. The new building has a large weather wall made of colored glass, the light of which can fall on a comparatively large auditorium in the center of the building and from which you can see most of the rooms. Inside the building is faced with clinker bricks. The new building has a basement, a ground floor, as well as a first and second floor and is therefore structured like the old building on its floors. Both buildings each have their own toilet room.
Outside the two large school buildings there are other small extensions that are also used as classrooms. A total of four classrooms are housed in these. While two classrooms are housed in a concrete structure, two more are housed in metal containers, which do not differ from normal classrooms. In addition, there is a small building in which, in addition to the two art rooms in the attic, you can work on this subject.
The school yard in front of the new building is completely paved. There are several table tennis tables on it. In addition, there is seating in front of the old building and a very large chess field on the floor. There is also a green area in front of the old building.
Educational work, equipment and offers
In cooperation with the Language Academy, the Johanneum offers the opportunity to complete a training course of up to three years, which is synchronized with the normal high school diploma, as a recognized foreign language correspondent in English with an IHK certificate. The focus is on business English.
In addition to this training, there is also an easier-to-obtain business English certificate that can be obtained at the Johanneum, which works with the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry for this purpose. This is also an internationally recognized additional qualification.
The Johanneum takes part in the reading competition of the German book trade every year. Also in the ADAC program, Achtung Auto! , which illustrates the dangers of road traffic and presents them with possible solutions, the Johanneum regularly takes part with its younger students.
In addition to the school's own theater group, which also puts on performances in Lippstadt's city theater, the school also offers numerous other groups that take place in the afternoons. These include the areas of languages, technology / IT, music, mathematics / natural sciences, art, exercise programs and other things. There are almost 30 different afternoon offers, which also include normal homework supervision in the afternoon.
In addition to the Theater AG, the Johanneum is also very well known for its regular concerts, which are presented by its own students and which are very popular. Usually there is an Advent concert and a spring concert.
In addition to the special language courses for English, the Johanneum also offers Spanish, as well as French and Latin. In addition, religion is a compulsory subject at the Johanneum and, due to its Catholic character, must be chosen through to the Abitur.
In addition, the school has its own medical service and also organizes itself, among other things, in the individual support of the students with a so-called learning and support agency , in which students from the upper level who are qualified in a respective subject give tuition to students in stages below them.
Since the Johanneum attaches great importance to working with the public press, volunteer students regularly work with the local press.
In addition, there is an annual report every year, which is published in book form and is comparatively very extensive and is distributed to all students of the school and also alumni whose addresses are known.
public relation
The Johanneum is in contact with several other schools internationally.
Relationships with the Eton Bank School in Congleton, with the Franciscan high school in Szentendre and also with partner schools in Néris-les-Bains and Marcillat-en-Combraille are maintained . The closely maintained relationships between the Johanneum and the partner schools in these locations even led to a community partnership between the same and Wadersloh.
The Johanneum also conducts exchanges and school trips to Taiwan to the Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Norway and Italy . Traditionally, a trip to Rome is made in upper school . There are also international bilingual projects with countries like the Netherlands or Poland, on which the pupils of the respective schools work together in English and for example prepare a presentation. The contacts are constantly expanding and new places for school trips are the rule.
The Johanneum supports St. Paul High School in Rushooka, Uganda. Funds are collected for this school with the help of donations from parents and an annual donation run on St. Francis Day - a day celebrated by the Johanneum. The pupils find donors in their area who are willing to pay an amount of their own choosing, which they pay in retrospect for every kilometer run by the pupil if the pupil shows a receipt showing how many kilometers he has run. This is issued to him by the class teacher. Almost all students at the Johanneum walk from Wadersloh to Diestedde on Franziskustag and back to school on a voluntary basis if they live in Wadersloh, or they take the bus. When you reach Diestedde, a service is usually celebrated there, at the end of which the school day ends. After all donations have been collected, the result will be announced a certain time later.
During the solidarity run in 2010 and with the help of the students and donations of levels 12 and 13, who went to work on that day and donated the money, donations to the value of 12,225.69 EUR were collected, which enabled 150 children in Rushooka to attend school. Another part of the money went to East African AIDS orphans.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae Website of the school history ( memento from September 19, 2013 on WebCite ) June 2012
- ^ Website of the school – Der Schulträger Accessed on June 8, 2012
- ↑ a b Website of the school - general information about the school.Retrieved on June 8, 2012
- ^ Website of the school-Der Schulleiter ( Memento from September 19, 2013 on WebCite ) Retrieved on June 8, 2012
- ↑ a b Website of the Johanneum - international contacts. Accessed June 9, 2012
- ↑ Partner schools of the Language Academy ( Memento of the original from June 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) 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 June 9, 2012
- ↑ The content of the training at the Language Academy ( memento of the original from June 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 9, 2012
- ↑ Recognition by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce ( Memento of the original from June 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 8, 2012
- ↑ a b Offers from the school's website. Accessed June 9, 2012
- ↑ Schule’s Theater AG. Accessed June 9, 2012
- ↑ Event calendar of the Stadttheater der Stadt Lippstadt ( Memento from June 9, 2012 on WebCite ). Accessed on June 9, 2012
- ↑ The doc file of the AGs offered ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 9, 2012
- ^ Report of a local newspaper about a concert. Accessed June 9, 2012
- ^ The school's own medical service website of the Johanneum. Accessed on June 9, 2012
- ↑ School-internal support measures. Accessed on June 9, 2012
- ↑ http://www.johanneum.de/index.php?id=31 Public Relations of the Johanneum
- ^ Annual report of the school.Retrieved June 9, 2012
- ^ Taiwan. Retrieved May 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Trips and exchanges. Accessed June 9, 2012
- ↑ School trips
- ↑ The Franziskustag-n2day Retrieved on June 9, 2012
- ↑ a b Report from a local newspaper. Accessed June 9, 2012
