Cardinal von Galen Schools

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Cardinal von Galen Schools
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type of school Realschule , grammar school
School number GY: 168439, RS: 161883
founding 1862
address

Great Street 38

place Mettingen
country North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
Coordinates 52 ° 19 '17 "  N , 7 ° 47' 13"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 19 '17 "  N , 7 ° 47' 13"  E
carrier Association of School Friends eV
student GY: 748 (October 15, 2015) ,
RS: 511 (October 15, 2015)
Teachers GY: 63 (04 Jan 2017) ,
RS: 31 (15 Oct 2015)
management Anja Telljohann (grammar school)
Eva Oltmann (secondary school)
Website www.kvg-mettingen.de
Cardinal von Galen Schools Mettingen
The school entrance sign

The Cardinal von Galen schools (short: CoG) are Christian dominated private schools in Westphalia Mettingen . They consist of a secondary school and a grammar school . They are named after the bishop of Münster , Clemens August Graf von Galen . The grammar school has about 900 students, the secondary school about 400 students.

The sponsor is the Association of School Friends eV

History of the KvG schools

The history of the Cardinal von Galen Schools began as early as 1862. A private school for boys was set up, which mainly served the training of traders. Today around 1300 pupils are trained and guided to the possible general school qualifications.

Overview:

  • March 11, 1862 - The government in Münster grants permission to set up a private school for boys. 18 students are taught by 2 teachers, also in Dutch. Already at the beginning of the 19th century future merchants were trained in the “Haugen Schoule” of the ten Brink family.
  • November 14, 1866 - Formation of a “board of trustees”, conversion of the school into a rectorate school (Latin school) with a spiritual director. Sexta and Quinta.
  • 1871 - Expansion of the rectorate school to 5 years: Sexta to Obertertia.
  • July 27, 1908 - Statute of the school association for entry in the register of associations: "Private Catholic Rectorate School".
  • 1940/42 - Elimination of the Association of School Friends by Nazi rule; Dismissal of the spiritual rector Böcker.
  • 1946 - Reopening of the Catholic rectorate school under the direction of rector Böcker.
  • April 25, 1950 - State recognition of the Catholic rectorate school as a middle school.
  • September 21, 1963 - Laying of the foundation stone for the new rectorate and secondary school on Sunderstrasse.
  • September 18, 1964 - Inauguration of the new school building on Sunderstraße with a ceremonial naming: "Cardinal-von-Galen-Schule", 167 students and 11 teachers.
  • Apr. 04, 1966 - Approval of a Catholic grammar school in the modern language run by the Association of School Friends. V. by the minister of education
  • Apr. 29, 1966 - Commencement of classes at the grammar school, 1 teacher, 30 pupils.
  • March 23, 1972 - § 1 of the new statutes: The purpose of the association is the sponsorship and promotion of the cath. Realschule and the cath. High school. "The entire educational work of the school should be based on an understanding of people and the world that is shaped by the revelation and the truths of faith of the Catholic Church."
  • August 1, 1972 - The students from St. Agatha School are taken over to the Cardinal von Galen School.
  • November 8, 1974 - Inauguration of the new building of the Cardinal von Galen School on Grosse Strasse.
  • May 11, 1982 - Foundation of the Cardinal von Galen School's Association.
  • 1990/91 - 794 students, 31 classes, 56 teachers.
  • 1991–2000 - Werner Alves headmaster.
  • 1993 - Start of bilingual lessons in grade 5.
  • 2000 - October 2001 - Ulrich Walters headmaster at the KvG-Gymnasium.
  • Since 2002 - StD Wilhelm Focke acting headmaster.
  • Winter 2001/2002 - Massive protests against the board of directors on the part of parents and teachers accompany Ulrich Walters' unexpected dismissal. The parents' initiative that has arisen and the KvG-Gymnasium's school caretakers are demanding the resignation of the board, more transparency and a democratic opening of the association.
  • 2001 - The financial future of the KvG schools is uncertain. The main sponsor, the Brenninkmeyer family, would like to withdraw from the ongoing funding of the KvG schools and is demanding that the Mettingen community participate.
  • November 2001 - Negotiations at the "round table" between the community of Mettingen, the association of school friends and its two main sponsors - the Brenninkmeyer family and the Bishop of Münster - to finance a Catholic school in ecumenical openness under the umbrella of a church foundation.
  • July 2002 - The Münster bishop and the Brenninkmeyer family terminate their financial commitment to the Association of School Friends - the foundation model has failed.
  • August 2002 - Negotiations between the municipalities of Mettingen, Lotte and Westerkappeln for the preservation of the KvG schools begin. The main point of friction is the level of the respective financial burden and the basic Catholic orientation of the schools. In addition, needs estimates make negotiations more difficult.
  • August / September 2002 - The association opens up to all interested parents and friends of the KvG schools - the number of members doubles. Parents, teachers and students promote the preservation of the KvG schools with poster campaigns and information stands.
  • October 2002 - The previous board resigns at the extraordinary general meeting. The newly elected board consists of old and new members (Marianne Ellermann, Jürgen Koch-Schweitzer, Jürgen Lammers, Heinrich Windheuser).
  • November 2002 - The district of Steinfurt recognizes the existence of the KvG-Gymnasium with its demand forecast.
  • January 17, 2003 - After the municipalities have agreed on a financing concept, the annual general meeting adopts the new statutes. The new statute sets the goal of ecumenism and living in Christian openness.
  • The incumbent board resigns - as a result of the dispute over the dismissal of the head of the grammar school. The general assembly of the VdSF elects Marianne Ellermann, Heiner Windheuser, Jürgen Lammers and Hartwig Koch-Schweitzer as the new board.
  • With 753 pupils in a consistent four-pass class, the Realschule has a new student record. For reasons of space, the secondary school is to be brought back into the Dreizügigkeit year after year.
  • 2004 - The expansion and internal redevelopment of the school center is being prepared in working groups of association members, parents and teachers: On the west side, a two-storey class wing is created in which the secondary school can be housed closed. When working on the construction of the connecting tract to the new building, it is found that the prefabricated elements of the old building facade are hazardous to safety and require renovation. New construction and renovation of old buildings are generously supported by the Brenninkmeyer family.
  • 2005 - Realschule moves into the new wing, including the extended outdoor facilities; Then the interior and exterior renovation of the old building, which will be completed in 2006 with the demolition of the makeshift classes, the so-called "dwarf bunker".
  • 2008 - The Kardinal von Galen School Foundation is founded on October 18, 2008 in Mettingen. Between the school foundation and the association of school friends e. V. there is a cooperative collaboration for the benefit of the schools. On October 30th, 2008, the general assembly decided to construct a single-storey building for day care and lunch.
  • With 967 students, the grammar school has a student record.
  • 2009 - Under the leadership of the KvG-Musikprojekt Mettingen eV and with the participation of the school authorities, the Mettingen community and other sponsors, the building, which is still in the planning phase, is equipped with a basement for music lessons and the music groups of the KvG schools.
  • 2010 - Completion of the new cafeteria building and the music rooms.
  • 2011 - Sponsoring contract with the utility company RWE as a premium sponsor, thanks to the mediation of the KvG School Foundation, for the media equipment of an IT room (RWE room), the purchase of a class set of laptops and a whiteboard.
  • Establishment of a media-compatible upper school room (Josef Wiese room) thanks to a donation from the KvG School Foundation in the name of the descendants of Josef Wiese , on the occasion of his funeral service.
  • December 31, 2011 - Resignation of the board member Michael Schoenfeld
  • After Wilhelm Focke left in June / July 2011, Reimund Hermes took over the acting school management
  • March 21, 2012 - New election of the board member Tobias Remke
  • August 2012 - July 2016 Daniela Faude is headmaster of the KvG-Gymnasium. From August 2016 Reimund Hermes took over the acting school management
  • After the retirement of the Realschule reactor Mechthild Terdues, Eva Oltmann will take over the school management business as the new Realschule Rector from August 2017.
  • November 2017 - Anja Telljohann takes over the post of school management at the grammar school

The KvG schools today

Today the KvG schools are divided into the Kardinal-von-Galen-Gymnasium and the Kardinal-von-Galen-Realschule. The grammar school and secondary school use the auditorium, the school yard and specialist rooms together, but the class and course rooms have been in two separate buildings since the beginning of the 2000s. These are connected by a glass bridge.

The high school

The grammar school consists of 800 students. The majority of the classes are four-class, and the students come mainly from the surrounding communities Lotte , Westerkappeln and Mettingen . In the 2017/18 school year, the college consisted of 63 teachers and trainee lawyers. The headmistress is Anja Telljohann.

Secondary school

The Realschule consists of around 400 students. The years almost always consist of three classes. Most of the secondary school students come from Mettingen , Westerkappeln and Lotte . There are currently 30 teachers teaching at the school. The school management is held by Eva Oltmann.

classes

At the KvG, lessons are generally taught in double hours. All subjects of the subject canon of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia are offered, so that all school qualifications at the KvG - up to the Abitur - can be acquired. The languages ​​offered are English from grade 5, Latin and French from grade 6 and Spanish from grade 10 or as an elective course from grade 8. Geography and history are taught bilingually in English in certain classes. There is the possibility of a bilingual Abitur. The differentiation that begins in grade 8 can take place in the following subjects: third foreign language (incl. Spanish), geoinformatics, physics / technology, literature.

KvG music project

The KvG big band at the CD release concert on the Osnabrück May week 2011

The KvG music project was initiated in 1996 by Hartmut Demand, senior teacher at the Kardinal-von-Galen-Gymnasium, in cooperation with the school management and the school board of the Kardinal-von-Galen schools.

The KvG music project is a network of:

  • the music ensembles of the KvG schools (big bands, big band classes, orchestras etc.) sponsored by the KvG schools
  • the support association KvG-Musikprojekt Mettingen e. V. for music at the Cardinal von Galen Schools and the region
  • a jazz, rock, pop-oriented music school sponsored by the KvG-Musikprojekt Mettingen e. V. He cooperates with the community of Mettingen and the school authority. 350 students are trained in the music school by 30 professional teachers.

The following music groups sponsored by the KvG schools are currently active:

  • KvG big band
  • KvG Junior Bigband
  • KvG big band classes JS 6 and JS 7
  • KvG Alumni Big Band
  • KvG Jazz-Funk-Soul Combo
  • KvG Junior Orchestra
  • KvG Wind Orchestra

The network consisting of the friends' association of the KvG music project, the association of school friends and the community of Mettingen represents a very successful cooperation model between a music school, general school and a municipality. In addition to the extensive educational and musical work, under the leadership of the association and with the help of additional Sponsors a music tract for music lessons and the ensembles at the KvG schools are financed.

The KvG Big Band is an ambitious youth big band that has won many prizes in national and international competitions (e.g. Skoda Jazz Prize, Dutch Big Band Contest, national jazz orchestra competition). She makes numerous appearances throughout the year and has already recorded various albums (e.g. 2011 Swing meets Pop ). The KVG big band class, which was founded in 2012, was awarded a first prize in the state youth jazz competition in 2014. The band carried out many successful international exchange projects (Berlin, Paris, Cornwall, Lucerne, Copenhagen, the Netherlands). There is also an intensive partnership with the KGS Big Band Norderney, which also includes the KVG Junior Big Band and the big band classes. Workshops and courses with well-known musicians ( Tom Gaebel , Peter Herbolzheimer , Benny Brown, Kurt Klose, Denis Gäbel ) are held regularly .

Likewise, the junior orchestra (Elisabeth Schulte), the wind orchestra and the combo (Florian Seidenstücker) have already made a few appearances in school and regional settings.

Extra-curricular activities and miscellaneous

As a “European school”, the KvG feels committed to the European idea. Accordingly, there is an annual Europe Day, together with fellows from the Comenius College , on which foreign languages, countries and cultures are presented. There is also an exchange program with partner schools in grade 9. 2012/13 students can choose between Lithuania , the Czech Republic , Denmark , Poland and France . You can also acquire various language certificates (DELF, Cambridge).

School without racism

The KvG is also a “ school without racism - school with courage ”. Prominent sponsors are assigned to each project school. In this case it concerns the basketball Bundesliga team Artland Dragons and the guitarist of the alternative band Donots . Within the scope of this project, campaigns with the topic of "tolerance and (civil) courage" are integrated or organized for this purpose. A working group is currently being formed by students for students, which is pushing the work forward.

The former project 13+, funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, will be continued at the KvG. During the lunch breaks, schoolchildren offer working groups, workshops and activities for other pupils: from dancing to knitting to homework help. In addition, there is an offer of other working groups, such as the nature working group, the Amnesty International working group, the school newspaper working group or the orchestras / bands as part of the music project.

The KvG has its own method concept. Depending on the grade, the students in the lower and middle grades receive different method training and corresponding repetition cycles in the following years. In this way, they learn important work and learning techniques actively and not just on the side.

Schoolchildren regularly take part in competitions, including SAMMS, discover chemistry, ESRI competition, BigBand competitions, German Chemistry Olympiad , sports competitions such as youth training for the Olympics (especially in gymnastics).

kiosk

The kiosk is located in the old auditorium and is very popular with the students. It is run by members of the Ledder workshops . There you can buy various baked goods and drinks. The distribution of lunch on days with afternoon classes is also organized by the employees of the Ledder workshops.

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