Karl-Schmidt-Rottluff-Gymnasium

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Karl-Schmidt-Rottluff-Gymnasium
Hohe Strasse 25.JPG
type of school high school
founding 1868
place Chemnitz-Kassberg
country Saxony
Country Germany
carrier City of Chemnitz
management Michaela Boettger
Website www.ksrgym.de
The school building at Hohe Straße 25 (House 1) in April 2020
The school building at Hohe Strasse 35 (House 2) in September 2014

The Karl-Schmidt-Rottluff-Gymnasium is a school in Chemnitz . With its long tradition and eventful history closely associated with Chemnitz, the grammar school is a symbol of the city. Its different names reflect the social changes since the foundation; but despite all the changes, the humanistic idea of ​​this educational institution has survived.

Royal high school

In 1868 the school was founded as a humanistic grammar school by royal decree . This Chemnitiense grammar school followed the tradition of the Latin school , which opened in 1399 and which, through its humanistic education and upbringing, shaped generations of students over the centuries. The first classroom building was at Annaberger Straße 25.

In May 1871 the foundation stone was laid for a new school building on Hohen Strasse, on the edge of the Kaßberg - the building plans were drawn up by the agricultural master builder Hugo Nauck . The inauguration took place in October 1872. This building is one of the most beautiful buildings of historicism on the Kaßberg and is located in a park-like area. On the occasion of the inauguration, the high school received a school flag. Her students wore blue hats as an external identification mark. Consistency and regularity were among the most important principles of the work.

From 1873 onwards, the “Königliche Gymnasium zu Chemnitz” published an annual program that always contained a scientific article written by a teacher and provided information about the high points of the school year. The number of students increased steadily, so that an extension was necessary. By 1918, 1,368 students had received their Abitur.

During the First World War, regular school operations were often not possible. Students who volunteered for the war had to take emergency exams. Sometimes classes were canceled because there was no coal heating. The aftermath of the war was still felt for a few years.

State high school

The State High School in 1925

The new political situation after the First World War led in school changes: The school was at the beginning of the Weimar Republic in State College renamed. The timetable was changed; so the lessons for German, history and geography were increased, but those for the ancient languages ​​decreased. Nevertheless nothing changed in the humanistic orientation of the grammar school. During this time an association of the friends of the humanistic grammar school was founded, which worked in public for the school. In 1922 the first female student was accepted, so that the college for boys became a mixed school. Towards the end of the Weimar Republic - from 1930 to 1932 - the hardship of the global economic crisis also made itself felt in schools. Lessons were shortened and there were savings in teaching positions and teaching materials. However, the following years presented the school with even greater problems.

State high school

When the National Socialists came to power in 1933, everyday school life changed. During this time it was difficult to follow the high school's humanistic idea. As the only school in Chemnitz, however, it was able to keep the name Gymnasium, while the others became German secondary schools .

On March 7, 1933, an SA division hoisted the swastika flag on the school building. Different curriculum contents, appeals with a National Socialist character determined everyday school life, which became increasingly restless and hectic. The ideology of the National Socialists also had an impact on the school. The Jewish classmates, whose proportion was high, had to leave school. Many of them fell victim to racial persecution in the years that followed.

With the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, numerous teachers were drafted immediately and without regard to the lessons. In the last years of the war in particular, normal school operations were no longer possible. So the building was in 1944 as a war hospital used. In March 1945, the high school was hit during the bombing raids on Chemnitz, and the roof of the north wing and the gymnasium were destroyed.

EOS "Friedrich Engels"

With the resumption of lessons in autumn 1945, another chapter in our school history began. In the Soviet occupation zone and later in the GDR , the educational path to the Abitur changed, the high school education that had been common up until then no longer existed. From the 9th grade onwards, the pupils came to the extended secondary school and then passed their Abitur after a total of twelve school years.

First, in 1948, the school was named Oberschule with reference to ancient languages, Hohe Straße . In 1949 it was renamed Friedrich Engels Oberschule , which the students called FES . The school was one of the three extended high schools in Chemnitz, although it differed from the other two in its educational path. It was characterized by an in-depth linguistic education, because in addition to Russian, English and French, Czech was also taught. The reference to ancient languages ​​was also retained through the subjects Latin and (until 1966) Greek. This in-depth language training was the reason that this school consisted of four years of training up to the Abitur. This promoted a sense of belonging and created a school identity. In addition to many cultural events, most of which were organized by the FDJ, the summer stays at the Seedorf holiday camp on the Baltic Sea also contributed to this. Under the direction of the music teacher Günther Muck, an excellent school choir developed which, in addition to annual school concerts in the auditorium, also performed large choral works such as "Acis and Galatea" by Georg Friedrich Handel and "Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff in the 1960s.

Hohe Strasse high school

With the establishment of the grammar schools in Saxony in 1992, the school took up the ideas of the humanistic education of the Latin school and the humanistic grammar school and was one of the few schools in Saxony to teach Latin from grade 5.

In 1996 the building was partially reconstructed. The facade then shone in new splendor. The auditorium with its historic ceiling painting, which was rediscovered during the reconstruction, has also been restored.

Despite these investments, the city considered closing the grammar school in 1997, as a reduction in the grammar schools established in 1992 was necessary due to the falling number of pupils and the school did not offer the necessary space for a three-class school. Students, parents and teachers opposed these closure plans, arguing that it is a school with an exemplary tradition that has produced many great personalities. During this time, the school sponsorship association and a citizens' association, which was founded to maintain the Hohe Straße high school, made a decisive contribution to the continued existence of the school with a wide range of initiatives involving former students from all over the world. In addition, many innovative ideas for designing schools have emerged. This included thoughts on the design of the Abitur level under the conditions of a smaller school, a foreign language concept, the development of the school into a cultural center and also the struggle for the title "School without Racism - School with Courage", which takes into account the humanistic idea.

In a greeting on the occasion of the celebrations "600 years of learned teaching in Chemnitz", the then Mayor Peter Seifert spoke out in favor of maintaining the school:

“In the discussion of the last few years, the Chemnitz public and the city administration have committed to the continued existence of the Hohe Straße high school. We strive to secure this high school location by converting and expanding a second property by 2002. (...) Because the Chemnitiense grammar school on the Kaßberg and the city of Chemnitz belong irrevocably together. "

Karl-Schmidt-Rottluff-Gymnasium

In 2002, with the start of the new school year, this new building (Hohe Straße 35), which has been completely renovated and furnished according to the most modern aspects, became part of the school. On the occasion of the inauguration of this school building, in which classes 5 to 7 are taught, the school was given the name of the painter Karl Schmidt-Rottluff .

At the beginning of the 2005/2006 school year, the main building was closed for structural reasons. Part of the school had to be outsourced. At the same time, it merged with the Gottfried Leibniz Gymnasium, which was discontinued as a gymnasium location. Until the completion of the renovation work on the Hohe Straße 25 building, classes 8 to 12 were taught in the buildings of the former Leibniz Gymnasium on Irkutsker Straße. In January 2007, the renovation of the interior of the main building began and was completed in summer 2008. Other construction projects included the gymnasium, the multi-purpose building, which formerly served as a caretaker's apartment, and the redesign of the outdoor area including the sports field. In the summer of 2008, the students and teachers returned to the Hohe Straße 25 building.

Former students

Former teachers

literature

  • Program of the Royal Chemnitz high school. Chemnitz 1872–1887 ( digitized version )
  • Annual report of the Royal High School in Chemnitz. Pickenhahn, Chemnitz 1888–1916 ( digitized version )
  • School promotion association of the former Chemnitz State High School e. V. (Hg.): From 600 years of school history in Chemnitz . Chemnitz 1999.

Web links

Commons : Karl-Schmidt-Rottluff-Gymnasium  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Imprint. In: ksrgym.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020 .
  2. Wolf Sturm: The Sturm family, the city of Chemnitz and the Chemnetiense grammar school , in: From 600 years of school history in Chemnitz . Chemnitz 1999, pp. 27-29

Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 7 "  N , 12 ° 54 ′ 43.2"  E