Kopernikus-Gymnasium Wasseralfingen
| Copernicus High School | |
|---|---|
| type of school | high school |
| founding | 1957 |
| address |
On peeling 19 |
| place | Bask |
| country | Baden-Württemberg |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 52 '10 " N , 10 ° 5' 48" E |
| carrier | Ostalbkreis |
| student | 574 (November 2015) |
| management | Michael Weiler |
| Website | http://www.kgw.aa.schule-bw.de/KGW1/ |
The Kopernikus-Gymnasium Wasseralfingen (KGW) is a high school in the Aalen district of Wasseralfingen in the Ostalb district .
history
The Kopernikus-Gymnasium Wasseralfingen was opened in 1957 as a branch of the Schubart-Gymnasium Aalen . In February 1967, the municipal council of Wasseralfingen decided to build an independent high school. The Kopernikus-Gymnasium Wasseralfingen was opened as Progymnasium Wasseralfingen in the school year 1968/69 , construction work on the current location at Schäle began in 1971. In the 1972/73 school year, teaching began in the new school building. In April 1973, however, there was a major fire, and the buildings could only be used again from January 1974. In the 1976/77 school year, the Progymnasium Wasseralfingen became a full high school, at that time with 695 students in 24 classes. In 1977 it was renamed "Kopernikus-Gymnasium". The Kopernikus Gymnasium has had a school constitution since summer 2003 .
In 2014 the school building was expanded by a 6.3 million euro annex. A former high school student, the Aalen architect Bernd Liebel, won the architectural competition.
Musical profile and chamber choir
The school is one of the high schools with increased music lessons. An instrumental musical train is offered and, since the 2008/2009 school year, a singing class has also been offered.
The chamber choir of the grammar school founded in the 2005/06 school year under the direction of Thomas Baur is aimed at particularly motivated or talented pupils in grades 9 to 13. It has received several awards at the Baden-Württemberg School Choir Days. In the 2011/12 season the chamber choir of the Kopernikus-Gymnasium Wasseralfingen was selected by the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart as the sponsor choir . The highlight of the cooperation was the joint premiere of Martin Smolka's Agnus Dei on July 14, 2012 in Stuttgart. With first place in the category “mixed youth choir” at the state choir competition Baden-Württemberg 2013, the choir qualified for the German choir competition 2014. There it reached fourth place in the same category and was best in the special category “contemporary music” Choir from the category excellent.
particularities
- The Kopernikus-Gymnasium Wasseralfingen is a participant in the “ZUKUNFT Gym ” pilot project launched in 2016 in the Ostalb educational region , which aims to improve the orientation towards professional orientation at high schools. The project is scientifically supported by the Schwäbisch Gmünd University of Education .
- The school community has been supporting aid projects in Burkina Faso since 1984, which resulted in several wells and a small dam. In addition, local school projects have been and are funded.
- The grammar school has had several educational partnerships since 2012 . B. with Cellent , the Kreissparkasse Ostalb , the VR-Bank Ostalb and the Limesmuseum Aalen ; Cooperation partners are the University of Aalen , the University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd , the VfR Aalen and MAPAL Dr. Kress .
Well-known former students
- Patricia Banks , singer
- Hans-Joachim Hof , German computer scientist and professor
- Anja Bihlmaier , German conductor
Individual evidence
- ^ Inauguration of the extension of the Kopernikus-Gymnasium Wasseralfingen , City of Aalen , October 2nd, 2014
- ↑ General education schools with a focus on music , German Music Information Center
- ↑ Student Council Music , Homepage Kopernikus-Gymnasium Wasseralfingen
- ↑ Chamber choir of the Kopernikus-Gymnasium Aalen-Wasseralfingen ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Website schulmusik-online of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport Baden-Württemberg
- ↑ The SWR Vocal Ensemble starts its sponsorship choir project , SWR.de , August 1, 2011
- ↑ Martin Smolka (* 1959): Agnus Dei , Breitkopf & Härtel
- ^ Choir recital extra , SWR.de
- ↑ Chamber choir belongs to the elite of German choirs , kgw-online.de
- ↑ Expansion of the FUTURE project to include high schools - vocational orientation at high schools in the Ostalb district , website of the Ostalb district
- ↑ Aid project "Burkina Faso"
- ↑ Education partnerships at KGW
