Light school home Lüneburg country
The Lichtschulheim Lüneburger Land ( LLL ) was a private secondary school oriented towards reform pedagogy in Glüsingen near Betzendorf , 17 kilometers southwest of Lüneburg . It existed from 1927 to 1933.
Origin and pupil
Founded in 1927 by Walter Fränzel and his wife Elise Fränzel, three to four teachers taught around 60 students from all over Germany until it was closed by the Nazi regime in 1933 . The teaching of the LLL was officially recognized for pupils from the 5th grade, children of primary school age also lived there, they attended the nearby village school. Fränzel also published the magazine "Soma".
Educational goals
The educational principles of the LLL included staying outdoors as often as possible, the organic connection between life and teaching in coeducational nudity . Likewise, the friendly and comradely relationship between teachers and students as well as respect for the personality of the students and their individual support.
The principles also included the emphasis in training on art and music, handicrafts and horticulture. Technology was a separate subject. More emphasis was placed on foreign languages than was customary at the time. Otherwise, teaching followed the guidelines then applicable to the German High School.
The LLL had visitors from abroad quite often, not least from teachers who were friends with Fränzel and who wanted to get to know the project.
Relationship to politics and society
The LLL strove to be “as independent as possible from daily political currents while at the same time participating as actively as possible in current events and questions” . In fact, Fränzel and most of the other teachers and pupil parents tended to have left and liberal ideas. This was one reason for the school's closure in 1933.
The LLL as part of the life reform movement
In terms of the so-called life reform , the kitchen was purely vegetarian. The fixed program included the mostly naked morning run in the woods or cross-country trails and lots of gymnastics and sport. In contrast to anti-authoritarian educational projects such as the English school Summerhill , the LLL paid attention to a balance between discipline and freedom . Participation in classes and various community services was compulsory, physical toughening was sought, but there was no drill. Participation in classes was voluntary on the birthday.
The equipment of the system was quite spartan. This corresponded to the ideals of "life reform" and made it possible to keep school fees low. Also in the spirit of the life reform, the students were urged not to lock anything and to avoid all secrecy. Openness, trust and understanding, as well as hard work and community spirit were educational goals of the LLL.
Naturism
A specialty of the LLL was naturism . In contrast to the Odenwald School founded in 1910 , where only physical education was carried out in the nude , people basically lived without clothes. Also outdoors, as far as the temperatures allowed. In 1932, Fränzel described this aspect of his school: "In an otherwise healthy mental climate, nudity is an educational factor that should not be underestimated, according to our many years of experience, as well as the increasingly prevailing general opinion." According to consistent reports from earlier students, the farmers in the area were not offended by the LLL's naturism.
Development after 1945
After the end of the Second World War, earlier students and teachers thought about reopening the LLL. But the economic situation of the post-war period and the prudish, restorative atmosphere of the Adenauer era did not allow such a groundbreaking school to be founded.
To this day, the Lichtheideheim Glüsingen , a naturist holiday resort and nudist campsite, is on the site of the former light school home , operated by the third generation of the Fränzel family (since 2018).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dr. Fränzel and LLL. Retrieved December 18, 2017 .
- ^ Description of the LLL in "Der neue Mensch", p. 239ff. Retrieved May 20, 2018 .
- ↑ Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Ignatz Kerscher, Lüneburg, "Nudity and Nude Education", section "The light school home Lüneburger Land by Martin Fränzel", online publication 2006. Accessed on May 20, 2018 .
- ↑ Lichtheideheim website
- ↑ Description of the campsite and surroundings. Retrieved May 20, 2018 .