High school Marienschule Hildesheim
| High school Marienschule | |
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| type of school | high school |
| founding | 1846 |
| place | Hildesheim |
| country | Lower Saxony |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 8 '57 " N , 9 ° 57' 2" E |
| carrier | Catholic School Foundation |
| student | about 900 |
| Teachers | 77 |
| Website | marienschule-hildesheim.de |
The Marienschule grammar school in Hildesheim is a privately owned school. The sponsor is the "Catholic School Foundation in the Diocese of Hildesheim ".
The school community currently consists of around 900 students and 77 teachers, 14 other employees and many voluntary helpers.
history
Early history
Today's Marienschule was founded in 1846 by a citizens' initiative of Catholic parents from the city of Hildesheim. On October 6, 1846, the “Catholic educational institution for daughters of the higher classes” was opened and placed under the direction of Caroline Kruthoffer. At Easter 1847 the company opened with 41 schoolgirls - four of them were housed in the boarding school. The subjects taught initially included the “workload of the public elementary school”, “housewife lessons” and “linguistic and literary cultivation”.
For financial reasons , the Ursulines from Duderstadt took over teaching in 1853. The aim was to "give lessons that go beyond what is taught in primary schools, both in terms of extent and thoroughness." In 1861 the school, which now accommodated around 100 students - 20 of them in the boarding school - was recognized as a "public teaching institution". The annual school fees at that time were between 8 and 20 Reichstaler , staggered according to grade level.
During the Kulturkampf at the end of the 19th century, the religious branches in Prussia were closed, which is why the school was placed under the direction of Carla Sermes on May 31, 1875. Parents managed to maintain the Marienschule and in 1908 to obtain recognition as a “higher girls' school”, which made it possible to introduce grades 11 and 12 in the following year. At this time, 187 students were already attending the school. The school fees to be paid were between 70 and 130 marks.
First half of the 20th century
After a long process, on April 16, 1912, the Ursulines took over the management of the Marienschule again, which on August 20 of the same year (as a higher daughter school) was named "Marienlyzeum". It is noteworthy that in the war years of the First World War there was already a great willingness to donate among the schoolgirls - food, clothing and toys were collected for those in need. In the course of the 1920s, the number of pupils rose to around 370, who were taught by 13 full-time teachers. The school fees at that time were between 200 and 250 RM, with discounts and exemptions granted early on. During this time, due to the growing popularity and number of students, entrance exams were introduced. In the 1930s, the pupils often visited extracurricular learning locations and carried out project weeks such as the “English Week”. On February 21, 1931, the school was recognized as an upper lyceum.
The Nazi era
During the Nazi era , the Marienschule avoided open confrontation with the regime. Despite all adversities, however, the school tried to maintain the character of a Christian religious school with morning prayer, weekly school services and retreats. School life should focus on the Christian rather than the political dimension.
Organizationally, the school had to adapt to the policies of the Nazi regime, which later even led to the school being closed. In 1937 it was decided to dismantle the upper level. By decree of the “Reich Minister for Science, Education and Public Education” of October 2, 1939, all denominational higher schools were to be dissolved. The whole school was dismantled class by class; it was finally closed in 1943. The remaining students had to switch to the Goethe School .
When Hildesheim was bombed on March 22, 1945, most of the school buildings were destroyed. Nevertheless, after the collapse of the Nazi regime, school operations were resumed on October 1, 1945, and the Marienschule was ceremoniously reopened.
From 1945 to the present
In the post-war period, school history was initially shaped by two people - the two headmistresses Antonia Maiboms and Genovefa Heptner - both Ursulines.
In the post-war years, a shortage economy, improvisation, food and fuel shortages and teaching in makeshift rooms shaped school life. However, normality returned in the 1950s under the direction of Mater Antonia Maiboms. As before, everyday life was shaped by a consciously religious school life and a feeling of community, which was particularly evident in the celebrations of the school community on Ursula Day (October 21) or on the headmistress's name day , but also in the regular retreats. The post-war period also saw the boarding school flourish until the mid-1960s, which accommodated up to 30 female students. Before entering the school community, the entrance exam was taken, which consisted of individual written parts and a 10-day trial lesson. In spite of everything, around 40 schoolgirls succeeded in starting their school career at the Marienschule and thus on their way to the Abitur. The students were accompanied on this journey by up to 24 teachers. However, the resurgence of the school and its community suffered an initial dampening from the death of the headmistress on April 14, 1975, who had had such a lasting impact on the first post-war years.
Two years before Mater Antonia's death, Sister Genovefa Heptner had taken over the management of the Marienschule and quickly began with further necessary construction and expansion work at the school. This included the introduction of the reformed upper level with a course system and the new construction of the college building together with the Josephinum , which was due on the one hand to the growing number of students (at least up to 1000 students in the years 79/80), and on the other hand to cooperation with the Josephinum and thus the expansion of the range of courses. Further innovations were the redesign of the school yard with the construction of the "turtle" and the construction of the new "garden class wing". Despite all the changes, the Marienschule always remained true to its roots and, contrary to the changing decrees at the end of the 1970s, retained the field of home economics as a free school. In 1988 Sister Genovefa, who had made such a lasting impression on the external appearance of the Marienschule, ended her service as headmistress in favor of the convent management of the mother house in Duderstadt.
The 90s certainly brought about the most lasting changes in the profile of the Marienschule. The further expansion of the garden class wing placed a clear emphasis on strengthening scientific education, but was not as clearly visible in school life as the admission of boys to the former “secondary school for girls” from 1990. This also resulted in pupils with an extended secondary school. I-degree admitted to attend school - the coeducation had also arrived at the Marienschule.
In 1996 the sponsorship of the Ursulines ended. Since then, the "Catholic School Foundation in the Diocese of Hildesheim" has been responsible.
School life today
Then as now, the Marienschule endeavors to build a bridge between extensive and qualitative school education, lively community and lived faith. True to its Urulinian tradition and the motto of St. Angela Merici "Appreciate one another - help one another - endure one another", the Marian School is particularly interested in the successful coexistence of all. This can be seen in projects and class trips as well as in the regular charitable activities of the school community, such as B. the Advent bazaar (in addition to the Lenten and Martin campaigns ), where the proceeds go to social institutions, or most recently in summer 2015, when the Marienschule collected around 5000 € for refugees in a spontaneous donation campaign. Furthermore, the school pastoral department takes care of the needs, needs and worries of the students, supported by mediators and sponsored students of higher ages. Similar to the daily morning prayer and the school services, the “Days of Religious Orientation” (TRO) also help to create a Christian identity. Inclusion plays another important role, especially in today's context .
Web links
- Website of the Marienschule Hildesheim.de. Retrieved December 13, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Wiemeyer, Heinrich: The Marienschule - its development from 1945 to the present . In: Bepler, Jochen & Scharf-Wrede, Dr. Thomas [Ed.]: Marienschule Hildesheim 1864-1996, 150 years . Diocese archives and cathedral library, pp. 27–37.
- ^ Wiemeyer, Heinrich: The Marienschule - its development from 1945 to the present . In: Bepler, Jochen & Scharf-Wrede, Dr. Thomas [Ed.]: Marienschule Hildesheim 1864-1996, 150 years . Diocese archives and cathedral library, pp. 39–51.
- ^ Wiemeyer, Heinrich: The Marienschule - its development from 1945 to the present . In: Bepler, Jochen & Scharf-Wrede, Dr. Thomas [Ed.]: Marienschule Hildesheim 1864-1996, 150 years . Diocese archives and cathedral library, pp. 52–67.
- ↑ Wiemeyer, Heinrich: Die Marienschule ... , pp. 68–96.
- ↑ Seidler, Werner. ibid. 97-115.
- ^ Wiemeyer, Heinrich. "The Marienschule - its development from 1945 to the present day". In: Bepler, Jochen & Scharf-Wrede, Dr. Thomas [Ed.]: Marienschule Hildesheim 1864-1996, 150 years . Diocese archives and cathedral library, pp. 116–126
- ^ Wiemeyer, Heinrich: The Marienschule - its development from 1945 to the present . In: Bepler, Jochen & Scharf-Wrede, Dr. Thomas [Ed.]: Marienschule Hildesheim 1864-1996, 150 years . Diocese archives and cathedral library, pp. 126–134
- ^ Wiemeyer, Heinrich. "The Marienschule - its development from 1945 to the present." In: Bepler, Jochen & Scharf-Wrede, Dr. Thomas [Ed.]: Marienschule Hildesheim 1864-1996, 150 years . Diocese archives and cathedral library, pp. 134–137
- ^ History of the Marienschule. In: www.marienschule-hildesheim.de. Accessed July 31, 2020 .
- ↑ Mission statement and educational consensus . In: www.marienschule-hildesheim.de . Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. 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 July 26, 2015.
- ↑ Advent Bazaar . In: www.marienschule-hildesheim.de . Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. 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 July 26, 2015.
