Marist College
| Marist College Mindelheim | |
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| Entrance of the former boarding school | |
| type of school | Gymnasium and Realschule |
| founding | 1926 |
| place | Mindelheim |
| country | Bavaria |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 2 '15 " N , 10 ° 29' 25" E |
| student | about 1000 |
| Teachers | about 100 |
| Website | www.maristenkolleg.de |
The Maristenkolleg Mindelheim is a Catholic school with a three-branch grammar school and a three-branch secondary school for boys and girls in Mindelheim . There is also an open all-day school . Founded by the Marist Brothers , it has been in the hands of the Schulwerk of the Diocese of Augsburg since 1995 . The school celebrated its 90th anniversary on April 15, 2016.
history
The original school building - today the former boarding school - was supposed to be a retirement home , but since the city ran out of money due to the economic crisis at the time, it was converted into a school house. At first only for boys, later the grammar school for girls and boys. However, as more and more students were being taught, today's old building was built and the former boarding school was built. The study church, which was supposed to be built before the Second World War , was only completed after the war. In 1975 the new building, the specialist wing with a puppet stage and auditorium and the triple sports hall were built because the school was overcrowded. The cafeteria is also located in the basement of the new building. An open all-day school has existed since 1997. Today the two schools have almost 1,100 students and around 100 teachers.
From 2009 to 2013, a jury made up of schoolchildren awarded the Mindelheim Philosophy Prize for authors of philosophical books for children and young people.
While just under 1950 students attended school in the 2007/08 school year, there were only 1046 in 2018/19.
Sexual offenses
In the 1980s there was a sexual assault by a friar against a student. According to press reports, he always had him come to his private chamber in the evening, where he then molested him. However, he was not tried until 2010 and was sentenced to imprisonment.
In 2008, the former boarding school director of the Marist boarding school was sentenced to a suspended sentence for sexual abuse. This case was only made public in 2010 and was hushed up by the school until then. He was later sentenced to one year and six months' imprisonment for additionally abusing a 13-year-old boy during a trip to Luxembourg. The act happened between February 21 and 23, 2004. In addition, the convict had to continue psychotherapy.
In an anonymous interview with Augsburger Allgemeine in 2010, a former student at the boarding school reported on the mental and physical abuse of the former boarding school director and the educators. In his four years there, he felt like he was locked in, the only freedoms were driving home on the weekend and one and a half hours of free time every week. The food at the boarding school was meager, many bought groceries during outdoor activity in Mindelheim, which were secretly stashed in the boarding school.
In 2011 it became known that a recently employed teacher at the Marist College allegedly molested a girl in an Ingolstadt leisure pool during the winter holidays. The testimony of the girl's brother further accused him. In the course of the investigation, child pornographic files were discovered in his main and secondary residence. He was sentenced to 1½ years' imprisonment, suspended on probation. In addition, he is not allowed to approach schools, kindergartens or bus stops.
In November 2017 it became known that the then Nördlingen dean Paul Erber allegedly assaulted three boys during his time as a pastor at the boarding school of the Marist College. In a conversation with the victims, he admitted the act. As a result, he was relieved of duties and retired on November 20.
Facilities
The Marist College has 5 IT rooms, 4 media rooms, 4 physics classrooms as well as 4 physics exercise rooms, 3 chemistry halls, 2 biology halls and 3 music halls. There is also a cafeteria for 400 students, an auditorium with a puppet stage and a utility wing with a kitchen and dining room. There is a triple gym with sports facilities behind the school. There is also a direct route through an underpass on Kaufbeurerstraße to the municipal sports stadium. Most of the classrooms at the Marist College are now equipped with projectors, digital document scanners and Internet access. The school has two libraries, the student reading library and the study library .
principal
- Gottfried Wesseli, Head of Studies (Gymnasium)
- Maria Schmölz (secondary school)
Champagnat Festival
Every year towards the end of the school year, the Champagnat Festival is celebrated. Because the themes are changed at each festival, it always attracts people from all over the region. Since it is not a normal school festival, outsiders can also attend it.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.maristenkolleg.info/offene-ganztagsschule/. Retrieved on August 27, 2018 (German).
- ↑ Wilhelm Unfried: The number of pupils remains at a high level. Retrieved January 25, 2019 .
- ^ Maristenkolleg Mindelheim -Gymnasium- of the Schulwerk of the Diocese of Augsburg - directory of schools. Retrieved January 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine - dismay after abuse allegation
- ↑ The lie of the brother. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved July 9, 2018 .
- ^ Johann Stoll: Mindelheim : Boarding school director abuses 13-year-olds. Retrieved January 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine: Abuse at the Marist College: "People broken" . In: Augsburger Allgemeine . ( augsburger-allgemeine.de [accessed on August 27, 2018]).
- ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine - Abuse Trial: A "pathetic confession" ( memento of the original from March 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Catholic TV : Nördlingen's dean Paul Erber dismissed. November 20, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Verena Mörzl: Abuse: There are other victims . In: Augsburger Allgemeine . ( augsburger-allgemeine.de [accessed on August 27, 2018]).
- ↑ https://www.maristenkolleg.info/schulleben/bibliotheken/. Retrieved on August 27, 2018 (German).
