Matthias-Claudius-Gymnasium Gehrden

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Matthias-Claudius-Gymnasium Gehrden
Aerial photo taken in summer 2016
type of school high school
founding 1946
place Gehrden
country Lower Saxony
Country Germany
Coordinates 52 ° 18 ′ 57 "  N , 9 ° 35 ′ 30"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 18 ′ 57 "  N , 9 ° 35 ′ 30"  E
carrier City of Gehrden
student approx. 900
Teachers about 75
management Christian Schmidt
Website www.mcg.gehrden.de

The Matthias-Claudius-Gymnasium is a high school in Gehrden near Hanover . The school is named after the poet Matthias Claudius (1740-1815) and is located on Matthias-Claudius-Straße. The grammar school is located on Gehrdener Berg directly by the forest. In the four to five-class school, around 900 pupils are taught by around 75 teachers.

history

The grammar school was founded in 1946 as a suburban school. The only class at that time was taught in the club room of the Benther restaurant "Sieben Trappen" . In 1949 the first building, today's central building, was built on Waldstrasse (today Matthias-Claudius-Strasse). Three years later the building was expanded and in 1956 it was recognized as a state high school. Meanwhile, the number of students had grown to 210 students, the first Abiturjahrgang went from 1961. In 1959 the school was given its current name. In the years from 1957 to 1968, various structural measures were implemented, such as: B. the construction of four more building wings as well as a sports area with a gym . In 1976 the reformed upper school was introduced. A school library, modern science rooms and a student lounge were set up by the school authorities.

In 1982 the student body rose to the highest level of 1394 students. Only five years later, the number of students was again less than 1,000, and this year the foundation stone was laid for a student exchange with a French school. The branch of music that has existed to this day has existed since 1991. In 1995 the school's first homepage was set up. The computer rooms, which were first put into operation in 1987, have been refurbished. In 2004, as part of the reintegration of the fifth and sixth years, the latest building was built. All parts of the building have been extensively renovated since 2013.

Location and building

Entrance area and auditorium

Due to the location on the eastern slope of the 155 meter high Burgberg , part of the Gehrdener Berg ridge , the buildings extend over various levels and altitudes. The school is located 90–100 m above sea ​​level . Many of the classrooms have a view of the forest and the adjoining schoolyard. There are several outdoor classrooms in and around the forest as well as seating.

There is currently a central building with an auditorium , music rooms, the caretaker's box, a school library and administrative rooms. The arms of this building, which are connected by the large break hall, contain specialist and classrooms. There are two other buildings that can only be reached via the schoolyard, on the one hand the south building, built in 1957 (and renovated in 2013), which often functions as the main building of the upper level, and the west building, built in 2004 instead of the "pavilion". Years five, six and 10 are housed in the west building and there are rooms for afternoon practice lessons. The school's sports field and gym are around 250 m away .

principal

  • 1946–1956: Theodora von Loebell (1891–19 ??)
  • 1956–1974: Wolfgang Heybey (1909–1999)
  • 1974–2002: Roland Neßler (* 1937), 1978–2003 chairman of the Lower Saxony philologists' association , 1989–2001 regional chairman of Lower Saxony in the German Association of Civil Servants .
  • 2002–2008: Sigurd von Boetticher (* 1945)
  • 2008–2019: Monika Schulte
  • since July 2019: Christian Schmidt

Pedagogical features

  • Since 1991 there has been a music branch for years 5–9. From the 7th grade onwards, there is a math and science class and / or a bilingual language profile, depending on the number of students and the response.
  • The subject of performing games has existed for a long time , in which the focus is on acting and dealing with poems and productions. The subject can be chosen from grade 10 and is also available for grade 12 from the 2012/2013 school year.
  • At the moment (2016) there are several bands, including the BigBand, the Orchestra and the Wind Band. There is also a school choir for grades 7–12 and a choir for students in the fifth and sixth grades. Concerts and performances take place several times a year. There are also collaborations with theater groups from other schools.
  • Every year two exchange programs are offered to France for levels eight, nine and ten.
  • Since 2004, the school has regularly received the seal of approval “School for choosing a career and training course” .

Well-known former students

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.mcg.gehrden.de: 1. Who we are ... in: Self-understanding , accessed on January 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ Silke Lorch-Göllner: The “courageously defiant”: The first female mathematics students at the Royal Prussian University of Marburg , pp. 25–26, Springer-Verlag 2017, accessed on January 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ Roland Neßler on whoswho.de, accessed on July 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ Monika Schulte says goodbye to the MCG . In: HAZ.de , accessed on July 1, 2019.
  5. ↑ Quality seal "Career choice and training-friendly school 2009 - 2011". on the website of the high school