Matura school for adults in Lucerne
| Matura school for adults MSE | |
|---|---|
| type of school | Network system of classroom teaching - self-study |
| founding | 1990 |
| place | Lucerne |
| Canton | Lucerne |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 663 491 / 212 777 |
| management | Philomène Graber |
| Website | mse.lu.ch |
history
- The maturity school for adults was founded in 1990 in Lucerne.
- In 1993, the first students passed the in-house, federally recognized Matura examination.
- In 1997, the MSE was integrated into the Reussbühl Cantonal School as an independent department with its own school management.
- In 2001 the MSE was firmly anchored in the Law on High School Education.
- Since 2004, the MSE has been running the passerelle course with in-house supplementary exams.
- By 2009, 563 Maturae and Maturi and 138 graduates of the passerelle supplementary examination had successfully passed the MSE.
- In 2010 the MSE celebrated its 20th anniversary.
- In 2015, the MSE Lucerne celebrated its 25th anniversary with festive lectures and a festival ball.
portrait
The MSE is a public secondary school. At the MSE, adults acquire the prerequisites for university studies either part-time via the grammar school course or the passerelle (from the vocational baccalaureate to university). The sponsor is the canton of Lucerne, which, together with the concordat cantons of central Switzerland, also pays the greater part of the school fees. With just under 200 students, the MSE is a small and easily understandable school.
The goal of the grammar school course is a broad general education with solid technical principles. In the passerelle course, knowledge of the vocational school-leaving certificate is built on and the students are led to the university entrance qualification. The MSE offers adults a more scientifically and theoretically oriented training after their professional and practical training. The purpose of learning is to broaden horizons, develop individual talents and develop personality. As a second-chance school, MSE makes a contribution to promoting equal opportunities. The school wants people of different ages and from a wide variety of occupational areas to receive high school education. enable the university entrance qualification at a time that suits them.
organization
The MSE is an independent department of the Reussbühl Cantonal School with its own school management, its own school commission and its own secretariat.
Training offers
The MSE offers two ways to qualify for university entrance: the grammar school course, in which the Matura can be acquired in six semesters after completing a preliminary course, and the passerelle course, which is only open to people with a professional Matura. In the passerelle course, the training goals are achieved after one year and, after successfully passing the supplementary examinations, the students can gain admission to the universities in Switzerland.
High school education
The training up to the high school Matura takes 3½ years. In a preliminary course of 16 weeks, the subjects German, French, mathematics, geography, history, biology and chemistry are taught. The preliminary course serves to create a uniform level of performance and selection. It offers students the opportunity to get to know the MSE and to check the compatibility of private life, work and school. The high school Matura education is based on the Federal Matura Regulations (MAR), it includes basic, specialty and supplementary subjects. Economics and law is a compulsory subject that must be taken in the 1st and 2nd semester and is relevant for the annual doctorate in the 2nd school year. This grade is listed in the Matura certificate, but has no relevance for passing.
Basic subjects:
- German
- French
- English
- mathematics
- philosophy
- Natural sciences: biology, chemistry, physics
- Humanities and social sciences: history, geography
- Artistic design or music
- Matura thesis: All students have to write a Matura thesis during their studies. The Matura thesis leads to a Matura grade.
- Introduction to economics and law
Core subjects:
- Latin
- Physics and Applications of Mathematics
- Italian
- economic and legal
Supplementary subjects:
- Biology / chemistry
- geography
- history
- Psychology and pedagogy
Passerelle
The ordinance of the Federal Council on the recognition of professional baccalaureate certificates for admission to universities of 19 December 2003 will be implemented in the passageway course. After successfully passing the supplementary examination after the passerelle course, you can start studying at a university in Switzerland.
In accordance with the supplementary examination, the passerelle course is divided into five subject areas and some of these subject areas are further divided into modules. A module is a thematically and organizationally self-contained teaching unit.
The "Ordinance on the Recognition of Professional Matura Certificates for Admission to Universities" prescribes the following subject areas:
- German
- English or French
- mathematics
- Natural sciences: biology, chemistry, physics
- Humanities and social sciences: geography, history
Teaching method
Since the training time in the grammar school course is significantly shorter than in the first educational path, a high degree of personal responsibility and commitment is required from the students. The passerelle course, which lasts one year, places even higher demands on the students in this regard. The main emphasis in both courses is on self-study, which forms the basis for the lessons and enables individual work. The place, time, duration and intensity of learning can be adapted to individual requirements and needs. The teaching materials of the AKAD / Compendio Bildungsmedien, specially designed for self-study, are primarily used as study documents.
What you learn is the basis for direct lessons and for regular homework that is discussed or corrected by the teachers. The aim of direct lessons is to clarify, deepen and periodically check what has been learned; it enables a flexible and quick response to questions and creates current references. Here a learning process develops between teachers and fellow students. In the class, wide-ranging areas of competence and experience come together, which enriches teachers and learners. Classmates can often be of great support to one another. The forms of assessment used in the grammar school course contain elements of self and external assessment. In addition to self-study and direct lessons, professional activity should be limited.
In the passerelle course, work is also carried out in the network system. Learning controls provide information about the level of performance. There are no grades or no interim report issued. Only the results of the supplementary exams are decisive for success. Professional activity during the course is not recommended.