Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Unna
| Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Unna | |
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| type of school | high school |
| School number | 170460 |
| founding | 1908 |
| address |
Morgenstrasse 47 |
| place | Unna |
| country | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 32 '5 " N , 7 ° 41' 55" E |
| student | approx. 900 |
| Teachers | 61 and 7 trainee lawyers (9-2016) |
| management | Angelika Remmers (Headmistress) Heide Vogt (Deputy) |
| Website | www.pgu.de |
The Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Unna (often abbreviated as PGU ) is a gymnasium in Unna .
School profile
The grammar school was founded in Unna in 1908 and is named after the pedagogue Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi . Currently (end of 2020) 900 students are being taught by 61 teachers and 7 trainee teachers.
The school's program is focused on the goals
- Expand knowledge,
- To take responsibility,
- Practicing understanding and
- Dare the future.
building
Since 1990 the school has been housed in the building at 47 Morgenstrasse. The modern school building has around 30 classrooms as well as specially equipped specialist rooms, for example for music, natural sciences and IT. There is also an auditorium for events, a library and a cafeteria for meals and drinks.
In 2014 the sports field was renovated, next to which two gyms are available for physical education.
particularities
UNESCO project school
Since 2005 the grammar school has been one of around 210 UNESCO project schools in Germany. In the course of this program, the goals of UNESCO are to be brought closer to the students, teachers and parents through school and extracurricular activities.
Furthermore, the Pestalozzi-Gymnasium undertakes in the course of the program to guide the students through an active learning atmosphere to independent and cooperative learning and to try out innovative forms of work. This takes place, for example, in the UNESCO working group “Future workshop PGU - actively shaping schools”.
Wind class
The Pestalozzi-Gymnasium is the only school in the city of Unna to offer the wind class project for grades 5 and 6. In this class, each child learns a wind instrument in an additional instrumental lesson in order to make music together in the class under the direction of the music teacher.
School camp
Since 1953 the school has the school hostel Föckinghausen in Bestwig . School classes from the 5th to 8th grade go to the school camp once per school year for one week. Each of these trips has a methodological or social motto, for example experience the environment or communication . In the upper level, learning weekends are offered in Föckinghausen, among other things to prepare for the Abitur .
The Landheim, located in the Hochsauerlandkreis , has extensive facilities for sports, media and entertainment. Extensive renovation measures were carried out in 2013 and 2014.
Compact ski course
In the 9th grade, the entire year goes to the compact ski course in Jochgrimm in South Tyrol , where the students can learn to ski and improve their skills. In addition, the careful handling of nature is a theme of the trip.
Comenius program
The Pestalozzi-Gymnasium regularly carries out mathematics projects as part of the Comenius program . Comenius projects are EU funded projects between European schools; the current program is being designed in collaboration with schools in Belgium , Switzerland , Latvia , Spain and Cyprus .
The participating pupils take part in the project in one of the five meetings in the partner schools, each of which has a specific motto and includes mathematical and cultural activities.
Working groups and afternoon care
The school traditionally offers numerous working groups (AGs) and afternoon programs in which the students can participate outside of regular lessons. These are organized and directed by both teachers and external managers, including the Unna youth art school.
- Examples of working groups and projects offered are
- Music & Art: Big Band, Jazz Choir, Choir, Theater AG
- Social: UNESCO AG, Dispute Resolution AG, Legal Studies AG, Tadra AG
- Sports & Games: Soccer AG, Chess AG
- Technology & Design: Informatik AG, Event Technology AG, Mofa AG, Textile Design
- School subject-advanced AGs: Comenius project (mathematics), German AG, French AG, Latin AG
Foreign contacts
Close contacts are maintained with various schools in Europe and regular exchanges are carried out, including schools in:
- Lille ( France )
- Waalwijk ( Netherlands ): Mollercollege Waalwijk
Former students and teachers
- Hermann Schomberg (Abitur 1925), actor
- Otto Graf Lambsdorff (Abitur 1946), politician ( FDP )
- Ulrich Böhme (Abitur 1959), politician ( SPD )
- Volker W. Weidner (Abitur 1966), former mayor of Unna
- Norbert Weller (Abitur 1980), medical officer and general physician of the Bundeswehr since 2012
- Stefan Jürgens (Abitur 1982), actor and musician
- Rick Zabel (Abitur not at the PGU), racing cyclist
- Oskar Rückert (1876–1943, teacher 1907–1937), historian and local researcher
- Rudolf Poppe (1931–2011), director of studies at Leopold-Woeste-Gymnasium Hemer, organist and choir director
literature
- Günter Knippenberg (Ed.): History of the Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Unna , Unna 1982.
- Günter Knippenberg (Ed.): Pauker und Pennäler, 85 years Abitur at the Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Unna , Unna 1993.
Web links
- Website of the Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Unna
- Website of the PGU school camp Föckinghausen
- Website of the PGU-Tadra project in Tibet
Individual evidence
- ↑ PGU - General data. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .
- ↑ a b PGU.de: General data
- ↑ PGU Schulnachrichten 2014 ( Memento of the original from February 17, 2015 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.
- ↑ PGU parent information wind class ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ www.schullandheim-foeckinghausen.de
- ↑ www.schullandheim-foeckinghausen.de: Update on the renovation
- ↑ PGU.de : Information about the compact ski course ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ europe-direct.de: Comenius programs ( Memento of the original from June 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) 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.
- ↑ PGU.de: Comenius program
- ↑ PGU.de: Working groups
- ↑ PGU.de: afternoon care 13Plus
- ^ Website of the PGU-Tadra project
