Primo Levi High School
| Primo Levi High School | |
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| House B. | |
| type of school | high school |
| School number | 03Y14 |
| founding | 2007 |
| address |
Pistoriusstraße 133 (house A) , |
| place | Berlin-Weissensee |
| country | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 33 '5 " N , 13 ° 27' 15" E |
| carrier | State of Berlin |
| student | 1179 (2015/2016) |
| Teachers | 91 + 10 trainee lawyers (2015/2016) |
| management | Uwe Schramm (since 2012) |
| Website | [1] |
The Primo-Levi-Gymnasium is a state high school in the Berlin district of Weißensee . The school was created in the summer of 2007 by merging the former Wieland-Herzfelde-Oberschule and the Bühring-Oberschule, which has a history of more than 100 years. The two school buildings are approx. 300 meters apart.
The school is named after the Italian chemist, writer and philosopher Primo Levi . He was a resistance fighter against fascism during the German occupation of Italy in World War II and survived the Holocaust .
With around 1200 students, the Primo-Levi-Gymnasium is one of the largest schools in Berlin. In 2017, the Primo-Levi-Gymnasium was the high school with the most registrations for the seventh grade in all of Berlin.
School building and school history
The Primo Levi High School consists of two school buildings. The main building, called House A since the merger , in which the directorate is located, is the building of the former Wieland-Herzfelde-Oberschule on Pistoriusstraße . The second building, called House B , is the building of the former Bühring-Oberschule in the Woelckpromenade, which is located directly on the Kreuzpfuhl.
Former Wieland-Herzfelde School
The former Wieland-Herzfelde-Oberschule was built in 1926/1927 and in its history it has almost always been a double school. From 1940 to 1945 it was called the Clara Schumann School and honored the composer Clara Schumann ; after the Second World War , the building served as an epidemic station in 1946/1947, and from 1950 to 1957 it was an elementary school (graduation from 8th grade). From 1957 the school building was the seat of a secondary school that bore the name of Erich Boltze ; at the same time the vocational school for druggists was located there . From 1994 until the merger in 2007, the school was named Wieland-Herzfelde-Oberschule after the writer and publisher Wieland Herzfelde .
Former Bühring high school
The former Bühring secondary school was built according to plans by Carl James Bühring and opened in 1910. During the Nazi era it was called Günther-Roß-Schule , from 1951 Johannes-R.-Becher-Schule as a modern-language so-called "a-branch" and Oberschule II Weissensee as a mathematical-scientific so-called "b-branch" and from 1960 to 1993 Paul-Oestreich-Schule (later EOS " Paul Oestreich " ) and had around 700 students as a general high school. From 1993 until the merger in 2007 the teaching facility was called Bühring-Gymnasium after the Weißensee master builder.
particularities
Block lessons with the subject room principle
At the Primo-Levi-Gymnasium, the classes (with the exception of the 5th and 6th grades) do not have a fixed classroom, instead the subject room principle applies. Each subject and each teacher has its own classroom that contains the necessary teaching materials. In order to avoid too many time-consuming room changes between the classes, lessons are usually taught in lesson blocks of two regular lessons.
Bilingual teaching
Since the 2012/2013 school year, one to two bilingual German-English classes have been set up at the school each year for the pupils in grade 5. The students in grades 5 to 8 receive more English lessons, from grade 7 the subject of biology is taught in English with an additional lesson, and the subject history is taught from grade 9 with an additional lesson.
MINT EC school
The Primo Levi school is part of the national Excellence school network MINT-EC schools with secondary and pronounced profile in M athematics, I nformatik, N aturwissenschaften and T technic (MINT). In addition to numerous activities in the MINT area, the Primo-Levi-Gymnasium is home to the Pankow Student Research Network .
School lunch
At the Primo Levi Gymnasium there is a food counter in both building A and building B. The school halls in the respective houses are used as dining rooms. Lunch is freely selectable from a buffet. There is also a wide range of cold and warm snacks and drinks.
FSJ project
Since the 2006/07 school year, a young person has been completing a voluntary social year (FSJ) at the Primo-Levi-Gymnasium with the aim of strengthening the opportunities for young people to participate in the school through their work. In addition to supporting the student council and promoting projects from the student body, the FSJ's tasks also include organizing their own projects at the Primo Levi grammar school. The FSJler's office is located in the student club. The FSJ is financially made possible by the school support association.
Student club
In house B of the Primo-Levi-Gymnasium there is a student club, which is managed and designed by the FSJ students with the support of committed students. The former caretaker's apartment was refurbished in 2007 on the initiative of the friends' association and the student council and offers a table football room and numerous sofas as well as a few computers and desks for doing homework. During breaks, free periods and after the end of school, the students have the opportunity to stay in the student club. There are also numerous events organized by the students or the FSJ, including foosball tournaments, poker tournaments and film evenings.
Events and projects
Primo helps
"Primo helps" is an initiative that has existed since September 2015 to support pupils in the welcome classes and residents of the nearby refugee accommodation. The members also deal with the political situation in Germany with regard to the refugee situation. They meet every second Friday in the “student club”. Together they have already: donated vouchers, organized sponsorships, stimulated political discussions, for example by means of hanging banners, and created leisure activities. They make every effort to continue to contribute to the integration of refugees at their school.
Youth debates
The Primo-Levi-Gymnasium supports the school’s own participants in the nationwide competition “ Jugend debattiert ” and trains them in rhetoric. Students from grades 8 to 10 can prepare for the competition during an annual trip. In a subsequent internal school competition, the students can qualify for the Berlin-wide competition organized by “Jugend debattiert”.
Christmas concert
During the Advent season, there is a big Christmas concert every year in the auditorium of House B, which is organized by the Music Department. In addition to the school orchestra and the school choir, the school bands and numerous classes and courses perform there with their own musical contributions.
Reading evening
During the reading evening, students, parents and teachers read out self-written texts in front of an audience. The events are often accompanied by a musical contribution. The texts from the reading evenings will then be published as a small booklet. The reading evening takes place once or twice in the school year and is organized by students, the FSJler and the sponsoring association.
Open-door day
Every year in January, the Primo-Levi-Gymnasium invites you to an open day. There, interested parties have the opportunity to get to know the school and its departments better.
Primun
PriMUN ( Model United Nations ) is an English-language simulation game to simulate the processes in the United Nations , which is organized annually by the English department together with the English courses of the upper level for students in grades 10 and 11. For the project, students have to deal with countries and their political positions, work out positions for them and represent them in English. During the three-day simulation game, about 25 people are debated in committees. At the beginning and at the end of the project there will also be large rounds in the plenum with around 100 participants. The experiences of the three days are documented by an editorial team with a video and short daily newspapers.
Science evening
Every year, a science evening for elementary school students and their legal guardians takes place at the Primo-Levi-Gymnasium. Older pupils carry out scientific experiments together with the children there with the aim of promoting a general interest in natural sciences among the younger generation.
School festival
At the end of the school year, the school festival of the Primo-Levi-Gymnasium takes place on the penultimate day of school, to which the entire school community of students, parents and teachers is invited. In addition to a stage program with musical and other contributions, the classes and courses will present their projects at a stand. For some years now, the school festival has been taking place in the late afternoon in the courtyard of House B.
School newspaper
"Der Spinner" is the school's own school newspaper , which has been written and published by the students of the Primo-Levi-Gymnasium for many years.
School without racism - school with courage
The Primo-Levi-Gymnasium has had the title " School without Racism - School with Courage " since 2008 . The Swiss politician, author and well-known globalization critic Jean Ziegler acts as godfather .
School recordings
Pupils from primary schools to either the 5th grade or 7th grade at the Primo Levi High School Change. Those who switch to grammar school at grade 5 are admitted to a bilingual class.
Student Council
The general student council (GSV) of the Primo-Levi-Gymnasium meets about once a month to discuss current topics. The overall student council is headed by the student representative and his three deputies. These are supported by a school parliament consisting of ten committed students from lower and upper grades. This body usually meets once a week in the student club. Once a year there is also a student representation trip, during which specific projects are planned. At the moment, the student council is primarily involved in helping refugees.
School development association
The development association of the Primo Levi grammar school was founded in 1993 as a school development association of the then Bühring secondary school and has been the association of the newly merged Primo Levi grammar school since 2007. The association currently has around 150 members. A volunteer team of around 20 people organizes and supports numerous events in and around the Primo-Levi-Gymnasium both financially and in terms of ideas. The volunteer team consists of parents, teachers and a large number of current and former students.
In addition to its income from membership fees, the school development association is financed by the administration and rental of lockers in the two school buildings. The largest expenditure items are, in addition to the funding of projects and trips, the financing of the school festival and the FSJ program as well as the support of the student club. The team of the friends' association also helps with staff at a large number of the school's events.
Prominent former students
- Andrej Holm (* 1970), German social scientist
- Regina Kittler (* 1955), German politician
- Regina Jonas (1902–1944), the world's first female rabbi
- Thomas Langhoff (1938–2012), German theater director
- Martin Federlein (* 1946), former city councilor in the Berlin district of Pankow
- Egon Bahr (1922–2015), German SPD politician
- Mathilde Bundschuh , German actress
Web links
- Primo Levi High School website
- Website of the Primo-Levi-Gymnasium School Support Association
- primo helps
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Primo-Levi-Gymnasium. In: berlin.de. Senate Department for Education, Science and Research, September 19, 2008, accessed on February 8, 2016 .
- ↑ The Primo-Levi-Gymnasium is a merger of two high schools in Berlin-Weißensee ; accessed on March 29, 2016.
- ↑ Places are running out The most popular grammar schools in Berlin. Retrieved March 8, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Historical: About Wieland Herzfelde and Carl James Bühring ( Memento from February 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Bilingual lessons in the grammar school on its homepage ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2016 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.
- ^ Entry by the school on the MINT-EC website , accessed on August 7, 2018
- ^ Fabian: School lunch. (No longer available online.) In: www.primo-levi-gymnasium.cidsnet.de. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016 ; Retrieved April 2, 2016 . 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.
- ↑ Linus: Primun. (No longer available online.) In: www.primo-levi-gymnasium.cidsnet.de. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016 ; Retrieved April 2, 2016 . 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.
- ↑ Super User: Science Evening. (No longer available online.) In: www.primo-levi-gymnasium.cidsnet.de. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016 ; Retrieved April 2, 2016 . 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.
- ↑ Jan: School without Racism. (No longer available online.) In: www.primo-levi-gymnasium.cidsnet.de. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016 ; Retrieved April 2, 2016 . 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.
- ↑ Admission requirements on the homepage of the grammar school ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2016 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.
- ↑ Fabian: Student Council. (No longer available online.) In: www.primo-levi-gymnasium.cidsnet.de. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016 ; Retrieved April 2, 2016 . 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.
- ↑ SemiColonWeb: association. In: Friends of the Primo Levi School. Retrieved April 2, 2016 .
- ↑ Andrej Holm's cadre files. Retrieved February 18, 2017 .
