St. Ursula Dorsten secondary school
| St. Ursula Dorsten secondary school | |
|---|---|
| type of school | secondary school |
| School number | 161720 |
| founding | 1699/1927 |
| address |
Nonnenkamp 14 |
| place | Dorsten |
| country | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| carrier | St. Ursula Dorsten Foundation |
| student | 620 |
| Teachers | about 35 |
| management | Miriam Baumeister |
| Website | [1] |
The St. Ursula Dorsten Realschule is a state-recognized private Realschule in Dorsten with 620 students and 35 teachers. The school has been sponsored by the St. Ursula Dorsten Foundation since 2015, previously it was the Order of the Ursulines in Dorsten. Miriam Baumeister has been running the school since August 1, 2018, Jochem Sniers is her deputy. In all learning progress surveys and central exams, the results of the school are well above the average for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . In the last few years not all registered students could be accepted.
Cooperation with the St. Ursula Dorsten high school
Realschule and grammar school St. Ursula Dorsten have the same roots, work on the basis of Angela Merici's ideas and are run by the same sponsor. Close cooperation is advisable. Since both schools have accepted boys and girls, there are no restrictions on changing schools. Regular meetings of school administrators and colleges and a joint working group are intended to promote the following points in particular: reflection on common roots, problem-free change of school, agreement on the specialist content of the specialist conferences, joint transition advice, joint teacher training, mutual observation of each other in the test stage and shared use of tennis courts, sports fields, auditorium and other special rooms.
Registering "on Ursula" is never a one-way street, regardless of whether you are at the grammar school or the junior high school. More than 30 pupils regularly switch to the Ursula grammar school after completing their secondary education.
history
Angela Merici founded the Ursuline Society in Brescia in 1535 . The aim was to educate and educate girls in a time when girls' education was considered completely unnecessary. From this society (not a monastery!) The order of the Ursulines developed, which focused on the education of girls. The first German Ursuline monastery was founded in Cologne in 1639. 60 years later, on January 21, 1699, three Ursuline sisters came from Cologne to found a monastery in Dorsten. A girls' school and boarding school were established. (Quote: "After 8 days the external school started, and the children with such a large amount are allowed to us") When the entrance to the Abitur for girls was released at the beginning of the 20th century, the sisters ran an upper lyceum and then from Easter 1927 a middle school (later secondary school). 82 pupils were taught in three classes at the Realschule. The school was located in the monastery building in the city center. The school director was Mater Petra Brüning until 1931.
Mater Lioba Höltershinken ran the school from 1931–1942 after being recognized by the state. A school with independent ideas was a thorn in the side of the National Socialist school administration and they ordered the nationalization of the high school and the dismantling of the middle school. The new head of the middle school was the evangelical rector August Rüter, who was loyal to the monastery. During the devastating bomb attack on Dorsten on March 22, 1945, the school building was completely destroyed. Intensive reconstruction work began within 14 days of the bombing. The middle school was able to reopen as early as February 1946; Overcrowded classes and a lack of space dominated the picture. The headmistress from 1950–1966 was Mater Hieronyma Thesing.
A lack of space determined school life until the new secondary school was built on Nonnenkamp. In 1971 the director, Sister Scholastika Kirschner (1962–1982), celebrated the move to a bright and modern new building. Since 1981 there has been a special partnership with the Sisters of Divine Providence in Malawi (see below). Sr. Teresa Büscher and then as the first man and layman Arnold Erwig ran the school from 1982 to 2009. As the first external person , Lambert Suwelack took over the school management from 2009–2018. With the start of the 2011/2012 school year, boys were also taught at the former girls' school. On August 1, 2015, the sponsorship of the two Dorsten Ursuline Schools changed from the Ursuline Convention to the St. Ursula Dorsten Foundation.
Partnership Malawi
In February 1980, 7th grade students and their teacher, Sister Michaele, made their first contact with children in Malawi . In class they dealt intensively with the situation of the people in Africa and were shocked by the almost unimaginable poverty in the African country. Through letters from Sister Bernarde, who was a member of the Order of Divine Providence in Münster and had been working as a development worker in Malawi since 1960, she was always able to tell exactly what the living conditions of the people in Malawi were like.
In 2008 a partnership was concluded with the St. Monica School Mangochi. In this way, not only can money be collected (now well over € 100,000), but understanding can also be promoted through the exchange of letters and messages.
classes
As a state-recognized private school, the requirements of the NRW School Ministry are the basis for the school .
The lessons take place in the half-day area. Class 5 teaches the classic subjects German, mathematics, English, religion (catholic or ev.), Politics, geography, physics, biology, art, music, textile design and sport.
In grade 6, the additional subjects history and French (not effective for promotion) are introduced.
As a further natural science, chemistry lessons are given in the 7th grade. The students can also choose between the inclination priorities (class work subjects) French, social sciences, biology and art. Boys and girls take home economics classes for a year.
In grade 9, students can choose their artistic focus for grades 9 and 10. In addition to art, music and text design, this can also be the subject of "creative play" (theater).
In German, mathematics and English, depending on the grade level, support hours are offered; additional support courses for LRS , dyscalculia and German (foreign-language students) are offered at the beginning of school. High-performing students can take part in the funding / promotion project or help classmates in the "Students help students" project.
Homework supervision by teachers is set up every day. The following working groups are currently offered: Sports ( Flag Football ), robot construction (Lego Mindstorms), choir, theater, newspaper, works, dispute settlement, school paramedics.
Due to the change from G8 to G9 at the grammar school, the number of times at the secondary school is expected to change from 2019.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Numbers and facts. Retrieved January 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Claudia Engel: 715 elementary school students move in the summer - where? Retrieved January 5, 2019 .
- ^ Federation of German-speaking Ursulines: Home page. Retrieved January 6, 2019 .
- ^ History. July 31, 2016, accessed on January 6, 2019 (German).
- ↑ St. Ursula Schools reborn for the 5th time. Retrieved January 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Our partner school. Retrieved January 5, 2019 .
- ↑ MSB: Realschule. Retrieved January 6, 2019 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′ 11.2 " N , 6 ° 57 ′ 21.2" E