Rheingau high school
| Rheingau-Gymnasium Schöneberg | |
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| type of school | Gymnasium (7th to 12th grade) |
| School number | 07Y03 |
| founding | 1906 |
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| place | Berlin-Friedenau |
| country | Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 28 '14 " N , 13 ° 19' 20" E |
| student | 658 (as of 2017) |
| Teachers | 67 (+ 8 trainees) |
| management | Bert Minske |
| Website | www.rheingau-gymnasium.de |
The Rheingau-Gymnasium Schöneberg (short: RGS ) is a high school in the Berlin district of Friedenau . A special landmark is the old and valuable Walcker organ that is in the school auditorium , a similar one is still used in the Berlin Cathedral , for example . The name of the grammar school is derived from the Rheingaustrasse running parallel to the building and the nearby Rheingauviertel . There is also a partner school with the same name in the Rheingau . The school celebrated its 100th anniversary in September 2006 and is the second oldest educational institution in Friedenau after the Friedrich Bergius Oberschule .
Geographical location
The school is a three-storey building on a U-shaped floor plan with a towering tower in the Berlin district of Friedenau ( Tempelhof-Schöneberg district ) on the property at Schwalbacher Strasse 3/4, Homuthstrasse 1-5, Rheingaustrasse 9 and Wiesbadener Strasse 80/81 , not far from the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz underground station . Behind the school there is a sports field with a soccer field, two jumping pits, a 50-meter track and a shot put field, which does not belong to the school, but to a Friedenau sports club, although it can be used by the students during school time.
School history
From the foundation as a secondary school to the second Friedenau grammar school
As a result of the rapidly increasing number of pupils in the up-and-coming community of Friedenau, the local council decided in March 1905 to set up a secondary school . This was initially to be built under the roof of the Friedenauer Gymnasium, built in 1903 (today: Friedrich Bergius Oberschule on Perelsplatz ). Easter 1906 the first class of the Realschule could be opened. Due to the growing number of pupils in the future, the decision was made to found an independent school under the direction of Rudolf Schröder in its own building.
The construction of the new school building, which began in 1908 according to the design of the municipal building councilor Hans Altmann , was completed in 1910. The headmaster prevailed with his proposal not to accommodate a pure secondary school in the new house, but to establish a reform secondary school with secondary school. This new type of school placed the emphasis on modern languages and had a mathematical and scientific orientation, which fundamentally differed from the humanistic, old-language grammar school. In addition, the teaching content of the secondary school and secondary school students of the same age was identical, so that a later change of school type was possible to the advantage of the secondary school students. The second grammar school was built in the western part of what is now the Friedenau district. It was not until 1926 that the school was named Rheingau School .
During the Second World War , an anti-aircraft gun was installed on the striking tower .
Until 1948 the Rheingau School was reserved for boys only. As a counterpart , a high school for girls, the Königin-Luise-Mädchen-Lyzeum (today: Paul-Natorp-Gymnasium ) was built in Goßlerstraße 200 meters away .
Todays situation
Today the Rheingau-Gymnasium, like the Paul-Natorp-Gymnasium, is of course attended by boys and girls. Furthermore, the two neighboring schools cooperate closely with each other. In general, each high school students each attended an advanced course in his school and on the other, so that the corresponding courses with students from the Rheingau and the Paul Natorp High School are mixed and the student is given the opportunity to the subjects with to actually combine with the greatest interest.
The Rheingau grammar school has been rebuilt and renovated several times. In 2001/2002 all toilets and classrooms were renovated. In 2003, ARD financed a new cafeteria and thus received permission to film the docu-soap Sabine! . The entire school yard was redesigned by 2006, and an elevator was built for wheelchair users - accessing all parts of the school - as well as wheelchair access.
In September 2012 the school was renamed from Rheingau-Oberschule to Rheingau-Gymnasium. With the addition of Schöneberg , the abbreviation RGS is retained.
The OpenRheingau school festival has been held annually since 2012 . It took place for the first time on September 8, 2012. In addition to a stage program in the courtyard, it was also possible to see the school tower. The second OpenRheingau followed on September 7, 2013, and the third on September 27, 2014.
architecture
The gymnasium is housed on the ground floor of the east wing, above the two-story auditorium with a stage and organ on the gallery. The class and specialist rooms as well as the administration are housed in the west and north wings. The west wing is two-level with a central corridor and faces the courtyard and the street, the north wing, on the other hand, is built flush with a corridor on the north side, the classrooms and specialist rooms face the courtyard. The two main stairwells with the halls are arranged in the corners of the building, from which students and teachers spread out into the corridors. The hall in front of the auditorium is particularly splendidly designed with four central columns on which the core of the tower rests. In the head buildings of the two side wings there are two additional staircases that also open up the classes in the west wing and the gym with the auditorium in the east wing.
The school has three entrances: In the courtyard on the west wing there is a two-storey porch with the main entrance, above which two larger-than-life figures - depicting Martin Luther and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - are set into the wall. Also on the west wing, facing Schwalbacher Straße, there is an entrance with a spiral staircase. However, it is not possible to get to the ground floor, but via an exit directly to the basement. In the corner between the north and east wings, another entrance forms the staircase to the auditorium, which is also accessible through a magnificent double portal on Homuthstrasse, which is adorned with portraits of artists, poets and musicians.
The three-wing building with the school yard is enclosed on three streets by a fence made of natural stone pillars and a fence, a baroque swinging gate system in the central axis of the system opens the access to the school yard. The school has a symmetrical layout, is enriched by many additional components, especially the main tower, transverse gables , side towers and porches, and appears as a diverse, picturesque group of buildings, which is also richly adorned with sculptural sculptures. The architectural jewelry comes from the sculptor Richard Kuöhl .
The building is listed under the number 09066311 in the Berlin list of monuments .
Current situation
The 658 students come from almost all districts of Berlin. The college currently (as of October 2017) consists of 67 teachers. There are also nine trainee teachers who also teach individual classes and courses.
Focus
music
As a special feature, the Rheingau-Gymnasium has been offering a music-based train from the seventh grade since the 1999/2000 school year. Students on this train receive more theoretical and practical music lessons in grades 7 and 8. Afterwards it is possible to take the elective subject, the advanced music course and the ensemble course. Other musical groups complete the offer.
languages
Lower secondary students can have taken either English or French as their first foreign language. Since September 14, 2012, there has been a conflict between the school and the district office, which announced that from the 2013/2014 school year onwards, no pupils with French as their first foreign language would be admitted to the 7th grade. After protests by the parents, on October 2, 2012, the grammar school was allowed to accept such students in the 7th grade for four more years.
As a third foreign language, Spanish or Latin are available, which can be chosen as a mandatory elective subject for three years from the 8th grade onwards. In the upper secondary level there is also the option - as with English and French - to choose Spanish or Latin as an advanced or basic course. Due to a lack of interest, currently (as of March 2014) no advanced course in Latin is offered. The basic courses in Latin and Spanish as well as the advanced course in Spanish take place across grades in the 11th and 12th grades.
The Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English and the Latinum can also be obtained as a further achievement . While attending an additional AG is necessary for the Cambridge Certificate, the Latinum is obtained after attending Latin lessons from Grade 8 to Grade 12 (4th semester).
More subjects
In addition, you can take computer science (LK / GK) in the 9th and 10th grade and in the upper secondary level , political science (LK / GK), philosophy and psychology (both so far only as GK) in the upper secondary level In addition to classic subjects such as mathematics, biology, history, art and music, the school itself also offers the subjects of climate protection, natural science and film analysis .
The Walcker organ
In 1997, E. F. Walcker's own organ, dating from 1910, was extensively restored. This pneumatic organ has two manuals (eight and five registers ) and a pedal (three registers). With a pneumatic organ, the playing movements are transmitted with compressed air instead of mechanically. In Berlin there is only one other pneumatic organ, which is located in the Berlin Cathedral .
Partnerships
- The Rheingau-Gymnasium works closely with the Paul-Natorp-Gymnasium in Berlin-Friedenau.
- The Rheingau-Gymnasium maintains international exchange programs with schools in
Regular events
- Spring / Christmas music evening
- Lounge concert
- OpenRheingau (since 2012)
- Premiere of the theater group
- Soirée française (since 1999)
future
The school participates in the "model experiment ethics - philosophy - religion", in the "project pedagogical school" and in the "model project independent school".
Others
The Rheingau grammar school is popular with film producers. Several German film productions, including the RTL - soap opera Gute Zeiten, Bad Zeiten , a commercial for the TV station VIVA , two scenes for the film She deserves it with Veronica Ferres , Bushido's film times change you , the episode ricochet from the crime series Kommissarin Heller and the film Die Neue with Iris Berben were shot here. Various scenes from the film Der Stinkstiefel take place around the high school, including in the school yard.
literature
- Sabine Ludwig : Help, I've shrunk my teacher! The Rheingau-Gymnasium is the central location of the novel.