Ruhr-Gymnasium Witten
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| type of school | Modern language and mathematics and natural science high school |
| School number | 169729 |
| founding | 1860 |
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Synagogenstrasse 1 |
| place | Witten |
| country | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 26 ′ 31 ″ N , 7 ° 19 ′ 54 ″ E |
| carrier | City of Witten (construction), State of North Rhine-Westphalia (staff) |
| student | 745 |
| Teachers | about 60 |
| management | Dirk Gellesch |
| Website | www.ruhrgymnasium.de |
The Ruhr-Gymnasium is a high school in downtown Witten . It was called Städtisches Gymnasium Witten until 1965 , then Städtisches Gymnasium für Junge Witten and from 1971 Ruhr -Gymnasium ; henceforth girls were also enrolled in school.
history
The Wittener Ruhr-Gymnasium was born in 1860. In 1861 Witten had 7,931 inhabitants, in 1905 it had 35,841 inhabitants. As part of this urban development process, the need arose in Witten for a school that enabled middle-class children to receive “traditional education ” when they graduate from high school . In the 19th century, high schools were the only schools where students could take the Abitur. School fees had to be paid for attending a grammar school . In 1877, only 150 meters away, the Schiller Gymnasium was founded as a " Higher Daughter School". In sources from the 19th century, today's Ruhr-Gymnasium is usually referred to as a " Realgymnasium ". As early as 1844 a candidate for a pastor's office in Witten had privately opened a Latin school , one-class, but consisting of several departments. The "Higher Town School" - performed by the magistrate of the city Witten - took on teaching a class and 20 students on April 23 1860th It could be visited by boys of all denominations , which was not a matter of course at the time. There were three teaching posts. The first rector was called Zerlang and he ran the school until 1891. In order to counteract the spatial dispersion of school operations, the city had a new building built on the corner of Breite / Kurzestraße (today Synagogenstraße ), which is still the main building today of the Ruhr-Gymnasium is.
During the First World War , two teachers and 153 former high school students died. During the time of National Socialism , a strict standardization of the grammar school system was dictated in the direction of the "main form" called high school , with the division of the upper level into a linguistic and a mathematical-scientific branch. On November 9, 1938, the synagogue, which was once located right next to the school, was destroyed by the local National Socialists. In July 1943, after the steadily increasing bombing of the Allies on cities in the Ruhr area, the “high school for boys” was relocated to Constance on Lake Constance , which was considered “safe” . The teaching staff was divided up: 10 teachers accompanied the younger students to Constance to take care of the air force helpers five teachers remained behind. However, classes on the “ home front ” were mostly canceled from late 1944 to mid-1945. In World War II, a total of four members of the college fell. The number of former students who did not return could never be determined. There was evidence of at least 80.
New beginning after the Second World War
In the immediate post-war years, school operations suffered: pupils came back from southern Germany, rubble from the school grounds was removed and the worst structural damage repaired; the gradual resumption of teaching began in January 1946. With the beginning of the school year 1949/50, parallel to the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany and with more stable political and economic conditions, teaching could also be fully resumed at the “Städtisches Gymnasium Witten”. In the 1950s, the school grew: the long-held two-class had to be given up, in 1959 there were 23 classes, e.g. Sometimes with 45 students per group. The Sputnik shock also affected the then independent city in the administrative district of Arnsberg in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia . 1959–61 an extension was built on Kurzestrasse, extensions on Breitestrasse with a total of 14 additional classrooms, a new auditorium and a new gymnasium .
The high school was consistently run strictly conservatively and although Witten was and is more of a Protestant and social democratic working class town , the Catholic Church had a great influence on the school climate . So it came to a scandal in 1967 when the joint school newspaper of the Schiller and the boy "Ceterum Censeo" (edition 13, editors Bärbel Röhle and Jürgen Grysa) got on the index of Rector Klinck and teacher Vikar Gerdes and prohibited distribution on the school premises has been. In terms of content, however, there was objectively nothing radical; the essays were directed against the NPD , apartheid , for the organization Amnesty International and flippant things were also presented; an advertisement by the Bundeswehr helped with the financing.
Reforms after 1968
The years after 1968 brought a great change: from 1971 the previous boys' grammar school became accessible to girls and it was given the name "Städtisches Ruhr-Gymnasium Witten", which is still valid today. In 1981, after a further significant increase in the number of students, an extension, the new natural science wing "Spangenbau" was opened. In summer 2009 and summer 2010, teachers and especially schoolchildren embellished the bare walls and corridors for the coming anniversary in several project days.
On April 23, 2010, the Witten high school was 150 years old.
There was unrest in the school in 2012 because the headmistress Kirsten Sonja Schikorr was under fire. The school received supervision .
profile
The Ruhr-Gymnasium offers a wide range of subjects and courses for almost 1,000 students, who are taught by around 60 teachers. Targeted training projects for violence prevention , taking responsibility for health and the environment, an extensive range of sports, a diverse travel program and student exchanges as well as special opportunities for community education support the democratic goal, in addition to teaching in specific projects .
The RGW sees itself as an advisory school that helps students and their parents with problems , questions and decisions in the course of school career counseling . The information and advice concept has been further developed at all school levels for years . Preparing for a course of study and career choice , which accompanies the students from grade 9 to high school, is of particular importance .
In addition to subject teaching and working groups , community life at school traditionally finds its visible expression in the interaction of pupils, parents and teachers in working groups , in orchestras , choirs and theater groups . The orchestra Witten high schools in 1994 under Karl Klein published a highly acclaimed Classical - CD with works by Torelli , Mozart , Beethoven , Dvorak and Bizet . The school has a string class.
Many sports are promoted, traditionally rowing in Witten and today the dragon boat discipline; In 2009, the school was runner-up in women's football. Her student groups are also often successful in tennis. A sports boarding school accommodates athletes in triathlon, wrestling and judo.
The Ruhr-Gymnasium has had a European profile with additional Italian since 2009, and participates in EU project days and in e-twinning.
Others
Parents have been running the “Ruhr- Café ” on a voluntary basis for years . A dedicated sponsorship association supports the school work and maintains the connection to the alumni .
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Trivia
The list for the 1936 Abitur class only includes three students, including a woman.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johannes Kopps: Martmöller-Gymnasium celebrates its 50th anniversary. WAZ , June 16, 2017, archived from the original on June 17, 2017 ; Retrieved June 17, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Annette Kreikenbohm: An "old" Wittener now heads the Ruhr-Gymnasium. WAZ, March 22, 2019, accessed March 22, 2019 .
- ^ Johanna Blume: Ruhr-Gymnasium. Parents no longer want school management. WAZ, February 10, 2012, accessed December 26, 2016 .
- ^ Susanne Linka: Ruhr-Gymnasium. Four more requests for transfer. Ruhr Nachrichten , September 9, 2012, accessed on December 26, 2016 .
- ↑ Witten. Janzen is now officially the new director of the Ruhr-Gymnasium. WAZ, December 21, 2012, accessed December 26, 2016 .
- ^ A b Susanne Schild: All three high schools in Witten under new management. WAZ, March 5, 2018, accessed March 9, 2018 .
- ↑ Abitur class 1936. RGW, accessed on December 26, 2016 .