Schloss-Gymnasium Benrath

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Schloss-Gymnasium Benrath
SGB ​​Logo.jpg
type of school high school
School number 164343
founding 1907
address

Hospitalstrasse 45

place Dusseldorf
country North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
Coordinates 51 ° 10 ′ 2 ″  N , 6 ° 52 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′ 2 ″  N , 6 ° 52 ′ 0 ″  E
student around 850 (2014/15)
Teachers 75 (2014/15)
management Raimund Millard
Website www.schloss-gymnasium.de

The Schloß-Gymnasium Benrath is a high school in the Düsseldorf district of Benrath . It celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2007.

history

1907 to 1945

The Schloss-Gymnasium Benrath was opened on April 29, 1907 as a "higher boys' school" in the building of the old Benrath mayor's office on Hildener Strasse (corner of Paulistrasse), which was demolished in 1933. School operations began with 31 sextans and 14 pre-class students. It was the first secondary school in what was then the community of Benrath and remained a pure boys' school for decades . In 1910 the school received approval to expand it as a "Realprogymnasium".

Castle high school 1907–1912

In 1912, due to a lack of space, the Obertertia moved to the east wing of Benrath Castle , which the Benrathers had bought from the Prussian state immediately before . In the school year 1912/13, all classes with a total of 139 students and 12 teachers were finally accommodated in the east wing of Benrath Palace. From the end of 1918 to 1920 the school building was occupied by English and later by Belgian troops, and lessons had to take place in four external buildings, to a limited extent. It was not until Easter 1920 that schools could be resumed in the east wing of the palace. At the same time, the school received the approval to expand it as a "Realgymnasium" with continuous lessons from sixth to upper class. In 1923 the first Abitur examination took place, which eight senior primans underwent.

In 1929 the community of Benrath was incorporated into Düsseldorf and the teacher Heinrich Opladen initiated the Benrath Natural History Museum in the western wing of the palace, which still exists today. In June 1937 the school was renamed "Hermann Löns School". In 1943 the Wehrmacht moved into the eastern wing and from October 1944 the school was closed for one school year.

1945 to 1980

In October 1945 the school resumed operations as a "humanistic grammar school with a modern language branch". Hans D. Fleischhauer founded the school's theater group in 1949 as the “oldest and best-known theater group of all Düsseldorf schools” (Benrather Tageblatt, September 19, 1974). In 1952 the "Society of Friends of the Benrath Grammar School" was founded. In June 1959 the name was changed to “Benrath Castle Gymnasium, urban modern grammar school for boys”, and in October 1960 to “Städtisches Schloßgymnasium Düsseldorf-Benrath, modern grammar school for mathematics and science”.

In 1964 the new Benzenberg school observatory was opened in the palace gardens. The Schach AG, which has been regionally and nationally successful for decades, was founded in 1965. In the 1967/68 school year, the teaching staff and students were divided. Half of the students and many teachers switched to the new grammar school Koblenzer Straße in Düsseldorf-Urdenbach. From 1975/76 the upper level of the gymnasium was redesigned at the Schloss-Gymnasium. In 1976 the city of Düsseldorf built barracks on what is now the orchard, as the rooms in the eastern wing were no longer sufficient.

Since 1980

Schloß-Gymnasium 1912 to 1980
Castle high school since 1980

In the summer of 1980 the school with 700 pupils moved from the east wing of the castle to the newly built school center on Wimpfener Straße. The new building is located about 1 km north of Benrath Castle and also houses the Benrath secondary school. For the first time girls are also accepted. The move enables the natural sciences and subjects such as art or music to be taught in special subject rooms. There is also an auditorium for 400 people and a large sports hall with a sports field. From 1997 to 2013 the school with Sigrid Belzer is managed for the first time by a headmistress.

In 2000 the Schloß-Gymnasium signed a cooperation agreement with Cognis (now BASF ), and in 2008 with Ergo Versicherung . After the old observatory in Schloss-Park was torn down, a new school observatory was opened on the sports field in 2003 . In the same year, the school set up a natural science profile with a NaWi club in the lower level, specialist profile classes from level 8 and bio-chemistry differentiation courses. It receives the seal as a “career choice and training-friendly school”, the federal school prize “Fit for Job” and the “Hugo Henkel Prize”. Latin and French have been taught from Grade 6 since 2004.

After a teacher and subject-oriented room concept has been set up, the school will officially become an all-day school in 2009. From 2011 to 2014, the science rooms and the sports hall were extensively renovated. The new 67.5-minute cycle will be introduced in the 2011/2012 school year. In February 2014 the new school cafeteria with self-study center opens on the ground floor.

canteen

Teaching profile

Grade 5 begins with English as the first foreign language . In grade 6, French or Latin are added as a second foreign language of your choice. While it was previously only possible to choose Spanish as a third foreign language from grade 11 onwards , this will be offered to students in grade 8 from the 2008/2009 school year.

With the change to the 8th grade, there is a reorganization of the class association. The students switch to so-called specialist profile classes of their choice, which focus on either natural science (biology-chemistry or computer science), foreign-language (Spanish and geography, bilingual English) or business- oriented lessons. When choosing the advanced courses the school the pupils a wide range can be offered.

Individualized full day

Observatory

Each student receives a personal school planner to document the individual long days, as a homework book and a means of communication between school and home. In addition to occasional specialist lessons in the afternoon, you can individually choose between study times, homework support, student help and working groups.

A Nawi Club is offered in grades 5 to 7, which in addition to regular lessons gives insights into scientific working methods, for example in the field of astronomy or meteorology.

In addition, outside of school hours, the school offers working groups such as theater, playing instruments, singing, reading, chess, handicrafts, jewelry making, animated films, keyboard writing, bridge, acrobatics, badminton, basketball, soccer, flag football, golf, rowing, table tennis, yoga , Dance etc.

Language certificates such as Delf or Cambridge can also be acquired outside of the classroom. Russian is offered as an AG. There are also voluntary social internships and training to become a mediator.

Cooperations

foyer

The Schloß-Gymnasium has been cooperating with the companies BASF and Ergo Versicherung for many years . It is also networked with Henkel and the Heinrich Heine University . Thanks to support from Henkel, a Foucault pendulum was set up in the foyer in 2007 for the school's 100th birthday . Since 2014, there has also been close cooperation with the Benrath Palace and Park Foundation. In the foyer, a large panorama photo of the vestibule of Schloss Benrath and an original chandelier from Schloss Benrath were inaugurated.

Since 2009 the non-profit JelGi eV, founded in the Schloss-Gymnasium Benrath, has been cooperating with Schott Music and numerous educational institutes. The “JelGi - Everyone learns guitar” method was developed by music teacher Udo Zilkens and is protected as an EU community trademark and an international trademark.

Known students

literature

  • Udo Zilkens, Wolfgang D. Sauer: 100 Years of the Benrath Castle Gymnasium, Festschrift 1907–2007
  • Udo Zilkens: Schloß-Spiegel 2007 to 2014

Web links

Commons : Schloß-Gymnasium Benrath  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reaching for the stars in: Rheinische Post from November 5, 2009
  2. ↑ JelGi - Everyone learns to play the guitar
  3. ^ Social Pop by Klaus Lage in: Rheinische Post from April 16, 2011