Marienhöhe school center
| Marienhöhe school center | |
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| Schoolhouse and main building 2011 | |
| type of school | Realschule , grammar school and college , elementary school |
| founding | 1924 |
| address |
At Marienhöhe 32 |
| place | Darmstadt |
| country | Hesse |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 50 '25 " N , 8 ° 39' 20" E |
| carrier | Advent Education and Training Association V. |
| student | 765 (status: school year 2016/2017) (elementary school 60, secondary school 190, grammar school / college 515) |
| Teachers | 71 (as of: school year 2016/2017) |
| management | Christian Noack (grammar school), Marcio Goncalves (secondary school), Renate Vogel (elementary school) Caroline Naumann (boarding school for boys) Caroline Naumann (boarding school for girls) |
| Website | www.marienhoehe.de |
The Marienhöhe School Center is a Christian school center in Darmstadt-Eberstadt in private ownership with the primary school , secondary school , grammar school and college branches as state-recognized private schools . The school center includes a boarding school for boys and girls.
history
The facility was founded in 1924 as a mission school in the building of the former gymnastics and dance school by Elizabeth Duncan . The listed main building was built in 1910/11 in a country house style for the Elizabeth Duncan School according to plans by the Mannheim architect Rudolf Tillessen .
In the course of time, the Marienhöhe changed from a preacher's seminary with a commercial school, housekeeping school , nursing preschool to an advanced high school and vocational school to the current school form as a school center with elementary school, secondary school, grammar school and college.
With the introduction of the course system in the 1970/71 school year in the upper secondary school, as one of the first schools in Hesse, the school assumed a pioneering role. The Marienhöhe was recognized as an experimental school by the Hessian Ministry of Culture , creating additional state-sponsored apprenticeships. In 1989 the advanced high school (from grade 7) became a normal high school starting with grade 5.
In 1993 the Marienhöhe received the approval to set up a secondary school from grade 7, the state recognition took place in 1996. Three years later the operating permit for the 5th and 6th grade of the secondary school was also granted. The 8-year high school (G8) was introduced in the 2005/06 school year. In the summer of 2010, an additional elementary school (single course) was set up. Since the 2012/13 school year there have been G9 classes again due to the increased demand from parents and students (2016/17 in classes 5–10). Due to the sharp decline in demand for the G8, there will only be a 9th class G8 from 2017/18. This branch will not be continued.
The school is supported by the Evangelical Free Church of the Seventh-day Adventists . Admission to school does not, however, depend on denomination or ideology.
The educational goals are based on the Christian image of man and include 6 guiding values: experience appreciation, experience the joy of learning and performance , practice cooperation , develop personal responsibility , live holistically and practice sustainability . The Marienhöhe school center has been a "health promoting school" recognized by the Hessian Ministry of Culture since 2010.
School branches
high school
The grammar school is a recognized substitute school . The education authorities of the Darmstadt-Dieburg district and the city of Darmstadt are responsible.
In the 2005/2006 school year, the concept of Abitur after twelve years and Gymnasium after eight years was changed (G8). Due to strong demand, the 2012/13 school year started again for the first time as a 5th year as a G9 class in the grammar school (2016/17: grades 5–9). From the 2017/18 school year, the Abitur will be standard again after thirteen years (G9). The Marienhöhe school center thus corresponds to the vast majority of inquiries that prefer a high school career in nine school years.
As the first foreign language is English offered thereafter, Latin , Spanish or French can be selected. An addiction prevention week is held in grade 6 . A summer sports week takes place in the 7th grade. In the 8th grade, the pupils do a social internship, in the 9th grade they do a professional internship. A study trip takes place in the 10th grade.
In the upper level are currently the following major courses offered: Action I: German, English, art. Field of activity II: politics and economics, history, religion. Field of activity III: Mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry and also sport. In addition to art and music, there is also the option of choosing the subject “Performing Games” as a basic course.
Elective offers and AGs u. a .: athletics, sport climbing, windsurfing, media scout training, high school band, development aid project Cambodia.
Particularly noteworthy is the energy agency Marienhöhe (EMH), founded in 2010, which has already won several awards. Here students are guided by teachers to implement real energy projects. The pupils take on all tasks from the initial research through the planning phase to implementation. In 2011, members of the EMH presented the project planning for two further photovoltaic systems to the school's business committee and implemented it after approval by the school's internal committee. Current planning projects are a block-type thermal power station, a small wind turbine and the inspection of all lighting systems.
College
The college at Marienhöhe offers the opportunity to obtain the Abitur on the second educational path . In addition to the minimum age of nineteen, the prerequisites are an intermediate educational qualification (Realschule) and a completed vocational training or corresponding professional activity. The curriculum is based on the upper school level.
secondary school
The secondary school branch of Marienhöhe is based on the mandatory lesson table in Hesse. In addition, one hour a week in German and English as well as German and mathematics are offered in the seventh or eighth grade. There is also a class teacher hour throughout to promote social learning in the classes and the class community. An addiction prevention week is held in grade 6 . A summer sports week takes place in the 7th grade. In the 8th grade, the pupils do a social internship, in the 9th grade they do a company internship.
An extensive elective program is available for the intermediate level. It includes sports ( football , tennis , sport climbing , windsurfing , sailing , canoeing), psychology, languages (French, Spanish , English), computers and technology (multimedia workshop, basic business informatics course, basic IT skills), plastic design, art , Nutrition and housekeeping, choir , school band as well as first aid and anthropology .
After completing secondary school, many students decide to go to the upper level of the Marienhöhe grammar school.
Boarding school
The boarding school offers accommodation for around sixty boys and girls in separate areas. Seven home educators work at Marienhöhe to look after the young people.
primary school
Since the 2014/2015 school year, the primary school has offered grades 1–4 in a single class. The class size is limited to 16 students. As a recognized health promoting school, the school center attached great importance to ergonomically optimized chairs and individual tables for its primary school students. The classes are warm and colorful.
Facilities
- Further educational offers
Qualifying courses are offered during school, including CBT / WBT author, computer driving license and sailing courses .
- Media library
The former library, which was converted into a media library in 2008, includes an extensive inventory of non-fiction books as well as audio books and CDs. This offer is supplemented by magazines and newspapers from various specialist areas. The library holds author readings and reading nights.
- Cafeteria and kitchen
The cafeteria integrated in the complex with offers for school meals is supplied from its own kitchen and, in accordance with the principles of the school authorities, offers mainly vegetarian food, but there are also fish dishes. There are two different menus to choose from every day, and there is also a rich salad bar with freshly prepared salads. The cafeteria is open to both students and guests.
- Meeting rooms
Rooms for conferences and seminars are available on Marienhöhe. These can be booked for interested groups for both one-day and multi-day events with optional overnight stays and meals.