Municipal Lindengymnasium Gummersbach
| Municipal Lindengymnasium Gummersbach | |
|---|---|
| type of school | high school |
| founding | 2014 |
| address |
Reininghauser Strasse 32 |
| place | Gummersbach |
| country | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 1 '57 " N , 7 ° 34' 17" E |
| carrier | City of Gummersbach |
| management | Beatrix Will |
| Website | www.lindengymnasium.de |
The municipal Lindengymnasium Gummersbach is a grammar school in the city center of Gummersbach , which was created in the 2014/2015 school year through the merger of two traditional grammar schools, the grammar school Moltkestrasse Gummersbach and the grammar school Grotenbach Gummersbach .
Gymnasium Moltkestrasse Gummersbach
The Gymnasium Moltkestrasse Gummersbach was founded in 1764 as the "Rector's School". Providing practice-oriented education was seen as an urgent task.
Grammar school Grotenbach Gummersbach
history
The Grotenbach Gummersbach grammar school was also founded in 1764 as a "Rector's School" under the leadership of the businessman Johann Peter Heuser . The facility was open to both boys and girls. 20 years later, in 1784, a public girls' school was attached. After Marie Stiefelhagen founded a private secondary school for girls in 1867, it was taken over by the city of Gummersbach in 1889. In 1921 it was recognized as a lyceum. In 1971 the school building was inaugurated in its current form, in 2012 the completely renovated new building was inaugurated. In the school year 2008/09, 628 pupils attended lower secondary level and 290 pupils attended upper secondary level.
Technical facilities
The high school was equipped with interactive whiteboards from VS and Promethean in all subject rooms and in some classrooms. Laptops and terminals were also available, which were operated via the school server. In addition, the high school had 16 Lego Mindstorms robots with various accessories that were used in computer science classes, a robot group and various projects and competitions, and well-equipped sound technology that took over the acoustic support for school concerts and other events.
Awards
The municipal Lindengymnasium Gummersbach is a "European school in NRW".
STEM work
A cooperation agreement with the University of Applied Sciences Cologne Campus Gummersbach has existed since 2003, and was renewed in 2012. The students will z. B. makes it possible to acquire valid certificates during the upper level, or to complete an in-depth internship on the subject of technical informatics in the field of PLC controls with Siemens Simatic in level 9.
Student Council
The student council is responsible for many activities, such as themed evenings, the rose campaign and football tournaments. In addition, the SV runs a kiosk for school supplies and has a music system that is used for various activities and can also be rented.
Social work
One of the facilities of the grammar school is the affiliated social service, which has its origins in the former girls’s grammar school. Fundraising campaigns for those in need have been carried out around the world since 1960. These campaigns have been supplemented by an annual Christmas bazaar since 1967.
Well-known former students
- Jürgen Habermas , influential philosopher and sociologist (Gymnasium Moltkestrasse)
- Hans-Ulrich Wehler , influential historian (Gymnasium Moltkestrasse)
- Jürgen Domian , journalist and radio host
- Hella von Sinnen , television entertainer and comedian
- Ben Bela Boehm , German actor
- Ole Rahmel , handball player
- Jonathan Eisenkrätzer , handball player
- Anika Klüver , writer and literary translator
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Andreas Arnold: shaped by the grammar school. Kölner Stadtanzeiger, accessed on June 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Mischa Peters: Grotenbach handball players buy tickets for the national finals in Berlin. Oberberg aktuell, accessed on March 23, 2014 .