Viktoriaschule (Darmstadt)
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| type of school | high school |
| founding | 1829 |
| address |
Hochstrasse 44 |
| place | Darmstadt |
| country | Hesse |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 51 '59 " N , 8 ° 39' 35" E |
| carrier | City of Darmstadt |
| student | about 850 |
| Teachers | about 75 |
| management | Dagmar Ohlenforst |
| Website | Viktoriaschule-Darmstadt.de |
The Viktoriaschule , which was officially founded in 1829, is a general high school in Darmstadt . The school emerged from the public girls' school for children from seven to fourteen years old, which has existed since 1783.
The Viktoriaschule was run as an all-girls school until 1966. Even today, however, female pupils make up the majority of the approximately 850 pupils with a share of around 60 percent. Around 75 teachers are responsible for school education under the direction of Dagmar Ohlenforst.
Musical focus
Since the 2001/2002 school year, the Viktoriaschule has been a school with a musical focus recognized by the Hessian Ministry of Culture . In addition, she offers wind and string classes and pedagogical lunchtime supervision in the fifth and sixth grades . In the seventh to tenth grades there is an additional offer of one to two-hour teaching projects, especially in the grades in which, according to the timetable, no music lessons are planned.
In the upper stage a three-hour is basically basic course in music and a credit course in music offered. The Academy for Tonkunst is included in the offers . The offers are completed by a large number of music working groups .
history
The Viktoriaschule, which traces its history back to a girls 'school that had existed since 1782, existed since 1829 as the higher girls' school of the city of Darmstadt. Since 1884 it has been called the Viktoriaschule, for which Princess Ludwig von Battenberg, nee. Princess Viktoria of Hesse was the namesake.
From 1877 onwards, a “certificate of maturity” could be obtained at the Viktoriaschule on the basis of written exams. This was initially only intended as a prerequisite for continuing attendance at the (elementary school) teacher’s seminar also attached to the Viktoriaschule . Through the establishment of a so-called “study institute” at Easter 1913, the Viktoriaschule received the classes from Obersekunda to Oberprima, now known in Latin. The also newly introduced final examination (maturity) at the end of the upper prima entitlement to study at a university. In 1916 the first matriculation examination took place at the Viktoriaschule.
In 1898 the school moved into its current domicile on Hochstrasse in Külpschen Garten. The building was built according to the plans of the architect Eugen Beck (born January 11, 1866 in Randegg ; † 1934). The school was inaugurated on November 15, 1898. In addition to the namesake, Princess Viktoria of Hesse, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse were also involved in the inauguration.
In 1906 the Viktoriaschule was joined by the "Reinecksche Seminar", which is also known as the "Reineck'sche Schule". This facility “was founded on October 6th, 1851 by the city teacher Johann Heinrich Reineck and consisted of the four 'lowest' school year classes (according to the then counting of classes X-VII). After his death on February 11, 1889, the school was initially continued by his daughter Marie until it was taken over by the city of Darmstadt on April 1, 1906 and placed under the management of the Viktoriaschule. The curriculum was adapted to that of the corresponding classes at the Viktoriaschule, the five teachers were also taken over by the city of Darmstadt. "
The Viktoriaschule school building was largely destroyed during the air raid on Darmstadt on September 11, 1944. It was not until September 1945 that school operations were resumed in shift lessons together with the Eleonor School in the building of the former “New High School” in Lagerhausstrasse, today Julius-Reiber-Strasse. The first construction phase of the partially restored building on Hochstrasse was inaugurated on February 25, 1951. The building was temporarily used together with the Ludwigsrealgymnasium, today's Lichtenbergschule .
Up until 1957, the upper level was divided into the linguistic and mathematical branches. Then the Viktoriaschule, as the first school in Hesse , received approval to set up a third, the musical branch, with the main subjects fine arts and music. This marked the beginning of co-education at the Victoria School , as the musical branch also accepted boys.
Well-known teachers and students
- Ruth Wagner (* 1940), former Hessian Minister for Science and Art: 1968–1976 teacher at the Viktoriaschule
- Jorinde Voigt (* 1977), a German painter and draftsman: Abitur 1996
- Helga Keller (1921–2013), German-Israeli film editor and media scientist, student until 1935
- Lotte Köhler (* 1925), entrepreneur, psychoanalyst, patron, student until 1943
- Elisabeth Langgässer (* 1899 - † 1950), writer
- Ottilie Rady (* 1890 - † 1987), art historian and university lecturer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics. Viktoriaschule Darmstadt, accessed on July 11, 2016 .
- ↑ College 2018/19. Viktoriaschule Darmstadt, accessed on January 24, 2020 .
- ^ Chronicle and school history of the Viktoriaschule
- ↑ a b Written communication from Darmstadt City Archives dated February 9, 2017.
- ↑ Eugen Beck worked in different places, including Elberfeld , Darmstadt and Karlsruhe . The Oetinger Villa in Darmstadt is also based on a design by him. Beck probably died in Karlsruhe. ( Historical register of architects )