Vogelsberg School
| Vogelsberg School Lauterbach | |
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| type of school | vocational school |
| founding | 1856 (1958) |
| address |
Lindenstrasse 115 |
| place | Lauterbach |
| country | Hesse |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 38 '22 " N , 9 ° 24' 26" E |
| carrier | Vogelsbergkreis |
| student | around 1800 |
| Teachers | about 80 |
| management | Holger Arnold |
| Website | www.vogelsbergschule.de |
The Vogelsbergschule (VBS) in Lauterbach is one of the two vocational schools in the Vogelsbergkreis .
history
Foundation as a craft school
The origins of the Vogelsberg School goes back to the first craft schools, which were founded at the beginning of the 19th century . Until then, the training of the apprentices was the responsibility of the guilds and their masters .
The industrial operations that emerged around 1800 and the developing craft businesses made increased demands on their workforce. The craftsmen could no longer fall back on traditional knowledge and skills. The master craftsmen recognized that an apprenticeship in the old form no longer did justice to the new tasks.
The president of the trade association for the Grand Duchy of Hesse therefore initiated the establishment of craft schools in 1846. These educational institutions were supposed to prepare the craftsmen who wanted to acquire the master craftsman's license in the Grand Duchy of Hesse for the then new master craftsman examination, which was required throughout Hesse. The monthly fee for attending the crafts school was 1 guilder 30 kreuzers . In Lauterbach, the first crafts school started its activity in 1856. This year can be seen as the beginning of the vocational school system in the old district of Lauterbach and thus as the founding year of the Vogelsbergschule Lauterbach.
Development into a training school
The advanced training schools were created by the Hessian School Act of June 16, 1874. In contrast to the crafts school, which was only supposed to prepare journeymen for the master craftsman's examination, all boys who left the elementary school were obliged to attend the advanced training school for three years. The growing youth should not only be taught general, but also professional knowledge. The subjects taught at the advanced school were civics, life studies, reading, arithmetic, spatial studies, essays, written papers, and professional studies. The lessons were given full-time by special advanced school teachers and part-time by elementary school teachers.
By 1914, the number of advanced training schools in the Lauterbach district rose to 63 with a total of 876 students. The following First World War caused the number of pupils to drop rapidly. In 1916, 28 advanced training schools were still running, but in 1917 and 1918 all schools were closed. The main reason was the increasing shortage of male workers.
In the winter of 1919, school operations gradually began again. 492 students attended 35 advanced training schools, and next year there were 55 schools with 892 students. With the Volksschulgesetz created in 1921, the state advanced training school, which was free of tuition fees, was introduced and formed a school unit with the elementary school. The craftsmen's drawing and Sunday drawing schools were incorporated into these institutions, which were subordinate to the district school authorities. Previously small advanced training schools were merged to form a district advanced training school. The state advanced training school was divided into four departments, the commercial (for the apprentices of the craft), the commercial , the agricultural and the general. While the first full-time vocational school teachers were employed in the specialist departments, part-time primary school teachers were entrusted with teaching in the general department (German, reading, writing, arithmetic, civics). The aim of the class was to educate young people to be able people, citizens and professionals.
During the Second World War
The Second World War interrupted the regular vocational school lessons. The teachers were called up for military service, schoolwork could only be continued temporarily. At the end of the war, teaching collapsed completely: The teaching material collections, if any, were destroyed by the Poles and the halls looted. At first there was no thought of a re-established vocational school. After the collapse of the Nazi regime, teaching was resumed on a modest scale in 1946. In August the vocational school was provisionally reopened by decree of the military government.
401 students were initially recorded in the commercial department and 72 students in the commercial department. Classes took place on a weekday with eight lessons. Five hours of subject-related and three hours of general education were taught. The evacuation of the big cities during the war and the expulsion of those who had been expelled from their homes resulted in a sharp increase in the population in Lauterbach. As a result, the number of vocational school students soared to 1186 in 1947. In the former Opel weaving mill on Bahnhofstrasse, the city furnished four halls as a makeshift, two more halls and the kitchen were later expanded. But this measure did not permanently solve the space issue.
The accommodation of the classes became an almost insoluble problem in the overcrowded city. The sponsor of the vocational school, then the city of Lauterbach, helped as best he could. A significant improvement in the teaching situation in Lauterbach was the construction of the vocational school "An der Bleiche". Construction of this building began in 1948 on the foundations of a planned market hall. In the autumn of 1949 it could be used by the vocational school. The classrooms were mainly used by the commercial and housekeeping departments. Although the city of Lauterbach planned a permanent solution at the time, it soon became apparent that the building was unable to cope with the rapidly increasing number of students and the growing spatial requirements.
Structural history of the Vogelsberg School
It was not until the School Administration Act of 1953 that the school administration was transferred from the city to the Lauterbach district , creating the prerequisite for building work to accommodate the vocational school in a contemporary manner. The demand for school building by the state of Hesse and federal funds finally made it possible to build a contemporary vocational school building on Lindenstrasse. It was planned and carried out in three stages.
The first construction phase was handed over to the vocational school in 1958. It comprised the classrooms and specialist rooms for the commercial department. The second construction phase could be moved into in 1960. This was where the training workshops were located, in which, in addition to the theoretical aspects, the would-be craftsmen were given the urgently needed practical knowledge. In the third construction phase, a building for the commercial vocational school was built. An institute of this kind was also completely absent in Lauterbach until then, although it had been urgently needed for a long time, as the commercial classes at the vocational school had previously been taught in a completely inadequate manner as guest classes in other schools or in the old building "An der Bleiche".
The organizational expansion of the vocational school system went hand in hand with the structural development. The one-year housekeeping school affiliated in 1954 was converted into a two-year vocational school for girls in 1966. You could also attend the vocational school - previously two years of vocational college - full-time. There you got an intermediate level of education. At that time, the Lauterbach District Vocational School looked after 1,500 students.
In 1968 the introduction of the industrial-technical vocational school with the fields of construction, electronics and metal was applied for and approved. For this it was necessary to create new workshops and specialist rooms. A fourth construction phase was decided by the district council and approved by the Ministry of Education in 1969. The planned rooms for the construction department included a laboratory, a 150 m² workshop and a small storage room. In 1970 the Lauterbach vocational school is one of the most modern schools in Hesse in the commercial sector. With a financial outlay of 100,000 DM, 20 electric desktop computers and ten booking machines were purchased.
At the beginning of the 1970/71 school year, a technical college for economics and a district class “banks” was set up. The technical college had a machine room and a teaching office. In addition to the four commercial vocational school classes, a further 13 classes from the wholesale and retail trade benefited from the modern facilities. This made the training focus on the commercial sector at the Lauterbach district vocational school - in relation to the overall facility - clearly recognizable. The district vocational school in Lauterbach was named Vogelsberg School in 1973.
In 1977 the district council and the Ministry of Culture approved the construction of a class building with an administration wing and parking spaces. Just one year after the end of this 5th construction phase, the workshops were enlarged by expanding the building hall. This was followed by several structural safety measures in the following years.
In 2003, the very successful school kiosk was developed into a modern bistro where schoolchildren cook for schoolchildren. Practical training for all professions with a focus on gastronomy also takes place in the professional large kitchen of the bistro. But not only the catering area, but also the classrooms of the Vogelsberg School are - equipped with Activeboard, PC, etc. - on the cutting edge of technology.
Courses
The Vogelsberg School's courses of study range from vocational preparatory school forms such as BVJ / EIBE to school forms that qualify for studies such as technical college and vocational high school.
Full-time school forms
Education
The technical school for economics "specializing in business administration" at the Vogelsbergschule Lauterbach is a state institution for professional training. The technical college trains business administrators after training in a commercial, administrative or professional activity. The graduates receive the qualification "State-certified business economist" . As part of the three-year part-time study alongside work (Tuesday and Thursday evenings as well as Saturdays), the technical college entrance qualification and the trainer aptitude test are offered as additional qualifications.
In the Fachschule für Sozialpädagogik , the training to become a state-approved educator takes place full-time and part-time. The full-time training comprises a two-year full-time training course with a final theoretical examination. This is followed by a one-year internship, which ends with a methodological examination. The part-time form requires several years of activity in a socio-educational professional field. In addition to the theoretical lessons at school, you must work for at least 15 hours per week during the training.
Vocational high school
The vocational grammar school, like the upper school level, leads to the Abitur in three years ; the content and examination requirements in the general subjects are identical. A specialty are the subject-related subjects that impart basic professional knowledge. The attendance requires either the transfer to the introductory phase of the upper level of the gymnasium (secondary school branch) or an average grade of better than satisfactory in the subjects German, English, mathematics and a natural science as well as in the other subjects in the final certificate of class 10 (secondary school branch). "Abitur Plus", d. H. The Vogelsberg School offers general university entrance qualifications and basic professional knowledge in the fields of business and administration as well as the environment.
Technical college
The advanced technical college entrance qualification can be acquired in the following areas:
- Nutrition and housekeeping
- economy & Administration and Management
- business Informatics
- With a focus on structural engineering, students can complete vocational training while acquiring a technical college entrance qualification. This model test is unique in Hessen.
The technical college is the largest full-time school form of the Vogelsberg School. In 2011, around 320 students attended this type of school in 14 classes. The technical college builds on the intermediate degree. It leads to advanced technical college entrance qualification in various fields and organizational forms in connection with a professional qualification . In the federal state of Hesse, technical college graduates are also entitled to study in all bachelor's programs at universities.
Higher Vocational School
With an intermediate level of education (Realschule) it is possible to attend a higher vocational school. After two years of school-based vocational training with in-company internships, the professional qualification of an assistant is achieved. Professional qualifications are:
- Higher vocational school for office management
- Higher vocational school for social assistance
- State-certified social assistant
The higher commercial school is a one-year higher vocational college without a vocational qualification.
Two-year vocational school
The training in the two-year vocational college is full-time and leads to a middle degree. It provides job-related basic education and prepares subject-related preparation for professional training. At the Vogelsberg School there is this type of school in the professional fields
- Metal technology
- Electrical engineering
- Nutrition and housekeeping
- Socio-educational and social care professions
- economy & Administration and Management
At the end of the second year of training, a written examination (German, mathematics, English, specialization subject), a project examination and possibly an oral examination are carried out. The qualification is recognized as the first year of training in certain training occupations, and the transition to technical college or vocational high school is also possible.
Vocational preparation courses
Vocational preparation is aimed at young people without a vocational training relationship, with the aim of making the transition to vocational training easier for schoolchildren. The subjects taught in the general education area include German, mathematics and English. One focus in career preparation is imparting job-related knowledge. For this purpose, different professional focuses are offered at the Vogelsberg School:
- Metal technology
- Wood technology
- Food and housekeeping (focus on the hotel and catering industry)
- economy & Administration and Management
Vocational preparation also offers the opportunity to acquire a (qualifying) secondary school diploma.
Part-time vocational school
The dual vocational training provides that trainees are trained at two learning locations: In the vocational school and the training company. While the company is responsible for the practical content, the vocational school gives theoretical content for the later profession as well as general education. The entry requirement is the training contract.
economy & Administration and Management
The Vogelsberg School is a training partner for the following professions:
- Wholesale and foreign trade clerk
- Retail clerk
- Bank clerk
- Industrial clerk
- Legal Analyst / Researcher
gastronomy
- Restaurant specialist
- Hotel specialist
- Cook
- Co-cook
- Specialist in the hospitality industry
- Specialist for system catering (1st year of training)
Construction engineering
In the first year of training, basic vocational training for all construction trades takes place at the Vogelsberg School. From the second year of training, the following training professions are trained in the dual system at the Vogelsberg School:
- Bricklayer
- Concrete and reinforced concrete constructor (state technical class 3rd year of training)
Electrical engineering
The Vogelsberg School enables trainees in the dual system to undergo technological training in the following 3½-year apprenticeships:
- Electronics technician specializing in energy and building technology
- Electronics technician specializing in information and telecommunications technology (state subject class)
Automotive technology
The Vogelsberg School offers trainees in the following 3½-year training occupations in the dual system the requirements for technological training:
- Automotive mechatronics specialist with focus on vehicle communication technology
- Automotive mechatronics specialist with focus on commercial vehicle technology
- Motor vehicle mechatronics specialist with a focus on passenger car technology
- Motor vehicle service mechanic (2-year training)
Metal technology
The Vogelsberg School enables trainees in the dual system to undergo technological training in the following 3½-year training occupations:
- Precision mechanic
- Construction mechanic
- Machine and system operator (2-year training)
- Machine setter (2-year training)
- Metal workers
- Metalworker (2-year training)
- Tool mechanic
- Cutting machine operator
Packaging technology
At the Vogelsberg School, apprentices in the professions of packaging technologists and machine and system operators are trained in the dual system in the regional specialist class.
Innovations
- Notebook classes: Pupils work with notebooks at school and at home.
- School and health (healthy nutrition, exercise and addiction prevention as a means of a health-promoting school)
- Model experiment ViLBe (virtual learning in vocational school)
- LANIS model school (networked learning in the school network and from home)
- Hospitality training concept (joint training of different professional groups in the hospitality industry)
- School trial construction technology (combination of technical college construction technology and vocational training)
- Bistro, mostly run by students
- In several classes, an internet-based learning environment is used to support teaching, which is intended to enable students to access learning materials outside of school and to contact the teacher and other learners.
literature
- Guild of the building trade: stone on stone . Ehrenklau publishing house, Lauterbach 1990.
- Magistrate of the district town Lauterbach [Hrsg.]: 700 years town Lauterbach. 1266-1966. Lauterbach 1966.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information page of the technical school for office management on the Vogelsbergschule homepage ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Information page of the Fachschule für Sozialpädagogik on the Vogelsbergschule homepage ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
