Maria-Ward-Schule (Bad Homburg)
Weinbergsweg 60
The Mary Ward School (MWS ) is a private middle school and high school for girls Professional in Bad Homburg. The sponsorship of the private school is located since 1999 at the Foundation Mary Ward school. Was named the school after Mary Ward (1585-1645), an English nun and Catholic religious founder. The Mary Ward school is located near the Kaiserin-Friedrich -Gymnasium ( CFG ).
History
Between 1888 and 1890, a guest house called The Three Emperors was built, which later received the name of three imperial court. The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Aschaffenburg acquired the building in 1893. Three years later, the domestic science school was approved. In this school, 50 internal and 10 external students were taught. As early as 1902, a first extension was built. In the years 1914 to 1918, the school served as auxiliary and home hospital. 1924 was held a political conference between Chancellor Dr. Marx and the Bavarian Prime Minister Eugen Ritter von Knilling in the building of the school. The domestic science school was officially recognized in 1926. Five years later, nannies and Hausgehilfinnenschule was built. The school was affiliated with a housewife class in 1935. Between 1940 and 1944, the boarding school and all kinds of schools had to be closed because the school building was evacuated for a hospital. In the fall of 1945, the school system was resumed. 1952, the school was converted into a two-year vocational school. The objective was the achievement of social GCSEs. Mrs. technical college classes I have been approved in 1968. 1970 Person Professional school classes I have been converted to a one-year vocational school for secondary school pupils. The Department of the one-year vocational school was the housekeeping. In 1988 the Department of Economics and Management has been added. In 1991, the Mary Ward School was recognized as a school special educational character. In the same year a two spacious junior high school was built. A bandstand was opened in 2002.
General
At the Mary Ward School is taught in small classes. The largest class has 31 students. If possible focus topics across disciplines, for example in Year 7 in Biology the subject eye and in physics the subject look. Once a year, a project week is offered, which deals with extra-curricular themes.
The special subjects include textile design and food preparation. Furthermore, the Mary Ward school offers their students many offers, such as continuous music lessons by the end of Grade 7, brass classes ( classes 5-6 ), computer lessons in grade 7 and 8
The school offers a total of four different working groups (AG 's). The special and the most actively -driven working groups called for youth research AG, DLRG and the choir takes place in the Mary Ward school very well received by the students. The fourth working group is basketball.
Since 2007 there is also a school medical service, can join in the students from Class 7. ( After they have taken a course, which takes place every year in collaboration with the Maltese ). The school medics take care of during the breaks, but also during class about the welfare of pupils.
There are various activities for the students who go beyond the classroom. These include the school festival, the Christmas concert for all choir members inside, school trips, project weeks, followed by lunch ( after registration ) and the school library.
The Mary Ward school has a sponsor organization that was founded on 18 December 1967.
The Mary Ward School maintains contacts with the Loreto College in Brisbane ( Queensland, Australia ), the Gimnazjum nr 1 in Swidnik ( John Paul II) and a school in Tanzania.
The partnership with the school in Australia was launched in December 2001 as a German teacher of the college, the Mary Ward School visited. So since then, frequently, an information exchange between the students from both schools via mail and the Internet. In August 2003, 18 students attended the Mary Ward School from different classes and a teacher the Loreto College. In December of that year the return visit took place. To date, every two years, exchanges take place.
Building
The main building was "Three Kaiserhof " built in 1888-1890 by Johann Molitor, Kirdford, as a hotel. 1894 he sold the house to the Aschaffenburg " English Lady " of the Order of Mary Ward. The large-volume, late classical, easily tuned rural building is a listed building.