Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt

Prado Norte 559, Lomas de Chapultepec

  • In Lomas Verdes (LV): ~ 1,110
  • In Xochimilco (XO): ~ 1,250
  • In La Herradura ( HE): ~ 950

The Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt is a company established in 1894 by German immigrants German School in Mexico City. She is now one of the largest German schools abroad worldwide. It is named after the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt.

Training offer

For the pre-school through to secondary school education of German and Mexican clientele the institution has in addition to the main campus in the Lomas Verdes in the north in Mexico City over a Founded in 1977, part of the University in Xochimilco in the south of the city as well as a Founded in 2001, primary school with nursery in Cuajimalpa today in La Herradura is located. There is an additional kindergarten in the Lomas de Chapultepec. The school is officially recognized by the Secretaría de Educación Pública. It can be recognized German and Mexican educational qualifications to be purchased. Students who are training at the associated Instituto Superior Mexicano - complete Alemán de Capacitación ( ISMAC ) obtained after examination by the German - Mexican Commerce and Industry Chamber ( Cámara Mexicano - Alemana de Comercio e Industria - CAMEXA ) one in Germany, Europe and Mexico recognized qualification as a Trilingual industrial or office clerk.

History

The original school building was located on Calle Canoa and served at the beginning of the formation of 16 German -born students. Already at the turn of the century, the number of students increased tenfold almost. 1901, the school development association was founded. Two years later the new school building in the Calzada de la Piedad was obtained, and this 1918 expanded with a new building for additional student growth. After the number of students continued to grow in 1938 began with the construction of the school building in Tacubaya, which was inaugurated in 1940. During the Second World War, the school was supervised by the state. There were also numerous enhancements, including the establishment of the branch in the south in the following years. Recognition as a bicultural school was carried out in 1982 by a cultural agreement between the governments of Mexico and the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1989 the construction of the two existing schools and in 2001 was added the third branch.

Funding from federal funds

Foreign teacher at the Colegio Alemán and the three schools in Mexico City are funded by the Federal Office of Administration through process monitoring and grants and funded by the German federal funds. Foreign teacher at the Colegio Alemán receive the following benefits according to school location Level 9: Basic amount, one-time annual donation, school location allowance, spouse allowance, child care, school grant school location cost equalization, Mietzuwendung. This payment from the federal government allows foreign teachers access to all German social benefits. Source: http://www.auslandsschulwesen.de/

Known education staff

  • Philipp W. Fabry, former headmaster (1986-1992)
  • Jürgen Hahn, former German handball player and Handball Bundesliga coach

Student

  • María Asunción Aramburuzabala, entrepreneur
  • Michael Wolfgang Drewes, architect, art and architectural historian, and composer
  • Rolando Villazón, Opera Singer
  • Francisco Martín Moreno, writer
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