Humboldtschule (Bad Homburg)
Jacobistraße 37
The Humboldt School (HUS ) is next to the Kaiserin-Friedrich -Gymnasium ( CFG ) is one of two high schools in Bad Homburg. The after Alexander (1769-1859) and Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835) named school was founded as a Municipal Girls' High School in 1900 and has grown today to be one of the largest schools of Hochtaunuskreises. In the school year 2011/2012 160 teachers teach around 1850 students. Since November 1995, the Humboldt school working on school project with UNESCO; Since January 2000 she has been recognized UNESCO project school.
Since September 1995, the Humboldt School strives to ecological and sustainable economies. The emphasis was placed on International Relations, Ecology / Natural sciences, new media in education, bilingual education, as well as the subjects of art, theater, music and sports.
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History
The history of today's Humboldt School goes back to the year 1900. The school succeeds, founded in 1900 Municipal Secondary School for Girls. Later, the school was named Auguste- Victoria School, named after Auguste Victoria of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- August Castle ( 1858-1921 ). After the Second World War was the educational center secondary school for girls. In 1962, the school moved to the Jacobi road. 1967 boys were first recorded, so that the school was in 1968 - the beginning of co-education - the name Humboldt School. 2003/2004 the school received the predicate school specializing in music. The end of 2005 the classroom wings and the administration building have been largely renovated and modernized. Furthermore, it was created a small canteen with 120 seats. In the school year 2005/2006, the shortened course ( G8) has been introduced.
Lessons and lunchtime supervision
The first lesson begins at 07:55 clock; the last ends at 18:00 clock. 13:05 clock ends the morning classes. The supervised lunch break, which exists since the school year 2004/2005, will take place between 13:05 and 13:50 clock clock in which a snack ( kiosk) or a midday meal is available in the school restaurant. During the lunch break and the media center is open. On two days a week afternoon classes will be held from the sixth grade.
Role Play is offered in the eleventh to thirteenth grades as an alternative to art and music. In the eleventh grade (implementation phase), the instructional program designed already in courses. In the first week of the launch phase, the project methods Week takes place, in which the pupils learn important learning methods. In the twelfth grade vocational information week takes place. Here, students receive both inside and outside of school information on professional or study choice. Furthermore offered seminars on the acquisition of key skills.
Bilingual Education
French is the first foreign language in addition to English offered with the choice of offering bilingual teaching in professional geography in the seventh and eighth grades. In the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth grades and in high school then history is offered bilingually in French. Moreover, Spanish is offered as a second language.
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On 24 October 2008, the Humboldt school received the certificate " environmental school - learning and action for our future". The award was presented in Niederwalgern (municipality Weimar ( Lahn) ) by Environment Minister Wilhelm Dietzel.
On 14 November 2008 gave Ministerial Friedrich Janko from the Hessian Ministry of Education, the awards of the national chemistry competition "Chemistry - join us! " In the Richard Küch forum of Heraeus Holding GmbH in Hanau at Humboldt students in ninth and tenth grades. They arrived in two rounds of the second and third place.
On 9 December 2008, an art course of the twelfth grade of the Humboldt School won the first prize in the contest " New Media yes - no violence! " To prevent violence in schools in Hesse. The award was presented by Jürgen Banzer in the Hesse Ministry of Justice in Wiesbaden.
On 12 March 2009 it was announced that three students from the eighth to tenth grades of the Humboldt School at the Experimental Competition "Chemistry - join us! " (Theme: "Monopoly - Mono Poly ?" ) Twice the first place ( national winner ) and once the have achieved second place.
Partnerships
The Humboldt School maintains Since June 1996, a partnership with the Mwanga High School in Tanzania. For this partnership to school on 10 December 2009 by the initiative " Germany - Land of Ideas" was awarded " Selected Landmark".
Known students of the school
Among the well-known former pupils include the journalist and RTL - chief Peter Kloeppel (born 1958 ), the computer scientist Arnold Willemer ( b. 1960 ) and the dressage rider Sven Rothenberger (born 1966 ).