Landfermann-Gymnasium
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The Landfermann -Gymnasium ( also briefly called " LFG " ) is in the city center of Duisburg in North Rhine -Westphalia located, urban human High School for girls and boys. The school is one of the oldest schools in Germany and was founded as a " Schola Duisburgensis " before 1280.
- 2.1 Language Offer
- 2.2 Student Exchange
- 2.3 Naturwissenschaftlicher train
- 5.1 Former Headmaster
History
Prehistory
The first documented mention of the Schola Duisburgensis date the founding of the first precursor school before the year in 1280.
In 1512 the Council of the City of Duisburg tore down the old school building the Schola Duisburgensis and construct a new building at the Salvator cemetery. It consisted of two storeys with classrooms and a teacher's apartment in the gable.
But because it was too small from the beginning, the market hall were still at the old market (now in their outlines on the excavation site behind the town hall made visible ) and the old chapel on the cemetery Salvator added. Even before the destruction of these old buildings in 1943 was then - was inaugurated today the " old building " - matching the 350- year anniversary.
Reformation in Duisburg
From 1544 wide, the Reformation in the Duchy of Jülich- Kleve also mountain and thus also in the belonging to this city of Duisburg, 1555, the " Salvator Mundi " from the Salvator Church. The two already converted mayor decided to seize the opportunity that the old Latin school had come down right, and were representations under this pretext to Duke William.
This had since 1551, the establishment of Cleves State University in Duisburg (see Old University Duisburg) in competition with the " altgläubig " remaining universities of Cologne and lions planned. The problem, therefore, was mainly the "political correctness" of the teaching staff and of course the financing, only about living and convent assets was possible.
Establishment of the high school
In its request for the establishment of an academic high school, it was the city managed to make the sovereign as the first Rector born in Geldern humanist Heinrich Castritius Geldorp (1522-1585) tasty. This had indeed not want to separate from the Catholic Church, but in 1558 it had the excommunication taken so that he sought refuge in Duisburg. The city could also build on three other humanists with a migration background, namely, the master theologian Georg Cassander (1513-1566), the cosmographers Gerhard Mercator (1512-1594) and the philologist Johann Otho (around 1520-1581 ).
Meanwhile, the Duke was, however, become suspicious, so he withdrew his offer of financial support. This prompted the Council to make the principal and the other teachers a salary. This could then school fees - 2 Taler for nobles, 1 Taler for commoners - share. Geldorp advertised by posters to teachers, and so more Dutch refugees arrived: Lic. utr. Cornelius Rhetius, Master John of Groningen and the Master Jacob a Mola and Thomas Gruter. The Flame John Molanus ( educator ) ( 1510-1583 ) brought a practical manner with his students from Bremen. Nevertheless, the beginning was modest: 80 students in the grammatical classes, 20 Auditore in the philosophical course.
One sent by Pope Pius IV in the spring of 1581 construction bull, which enabled the collection of ownership secular brotherhoods in favor of professors and students, but was withdrawn after a few days because had penetrated as far as Rome, Duisburg threatens to become a base anti-Catholic aspirations. After the dissolution of the scientific school and the philosophical course the Duke received in 1564 but then the required privileges.
Commencement of teaching
On October 18, 1559 Geldorp had in any case can accommodate six teachers teaching activities, he was supported in particular by Mercator. The actual high school consisted of the classes Tertia, Secunda and Prima, in these classes, the grammatical studies were completed, the mastery of the language perfected and began the study of philosophy. Was established and the lowest faculty of universities, the Faculty of Arts, lectured at the Geldorp, Molanus and Mercator.
It is striking that no book of Erasmus of Rotterdam was used instead letters of the Apostle Paul were mainly used. In the church fathers was hardly resorted also to Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon known to be at least not explicitly. However, there was already a four-hour lecture on civil law.
Extracts from the order:
The linguistic and philosophical studies should not remain the only and therefore employment shall be additional ethical, political, economic, and mathematical problems. We strive for a systematic order by way of a didactic instruction and are very aware that writers need to get another against the preference at a particular location. However, we also use a method by which we coordinate everything in the best manner to each other and thus do not aimlessly without direction towards a goal and hertasten. We draw on our work without pre- commit us to something, the last possibilities.
Further development
The sponsorship of the school changed hands several times through the centuries, it was 1821 stiftisches High School, 1885 Royal High School and 1918 public high school.
Since 1925 the school after its former director ( 1835-1841 ) Dietrich Wilhelm Landfermann is named. 1974 finally went over the sponsorship of the city of Duisburg.
Headmaster was since 1997 headmaster Tholuck Ulrich ( born June 25, 1944), who died unexpectedly on August 10, 2009. After three years of management by the assistant principal, Study Director Detlef Klein Schnellenkamp, for the school year 2012/13 has a new headmaster, Christof Haering, enters the service.
In the fall of 2009 the school celebrated its (at least) 450 years of existence.
Special features of the school
The Landfermann High School is leading the way on the way to eight-year high school. Already taken the school year 2004/2005 year is taught according to the curriculum for the shortened high school career ( until 2005/2006 it was mandatory for all high schools in NRW).
Since 25 January 2011, the Landfermann -Gymnasium is European School of NRW. Also since January 2011, the school is also CertiLingua school.
The catchment area of the school has traditionally been limited not only to the surrounding neighborhoods (Old Town, Dellviertel, Duissern and Neudorf ). Many students come from the south of Duisburg Rheinhausen and Mülheim- Speldorf.
Since the school year 2011/2012 the Landfermann -Gymnasium is to find a new addiction concept in the education landscape. In addition to the bilingual branch there are regular classes. In both branches of instruction is expanded, however, by arbitrary inclination courses with which the school seeks to promote special interests and talents specifically in smaller learning groups. The inclination courses include robotic courses, applied mathematics, microscopy courses, theater and music, ball games and also Latin.
Languages on offer
Latin PLUS
As part of the slope Latin courses may be conducted as a main subject from Class 5, additionally continuing operations from the Primary school English is taught as a " contact language ".
English- Bilingual
In addition to the continuous four to five weekly taught majoring in English geography, history and politics are taught in English awarded annually. The Advanced Placement English set in the bilingual stream unlike normal cases a not only in grade 12, but already in the 11th grade.
Two language model
While the students choose at the beginning of class 6 either Latin or French and learn in four hours a week, the students assume in this two language model of two language courses in part with only two hours per week. The edited in the intervening hours, material and homework to be reworked made independently by the students.
Prerequisite for participation in this two language model is a special performance and motivation as well as a corresponding capacity of the pupils, as is expected of them that they deal with the substance of four hours per week for attending only two hours per week with appropriate additional domestic rework.
Language Overview
- English from class 5
- Latin from Grade 5, 6 or 8
- French from grade 6, 8 ( or 10)
- Greek from Class 8 ( or 10)
- Spanish from class 8 or 10
- Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese, and more from class 10 (in cooperation with other schools in Duisburg )
Student exchange
Exist with the following schools exchange programs:
Naturwissenschaftlicher train
For the school year 2006 /07 the first time the mathematical and scientific train was introduced and established starting in class 5. This new branch should serve to improve the math and science skills of students.
For this purpose, in each grade of secondary education, all three science, namely biology, chemistry and physics, taught as oral subjects. Moreover, in addition, the subject " Biology / Chemistry " can be selected, which is performed as math majors with class work still in Elective Area II, ie in classes 8 and 9, instead of a third foreign language.
The Natural Sciences train was replaced by the inclination course concept in the school year 2011/12.
Library
The located on the top floor of the old building library has a collection of some 200 year old books. It also included some books of quite significant value, including Bibles and Mercator atlases. These were lovingly cared for by a former teacher at the school, Klaus Wagener and made accessible at any time if interested ( almost).
As the owner of the school, the city of Duisburg laid claim to these valuable books on the grounds that these should be made available to a wider public. So the books were removed in the early 1990s from the premises of the school and stored thereafter in the vault of a former savings bank branch in Duisburg -Rheinhausen because the city lacked the money for necessary restoration work. Meanwhile, some of these books were gifts to official guest of the city of Duisburg for prominent visitors.
Today the library by the Friends of the Landfermann High School and from Landfermann -Bund eV is conducted. The normal school hours the library is open for students, there are jobs for self- employment and computers with internet access.
Sponsorship
The Landfermann -Gymnasium is since 1955 Sponsorship school of the former Collegium Fridericianum in Königsberg ( East Prussia ). The aim of the "Collegium Fridericianum Professor Schumacher Foundation " is the promotion and maintenance of the East Prussian heritage. Among the most famous students of the former Collegium Fridericianum include Immanuel Kant and Eduard von Simson, most famous teacher was Johann Gottfried Herder.
Famous people
Former personalities of the predecessor institutions:
- Gerhard Mercator (1512-1594), mathematician, geographer, philosopher, theologian and cartographer
- Johann Otho (1520-1581), humanist and cartographer
- John Corputius (1542-1611), a Dutch engineer, military leaders and cartographer, Mercator's students
- John Clauberg (1622-1665), theologian and philosopher, founding rector and professor of the old University of Duisburg
- Johann Gerhard rabbits Kamp (1736-1777), theologian, rector from 1766
- Friedrich Arnold Hare Kamp (1747-1795), a high school teacher, from 1779 Rector
- Friedrich Wilhelm Krummenacher (1796-1868), theologian, student of Tertia and Quarta 1805-1807
- Dietrich Wilhelm Landfermann (1800-1882), educator, Democrat, 1835-1841 Director
- Friedrich Albert Lange (1828-1875), educator, social critic, economist and editor, teacher 1857-1861
Former students of today's school:
- Klaus Esser ( b. 1947 ), lawyer and manager
- Roland Werner ( * 1957), Africanist and theologian, Secretary General of the German YMCA
- Friedrich Joussen ( b. 1963 ), engineer and manager
- Wolf A. Lagrèze (born 1965 ), professor and specialist in ophthalmology
- Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (born 1966 ), political scientists, MEPs
- Kai Magnus Sting (born 1978 ), comedian, writer, radio presenter and actor