Hildegardis-Schule Bochum

Hildegardis-Schule
Hildegardis-Schule
Address
	Klinikstrasse 1; Bochum, D-44791; Germany
Information
School type	Gymnasium
Opened	1860
Head of school	Werner Backhaus and Wolfgang Schmidt
Teaching staff	85[1]
Number of pupils	1150
Language	German and French
Website	www.hildegardis-bochum.de

The Hildegardis-Schule is a secondary school in the city of Bochum, Germany.

History

The school was founded in 1860 by a young Bochum teacher, Henriette von Noël, as a private school for girls. An extension was built in 1901 and in 1916, the school was named after naturalist, theologian and author, Hildegard von Bingen.[2] There is a statue of Hildegard von Bingen in front of the main entrance.

Today, the school is a public Gymnasium for boys and girls. The Hildegardis-Schule was one of the first schools in Germany to offer French bilingual education. History, politics and geography are taught in French and students may graduate with a French baccalaureat as well as an Abitur. In 2008, the school was certified as a "Europaschule" (de) (English: Europa School) by the Ministry of Schools of North Rhine-Westphalia.[nb 1]

Student exchange program

The Hildegardis-Schule has a student exchange program with schools in

Wolverhampton in England
Lyon, Duttlenheim, Châlons-en-Champagne, Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe, Ile de la Réunion in France
Vicenza in Italy
Piekary Śląskie in Poland
Be'er Sheva in Israel

Henriette von Noël (1833–1903), teacher and school founder of Hildegardis-Schule

Notes

Not to be confused with the accredited status awarded by the international organisation, The European Schools.

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References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Schulprogramm – Hildegardis-Schule Bochum" [School program – Hildegardis School, Bochum] (in German). Old school website. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2010.

External links

Hildegardis-Schule Bochum Official school website
School profile

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[3] Not to be confused with the accredited status awarded by the international organisation, The European Schools.

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-05-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Schulprogramm – Hildegardis-Schule Bochum" [School program – Hildegardis School, Bochum] (in German). Old school website. Archived from the original on July 27, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2010.