Aloisiuskolleg

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Aloisiuskolleg
Established 1900
Type Independent school
Chairman P. Götz Werner SJ
Headmaster Bernhard Wißmann
Founder Jesuits
Students 800 (approx.)
Location Elisabethstrasse 18
D-53177
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Yearbook AKO-Heft
Website www.aloisiuskolleg.de

The Aloisiuskolleg is a mixed, old-linguistic, private, humanistic and catholic college in Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Germany with attached boarding school directed by the Jesuits. Name patron is the holy Aloysius Gonzaga. It is considered one of the most prestigious schools in Europe, and is often attended by German and European nobility.

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[edit] Organization

Since 1921 the Jesuits are running a boys boarding school in Bonn Bad-Godesberg. Due to the local laws 94% of the household is financed by North Rhine-Westphalia even as it the college is an independent school. The remaining 6% own contribution were applied so far mainly by subsidies ore diocese Cologne. The school itself is free to everyone. The state has only influence to examine the final exams (A and O Levels = Abitur and proposing the subjects. As compensation the school is state recognized and the handed out "Abitur" is bundled with the right of being accepted for studying at University. Lodging, food and boarding costs are about 14.000€ per year. Boarding costs of socially weaker families are sponsored by the Jesuits or by membership dues of other boarding school pupils.

[edit] German School System

The German school system differs slightly from the anglesaxon system. After four years of primary school the pupils are selected to three different level of secondary school types. The "Gymnasium" is the highest school type where children stay nine years and finish with their "Abitur" - which is more likely a college than a high school degree. Usually German classes are numbered starting with 1 (first class at primary) to 13, the final class when the pupils make their abitur. At some old secondary schools it is still used numbering the former latin way backwards like sexta, quinta, quarta, untertertia, obertertia, untersecunda, obersecunda, unterprima and oberprima - the final class. Tertia, secunda and prima were splitted in "unter" (under) and "ober" (over) due to historical reasons.

Another specialty of the German school system is the choice of subjects. German language is obliged. The first years students are joining all the same courses (except their different choice of first foreign language): (German plus first foreign language), mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, geology, history, music, art, sports and religion (religion at private catholic schools only). Later on pupils can differentiate their subjects and more focus on foreign languages and less natural sciences or the other way round. But it is never possible just selecting one sector only (ex: only languages and no natural sciences any more). You can deselect at a higher stage mathematics in order joining another language cours. But it is never possible deselecting mathematics and physics or chemistry. At upper stage you have to select two "Leistungskurse" and two "Grundkurse". A Leistungskurs is held about 6 hours a week, a "Grundkurs" about 4 hours a week in opposite to the rest of the courses who are only held 2 hours a week. For the abitur the all exams of the final 2 1/2 years are relevant. The 4 main subjects are more wighted than the others.

[edit] Languages

At start Latin or English can be selected as first foreign language in the entrance class (5 or sexta). At quarta (7) the second language starts (Latin or English). A third language like Ancient Greek or French can also be selected. At the beginning of the upper stage Italian and French again stand to the choice as foreign languages.

[edit] Sciences

Within the mathematical-scientific range mathematics, biology, physics and chemistry as well as music, art and computer science, within the socio-scientific range geography, history, philosophy, literature and social sciences are teached.

[edit] School Competitions

The Aloisiuskolleg (AKO) terminates every year on front places at regional, national or even international school competitions in sports as well as in natural sciences like physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, music, art or computer sciences. Please find a list of awards for the most recent competitions here. As a result of the PISA study the school was ranked on place 4 in Germany and on the first places in Europe. Also in other OECD studies the school is usually ranked on upper places cross Europe.

[edit] Religious Education

The attendance of the religious courses is obligating. Catholic and Evangelist pupils visit their appropriate courses, while other pupils have to select between one of the courses. Occasional attendance of the other religious is also possible.

[edit] Influence of the Church

Religion takes part of the daily life, starting with morning prayer, joining the obligatory religious courses, to go twice a year on a retreat and also to attender the church once a week. A part of this the content of the courses is regulated by the law of North Rhine-Westphalia. As example religious believes like the creation of man are not part of the biological courses. All courses have to follow todays scientific knowledge.

[edit] Boarding School

There are 175 boarding schools (120 boys and since 2005 55 girls). After the school and the common lunch time remains to the pupils to 3.30pm to recover and free use for private activities like playing football, tennis, basketball, playing an instrument or joining one of the over 100 "AKO-PRO" courses. Afterwards the pupils have to do their homeworks under survey until 5pm. If they finish their homeworks until 5pm the rest of the day remains to their free propose until dinner at 18.30pm. Each boarding school pupil is obligated apart from the school activities to visit at least three AKO-PRO courses (see leisure activities). One course has to be from the art /music sector and one course must be of sporty nature. The boarding pupils spend each second weekend at school. Then there are several common activities organized like excursions at night, scavenger hunt in the city with small teams for solving questions and different tasks.

[edit] Externat

Also the external pupils have the possibility of making their home work under support in the afternoon. These are cared for and controlled by pedagogues. For external ones the choice of AKO-PRO is free but frequently used.

[edit] AKO-PRO

There are over 100 activity's offered like art, sculpture, music (different instruments, chorus...), sports like tennis, football (soccer), rugby, american football, rudders, basketball, sacro pop, classical chorus, jazz, photography, horse riding, break dance, scouting, big band, orchestera, theater, judo, karate, conversation in a foreign language (French conversation, English, Italian, Spanish, Latin), etc... A course is usually given once a week 1.5 hours. Even a pupil can open a course and share his knowledge. He or she must find at minimum 16 prospective and will be paid with a little fee additional to the pocket money. Also the two orchestras, classical and big band, and the theater group are very famous in the region of Bonn and Cologne. A famous example is Till Brönner.

[edit] Faith and Social Commitment

The education is understood as training to faith and justice. The pupils have to make a five week social employment in hospitals, old people's home or working with disabled people. Also every class has a kind of freely chosen project where they have to care about like. The education of school and parents' house is supplemented and deepened in groups of young people. In discussion and Meditation, with play and sport Christian faith and Christian acting are practiced and experienced in alive community.

[edit] International Co-operation

The College attaches importance to international contacts, promotes the cultural exchange and the meeting with humans of other countries since it is founded. Thus takes part since 1997 in the ”Comenius program“ of the European union, which promotes the co-operation of European schools. Partnerships exist among other things with Clongowes Wood College (Ireland), Eton College and Maidenhead (both in England) and Georgetown (USA).

[edit] Educating Goals

The Aloisiuskolleg still understands itself as Jesuit school and depends on the educating principles of the society of Jesus, to which since 1599 „Ratio Studiorum“ („study order of the society Jesus“). Jesuit education aims at „world and life-affirming“ attitude and always calls for learning and investigation of all areas of life, but from more like a Christian, thus religious view.

[edit] History

[edit] Establishment in the Exile as Consequence of the Cultural Struggle (Kulturkampf)

As consequence of the cultural struggle Kulturkampf the State of Prussia took over 1872 by law the supervision over all jesuit schools. On 12 August 1900 the German province of the society of Jesus took over the Aloisiuskolleg to Sittard, Holland as a pure boy school with boarding school. The started with German Patres, 43 internal and 38 external pupils on 29 September 1900 with one pre-class, a sexta and a quinta class. This was the actual start of the Aloisiuskollegs.

[edit] Removal to Bonn Bad-Godesberg and the Nazi

The law against Jesuits ("Jesuitengesetzt") was repealed 1917 and opened new schools again in Germany. The Aloisiuskolleg moved to Bonn in 1921. In 1927 the Jesuits also acquired the villa of a nearby property owned by the banker August Karl Baron von der Heydt, son of August von der Heydt. They turned the called "Stella Rheni" to the boy home.

During the Nazi-terror the school and the Jesuits had hardly to struggle under the regime and was closed at 1938. An important role also in the today's self understanding of the College plays the active resistance by Jesuits and pupils. Well-known persons of the reconditions are Georg Freiherr von Boeselager and his brother Philipp.

[edit] Reopening after World War II

Directly after the Second World War the Jesuits reopened 1946 the Aloisiuskolleg again.

[edit] Co-education

In the eighties the Aloisiuskolleg began the co-education with the neighboring Clara Fey High School for girls within the upper stage. The girls of the upper stage could visit courses at the Aloisiuskolleg and in reverse. Since the class 2000 the Aloisiuskolleg accepted girls also in the lower classes, beginning with the sexta, at school. Since 2005 now also girls are accepted in the boarding school and accommodated in a separate new building.

[edit] Alumni

Also after the school time the former ones remain themselves further connected. Begun of the annual meetings in the summer for “AKO celebration” a further network of all former pupils of the Jesuits in Germany is operated (Jesuit Alumni). Here all former pupils of the Aloisiuskolleg, Kolleg St. Blasien and the Canisius-Kolleg Berlin College can contact each other and see in the data base current addresses at Stellaner webpage.

[edit] The AKO Booklet

The AKO booklet is an appearing annual school booklet. It contains conceptions of new coworkers above all reports from the school life and religious-educational articles. Also there are announcements about weddings, birth, death and changing addresses of former pupils and teacher.

[edit] Notable Graduates of the Aloisiuskolleg

[edit] Lists of Notable Jesuits and Alumni

[edit] Other Jesuit Schools in Germany

[edit] See also

[edit] External link


Coordinates: 50°40′39″N, 7°09′02″E

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