| Albert Einstein School (Albert-Einstein-Schule) |
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| Address | |
| Querenburger Str. 45 Bochum, D-44789, Germany |
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| Information | |
| School type | Gymnasium and European School |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Closed | 2010 |
| Head of school | Dr. Rainer Zeyen OStD |
| Grades | 5-12 |
| Pupils | 880 |
| Classes offered | German, English, French, Italian, Latin, Spanish, literature, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, geography, history, philosophy, civics/social sciences, art, music, sports and religion |
| Language | German and English |
| Newspaper | ALBERTS-Schülerzeitung |
| Website | aes-bochum.de |
Albert Einstein School (German: Albert-Einstein-Schule) was a Gymnasium for boys and girls from grades 5-13 in Bochum, Germany. It had about 900 students. Just south of downtown Bochum, the school was in the Wiemelhausen section of town and shared a campus with the Hans Böckler Realschule. The school had an emphasis in natural science and English. It had a bilingual program, where some classes were taught in English, rather than German. Albert Einstein School was certified as a European School in February 2008.[1][2] The school's last day of classes was July 14, 2010.
The "Comenius Project," dedicated to exchanging ideas to solve environmental problems, is a joint project of the former Albert Einstein School, in cooperation with Wath Comprensive School in Rotherham, England and Col·legi Pare Manyanet in Barcelona, Spain.[3]
In August 2010, the Albert Einstein School merged with the Gymnasium am Ostring to form a new school, temporarily named Neues Gymnasium Bochum. Submissions for a permanent name are currently being accepted.[4] The new school is temporarily located at the Erich Kästner Schule while the new building construction is underway (see external link to webcam, below). It is scheduled to be completed for the 2012-2013 school year. The new buildings will be on the site of the former buildings, which are being razed to permit the new construction.