Maartenscollege, Groningen

Maartenscollege, Groningen
Location
Haren, Groningen, Netherlands
Information
Denomination Interdenominational
Established 1946 (1946)
Rector T. Zipper
Staff 170
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment 1,600
Website SintMaartens

Maartenscollege, Groningen is a secondary school in the Netherlands. The school was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1946 and is now affiliated with the Carmel College Foundation.

History

Maartenscollege was founded by the Jesuits in 1946 at the request of the Catholic community in Groningen and the Archdiocese of Utrecht, as there were no Catholic secondary schools in the northeastern part of the Netherlands. The school was built in Haren, just south of the city of Groningen. taking as its patron that of the city, St. Martin of Tours.

Between 1959 and 1969 it was a minor seminary for the Diocese of Groningen, with students boarding and attending St. Martin's College in Haren.[1]

In the autumn of 1984 St. Maartenscollege International School was founded as a separate department of St. Maartenscollege, to provide education for international students living in the north of the Netherlands, with English as the language of instruction.

In 1992 St. Maartenscollege merged with Schalm Protestant Christian secondary school and became an interdenominational school with VMBO-I, secondary, grammar, and high school, now named simply "Maartenscollege". It also has Bilingual Education (TTO) at pre-university level, as well as the combination TTO+. A partially independent division of Maartenscollege opened in 2005 and is now the International School Groningen, with some classes still taken at the main school.[2] In 1999 the building in Haren had been enlarged to include the Haren and Groningen branches together.

At present the school has a population of approximately 1400 students and 170 staff. This includes the International section with a population of 180 students and 30 on the staff.

Activities

The school provides multiple trips including to Berlin, to the United Kingdom, and a ski trip. The ski trip has been organized since 1986 and each year goes to Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Austria. In 2007, the anniversary year, Maartenscollege was honored by the mayor of Neukirchen for its 20th trip to the city.

Maartenscollege has always been a sports school. In the past, the school had its own football club, VMC, which joined with Amicitia in the 1950s, and its HMC hockey team that has repeatedly won the northern championship.

Strikes

Maartenscollege made the news in November 2007 when its students went on several wildcat strikes protesting the 1040 hours norm. Around 15 students were arrested. Although the College would like to formalize the ideals of the strike, it advocates consultation between the school, the pupils, and the parents.

Notabililty

Alumni

Teacher

References

  1. ↑ "Historie van Huize Voorveld Harenermolen - lees meer... - Haren de Krant". Haren de Krant (in Dutch). 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  2. ↑ "ISG - History". www.isgroningen.nl. Retrieved 2017-02-04.

Coordinates: 53°11′3.71″N 6°35′31.32″E / 53.1843639°N 6.5920333°E / 53.1843639; 6.5920333

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