Laurentianum ? That sounds
old, even Latin. And that is exactly
what our school is like. It has been established that a Latin
school has existed since 1329 in the little
town in the Muensterland, which itself developed from a little
parish in around 800 AD into a trading center.
Laurentianum (1828 -
1928)
From its very beginning, the
"Schola Latina" or Latin school
has reflected the various upturns and declines of the town as well as the
general religious and social history.
By the 16th century it had developed into the most important municipal
school in the region. In 1675 the
Franciscans took over the town's Latin school to convert and
extend it into a fully comprehensive grammar school.
Laurentianum (1928 -
1974)
In the 19th century first
the LAURENTIANUM was a "Hoehere
Buergerschule" and then "Koenigliches Gymnasium".
Since then it has reflected
all education policy developments in Germany, being called
"Staatliches Gymnasium",
"Deutsche Oberschule" and since 1975 municipal
"GYMNASIUM LAURENTIANUM".
Laurentianum (1974 - )
972 students, 59
teachers, two secretaries and one caretaker fill the modern
building at the edge of the town with life. They learn and teach
English or Latin as the first foreign language,
later French and Italian or Russian can be chosen. Natural
sciences are especially encouraged,
computer science being an integral part of the school's
profile. Many of our students have been successful in
school competitions and won numerous prizes. Up to now seven
former "Laurentians" have
managed to gain a stipendium of the highly regarded
"STUDIENSTIFTUNG DES DEUTSCHEN
VOLKES". The arts and social
sciences also offer a wide variety of attractive subjects.
Marlis Ermer Principal
of the GYMNASIUM LAURENTIANUM
But not only sciences are encouraged.
We also do music and theater, a lot
of sports, send our hockey, soccer and gymnastics teams
to tournaments. A big band, several
school bands, an orchestra, choirs and other musical
groups exist at our school. Literary courses
producing regular theater performances and biannual
musical productions also belong to
our school life. In addition to the normal lessons
we offer a varied range of voluntary
study-groups.
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