Hildegardis-Schule Bochum
{{Infobox school
| name = Hildegardis-Schule
| image = 200px
| schooltype = Gymnasium
| streetaddress = Klinikstrasse 1
| postalcode = D-44791
| city = Bochum
| country = Germany
| language = German and French
| opened = 1860
| pupils = 1150
| head of school = Werner Backhaus and Wolfgang Schmidt
| homepage = [http://www.hildegardis-bochum.de/ 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.{{cite web
| title= Schulprogramm – Hildegardis-Schule Bochum
| url= http://www.hildegardis.bobi.net/grundsteine.htm
| language= German
| trans-title= School program – Hildegardis School, Bochum
| location= Old school website
| accessdate= March 7, 2010
| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100727180531/http://www.hildegardis.bobi.net/grundsteine.htm
| archive-date= July 27, 2010
| url-status= dead
}} 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) ({{Langx|en|Europa School}}) by the Ministry of Schools of North Rhine-Westphalia.{{refn|group=nb|Not to be confused with the accredited status awarded by the international organisation, The European Schools.}}
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
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.hildegardis-bochum.de/ Hildegardis-Schule Bochum] Official school website
- [http://www.schule.tmr.net/hildegardis/ School profile]
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Category:Schools in North Rhine-Westphalia