Staatliches Landschulheim Marquartstein
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Staatliches Landschulheim Marquartstein is a Gymnasium
with a science and technology and a language branche. One quarter of the 850 pupils live in the boarding school while the rest is coming from the surrounding area around Marquartstein
in the Chiemgau
.
Hermann Harless founded the boarding school in 1928. From 1928 til 1958 the school was located at the Marquartstein castle and moved than in to the Neues Schloß (new castle).
the founder of the German Landerziehungsheime für Jungen. In his concept education was not pure knowledge transfer had to deal with the pupil has a whole. Most of the Landerziehungsheime or Landschulheime were located far from the big cities to minimize the influence on the children.
Harless worked with Paul Geheeb at Odenwaldschule
until 1920. Then he joined the Neuen deutschen Schule (New German School) of Alexander Sutherland Neill, who later founded the progressive Summerhill School
. The Neuen deutschen Schule had been founded by Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
1910 in Hellerau. After the closure of the school in 1923, Harless opened his own school in Marquartstein with 16 pupils in 1928. The concept of mixed classes and a boarding school for girls and boys at the same location was only undertaken by a few schools in Germany, such as Landschulheim Herrlingen. Due to a rising number of pupils, Harless was allowed to hold the Abitur
tests at his private school in 1940. Normally, private school pupils had to take the tests at a nearby public school.
Hermann Harless was director of the school until the forced nationalization
May 1, 1943. The school's system of mixed boarding school with co-educational classes was left unchanged during the time of Nazi Germany
. The boarding school for girls was closed by a ministerial decree in 1949. Due to low number of boarding pupils, the girls' branch was reopened in 1989.
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
with a science and technology and a language branche. One quarter of the 850 pupils live in the boarding school while the rest is coming from the surrounding area around Marquartstein
Marquartstein
Marquartstein is a municipality in the southeastern part of Bavaria, Germany and is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Marquartstein and Staudach-Egerndach. It is situated in a region called Chiemgau, approximately 10 km south of Lake Chiemsee between Munich and Salzburg, , and 30 km...
in the Chiemgau
Chiemgau
Chiemgau is the common name of a geographic area in Upper Bavaria. It refers to the foothills of the Alps between the rivers Inn and Traun, with lake Chiemsee at its center. The political districts that contain the Chiemgau are Rosenheim and Traunstein...
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Hermann Harless founded the boarding school in 1928. From 1928 til 1958 the school was located at the Marquartstein castle and moved than in to the Neues Schloß (new castle).
History
Hermann Harless worked together with Hermann LietzHermann Lietz
Hermann Lietz was a German educational progressive and theologian who founded the German Landerziehungsheime für Jungen. Basing his schools on the model of the English Abbotsholme School, he emphasized sports and crafts along with modern languages and science while deemphasizing rote learning and...
the founder of the German Landerziehungsheime für Jungen. In his concept education was not pure knowledge transfer had to deal with the pupil has a whole. Most of the Landerziehungsheime or Landschulheime were located far from the big cities to minimize the influence on the children.
Harless worked with Paul Geheeb at Odenwaldschule
Odenwaldschule
Odenwaldschule, is a German school located in Heppenheim in the Odenwald. Founded in 1910, it is Germany's oldest landschulheim, a private boarding school located in a rural setting. Edith and Paul Geheeb established it using their concept of progressive education, which integrated the work of the...
until 1920. Then he joined the Neuen deutschen Schule (New German School) of Alexander Sutherland Neill, who later founded the progressive Summerhill School
Summerhill School
Summerhill School is an independent British boarding school that was founded in 1921 by Alexander Sutherland Neill with the belief that the school should be made to fit the child, rather than the other way around...
. The Neuen deutschen Schule had been founded by Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze , was a Swiss composer, musician and music educator who developed eurhythmics, a method of learning and experiencing music through movement...
1910 in Hellerau. After the closure of the school in 1923, Harless opened his own school in Marquartstein with 16 pupils in 1928. The concept of mixed classes and a boarding school for girls and boys at the same location was only undertaken by a few schools in Germany, such as Landschulheim Herrlingen. Due to a rising number of pupils, Harless was allowed to hold the Abitur
Abitur
Abitur is a designation used in Germany, Finland and Estonia for final exams that pupils take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling, see also for Germany Abitur after twelve years.The Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife, often referred to as...
tests at his private school in 1940. Normally, private school pupils had to take the tests at a nearby public school.
Hermann Harless was director of the school until the forced nationalization
Nationalization
Nationalisation, also spelled nationalization, is the process of taking an industry or assets into government ownership by a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets, but may also mean assets owned by lower levels of government, such as municipalities, being...
May 1, 1943. The school's system of mixed boarding school with co-educational classes was left unchanged during the time of Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
. The boarding school for girls was closed by a ministerial decree in 1949. Due to low number of boarding pupils, the girls' branch was reopened in 1989.
Former pupils
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1979–1981 - Peter RamsauerPeter RamsauerPeter Ramsauer is a German politician. He is qualified as a professional miller in accordance with the traditional occupation of his ancestry while holding the degree of PhD in Management, is married and has four daughters...
–1973 - Christoph ProbstChristoph ProbstChristoph Hermann Probst was a German student of medicine and a member of the White Rose resistance group.-White Rose:...
1932–1935 - Christian EhlerChristian EhlerJan Christian Ehler is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Brandenburg. He is a member of the conservative Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party...
–1984 - Evi Sachenbacher-StehleEvi Sachenbacher-StehleEvi Sachenbacher-Stehle is a German cross country skier from Reit im Winkl who has competed since 1998...
1989–1995