Kaiserin-Friedrich-Gymnasium
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The Kaiserin-Friedrich-Gymnasium (abbreviation: KFG; Empress Frederick Gymnasium) is one of two Gymnasiums, the other being Humboldtschule (HUS), in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hesse
, Germany
.
It is one of the oldest schools in the German-speaking part. The eponym
is Victoria, Princess Royal
(1840–1901). The school has 121 teachers and 1,620 students. The history of the school goes back to 1550. As private Latin school
founded at 1550, the school has grown into one of the biggest schools in the Hochtaunuskreis
. The Kaiserin-Friedrich-Gymnasium is the patron school of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main.
The reduction of the school days from nine to eight years
at the Gymnasium was implementated by school year 2004/2005. The reduction means that the students will get their Abitur
after twelve school years, not after thirteen years.
A peculiarity of the school is their multi-storey car park
.
The Gymnasium has a library with 10,000 books.
From school year 2008/2009 there is, for first time, a bilingual
class starting in Educational Stage 5.
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
is Victoria, Princess Royal
Victoria, Princess Royal
The Princess Victoria, Princess Royal was the eldest child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert. She was created Princess Royal of the United Kingdom in 1841. She became German Empress and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III...
(1840–1901). The school has 121 teachers and 1,620 students. The history of the school goes back to 1550. As private Latin school
Latin School
Latin School may refer to:* Latin schools of Medieval Europe* These schools in the United States:** Boston Latin School, Boston, MA** Brooklyn Latin School, New York, NY** Brother Joseph C. Fox Latin School, Long Island, NY...
founded at 1550, the school has grown into one of the biggest schools in the Hochtaunuskreis
Hochtaunuskreis
The Hochtaunuskreis is a Kreis in the middle of Hesse, Germany and is part of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Neighbouring districts are Lahn-Dill, Wetteraukreis, district-free Frankfurt, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg.The Hochtaunuskreis and the Landkreis Starnberg...
. The Kaiserin-Friedrich-Gymnasium is the patron school of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main.
The reduction of the school days from nine to eight years
Abitur after twelve years
after twelve years, or in eight years describes the reduction from the duration in the from nine to eight school years in many of the States of Germany. In the States Berlin, Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern the reduction took place from seven to six years because, there, primary...
at the Gymnasium was implementated by school year 2004/2005. The reduction means that the students will get their 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...
after twelve school years, not after thirteen years.
A peculiarity of the school is their multi-storey car park
Multi-storey car park
A multi-storey car-park is a building designed specifically to be for car parking and where there are a number of floors or levels on which parking takes place...
.
The Gymnasium has a library with 10,000 books.
From school year 2008/2009 there is, for first time, a bilingual
Bilingual education
Bilingual education involves teaching academic content in two languages, in a native and secondary language with varying amounts of each language used in accordance with the program model.-Bilingual education program models:...
class starting in Educational Stage 5.
Notable alumni
- Jürgen HerrleinJürgen HerrleinJürgen Herrlein is a German lawyer and historian of academic corporations.- Life :Herrlein grew up in Regensburg and Friedrichsdorf/Taunus...
(* 1962), lawyer - Susanne KlattenSusanne KlattenSusanne Klatten is the daughter of Herbert and Johanna Quandt. As of 2011, she is worth $14.6 billion, and is the richest woman in Germany and the 44th richest person in the world....
(* 1962), industrialist - Stefan QuandtStefan QuandtStefan Quandt is a German engineer and industrialist. He is ranked as the 72nd richest person in the world in the Forbes list of billionaires, who put his personal wealth at $10.7 billion...
(* 1966), industrialist