Paulusheim
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St. Paulusheim is a private gymnasium
in Bruchsal
, Germany with free sponsorship of the school foundation of the archdiocese of Freiburg
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It was founded by the Pallottines
, originally as a boys' boarding school. Paulusheim is rooted in a boarding school of the small Italian community of Masio
near Alessandria
which the Pallottines had to leave in 1915 because of the war. So they came to the former homeland of the headteacher, Bruchsal. After a temporary accommodation in an inn they finally inaugurated the new building on the cloister hill in Bruchsal. During Second World War the school was shut down for some time by the nazis. However, it was the first school of Northern Baden to continue teaching. As there were not enough boarding school pupils the boarding school was closed in the 80s, but the gymnasium has been continued and expanded. Today approx. 750 Catholic and Protestant pupils attend this school. It offers a new and old language profile covering the languages Latin
, English, French and Ancient Greek. Spanish and Chinese are offered in extracurricular courses.
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...
in Bruchsal
Bruchsal
Bruchsal is a city at the western edge of the Kraichgau, approximately 20 km northeast of Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany...
, Germany with free sponsorship of the school foundation of the archdiocese of Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
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It was founded by the Pallottines
Pallottines
The Society of the Catholic Apostolate , better known as the Pallottines, are a Society of Apostolic Life within the Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1835 by the Roman priest Saint Vincent Pallotti. Pallottines are part of the Union of Catholic Apostolate and are present in 45 countries on six...
, originally as a boys' boarding school. Paulusheim is rooted in a boarding school of the small Italian community of Masio
Masio
Masio is a comune in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 60 km southeast of Turin and about 20 km southwest of Alessandria....
near Alessandria
Alessandria
-Monuments:* The Citadel * The church of Santa Maria di Castello * The church of Santa Maria del Carmine * Palazzo Ghilini * Università del Piemonte Orientale-Museums:* The Marengo Battle Museum...
which the Pallottines had to leave in 1915 because of the war. So they came to the former homeland of the headteacher, Bruchsal. After a temporary accommodation in an inn they finally inaugurated the new building on the cloister hill in Bruchsal. During Second World War the school was shut down for some time by the nazis. However, it was the first school of Northern Baden to continue teaching. As there were not enough boarding school pupils the boarding school was closed in the 80s, but the gymnasium has been continued and expanded. Today approx. 750 Catholic and Protestant pupils attend this school. It offers a new and old language profile covering the languages Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
, English, French and Ancient Greek. Spanish and Chinese are offered in extracurricular courses.