Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal

Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal
Alexander von Humboldt Deutsche Internationale Schule Montreal
École internationale allemande Alexander von Humboldt
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Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal
Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal
Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal
216, rue Victoria
Baie d'Urfé, Quebec, H9X 2H9
Canada
Coordinates Coordinates: 45°25′00″N 73°54′30″W / 45.41667°N 73.90833°W / 45.41667; -73.90833
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Website avh.montreal.qc.ca

The Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal (AvH; German: Alexander von Humboldt Deutsche Internationale Schule Montreal; French: École internationale allemande Alexander von Humboldt) was founded in 1980. It is located in Baie-d'Urfé (Quebec) in the suburbs of Montreal. It was founded with the goal of providing a multilingual learning environment while satisfying both German as well as Quebec education requirements.

History

The school was founded to offer a German education to immigrants from Germany to Quebec. Today the school serves a much greater community (e.g. German, Canadians, Americans, Italians, etc.).

The school is funded through school fees, donations and support from the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Student body

As of 2016 there were 300 students; of which 66% of its students come from non-German-speaking households and the remainder come from German-speaking households.[1]

Operations

The school cooperates with the Goethe Institute in order to promote German culture in the Montreal area.[1]

Curriculum

Even though the school is not funded by the government of Quebec, it follows the standards of the Quebec Ministry of Education.[1]

Students may not choose to graduate at Grade 11 with the Diplôme des études secondaires and go on to CEGEP; but stay until Grade 12 and get the German International Abitur (DIA). Students may also earn the Deutsches Sprachdiplom, a certificate in German proficiency at grade 12.[2]

The school has courses taught in German, French, and English. In PreKindergarten and Kindergarten courses are mostly in German while French and English courses are introduced in the first grade.[1] The only classes taught in French and/or English are the non-German language classes.[3]

Diplomas Offered

YearDiplomaDescription
Grade 10Sekundarstufe-I-PrüfungGerman High School Diploma I (allows students to continue in the Sekundarstufe-II education level)
Grade 11Diplôme des études secondaires (DÉS)Quebec High School Leaving Diploma (allows students to pursue studies in Quebec's CÉGEP system)
Grade 12Deutsches SprachdiplomGerman Language Diploma granting access to German-language university programs
Grade 12Deutsche Internationale Abiturprüfung (DIAP) (Sekundarstufe-II)German High School-Diploma II (allows students to study in any programme at any University in the world)

Academic Administration

  • Principal: Thomas Linse
  • Vice-Principal: Christian Maurer
  • Vice-Principal Elementary School: Karin Lagache
  • Preschool Coordinator: Kerstin Essig

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Language skills, especially German, at the core of AvH program" (Archive). Montreal Gazette. September 5, 2014. Retrieved on April 9, 2016. Note: Postmedia's editorial department was not involved in the creation of this article; it was created by Postmedia's advertising department on behalf of the AvH and it was created for commercial purposes.
  2. ↑ "About Us." Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal. Retrieved on April 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ Habib, Marlene. "Private Schools: Trilingualism Immersion goes beyond French." The Globe and Mail. Thursday September 26, 2013. Retrieved on April 9, 2016.

Further reading

  • (in French) Meune, Manuel. Les Allemands du Québec: Parcours et discours d'une communauté méconnue. Montréal: Méridien, 2003. ISBN 2-89415293-0. - AvH is discussed in subchapter 6
  • (in German) "Bekanntmachung der deutsch-quebecischen Vereinbarung über die Alexander von Humboldt-Schule Montreal." Bundesgesetzblatt (Germany) Teil II, 1992, Nr. 12 vom 24.04.1992. - Direct PDF link (Archive)
  • (in French) "ENTENTE ENTRE LE GOUVERNEMENT DU QUÉBEC ET LE GOUVERNEMENT DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FÉDÉRALE D'ALLEMAGNE CONCERNANT L'ÉCOLE ALLEMANDE "ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT-SCHULE MONTREAL"" (Archive). September 1992.
  • (in German) "Erfahrungsbericht Alexander von Humboldt-Schule Montreal." Humboldt University of Berlin.
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