Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal

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Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal
AVHLogoMontreal.jpg
Address
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216, rue Victoria

Baie-D'Urfé
,
Quebec
,
H9X 2H9

Canada
CoordinatesCoordinates: 45°25′00″N 73°54′30″W / 45.41667°N 73.90833°W / 45.41667; -73.90833
Information
TypeInternational school
Established1980
PrincipalMr. Martin Braun
Staff30 teachers
GradesKindergarten to Grade 12
Enrollment300 students
LanguageGerman, English and French
Named forAlexander von Humboldt
Websiteavh.montreal.qc.ca

The Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal (AvH) is an international private co-educationnal multilingual (German, English and French) school located in Baie-D'Urfé, Quebec, a West Island suburb of Montreal. It was founded in 1980 to educate the German community of Montreal.

History[]

Founded in 1980, the AvH school opens its doors in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce district in Montreal to further moved in 1984 in a new building located in Baie-D’Urfé. Originally, it starts with 22 students and now the school hosts 300 students. 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. Germans, 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% came from non-German-speaking households. The remainder came 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[]

Year Diploma Description
Grade 10 Sekundarstufe-I-Prüfung German High School Diploma I (allows students to continue in the Sekundarstufe-II education level)
Grade 11 Diplôme des études secondaires (DÉS) Quebec High School Leaving Diploma (allows students to pursue studies in Quebec's CÉGEP system)
Grade 12 Deutsches Sprachdiplom German Language Diploma granting access to German-language university programs
Grade 12 Deutsche 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: Dr. Martin Braun
  • Vice-Principal: Christian Maurer
  • Principal Elementary School: Karin Lagache
  • Preschool Coordinator: Kerstin Essig

See also[]

  • Canadians of German ethnicity

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "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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