Gazing at this building, can you believe the Louise-Schroeder-Schule is more than just a school? It is a vibrant hub for over 540 children. The Louise-Schroeder-Schule is located in Altona-Altstadt a central district of Hamburg.
This school is a teilgebundene Ganztagsschule. This means it is a partly-compulsory all-day school. It enriches Hamburg’s educational landscape. The Louise-Schroeder-Schule has five to six classes per grade level. It also includes two Vorschulklassen or pre-school classes.
Integration has been a key focus at the Louise-Schroeder-Schule for over 20 years. The school strives to support children according to their individual abilities. The Louise-Schroeder-Schule embraces diversity. The school sees its heterogeneous student body as a valuable resource. Children from different backgrounds learn together here. Some come from educationally disadvantaged homes. Others have more advantages. Around 50% of the children have cultural traditions from non-German speaking countries. This mix creates a vibrant learning environment. The Louise-Schroeder-Schule aims to foster openness toward other people, experiences and cultures.
The school employs 70 teachers, Erzieher:innen, three secretaries, and administrative staff. A caretaker couple also supports the school. Many external specialists from diverse fields contribute. The Louise-Schroeder-Schule embodies the idea of a school for all children.
Louise-Schroeder-Schule is inclusive. The classes integrate special needs students into everyday school activities. Regelschullehrer:innen, Sonderp\u00e4dagog:innen and Erzieher:innen collaborate as multiprofessional teams. This ensures that all children receive the support they need.
Since 1995, the Louise-Schroeder-Schule has cooperated with “Die Schlumper”. “Die Schlumper” is a group of artists with disabilities. Together they created the “Schlumper School”. Children visit the Schlumper Studio at Thedestrasse 99 four days a week. Students can work at their own pace without strict pedagogical intervention. Schlumper artists and assistants support them.
Louise Schroeder Schule is also a Kulturschule since 2005. It cooperates with artists and cultural institutions. In 2015/16, the school won the “Olymp” award for cultural education. The Louise-Schroeder-Schule participates in the “alles>>k\u00f6nner” school experiment. It focuses on competence orientation and new models of competence description.
The Louise-Schroeder-Schule sees itself as an integration and cultural school. It emphasizes cooperation between children, educators, parents, and external professionals. The school focuses on holistic, self-directed, individual, and collaborative learning. This approach drives the school’s development. The Louise-Schroeder-Schule continuously improves its teaching. It enhances internal differentiation and individualization. It promotes self-regulated learning. This creates a learning culture defined by competence orientation.