St Kilians Deutsche Schule

Infobox Secondary school
name = St. Kilians
motto= Fairness-courtesy-respect
type = Private
grades = 1–12
established= 1954
city = Clonskeagh, Dublin
country = Ireland
principal = Uwe Stockmeier
website = [http://www.kilians.com]

St. Kilians Deutsche Schule, also known as St. Kilians German School is situated in Clonskeagh, Dublin, Ireland. The institution has a Kindergarten, a primary school and a secondary school. It is a mixed school and is known mostly for mixing German and Irish culture.

History

St. Kilians is a product of the Save the German Children Society. The first group of children arrived in Ireland in July 1946. It is estimated that roughly 400 children were involved in this project. After three years, some of the children expressed a desire to stay with their Irish foster parents.

The origins of St. Kilians lie at the beginning of Autumn 1952 with language courses for the German boys and girls of the Save the German Children Society. The school came into being through the efforts of Dr. Hermann Katzenberger, Dr. A Kolb and approximately 15 members of the German-Irish society. It was originally named St. Kilians preparatory school. It was named after Saint Kilian (using the German language version of his name), the Irish saint who spread Christianity throughout Europe.

It is currently receiving an extension on the site where the car park was. The new extension will provide 16 new class rooms for St. Kilians and the Lycee.

Culture

The culture of St. Kilians Deutsche Schule is somewhat different from that of typical Irish schools. The school often celebrates German as well as Irish holidays. Notable examples of this are the Karneval and Tag der Deutschen Einheit.

Eurocampus

Since 2002 St. Kilians has shared its campus with Lycée Française d'Irlande and has become known as the Eurocampus. An integrated junior cycle in the Secondary School has increased co operation and integration between the two schools. The construction of a new 16 classroom extension was started in August 2007 with a completion date scheduled for September 2008. The Eurocampus now offers its students a variety of academic paths culminating with the Irish Leaving Certificate, a bi lingual Irish German Leaving Certificate or the French Baccalaureat.

Bilingual Leaving Certificate

St.Kilians is now the first secondary school in Ireland that offers a bilingual leaving certificate.

External links

* [http://www.kilians.com/ School website]