Introduction

Jerusalem - The Holy City for three world religions: Christianity, Judaism and Islam. There where these religions meet is a unique school: the Schmidt Schule.

The Schmidt Schule was founded in 1886 as a private girls' school under Catholic school sponsorship and is today under the ownership of the German Association of the Holy Land (DVHL).

The objective was and still is to offer girls' education at the highest level: intercultural, interreligious, multilingual, holistic and independent of the social and religious background of the students. Today, this offer is taken up by 530 girls of Christian or Muslim faith. Since 2008, the Schmidt Schule has belonged to the circle of 140 German schools abroad worldwide and since 2015 it has held the seal of quality "Excellent German School Abroad".

On Saturday, September 21st, class 12B had a visit from two alumni: Yasmin Sultan and Raghad Zaghal graduated from the Schmidt School in 2018. Yasmin then studied medicine at AlQuds University and Raghad studied in Germany. The discussion and study advice focused on the challenges of studying locally and abroad. Many thanks to Yasmin and Raghad for all the helpful hints to the current Abitur class!

My student exchange to Germany was an exciting experience. It helped me improve my German skills and also opened up new perspectives for me. I visited many new places and learned about their history. It was particularly exciting to experience German culture and traditions firsthand. The trip also strengthened my personality and social skills.

At first I was scared and worried about the flights, luggage and of course the host family. But everything went well and it was just great. The trip was long and tiring, but in the end it was all worth it and I had a lot of fun with my friends there.

The host family was very friendly. They provided me everything I needed, took me to places I wanted to go and cooked me delicious food that I liked. A highlight was our trip to Phantasialand, a large park with scary and exciting attractions. The food there was also a pleasure!

We visited many historical places, such as Cologne Cathedral. From the bell tower we had a fantastic view over the whole of Cologne. With my host family and our friends, we also visited the 1. FC Köln stadium, where we had a picnic and played football.

This trip was a really cool experience and I can only recommend everyone to take part in an exchange program. It's a unique opportunity that will enrich your life!

Lour Salman, class 9B, June 2024

 

In June, also class 11B traveled to Germany, to Mainz for an exchange with the Maria Ward School. Every student at the Schmidt School lived with a host family and experienced the everyday life of a German student.

We took part in lessons at the Maria Ward School. We also visited the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz and a workshop that presented various study programs. We also held a workshop on the topic of “Against Violence” and had a conversation with a working student in the Office for Civic Women’s Work.

Afterwards we went on a historical city tour. The highlight of our trip was the visit to the Dialogue Museum in Frankfurt, where we experienced the everyday life of blind people.

At the weekend we spent time with our host families. Many went on hikes, went swimming, cooked together and one student even visited Cologne! One of us found herself in a huge strawberry field and later cooked the strawberries she picked into jam. On the last two days of our trip we visited Würzburg and stayed overnight in a youth hostel. We learned a lot about the city's history, did many activities and grew closer together as a class.

Overall, it was an unforgettable trip that brought us many new experiences and friendships.

11B with Mrs Schule Frohlinde and Mrs Lischinsky

VIDEO OF SCHMIDT’s SCHOOL

EDUCATION BEYOND BOUNDARIES

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Follow the ways of your heart, and whatever your eyes see.

(Ecclesiastes 11,9)

Sozialfonds Schmidt-Schule

The 'Sozialfonds Schmidt-Schule' covers part of the costs if the families don't have enough money to pay their daughters school fees. In this way, daughters from poor families can also get an excellent start into professional life. Generous sponsors also made it possible to purchase new equipment for the playground, additional books for the school library and stage lights for the auditorium. Perhaps you, too, would like to support the Schmidt School and its students.

Perhaps you, too, would like to support the Schmidt School and its students.

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