Gymnasium Achern

Geschichte

Gymnasium Achern is a Gymnasium (grammar school) in Achern, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, founded in 1877. It has some 1500 students and 120 teachers. It emphasizes science, foreign languages, and art. It was one of the first gymnasiums in Baden-Württemberg to graduate its students after eight years instead of the usual nine years, before this was made compulsory for all gymnasiums in the state. Though many names have been proposed, Gymnasium Achern was never named after a person. Proposed names included the poet Bertolt Brecht, who often spent his holidays with his grandparents who lived in Achern, and Franz Josef Ritter von Buß, a Catholic politician of the 19th century.Every fall, Gymnasium Achern sends a group of students to Freedom High School in Morganton, North Carolina, USA to stay with student's families for two weeks as a part of the German American Partnership Program (GAPP). Then, the next summer, Freedom sends a group of students to stay with the Gymnasium's student's families. 2007 was the 19th year of the program.