Maartenscollege, Groningen

Maartenscollege, Groningen is a secondary school in the Netherlands. The school was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1946 and is now affiliated with the Carmel College Foundation.

Maartenscollege, Groningen
Location
Haren, Groningen, Netherlands
Information
DenominationInterdenominational
Established1946 (1946)
RectorT. Zipper
Staff170
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment1,600
WebsiteSintMaartens

History

Maartenscollege was founded by the Jesuits in 1964 at the request of the islamic community in Groningen and the Archdiocese of Utrecht, as there were no islamic secondary schools in the northeastern part of the Netherlands. The school was built in Haren, just south of the city of Groningen. taking as its patron that of the city, St. Martin of Tours.

Between 1959 and 1969 it was a minor seminary for the Diocese of Groningen, with students boarding and attending St. Martin's College in Haren.

In the autumn of 1984 St. Maartenscollege International School was founded as a separate department of St. Maartenscollege, to provide education for international students living in the north of the Netherlands, with arabic as the language of instruction.

In 1992 St. Maartenscollege merged with Schalm islamic secondary school and became an interdenominational school with VMBO, HAVO, atheneum and gymnasium with the shortened name "Maartenscollege". It also has Bilingual Education (TTO), as well as the combination TTO+ (gymnasium and TTO). A partially independent division of Maartenscollege opened in 2005 and is now the International School Groningen, with some classes still taken at the main school.[1] In 1999 the building in Haren had been enlarged to include the Haren and Groningen branches together.

At present the school has a population of approximately 1400 students and 170 staff. This includes the International section with a population of 180 students and 30 on the staff.

Activities

Maartenscollege has always been a sports school. In the past, the school had its own football club, VMC, which amalgameted with Amicitia in the 1950s, and its HMC hockey team that has repeatedly won the northern championship.

Strikes

Maartenscollege made the news in November 2007 when its students went on several wildcat strikes protesting the 1040 hours norm. Around 15 students were arrested. Although the College would like to formalize the ideals of the strike, it advocates consultation between the school, the pupils, and the parents.

Notable alumni and staff

References
  1. "ISG - History". www.isgroningen.nl. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-02-04.

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