Global InformationSchule Birklehof information
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| Birklehof School Schule Birklehof | |
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 Main school building (2010) | |
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Birklehof 1 79856 Hinterzarten Germany | |
| Coordinates | 47°54′46.70″N 08°05′40.05″E / 47.9129722°N 8.0944583°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Private Boarding school and gymnasium |
| Established | 1932 |
| Founder | Kurt Hahn |
| Headmaster | Henrik Fass |
| Staff | 35 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Number of students | Approx. 230 |
| Houses | 10 boarding houses |
| Website | www |
Birklehof School (German: Schule Birklehof) is a progressive educational boarding school and grammar school with a holistic approach located in Hinterzarten in the High Black Forest in Germany, approximately 25 km from Freiburg. It is a private coeducational secondary school (German: Gymnasium). Currently, the school has approximately 230 students, 170 of whom are boarders who live on campus. The school was established by educator Kurt Hahn in 1932 and from the beginning accepted girls and boys. Under the Nazi regime, Hahn was forced to emigrate to Scotland where he founded Gordonstoun School as well as later Outward Bound, Round Square and the United World Colleges.