Municipal comprehensive school with upper secondary level in Potsdam, with a profile focus on computer science, natural sciences and art.
Gesamtschule Peter Joseph Lenné
Potsdam (DE)New on Amplifa
About the School
The Gesamtschule Peter Joseph Lenné is a municipal school of the state capital Potsdam with an upper secondary level (lower and upper secondary school). The school site at Humboldtring was opened on 1 September 1974 and has therefore existed for 50 years as of 2024. The school supports every student on their optimal educational path and imparts lasting subject, methodological, social and personal competence. Special profile areas lie in computer science, natural sciences and art; from grade 7 onwards, the elective subjects include computer science, French, Russian, WAT (economics-work-technology) and natural sciences – as the only school in the state of Brandenburg, the Lenné-Schule offers computer science as an elective subject from grade 7 (since the 2000/2001 school year). The educational offering is complemented by all-day programs, career and study orientation with seminar courses and JUNIOR student companies, the HPI student college as well as theatre, sport and a wide range of projects.
- Site
- Potsdam
- Processes
- All-day programs, Career and study orientation (seminar courses, student companies/JUNIOR student companies), Profile areas: computer science, natural sciences, art, Elective areas: French, Russian, WAT (economics-work-technology), computer science, natural, HPI student college, Theatre/performing arts, Ski camps and study trips
- Materials
- Profile Area Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Art, Economics-Work-Technology, French / Russian
- Certificates
- MINT-friendly School, Consumer School in Gold
- Founded
- 1974
- Industries
- Education (lower and upper secondary level)
- 01
Lower secondary level (grades 7–10)
- 02
Upper secondary level / gymnasiale Oberstufe (grades 11–13)
- 03
Career and study orientation (seminar courses, JUNIOR student companies)
- 04
Qualifications: EBR, FOR, Abitur
Teaching and Learning Formats
Profile Area Computer Science
Only school in the state of Brandenburg with computer science as an elective subject from grade 7 (since 2000/2001).
Natural Sciences
Profile subject with elective areas I and II, including an ecology practical course.
Art
Profile subject with elective offerings and advanced courses.
Economics-Work-Technology
Elective subject with hands-on career orientation.
French / Russian
Second foreign language from grade 7 as an elective subject.
School Site
Potsdam
DESchool site (lower and upper secondary level, gymnasiale Oberstufe)
- Materials
- Computer science, natural sciences, art
- Cafeteria
- Sports hall
- Teaching kitchen
- Wood workshop
- Multi-purpose building
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Awards and Quality
The Lenné-Schule has been awarded the title of "MINT-friendly School" several times (four times) and has been certified by the consumer protection agency as a "Consumer School in Gold"; in 2004, teachers received the Teacher Prize of the Karl Heinz Beckurts Foundation for science teaching.
| Evidence | Potsdam |
|---|---|
| MINT-friendly School | |
| Consumer School in Gold |
Chronicle
- 1974
On 1 September 1974, the first students began school at the school site; the 50th anniversary followed in 2024.
- 2000
From the 2000/2001 school year, the only school in the state of Brandenburg with computer science as an elective subject from grade 7.
- 2004
Teacher Prize of the Karl Heinz Beckurts Foundation for outstanding achievements in science teaching.
- 2015
Foundation of the JUNIOR student companies DeskCubes and Konditoria.
- 2021
Foundation of the JUNIOR student companies FlowerFlame and ZweiWegGlas.
- 2024
Foundation of the JUNIOR student companies PflanzLicht and DiningWood; topping-out ceremony for the multi-purpose building.
- 2025
PflanzLicht wins the JUNIOR state competition and the JUNIOR national competition.
- 2026
CarryAgain wins the JUNIOR state competition; awarded as a "Consumer School in Gold".