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The '''Gymnasium Erasmianum''' is a school in [[Rotterdam]] (also known under its Dutch name "Erasmiaans Gymnasium").

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== History ==

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Founded in [[1328]], it is the second oldest school in [[the Netherlands]]. The privilege to found a Latin school was granted to the town of Rotterdam before Rotterdam received full [[city rights]] and therefore the school predates the birth of the city itself by nearly twenty years.

'''Gütersloh''' is a town in [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], capital of the [[Gütersloh (district)|Gütersloh]] district.

It was (re)named after the famous Rotterdam theologian/humanist [[Desiderius Erasmus]] (1466–1536), although the school is more than a century older than its namesake, and it is even unclear whether Erasmus attended it. The school was named after Erasmus in the year 1842.

The school was located at the corner of the Coolsingel and the Laurensstraat until 1937, nowadays the C&A is located at this place. Currently the school is located at the Wytemaweg.

== Major Industries ==

== Profile ==

'''Gütersloh''' is an industrial town with major employers including [[Miele]] and [[Bertelsmann]], inside the ring road is the town centre which contains a variety of shops and department stores.

In the Netherlands, there are several levels of secondary education, the highest being the [[Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs|VWO]], pre-university secondary education. In the past decades, many schools have merged with schools of higher or lower levels to form wide-scope community schools. Some [[gymnasium (school)|gymnasiums]], such as the Gymnasium Erasmianum are among the few remaining high-level-only schools, and has managed to avoid merging because of its high number of students. Another special property of Gymnasia is that they offer compulsory classes in the ancient languages [[Latin]] and [[Ancient Greek]].

== Recreational Amenities ==

The school is widely known for its great number of foreign students. There are more foreign students at the Gymnasium Erasmianum than at any other Gymnasium in the Netherlands.

Gütersloh has two parks: the Mohns Park which contains an [[amphitheater]], paddling pool and several adventure playground areas, and a larger park, known simply as the Stadt Park, which contains a boating lake, [[botanical garden]], and many paths bordered by mature trees.

The school serves approxomately 1,000 students and 80 teachers. The school's motto is "Ex Pluribus Unum"

Swimmers are accommodated amply in Gütersloh with no less than four pools, both indoor and outdoor, the large outdoor pool has an [[Olympic Size Pool]], Diving Boards and sunbathing space, while the original indoor pool has the usual [[sauna]] and [[steam]] rooms.

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==Twinning==

== The RGB ==

Gütersloh is [[Town twinning|twinned]] with [[Broxtowe ]] in the [[United Kingdom]]

The RGB (Rotterdamse Gymnasiasten Bond) is the school's society; by the students for the students. Every year the RGB organizes parties, theater, music and dance evenings and several cultural events.

== Gütersloh Air Force Base ==

[[Image:Harrier.gr7.750pix.jpg|150px|thumb|RAF Harrier]]A [[Royal Air Force]] station at Gütersloh was until after the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]] home of RAF Squadrons [[No._3_Squadron_RAF|3]] and [[No._4_Squadron_RAF|4]] which flew the distinctive [[VTOL]] [[Hawker-Siddeley Harrier|Harrier]], they were supported by [[CH-47 Chinook|Chinook]] Helicopters manned by 18 Squadron and [[No. 230 Squadron RAF|230 Squadron]] which flew [[Westland Puma|Puma]] Helicopters, there were also personal at the station from the RAF Regiment who provided Rapier Ground to Air Missile Support. It was the most easterly of the [[NATO]] airbases during the [[Cold War]].

The RGB has its own song in Latin;

The Station was originally built for the [[Luftwaffe]] who flew [[Junkers]] Bombers from the station and the runway was extended during this period with Russian Prisoners of War, a memorial to whom now stands near Junkers Farm, a farm building which was later used as a Scout Hut within the confines of the Stations perimeter fence

:Vivat haec societas

[[Category:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia|Gutersloh]]

:Gaudium quae paret.

:Semper floreat et crescat,

:Longe et late clara fiat,

:Vivat haec societas

:Erasmi Alumnorum.

:Vivant semper Socii

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:In sodalitate.

[[es:Gütersloh]]

:Vivant tutor et fautores,

[[nl:Gütersloh (stad)]]

:Virgines et amatores,

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:Vivat haec societas

[[zh:居特斯洛]]

:Erasmi Alumnorum

Every year the students elect a new board for the Bond. Any student on the school can be elected. The board consists of several functions, with a Latin name:

:Preases; president

:Quaestor; treasurer

:Ab-actis; secretary

:Vice-Preases; vice-president

:Cultus; organizer of cultural events

:Sporticus; organizer of sport events

:Assesor; creates posters, memberships cards, and event tickets

== Other organizations ==

Other than the RGB, there are several active organizations on the Gymnasium Erasmianum, organised by the school's board, teachers and students alike. Some examples are;

* De Tolle lege; the school's own newspaper. Lately it hasn't been very active.

* Koinothrex; A group of students who arrange a camp for the first class once a year.

* Debatingsociety Pro et Contra; The society organizes debates available to the whole school. Every year they go to several tournaments.

* The LLR; The Leerlingenraad is an organization in which students are given the possibility to have a say in the decisions made at the school

* The MR; the medezeggenschapsraad

* Semper Floreat; a society for old-members of the school

* The Ouderraad; an organization which grants parents the possibility to make some changes to the school.

* De Techniek; De techniek is a group of students that's responsible for the technical support of a lot of events on school.

* The Remix-Crew; A group of students that organize a musical event called 'Remix' twice a year

==External links==

* [http://www.erasmiaans.nl www.erasmiaans.nl]

[[Category:Educational institutions established in the 14th century]]

[[Category:Schools in the Netherlands]]

[[Category:1328 establishments]]

[[nl:Erasmiaans Gymnasium]]