This is Mülheim’s Luisenschule, the school I went to for nine years. It’s only a part of the school complex, but it’s one of the larger schools of the city, with grades from 5 to 12 (back then when I went to school it was until 13) and about 1000-1200 pupils. The building looks older than it is, it was built between 1951 and 1956 and was originally a girls-only school, until it became co-educational in 1973. There was some major renovation in 2010, during which two external buildings, the infamous pavillons, were replaced by a huge new wing. Because it was a public-private partnership, the whole schoolyard was surrounded by a metal fence and you’re not allowed to enter it anymore if you are not a pupil or a teacher. I haven’t been up there since, this photo is from 2005 and it would probably not be possible to take it today. The big clock on the side of the building – another one is on the other side of it – has never worked as long as I went there to school and it didn’t work in 2005… I wonder if they fixed it during the renovation?

Another double feature, but this time from a different perspective.

One giant thermometer, three lamps, three pots… no, wait! There’s someone trying to blend in :-)

It’s March 1st and this is already the 25th photo in my springflowers series –
I think we can safely say that spring has indeed arrived around here!

Next in the actually completely unplanned series of Mülheim schools: the only shot I’ve got at the moment of the Otto-Pankok-Gymnasium, but the rest of the building doesn’t look much different. It’s actually completely closed at the moment because these plates on the building front are all falling off!