Notre Dame des Anges

Notre Dame des Anges, usually called the Notre Dame, is a secondary education school in the Netherlands. The school is located in Ubbergen (near the city of Nijmegen), in the province of Gelderland. It is the only secondary school in the Netherlands that only offers higher general continued education (Dutch: havo). Notre Dame des Anges is named after the Chapel of Notre Dame des Anges near Lurs, in the French Alps; this chapel was supposed to be miraculous.[1]

For other uses, see Notre Dame (disambiguation).

Notre Dame des Anges
The current school building
Address
Kasteelselaan 50

Ubbergen
,
Gelderland

Netherlands
Information
TypeHavo
DenominationCatholic
Established1903 (1903)
HeadmasterPetra Molenaar
Teaching staff50
GenderCoeducation
Number of students600
Color(s)  Green
  Chartreuse
  Blue
SloganChoose your own path!
NicknameNotre Dame
WebsiteNotredame.nl

Noise barrier made of rejected bricks from the region (north side of the current building)

History

Notre Dame des Anges was founded in 1903 by French nuns.[2] At the time it was a boarding school for Catholic girls. The nuns lived in 'Ter Meer': a villa located near Ubbergen, in the woodlands on the flank of the push moraine between Nijmegen and Kleve (part of the Lower Rhine Heights). Between 1910 and 1926, the institution was expanded with large classrooms, a gym, a dormitory, a chapel and a carriage house where the support staff lived.[3][4]

Until 1968, Notre Dame des Anges functioned as an all-girls secondary school. The institution continued as a secondary education school for only higher general continued education (Dutch: havo). In 1973, a new building for Notre Dame des Anges was built at the foot of the push moraine. The old building complex of the institution was sold to a textile manufacturer. He named it 'De Refter'.

The original location of Notre Dame des Anges, on the flank of the push moraine. The building complex has been renamed 'De Refter' since the early 1970s.

Around 2010 it was found that the second school building of Notre Dame des Anges was outdated. Therefore, it was demolished in 2011. During the same year, the school moved to a new school building, which was built right next to the school's outdated building.[5]

Awards

The list below lists the awards the school has received.

  • KlASSe Award – 2009[6]
  • Spatial Quality Award of Gelderland (Dutch: Gelderse Prijs voor Ruimtelijke Kwaliteit) – 2014[5][7]

Notable graduates

The list below includes notable people who graduated at Notre Dame des Anges.

Notable former teachers

The list below lists notable people who have worked as a teacher at Notre Dame des Anges.

  • Entrance of the current school building
    Entrance of the current school building
  • Interior design of the school building
    Interior design of the school building
  • Aerial photo of the original location
    Aerial photo of the original location
  • Carr around the school
    Carr around the school

Trivia

See also

References
  1. "Chapelle Notre-Dame des Anges à Lurs". Monumentum (in French).
  2. "Fotocollectie meisjespensionaat Notre Dame des Anges online". Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (in Dutch). 2003.
  3. "Over De Refter". De Refter (in Dutch).
  4. "Fotocollectie Regionaal Archief Nijmegen". Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (in Dutch).
  5. "Nieuwbouw in ecologisch kwetsbare omgeving". HEVO (in Dutch). 2009.
  6. "KlASSe Award voor Havo Notre Dame des Anges". HenkBaron.nl (in Dutch). 19 October 2009.
  7. "Havo Notre Dame Des Anges wint Gelderse Prijs voor Ruimtelijke Kwaliteit". Nouwens Roovers Architectuur (in Dutch). 7 March 2014.
  8. "Dr. Marga Klompé". MijnGelderland (in Dutch).
  9. "Mr. Black bezoekt Havo in Ubbergen". HenkBaron.nl (in Dutch). 2 February 2010.
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