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Dear students, dear parents, dear colleagues, dear Dear students, parents, teachers, and staff of Schmidt-
friends of Schmidt-Schule, School !
I am very pleased to finally be able to present a yearbook Finally, we have a new yearbook of our Schmidt-School,
of Schmidt-Schule again after three years. which this time covers the last three years of the school
In these past three years, we have mastered many activities. Due to the pandemic, our students, parents
challenges as a school, especially in the two years of and teachers, faced many challenges we are glad to
Corona when we all had to adapt to new realities, and hopefully now leave behind us. I would like to take the
opportunity here to thank you all for your efforts in
the work on the yearbooks was also affected by the these difficult times to secure the continuous education
pandemic. But despite all difficulties, we have managed of our girls.
to produce a yearbook that reflects the past three
academic years of our school, documenting most of the Working under extreme conditions has shaped the
important events of those years and preserving them history of Schmidt-Schule from the very beginning. Even
for the future. the recurrent wars could not harm it for long, and the
pandemic taught us to find new ways of education,
This yearbook therefore has a different layout than in implementing new technologies and methods. Schmidt-
previous years. Instead of a chronological arrangement School has always been a flagship for high-quality
by month, we have decided on a thematic structure
to present the most important events of the last three education, at the same time promoting equality,
academic years. tolerance, and respect. Our school is unique in the Holy
City, offering a German Abitur besides the traditional
Another special feature of this yearbook is that all the Tawjihi, with a focus on the German language. Hence,
people who have worked at our school in the last three our students are well equipped to continue their studies
years are listed in the yearbook. Even though they have either in the country or abroad.
left the school in the meantime, we would like to express
our thanks and appreciation for their work in this way. We are thankful for the support we received from the
German government to carry out important school
I am very proud of what we have achieved together in renovations during the last year, installing a photovoltaic
the last three years. We have mastered many challenges Without the commitment and cooperation of everyone system, improving the outdoor school facilities as well
and steadily developed the school, especially in digital involved, it would not have been possible to keep the as the restauration of the compound wall, making the
teaching and learning. The yearbook gives us the school running as “normally” as possible and to provide school a safer, nicer, and more sustainable place to
opportunity to look back on this time and remember the our students with the best possible education. study and work.
many beautiful moments that we shared in Schmidt- Therefore, I am also very proud of our students who have Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport
Schule even though there was the pandemic.
achieved so much despite the difficult circumstances. to freedom. We are proud to see our graduates out
At this point, I would like to thank all those who have They have shown that even in difficult times they can there, continuing their academic career, contributing to
contributed to the fact that we have been able to stay together and master challenges together. the society they live in, and living up to the values and
achieve so much during the pandemic years. A special Finally, I would like to thank all those who have ideals of the Schmidt-School. Generations of women
thank goes to our parents who have supported us and contributed to the production of this book. can proudly say that they are a “Schmidt’s girl”. As the
expressed understanding in so many ways during this Latin proverb says, “Non scholae, sed vitae discimus” –
time. Our teachers and the administration team have May you enjoy this yearbook and use it as a wonderful “We do not learn for school, but for life.”
also shown great flexibility and quickly adapted to the memory of the past academic years.
new challenges. With the best wishes for students and graduates, in the
With warm regards name of the Schmidt-School Board!

Dr. Eva Schönemann
Head of School

Dr. Michaela Richter

Jerusalem, September 2022
Chair of the School Board

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