Schulzentrum Marienhoehe

Founded in 1925, Schulzentrum Marienhöhe in Darmstadt is an independent private school (Schule in freier Trägerschaft). Supporting association is Schulzentrum Marienhöhe e. V., an institution of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (public law corporation) with the educational departments Gymnasium, Realschule (Intermediate Secondary School ) and elementary school as well as a boarding school, one for boys and one for girls.

Around 700 students attend our school, about 50 youths and young adults age 14 to approx. 21 years old live in our dormitories. The day students come from Darmstadt and surrounding areas, the boarding school students from the Rhein-Main region, from all over Germany and also from abroad (China, South Korea, Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine).

We accept students - regardless of their religious denominations or ideologies - who fulfil the formal requirements for admittance in Hessen and who are willing to join the school community in accordance with the values of our mission statement by participating in the creation of the positive togetherness on our campus. The foundation of learning and education at Schulzentrum Marienhöhe is the Christian image of man as it is described in the promise of the gospel: “You are loved and qualified by God.” As Christians we are aware that – through love and forgiveness – we are completely accepted, cherished and commissioned by God to live our lives in freedom and responsibility. That includes the development of talents and gifts which God has bestowed upon every single person. As a school, we want to contribute to the discovering and developing of these gifts in the framework of the general school education. This happens also in cooperation with the local Adventist church whose building is situated on our campus.

The mission statement ("Leitbild“) of Schulzentrum Marienhöhe illustrates our Christian principle and major values which teachers, employees and students as well as their parents feel committed to. These values are desigend to support a versatile character development and thus to prepare our students for successful graduation exams. In the daily school routine, the Christian image of man substantiates itself in six character building values and behaviour patterns.