Sankt-Ansgar-Schule
The Sankt-Ansgar-Schule (common abbreviation: SAS) is a private secondary school in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1946 as the only boys' school by the Society of Jesus, an order of the Catholic Church, in the State of Hamburg. The school was named after Saint Ansgar who christianized Northern Germany in the 9th century. The motto of the SAS is: which is engraved above the official main entrance. In 1978, it became a co-educational school. The Jesuits gave up running the school in 1993 themselves but the Sankt-Ansgar-Schule has remained a member  of the association of Jesuit schools and still follows all of the order's rules for their educational institutions. Currently, the archbishopric of Hamburg formerly runs the school. History. In 1917, the first plans were made to found a Jesuit school in Hamburg. For many reasons like World War I, the following hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic, and the period of Nazi Germany, they could not be implemented. Right after World War II, the Catholic church started to negotiate with the British occupation authorities as well as the Senate as the city civil government again. The plans for a new  secondary school were approved and the SAS was founded on 4 May 1946. Today, the Sankt-Ansgar-Schule is regarded as an example for a typical German "Gymnasium" by the National Library of Germany. Education. The Leitmotif at the SAS is based on the educational concepts according to Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), founder of the Society of Jesus. His "Ratio Studiorum" of 1598 sets the theoretical basis of Ignatian pedagogy up to modern times. The publication emphasizes three pillars: altruism, justice, and self-reflection on one's own deeds. The SAS follows all rules and regulations made by the  state for all public schools in Hamburg. Therefore, despite the fact that, for example, Catholic religion is an obligatory subject, evolution is taught in biology and not creationism. Location and Buildings. The school lies in the Hamburg district of Borgfelde, near the city center and the Alster lake. The premises of the SAS at the Bürgerweide street used to be home for an elementary school which was destroyed during the Operation Gomorrah, a massive bombing in 1943 by the RAF Bomber Command. The building which is today known as the (literally: the old building) was erected in 1952/1953, based on  plans of the architect Gerhard Kamps. Since 1968, it is listed in the official register () of the cultural heritage management of the state of Hamburg. In 1970–1971, an extension building alongside the adjacent was built and opened. In 2010, it was expanded with six new classrooms and an elevator.