Albrecht-Dürer-Gymnasium

Name

Albrecht-Dürer-Gymnasium

Legal name

Albrecht-Dürer-Gymnasium

Website

https://albrecht-duerer-gymnasium.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public school maintained by Land Berlin and Bezirksamt Neukölln, the school operates primarily through government educational funding, with no commercial revenue model.
2. Instrumental Class Fees: Voluntary instrumental music classes charge 25 EUR monthly for instrument rental, insurance, and maintenance. Subsidies available through BUK and Markstein-Stiftung.
3. Förderverein Membership and Donations: The registered association (e.V.) supports the school through membership fees and donations, funding equipment, events, and student financial assistance for trips.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Albrecht-Dürer-Gymnasium is a public secondary school (Gymnasium) in Berlin-Neukölln delivering comprehensive academic education for grades 5 through 13 (Abitur). Its core offerings include instrumental music classes (strings and winds), Dalton pedagogy-based self-directed learning, accelerated learning tracks for gifted students (Schnelllerner), and career orientation. The school operates as an open all-day school (offene Ganztagsschule) with extended afternoon programming and student exchange programs with the USA and France.

Product overview

Albrecht-Dürer-Gymnasium (ADO) is an open full-day secondary school in Berlin-Neukölln offering a comprehensive educational portfolio centered on three core pillars: music-focused education (Instrumental Classes with string and wind instruments, multiple Music-AGs), giftedness promotion (Schnelllernerklassen accelerated track, Sommerakademie summer program, LemaS initiative), and reformed pedagogy (Dalton-Pädagogik for self-directed learning). Additional offerings include Theater Total cultural visits, open full-day care, and career orientation programs. The school operates as a single unified institution without modular products, combining these programs to serve students from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Instrumental Classes (Instrumentalklassen) Voluntary instrumental music education program where students in grades 5-8 learn string or wind instruments (violin, viola, cello, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba) for two years, replacing regular music instruction.
• Music Working Groups (Musik-AGs) Extra-curricular music groups including Kleiner Chor, Großer Chor, Streicher-AG, BigBand, Schulband, Saz/Baglama-AG, and Gitarren-AG that perform at school concerts twice yearly.
• Sommerakademie (Summer Academy) Giftedness promotion program running for three days during the last week of summer holidays since 2006, offering diverse courses for students in grades 5-8 to explore topics in small groups.
• Schnelllernerklassen (Fast-Learner Classes) Accelerated learning track with faster progression through regular curriculum plus additional enrichment courses, replacing five hours of regular instruction weekly with specialized courses for gifted students.
• Dalton-Pädagogik (Dalton Pedagogy) Reform pedagogical approach based on four pillars: freedom within bounds, responsibility, cooperation, and independence. Students work independently for one hour weekly in five subjects using learning plans.
• Theater Total Monthly theater visit program since 2023/2024 where approximately 20 students visit Berlin theater productions, providing access to discounted tickets and cultural education through exposure to various stages.
• Offener Ganztag (Open Full-Day Program) Full-day school program since August 2021 offering diverse afternoon activities including working groups, homework supervision (LernCafé), 'Bewegte Pause', and individual workshops.
• Berufsorientierung (Career Orientation) Award-winning career and study orientation concept including internships, workshops, and practical guidance for students preparing for higher education or vocational paths.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sommerakademie has been running since 2006
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Konzerthaus BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Since 2024/25, ADO has a cooperation agreement with Konzerthaus Berlin including regular dress rehearsal visits for classes and joint projects with Konzerthaus artists.
• Dalton-VereinigungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs a Dalton school, ADO regularly participates in conferences of the Dalton Association (Dachverband). Following the motto 'Dalton is not a system, it's a way of life', the school continuously develops its Dalton pedagogy.
• LemaS (Leistung macht Schule)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs part of the federal-state initiative (Bund-/Länder-Initiative), ADO participates in LemaS to support gifted and high-potential students. Sub-project 1: Supported by Humboldt University Berlin for developing a performance-promoting school culture. Sub-project 19: With Leipzig University to develop individual support plans for students.
• Markstein-StiftungminorOthersMarkstein-Stiftung supports cultural participation of children and youth. Families with low income whose children participate in instrumental classes can apply for subsidies to cover the instrumental class contribution.
• mehr als lernenminorStrategic or Co-development Partnermehr als lernen supports young people in developing strong personalities for democratic society. ADO cooperates with them for career orientation workshops and student representation activities.
• MeTAzeit (Meditation, Training und Achtsamkeit)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2024/25, ADO collaborates with MeTAzeit, a scientifically supported project by Humboldt University that promotes student wellbeing and concentration.
• Paul-Hindemith-Musikschule NeuköllncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFor many years, the music school has provided professional instrumental teachers for ADO's instrumental class instruction. Many extended instruction relationships have emerged from this cooperation.
• Vincentino (Verein für Medienprojekte)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFor over 15 years, ADO has conducted media projects with Vincentino, founded by journalist Sandra Maischberger. In late 2024, their joint project with class 5a received the Hauptstadtpreis für Toleranz und Integration.
• tjfbg (Technische Jugendfreizeit- und Bildungsgesellschaft)coreOthersSince the 2012/13 school year, tjfbg gGmbH has operated an independent school social work division at ADO as part of the 'Jugendsozialarbeit an Berliner Schulen' program. School social work supports students, parents, and teachers.
• IServ GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationADO uses IServ for internal school communication and organization. The platform is accessible only to registered members of the school community. Data processing occurs under a commissioned processing contract (Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag) per Art. 28 DSGVO.
• Landesmusikrat BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerADO's music elective course collaborated with Landesmusikrat Berlin for the 'musikalische Stolpersteine' project, creating a podcast about composer Berthold Goldschmidt.
• Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport, TennesseecoreOthersDecades-long student exchange partnership under GAPP (German American Partnership Program). Every two years, 15 American students visit Berlin for 3 weeks; 15 German students travel to Tennessee for 3 weeks.
• Collège Beaumarchais, PariscoreOthersFrance exchange program for students in grades 9-10. Partners stay with host families during the exchange week. Located near Place de la République, the exchange offers insight into French family life and language practice.
• Club Lise (Humboldt-Universität Berlin)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with HU Berlin where students from grade 10+ can visit researchers at Club Lise and receive tips for school-to-university transitions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Phorms Education: Private bilingual school operator with multiple campuses across Germany including Berlin. Comparable on secondary-school mission but in the fee-paying bilingual segment — represents a competitive threat for families weighing public-vs-private options.
• Berlin Metropolitan School: International private school in Berlin offering IB and German Abitur tracks. Overlaps with ADO on secondary-school mission but serves an internationally-mobile, fee-paying segment — useful for benchmarking alternative-pedagogy private offerings in the same city.

Direct peers

• Helmholtz-Gymnasium Berlin: Berlin Gymnasium with a comparable student profile and grade span; useful peer for benchmarking Berlin public-school Gymnasium performance on Abitur outcomes.
• Helene-Lange-Schule, Wiesbaden: Public Gymnasium in Wiesbaden that — like ADO — operates formally under Dalton-Pädagogik with self-directed learning plans. Directly comparable in pedagogical foundation (Dalton), public funding model, and reform orientation.
• Andreas-Gymnasium Berlin: Public Berlin Gymnasium in Friedrichshain with a comparable secondary-school profile under Berlin Senate oversight; useful as a same-city peer for benchmarking recruitment, program breadth, and student outcomes.
• Heinrich-Mann-Gymnasium Berlin: Berlin public Gymnasium with comparable grade span (Sekundarstufe I + II), admissions structure via the Berlin placement system, and Senate oversight — natural peer for citywide Gymnasium benchmarking.
• Viktoriaschule, Aachen: Established Dalton Plan Gymnasium in Aachen sharing ADO's Dalton-Pädagogik foundation and its emphasis on independent student learning; a key cross-state reference point for Dalton-implementing Gymnasia.
• Musikgymnasium Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Berlin: Berlin-based, music-focused Gymnasium offering instrumental specialization paralleling ADO's Instrumentalklassen program — the closest in-city comparable for music emphasis and Abitur preparation.
• Carl-Friedrich-von-Siemens-Gymnasium Berlin: Berlin Gymnasium with a pronounced MINT focus, mirroring ADO's MINT-freundliche Schule certification — the most relevant peer for STEM-pedagogy benchmarking and university-outcome comparison.
• Leibniz-Gymnasium Berlin: Public Berlin Gymnasium with comparable student segments and Senate oversight; competes with ADO in the discretionary application market within Berlin.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/albrechtduerergymnasiumberlin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/albrecht-d%C3%BCrer-gymnasium

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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