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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for gymnasium
One of a group of humanists known as the Gymnasium Vosagense, he lived at Saint-Dié, Lorraine, during the latter part of his life.
He was professor of philosophy in Göttingen, was a Protestant minister, and was director of a Gymnasium in Berlin.
Play it again; when evaluating older gymnasiums, administrators must determine which is more cost effective: renovation or new construction.
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 Sikyon Gymnasium Views (1)
The Gymnasium lied under the Hellenistic Acropolis of Sikyon and west of the Agora.
A massive wall retained the whole structure of the Gymnasium from the higher ground of Hellenistic Acropolis.
The entrance of Gymnasium was in the northwest side of the lower level, which was the main part of the Gymnasium.
www.sikyon.com /Sicyon/Gymnasium/gymn_veg01.html   (197 words)

  
 The Greek Gymnasium - Massage Magazine
The gymnasium was first built as an institution for military and athletic training of the young Greek citizens.
The gymnasium was a public institution, open to all citizens 18 years of age or older.
The Greek gymnasiums at their height of success, though, were primarily devoted to exercises, frictions and baths.
www.massagemag.com /Magazine/2005/issue114/history114.php   (1987 words)

  
 Archived: The Educational System in Germany: Case Study Findings; Chapter 2 - The Gymnasium
As one Gymnasium teacher explained it, "if students can't cut it, they don't belong there and should be transferred to a less demanding school." Another teacher stated, "Many parents are doing their children a disservice by placing them in situations that they are not capable of handling." Several of the students interviewed shared his view.
Gymnasium students in both states have between two and four in-class exams per semester in the primary subjects of English, German and math; two per semester in biology; and one or none per semester in secondary subjects, such as music, geography, and history.
The parents of Gymnasium students we spoke with were without exception well informed and outspoken about a variety of issues, including the general state of education in Germany, school standards and curriculum, and the quality of the teachers.
www.ed.gov /pubs/GermanCaseStudy/chapter2c.html   (7100 words)

  
 Bennett Gymnasium
Bennett Gymnasium was named in honor of L. and Ruth Bennett of Denver City, Texas for their gift of 1,280 acres of land.
Bennett Gymnasium is practically completed, lacking only the staining of the floors and a few minor jobs.
The gymnasium floor was surrounded on three sides by concrete bleachers.
www.acu.edu /centennial/history/campus/buildings/bennett.html   (358 words)

  
 Gym - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Gymnasiums in Germany were an outgrowth of the Turnplatz, an outdoor area for gymnastics, promoted by German educator Friedrich Jahn and the Turners, a nineteenth-century political and gymnastic movement.
The first indoor gymnasium in Germany was probably the one built in Hesse in 1852 by Adolph Spiess, an enthusiast for boys' and girls' gymnastics in the schools.
A public gymnasium movement sprung up in the 1820s and 1830s but was eclipsed by the growth of school, college, and the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) gymnasiums.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Gym   (550 words)

  
 gymnasium
Gymnasiums in the Roman-Graeco world were impressive, with hot baths, statues, and a small arena for games and stone seats for spectators.
In the afternoon the gymnasium was thrown open, and the stone seats of the exhibition hall quickly filled with townspeople.
There were the fine edifices and the gymnasium built for the "base-born," that is, for non-citizens.
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 OeAI - Ephesos: Vedius Gymnasium
An exedra, decorated with two-storeyed tabernacle architecture and marble inlay, opened up on the west side of this palaestra and was separated from it by a row of columns; it was framed, as it were, by Rooms I, II and III.
Even before the first excavations in the area of the Vedius gymnasium had begun, the purpose of the more than 12,000 m2 structure north of the Stadium was the point of departure for the numerous conjectures which were recorded in the reports of travellers, historians and archaeologists of the 18th and 19th centuries.
In the summer of 2000, research by the Austrian Archaeological Institute at the Vedius gymnasium was resumed.
www.oeai.at /eng/ausland/vedius.html   (925 words)

  
 Gymnasium, Pergamon
Around the market-place in Pergamon stood the odeion, stadium and a gymnasium built on three terraces.
On the lowest terrace was the children's gymnasium - the gymnasium of the "paides", i.e.
Above this was the gymnasium for the "ephebes" (between 10 and 15) and on the highest terrace, the largest and finest of the three, the gymnasium for the "neoi" (young men over 16).
www.planetware.com /pergamon/gymnasium-tr-iz-peg.htm   (90 words)

  
 FOCUS on TURKEY - THE HARBOR GYMNASIUM AND BATHS (Ephesus)
The Gymnasium was consisting of two large palaestras (sports field) a number of baths, classes and meeting rooms.
The baths of the Gymnasium were the closest section of the complex to the Harbor.
These baths were built in the 2nd century A.D. and restored during the reign of Constantine in the 4th century.
www.focusmm.com /aceph_32.htm   (192 words)

  
 West Gymnasium History
College officials decided that a new gymnasium, devoted solely to men's physical education and intercollegiate athletics, could be the centerpiece of this recruiting effort.
The writer of the editorial stated that a new gymnasium was a priority on equal footing with the need for better student housing and a modern steam plant.
The West Gymnasium served as the home court and arena for most of the school's indoors intercollegiate athletics teams for fifly years until the UNI-Dome was built.
www.library.uni.edu /speccoll/bh/bhwestgy.html   (1179 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Gymnasium
Gymnasium - a school of secondary education found in several European countries (approx.
Gymnasium (ancient Greece) - an educational/sporting institution in Ancient Greece
Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=gymnasium   (145 words)

  
 Gymnasium (school) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A gymnasium (pronounced /gim-/ as opposed to /jim-/) is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe.
In the Netherlands the gymnasium consists of six years in which pupils study the same subjects as their German counterparts, with the addition of compulsory Ancient Greek and Latin.
In Italy, the first two years of secondary school are called Gymnasium if the school chosen is a classical lyceum (a particular secondary school focusing on Latin and Greek as well as literature).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gymnasium_(school)   (1489 words)

  
 Historical Buildings - Adelbert Gymnasium
Adelbert Gymnasium, designed by Clarence Arey, was the third building on the Adelbert College campus.
The armory incorporated the original gymnasium, which can be found in the southwest corner of the building.
The gymnasium is currently used for physical education classes and some intramural activities.
www.case.edu /tours/historical/stop16.html   (95 words)

  
 gymnasium page
The gymnasium is one of the tracks a student could go to after primary school.
The gymnasium goes for eight years or from the 5th through 13th grades.
A Gesamtschule (comprehensive school) is a school that combines the Gymnasium, the Realschule, and the Hauptschile.
library.thinkquest.org /26576/gymnasiumpage.htm   (216 words)

  
 Gymnasium Activities
The La Mirada Community Gymnasium has hours set aside for adult open play in basketball, volleyball, badminton and table tennis.
If you are of 50 years or better and this sound like something you could enjoy, come on down to the Community Gymnasium.
All classes are conducted in the Community Gymnasium Multi-Purpose Room (MPR).
www.cityoflamirada.org /gymactivities.htm   (374 words)

  
 Taller de Enrique Norten Arquitectos, SC - Educare Sports Facilities :: arcspace.com
TEN Arquitectos were commissioned to design a new, multipurpose gymnasium, that could be easily converted for ceremonies and celebrations, a swimming-pool, spaces for exercise, dressing rooms, and restrooms.
The gymnasium is clad in white metallic panels that are automatically activated by climatic changes.
The upper part of the gymnasium volume is wrapped in a frosted glass membrane, which together with a dropped ceiling, filter and control the quality of natural light, reducing significantly the building’s energy usage.
www.arcspace.com /architects/ten/esf.html   (291 words)

  
 The Mind Gymnasium: sample pages
Because The Mind Gymnasium is a 'scan, dip-in and return' experience that doesn't have a beginning or an end, I've arranged this gallery in order of increasing file size.
The Mind Gymnasium sees professional development is necessarily rooted in adequate personal development - otherwise we are risk falling into the swamps of burnout, staleness, boredom and depression.
While the whole of The Mind Gymnasium is about personal development, this section tightens the focus on some of the key elements of effective development.
www.mind-gymnasium.com /TheMindGymnasium/pages/samplespages.htm   (663 words)

  
 De Witt Gymnasium
The physical education building is home to the De Witt Gymnasium, which seats 2,500 people for athletic events.
The gymnasium can be divided into three sections for physical education classes.
This building was completed in September 1968, with an addition completed in 1979, and remodeling done in 2005.
www.dordt.edu /campus/gymnasium   (172 words)

  
 Memorial Gymnasium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Memorial Gymnasium was constructed in the early 1950's and was officially dedicated on May 13, 1951.
The gym is named in honor and memory of the men from Knox who died in World Wars I and II.
The addition of the T. Fleming Fieldhouse in 1992 was accompanied by a renovation of the Memorial Gymnasiums exercise and weight-training room as well as several sets of locker rooms.
www.knox.edu /memorialgymnasium.xml   (229 words)

  
 Auxiliary Gymnasium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Auxiliary Gymnasium was constructed in 1908 to serve as the main gymnasium at Knox College.
It was converted to a women's gym after the construction of Memorial Gymnasium in 1950.
The college is in the process of determining the renovations necessary to maximize the utility of the Auxiliary Gymnasium.
www.knox.edu /auxiliarygym.xml   (103 words)

  
 Gymnasium (ancient Greece) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Historically, the gymnasium was used for exercise, communal bathing, and scholarly and philosophical pursuits.
Solon made several laws on the subject; according to Galen these were reduced to a workable system of management in the time of Cleisthenes (late 400s and early 500s BCE).
The first public gymnasium in Rome was built by Nero – another was built later by Commodus.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Gymnasium_(ancient_Greece)   (1556 words)

  
 PAIA GYMNASIUM AND BALL FIELD
One 105x110 gymnasium with a basketball court, locker rooms, showers, boxing room, storage space, and a 25 ft. stage.
Restrooms located on the interior of the gymnasium and inside the locker rooms.
One payphone at the interior of the gymnasium entrance.
www.mauicounty.gov /parks/maui/east/PaiaGymAndBallField.htm   (103 words)

  
 Gymnasium
Unwanted sound reverberation in a large gymnasium or other multipurpose facility causes impaired speech intelligibility, poor musical quality, and noise pollution during sporting events.
Ideal for treatment in a gymnasium by positioning panels around the perimeter of the room at the top of the wall.
Ideal for upper wall panel treatment in a Gymnasium where Silence Wallcovering is used as a wainscoting treatment along the lower base of the wall.
www.controlnoise.com /gym.html   (610 words)

  
 Historical Buildings - Mather Gymnasium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Mather Gymnasium is used by the University's Modern Dance program for study and performance.
It was designed by the firm of Hubbell and Benes, architects of the West Side Market and the Cleveland Museum of Art.
It replaced the original gymnasium in the attic of Clark Hall, which had become inadequate as the enrollment of the college increased.
www.cwru.edu /tours/historical/stop6.html   (92 words)

  
 Oberlin College Archives | Published Resources | Photographic Building Guide | 35. Warner Gymnasium ...
Ground was broken for Warner Gymnasium in August, 1900, and the building was completed in the fall of 1901.
In the basement are the ball cage, courts for hand ball and other indoor games, and lockers for members of athletic teams.
The main gymnasium hall is on the second floor, 65 by 110 feet, 22 feet high on the sides, and 40 feet high in the center; around the gymnasium, suspended from the roof, is a running track, measuring nineteen laps to the mile.
www.oberlin.edu /archive/resources/photoguide/warner_gymnasium.html   (254 words)

  
 Gymnasium (school) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Some gymnasiums provide general education, others have a specific focus.
In countries like Croatia, most university faculties only accept students from secondary schools that last four years (rather than three).
Students who graduate from Hauptschule or Realschule may continue their schooling at a vocational school until they have full job qualifications.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Gymnasium_(school)   (1499 words)

  
 gymnasium - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Gymnasium (school), in German education, traditionally a high school emphasizing classical languages and literature.
gymnasiums of ancient Greece, see also Stadium, Japan’s National Gymnasiums, physical fitness, popularity of individual sports in U.S., saunas
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 Gymnasium Planning & Design Gym Consultation (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
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