PART II OF THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE SCHOOL'S DIRECTOR THERESIA SCHILLING AND ANGELIKA ZIEGLER
What happened at Stein after the Wiskott era - the founding era?
The son of the house, Olaf Ziegler (from the first marriage of Mrs. Stein founder Ilse Wiskott), finally returned home from captivity as a prisoner of war in France.
He had no school-leaving certificate, had to come to terms with the terrible memories of the war years and get used to a "normal" life again.
As a late returnee, he was allowed to take his A-levels under difficult circumstances.
Of course, the mother would have liked her son to become a business economist and take over the entire family business.
At first, he complied with this wish. He worked at the Hofbräuhaus brewery in Munich, and consequently began the desired business studies. But Olaf Ziegler had a beautiful baritone voice and a connection to Richard Wagner and his family. In the end, he was much more interested in music than business administration.
In a roundabout way, he came to education, which then fascinated him for the rest of his life. He studied to become a secondary school teacher in Berlin, so he was no layman in the field.
When his mother died unexpectedly in 1964, he naturally attended the funeral.
The question arose as to how to continue with Stein ? Actually, Angelika and Olaf Ziegler had no real intention of taking over, but both students and staff told him: "Olaf, you have to do it."
And so he actually did it!
In 1967, the farm was given up. The animals were sold and the land leased. The fact that it was a farm can still be recognized by various names, such as Kuhstall, Saustall, and others.
Of course, the general rebellion of young people also took hold in Stein at that time!
Hippies, flower children, all the signs of the times (the wild '68 years) were also lived out to the full in our boarding school: it was an exciting time, even if it wasn't always so easy for the head couple.
More about the hippie era in our article about the 70s...
The turn of the millennium not only brought new technologies and musical trends, but also shaped life in venerable institutions such as the boarding school Schloss Stein in a very unique way. Anyone who called the stone walls of this tradition-rich boarding school home in the 2000s remembers an exciting mix of the tried and tested with the arrival of the new century.
We look forward to sharing exciting topics with you in the future and delving even deeper into the life and history of Schloss Stein .
The 90s at Schule Schloss Stein - A look back with Sebastian Ziegler by scholarship holder Anna Lang and a guest article by Marc Wein from Altstein.
It was a decade full of lightness and community, characterized by creativity and unforgettable experiences that still resonate today. Angi Ziegler and Philip Remy, alumni and students of the 80s, look back on special moments.
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