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Anne Frank at the Sixth Montessori School

Anne Frank attended the Sixth Montessori School in Amsterdam from 1935 to 1941.

Event

Aug. 16, 1935 - Sept. 27, 1941

52.342819 N 4.894047 E

Nierstraat 41

Amsterdam

Nederland

Vervaardiger: Johannes Machielis Bakels. Fotocollectie Anne Frank Stichting, Amsterdam

Klassenfoto van de Zesde Montessorischool met onderwijzer J.G.E. van Gelder. Anne Frank staat naast hem, Amsterdam, 1938

Vervaardiger: Johannes Machielis Bakels. Fotocollectie Anne Frank Stichting, Amsterdam Copyright: Rechthebbende(n) onbekend

Anne Frank attended the Sixth Montessori School in Amsterdam from school year 1935-36 until school year 1940-41.

Edith wrote to Gertrud Naumann on 26 March 1935: "Denk dir: heute muss ich Anne für die Schule anmelden; sie wird wohl weiter in der Montessori Schule bleiben."[1] Later she writes: "Anne kommt erst im August in die Schule."[2] The date of Anne's admission to the 6th Montessori School was 16 August 1935.[3] She was placed in class 1B with Mr. Van Gelder. He remained Anne's teacher up to and including the fourth grade. In the fifth grade (1939- '40) she was with Miss Godron and in class 6A (1940-'41) with Mrs. Kuperus.

In school year 1940-'41 Anne wrote to her grandmother: "Master has been away from school for two years now, this year I am in Mrs Kuperus's class (...)". [4] In her diary, Anne wrote about Mrs. Kuperus in 1942: "In sixth grade my teacher was Mrs. Kuperus, the principal."[5] The date Anne was deregistered was 27 September 1941.[3]

Otto Frank later wrote to Mrs Kuperus: "Anne was a real Montessori child."[6] In 1968 Otto Frank wrote: "For Anne it was good that she attended a Montessori school, where each pupil was treated very individually."[7]

Shortly before her death, Mrs Kuperus talked about Anne.

"Anne was a nice girl, not conspicuous, but always active and spontaneous. She had girlfriends, often worked with the children as well (...), but did not stand out as a distinct personality.  (....)  If you saw them in a group together, they were nice kids. I sometimes found that difficult after the diary came out. Then people would come to me and tell me she was such a bright child. She wasn't at all. She wasn't dumb mind you, but Anne had periods when she failed to attend school a lot of times. She was ill quite a few times. And during those times she fell behind with her work."[8]

Because of falling behind, at the end of the sixth school year and in consultation with the school administration, Anne's parents decided to let her stay at the Montessorischool for another year, but it was not to be. Just before the summer vacation of 1941, the Germans ordered that Jewish children had to attend Jewish schools.

Classmates

Due to the Montessori system, the composition of the classes changed. According to the information from the Parents' Fund, Anne had the following classmates in the various classes:

1935-1936, class 1B with Mr Van Gelder.
Lia van den Ancker, Robert Arnoldy, Martha van den Berg, Mary Distelbrink, Bob Gatersleben (doorgehaald: van school), Lily van Gelder, Elisab. Goslar, Johnny Groenevelt, Sylvia Groot, Guusta Holzhausen, Sally Kimel, Suze Koker (doorgehaald: van school), Jo Kolthek, Leo Kramer, Ruth Langendijk (doorgehaald: van school), Willy Lansink, Freetje de Leeuw, Jaap de Leeuw, Rijk Loek, Gerda Moes, Peter Neuhaus, Bob Overre, Salomon (Sally) Philipse, Betty Polk, Jacq. v. Praag, Greta Prette, Willy Reiman (doorgehaald), Appie Reiner, Alex Schaap, Willy Smits, Rie Swillens, Lettie Tielkemeyer, Loes Verdickt, Sonja Vugts, Els Wachenhausen, Renée Weber, Benny Weiss, Paula Ovink.[9]

1936-1937, class 2B with Mr Van Gelder.
Lia van den. Ancker, Robert Arnoldy, Martha van den Berg, Dick Bouma, Lucy van Dijk, Käthe Egyedi, C. van Gelder, R. van Gelderen, Elisab. Goslar, Johnny Groenevelt, Freetje de Groot, R. Hannes, Sally Kimel, S. Krieg, Hetty Lansink, Jaap de Leeuw, J. Looy (doorgehaald: van school), Rijk Loek, Gerda Moes, Sonja Mug, B. de Muinck Keizer, E. Mulder, C. Muller, R. Müller, Peter Neuhaus, Y. v Ommen (doorgehaald B. Overre), Paula Ovink, Salomon (Sally) Philipse, Appie Reiner, M. de Ruiter, H. Scholten, J. Soutendijk, J. Scholtz, Jo Saltiel, Leo Strakkee, Rie Swillens, Simon Tak, Loes Verdickt, H. Vreugde, S. Vught (doorgehaald: van school), Ebie Jekel.[10]

1937-1938, class 3B with Mr Van Gelder.
Dinie Amelsbeek, Lia van den Ancker, Corrie Bouwmeester, Liesje Brilleman, Annie v.d. Broek, Nellie Davidson, Vera Frank, Jopie Fuchs, Lily van Gelder, Johnny Groenevelt, Bep van  Groot Battavé, Gerrie Hildering, Paultje Jacobs, Juultje Ketellapper, Rudi Kolthek, Hetty Lansink, Chelly Metzelaar, Ella Mulder, Yvonne van Ommen (doorgehaald), Paula Ovink, Salomon (Sally) Philipse, Magda de Ruiter, Izaäk Slösser, Gerrie v.d. Vegte, Loesje Verdickt, Robert Arnoldy, Martha van den Berg, Mary Bos, Lucy van Dijk, Käthe Egyedi, Liesbeth Goslar, Sally Kimel, Jaap de Leeuw, Rijk Loek, Gerda Moes, Peter Neuhaus, Appie Reiner, Rie Swillens, Dick Bouma, Freetje de Groot, Robbie Hannes, Ebie Jekel, Sonja Mug, Hans Scholten, Jo Sealtiel, Leo Strackee.[11]

1938-1939, class 4B with Mr Van Gelder./Miss Godron
Selma Agsteribbe, Diny Amelsbeek, Lia van den Ancker, Robert Arnoldy, Martha van den Berg, Mary Bos, Dick Bouma, Corrie Bouwmeester, Liesje Brilleman, Annie v/d Broeke (doorgehaald), Nelly Davidson, Lucy van Dijk, Käthe Egyedi, Vera Frank, Lily van Gelder, Elisab. Goslar, Johnny Groenevelt, Freetje de Groot, Bep van Groot Battavé, R. Hannes, Gerrie Hildering, Ebie Jekel, Juultje Ketellapper, Sally Kimel, Rudi Kolthek, Willy Lansink, Jaap de Leeuw, Rijk Loek, Gerda Moes, Sonja Mug, Elly Mulder, Peter Neuhaus, Paula Ovink, Salomon (Sally) Philipse, Appie Reiner, Magda de Ruiter, B. Scholten, Jo Sealtiel, Izaäk Slösser, Leo Strackee, Rie Swillens, Gerrie van der Vegte, Loesje Verdickt.[12]

1939-1940, class 5B with Miss Godron.
Robert Arnoldy, Martha van den Berg, Mary Bos, Dick Bouma, C. Bouwmeester, Liesje Brilleman, Lucy van Dijk, Käthe Egyedi, Willy Engel, Vera Frank, Elisab. Goslar, Freetje de Groot (doorgehaald, kan niet meer betalen), Bep van Groot Battavé, R. Hannes, Gerrie Hildering, Ebie Jekel, Sally Kimel, F. Kolthek, A. Knebel (doorgehaald, eind juni verhuisd), Rudi Kolthek, Jaap de Leeuw, W. Leyten, Rijk Loek, Gerda Moes, S. Mug, Peter Neuhaus, Appie Reiner, L. Rustenburg, Rebecca Salomons, H. Scheerder, Izaäk Slösser, H. Scholten, J. Scholtz, Jo Sealtiel, Leo Strackee, Rie Swillens, Loes Verdickt, Jan Wiegel, David Witjas (weggegaan 13/10).[13]

1940-1941, class 6A with Miss Kuperus
Selma Agsteribbe, Diny Amelsbeek, Robert Arnoldy, L. Bakker (doorgehaald) , Werner Basz, W. Blauw, H. Bomers, C. Bouwmeester, Liesje Brilleman, A. Coppenhagen, Maurice Coster, A. Eering, Käthe Egyedi, Vera Frank, Elisab. Goslar, R. de Graaf, Johnny Groenevelt, Bep van Groot Battavé, Gerrie Hildering, R. van Gelderen, B. Janssen, Jo Kolthek, I. Koopman, Suze Krieg, Jaap de Leeuw, E. Lentz, Lettie de Levie, H. Maas, R. Metzelaar, Guus Mittelmeijer, Gerda Moes, R. Muller, Klaartje Musikant, L. Nijssen, A. Pachter, Salomon (Sally) Philipse, E. Polak, R. Polak, K. Slaterus, Izaäk Slösser, J. Soutendijk, T. Steen, H. Stork, Rie Swillens, Gerrie van der Vegte, C. Westera, S. Windt.[14]

Class photos

There is a photo of Anne's class with the caption 1936 in Mr Van Gelder's class. There is also a photo of Anne in Van Gelder's class from 1938.[15] There is also a photo of Anne together with Miss Godron, Martha van de Berg and Rebecca Salomons.[16]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Anne Frank Stichting (AFS), Anne Frank Collectie (AFC), reg. code A_Getuigen_I_090: Edith Frank aan Gertrud Naumann, 26 maart 1935.
  2. ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code A_getuigen_I_119: Edith Frank aan Gertrud Naumann, gedateerd 'Freitag'.
  3. a, b AFS, AFC, reg. code A_Montessori_I_002: Inschrijvingsregister Montessorischool, volgnummer 109.
  4. ^ Familiearchief Anne Frank-Fonds (AFF), Bazel, Alice Frank, AFF_Alf_corr_18: Anne Frank aan Alice Frank, ongedateerd.
  5. ^ Anne Frank, Diary Version A, 15 June 1942, in: The Collected Works; transl. from the Dutch by Susan Massotty, London [etc.]: Bloomsbury Continuum, 2019.
  6. ^ AFS, AFC, Otto Frank Archief (OFA), reg. code OFA_100: H.A.M. Kuperus aan Otto Frank (n.a.v. de schenking exemplaar van Het Achterhuis), juni 1947.
  7. ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code OFA_070: Bitte schreiben Sie mir etwas über Anne Frank.
  8. ^ Bas Moll e.a. (red.), 75 jaar en springlevend: 6e Montessorischool Anne Frank 1932-2007, Amsterdam: Zesde Montessorischool, 2008, p. 22-23, 37.
  9. ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code A_Montessori_I_036: Cash ledger of the Parents' Fund, Class 1B 1935-'36.
  10. ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code A_Montessori_I_037: Ouderfonds Klasse B 1936-'37.
  11. ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code A_Montessori_I_038: Ouderfonds Klasse B 1937-'38.
  12. ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code A_Montessori_I_039: Ouderfonds Klasse B 1938-'39.
  13. ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code A_Montessori_I_040: Ouderfonds Klasse B 1939-'40.
  14. ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code A_Montessori_I_027: Ouderfonds Klasse A 1940-'41.
  15. ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code A_A_Frank_III_055: Fotoalbum van Anne Frank ("Blanco Electro Monster Huishoudboek 1937"), nr. 30; AFS, AFC, reg. code  A_Montessori_III_002, nr. 004.
  16. ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code A_A_Frank_III_055: Fotoalbum van Anne Frank ("Blanco Electro Monster Huishoudboek 1937"), nr. 40.

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Klassenfoto van Anne op de Zesde Montessorischool, Amsterdam, 1936

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