History Huishoud en Industrieschool

entrance building de greine south today



original, dark northern entrance on schneevoogtstraat, hidden view east 1935 wall (right). old name huishoud- en industrieschool carved in stone above former main entrance, window.

when law compulsory education (leerplicht) passed in 1900 children aged 6–12, school girls opened in 1901, around corner ambachtsschool boys on kamperstraat. called eerste haarlemsche huishoud- en industrieschool , or household school . huishoud school offered three-year education , classes . of class names in household school ‘nat en droogwaschen’ (wet , dry-cleaning), ‘strijken’ (ironing), ‘tafeldienen’ (waiting tables), ‘naaien van lijfgoed’ (sewing underwear) , ‘koken (cooking) workmans wives. classes paid separately. example cooking class children cost 1 guilder , fifty cents, meal eaten afterwards.

according article written johannes bernardus van loghem in architectural weekly architectura , school had been quite dark , depressing old northern entrance little light, , serviced 1000 girls in 1935, when renovated architect dick greiner. contained several small family kitchen rooms cooking classes, , washing nooks laundry.

in 2010 school , history 1 of subjects @ historisch museum haarlem s exhibition leren voor het leven (learning life), compilation of materials various vocational schools in haarlem area.

coordinates: 52°22′25″n 4°38′12″e / 52.37361°n 4.63667°e / 52.37361; 4.63667