New headmaster Michael Lummel: Home with a fresh vigor in Erlenbach!

New headmaster Michael Lummel: Home with a fresh vigor in Erlenbach!

A new wind is blowing at the HSG Erlenbach! Michael Lummel, the new director, returns to his home country after years abroad. Born in Schweinfurt in 1968, Lumme made an impressive career: from the German European School in Singapore to the German International School in Dubai - his experiences are diverse. But now, in September 2024, he is ready to take over the reins at the Erlenbach school and bring fresh vigor!

an exciting new beginning

After only a few weeks at his new place of work, Lummel is beaming with enthusiasm. The change from the pulsating metropolis of Dubai, with her almost four million inhabitants, to the tranquil Erlenbach with its 10,000 inhabitants could be challenging, but Lummel is already feeling. "The Untermain has become my home," he emphasizes and speaks full of melancholy about the beautiful memories from Dubai while at the same time praising the advantages of his new environment.

The first impressions at the school are consistently positive. Lummel emphasizes the warm welcome and is enthusiastic about the equipment and the team. "You shouldn't want to make everything new from above," he explains and is determined to experience and promote the "HSG flair". His goal: to design excellent lessons in a learning school, based on the findings of educational research. "Learn teachers too," he says, thus showing his conviction that constant further development is important for everyone involved.

digitization as a key

Another topic that is close to the heart is digitization. In Dubai, he learned to appreciate the advantages of modern technologies and plans to integrate them at the HSG. His motto is “demanding and promoting”, and he is convinced that ambition and success can go hand in hand. With an optimistic view of the future and the belief in evidence -based decisions, Lummel is ready to tackle the challenges of school life. "You always start over and over again," he says, and you can feel your curiosity and anticipation for what is coming.

Christine Büttner, who held the school management by 2024, draws a positive summary of her time and wishes her successor every success. "I hope that the outstanding working atmosphere will remain," she says, looking back on the many successes that the school achieved during her term.