Reckahn School

Reckahn School is an education museum in Kloster Lehnin housed in a building from 1773, containing a historical classroom and teaching materials from various periods. The structure displays how rural schools in Prussia were equipped and organized, with authentic period furnishings, blackboards, and fixtures from the 18th and early 20th centuries.

Friedrich Eberhard von Rochow founded this school in 1773 as one of the first two-class village schools in Prussia. The institution became influential for school reforms across Europe and served as a model for rural education systems.

The museum displays teaching materials and school furniture that show how rural education developed in the 18th century. The rooms give visitors a direct sense of how children were taught during this period and what resources schools had available.

Visitors can walk through the reconstructed classroom from different time periods and learn about the daily work of teachers and students. It is worth taking time to examine the handwritten documents and writing tools to get a sense of what school instruction was like during this era.

The museum preserves the Kinderfreund textbooks created between 1776 and 1779, which shaped the foundations of elementary instruction across Prussia and beyond. These books were classics of their time and demonstrate how innovative the teaching methods at this school were.

Location: Kloster Lehnin

GPS coordinates: 52.33630,12.54410

Latest update: December 14, 2025 18:02