Huishoud en Industrieschool
former public vocational school
The Haarlemse Huishoud en Industrieschool is a former huishoud school on the Voorhelmstraat, Haarlem, Netherlands. It is the oldest public day school for girls in Haarlem, built in 1901, which was renovated in 1935. It is currently rented as separate units for small businesses.
History
The school has its origin in the privately run Wilhelmina-Naaischool, a sewing school for girls 12 years and older, and was first housed on Klein Heiligland 8. It moved to a larger building, on Gierstraat 136 rood, in 1896. In 1889 it moved to a building on the Nieuwe Gracht. The number of students grew from 30 in 1894 to around 100 in 1897.
When the law for compulsory education (leerplicht) was passed in 1900 for children aged 6–12, the organizations supporting the school were dissolved and a new one started, and reopened in 1901, just around the corner from the Ambachtsschool for boys on the Kamperstraat. It was called the "Eerste Haarlemsche Huishoud- en Industrieschool", or "Household School".
The Huishoud school offered a three-year education and "extra classes", including waiting tables, ironing, sewing, and cooking.
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