With BMW's taking over, the whole school changed, and the tradition followed by the school for ages was changed. After 125 years of clerical leadership, the school became in the hands of lay men and women from the Mission.

First the BMW looked for an Arab administrator or principal, and they found one. However, the new administration didn't meet all the requirements and duties the BMW required, therefore they decided to find a German principal for Talitha; for an Arab administration proved itself still not mature enough to be installed then.
The first German principal of Talitha was “Jurgen Bohne” from Nürenberg. He had a lot of plans concerning enlarging or expanding the school, which he executed some time later.
After four years of being the principal of Talitha he returned home in 1981. In Mr. Jurgen Bohne last year, the scholastic year 1980/1981, the school accepted boys for the first time, and they engaged in the practice of co-education of boys and girls.

With the help of the BMW, new classrooms and a Sports hall were inaugurated in 1983.
 
 

              

A view of one of the eastern entrances of the school

Mr. Volker Eberbach was the second German principal of T.K School, 1981-1984.  Helmut Tews followed in 1985, he was experienced in working abroad, especially in eastern countries; he had worked before in Pakistan and Iran, and thereby gained an experience that helped him to run Talitha Kumi in a good way. Mr. Tews, was followed by Mr. Volmar as a principal for three years.
In 1995, came Mr. Wilhelm Goller, who is the current principal. Mr. Goller has a Masters degree in Math and Physics, and has over a 25 year experience in teaching and administration work, and since his arrival; our school has been developing tremendously in the different aspects which will be written in Talitha Kumi News.

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