 Originally, schoolchildren from Oberalben and the Mayweilerhof had to attend classes in Ulmet.Beginning in 1762, Oberalben, like other places in the "Amt" of Ulmet too, officially got a winter school (a school geared towards an agricultural community’s practical needs, held in the winter, when farm families had a bit more time to spare), after having had "provisory instruction" already for a few years.The first known teacher at the winter school was the former Ulmet reeve Johann Schreiner.