Södra Latin

Södra Latin, officially Södra Latins gymnasium, is a highly selective upper secondary school ("gymnasieskola"), situated in Södermalm, Stockholm.[1] The current school building was inaugurated in 1891.

History

Södra Latin has a rich history, as its predecessor Södermalms Pedagogia employed its first headmaster as far back as in 1654. In 1820 it became a trivialskola and in 1879 it was merged with the southern part of Stockholms gymnasium, its new name being Stockholms högre allmänna å latinlinjen fullständiga läroverk å Södermalm. The school changed its name multiple times through the years until it decided upon its current one in 1971.

The current school building was drawn by Per Emanuel Werming[2] and opened in 1891 (its twin building Norra Real having opened a full year earlier). The structure was conceived in a way that would allow daylight to directly illuminate all rooms and corridors inside it, with 21 classrooms having been built in total. Typical of the design - in addition to the monumental orange-red brick facade - is a semicircular assembly hall placed centrally in the school's building plan. The last renovation took place in 1996.

Despite its current uneven female-to-male ratio, Södra Latin was a boys-only institution until 1961.

Education

In modern times, Södra Latin is known for its high-level schooling in the arts. Between 1976 and 1978 the establishment successively replaced the music department of Statens normalskola in Östermalm, becoming consummate in 1980. In 1985 it launched one of the country's first drama programmes. Besides aesthetically and artistically oriented programmes, the school also offers education in the humanities and natural sciences, among others.

Famous students

Several famous Swedish people received their schooling at Södra Latin, most of them artists or other cultural personalities. Among them are the brothers Herman and Sven Stolpe, Stig Dagerman, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Nobel Prize winner Tomas Tranströmer, Alexander Skarsgård, Gustaf Skarsgård, Bill Skarsgård, Max Martin, Helena af Sandeberg, Klas Östergren, Anna-Lena Strindlund,[3] Isaac Grünewald, Hjalmar Mehr, Per Ahlmark, Mona Sahlin, Olle Hellbom, Åsa Romson, Peter Pohl,[4] Lykke Li, Noomi Rapace, Mattias Jacobsson, John Landquist and Yung Lean

Famous teachers

References

  1. ↑ http://kartor.eniro.se
  2. ↑ http://www.sisab.se/Vara-fastigheter/Vart-att-veta-om-vara-skolor/Historik/Arkitekter/
  3. ↑ http://sv.stagepool.com/nyfiken_pa/956/intervju_med_anna_lena_strindlund
  4. ↑ http://www.nada.kth.se/~pohl/biografi.html

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Coordinates: 59°19′00″N 18°04′09″E / 59.31667°N 18.06917°E