Pljevlja Gymnasium
| Pljevlja Gymnasium | |
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 1901 | |
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Pljevlja Montenegro | |
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Charter school State school Gymnasium Latin Russian English French University preparatory school |
| Established | November 18, 1901 |
| Founder | Serbian Orthodox Church in Pljevlja |
| Status | Functional |
| Affiliation | Secular |
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The Pljevlja Gymnasium (Serbian: Пљеваљска гимназија / Pljevaljska gimnazija)[1] or Tanasije Pejatović Gymnasium (Гимназија Танасије Пејатовић/Gimnazija Tanasije Pejatović ) was established by the Serbian Orthodox Church on November 18th, 1901. At that time, it was the eighth Serbian classical gymnasium in the Sanjak of Novi Pazar catering to Christian pupils living in the Ottoman Empire. This high school became one of the most significant Serbian educational institutions in the Kingdom of Serbia.
Background
The Pljevlja region has a rich history centered around culture and education. Churches and monasteries were the earliest educational institutions in the region. The Holy Trinity Monastery (Pljevlja) has been a treasure of cultural and spiritual life for the Orthodox Serbs since the Middle Ages, and it continues to be of importance to this day. The school in the Holy Trinity Monastery has been in service since the 16th century, while the school in the nearby Dovolja monastery has been functional since the 18th century. The primary school system was established in this region in 1823.
History
The Pljevlja Gymnasium was established in 1901 as the Serb Gymnasium (Srpska gimnazija/Српска гSerbian Orthodox community with the financial support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Serbia. The gymnasium's first director was Tanasije Pejatović and it was supervised by Jovan Cvijić.
The language of instruction was the Serbian language. Subjects included social sciences and natural sciences, history, social geography, physical geography, anthropology and ethnography.
In 1913, the territory and school was transferred to the Kingdom of Montenegro, which later became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia on March 29, 1919, and fell under the jurisdiction of the Zeta Banovina province in 1929. In 1944, studies were resumed in the gymnasium, and on April 8, 1945 it was organized into the Ministry of Education of PR Montenegro. In 1968, the gymnasium was renamed to Tanasije Pejatović Gymnasium.
In 1977, as part of the Stipe Šuvar statewide education reform in Socialist Yugoslavia, the gymnasium was merged into the Vocational education stream, removing many advantages over other schools. The principals of all gymnasiums in SR Serbia and SR Montenegro were desperately lobbying the scientific and policy-making community to re-establish their special status, rights, funding, and curriculum. As a result, in 1991 the school was officially re-established as a classical gymnasium.
Honours
- Order of Merit with the Golden Star, by Presidency of SFR Yugoslavia.
- Oktoih Award by Socialist Republic of Montenegro.
References
Literature
- Васовић, Милорад (2009). Историја Пљеваља. ISBN 978-9940-512-03-3.
Sources
External links
- Gojko Ružičić prominent Slavic studies philologist at the Pljevaljaska Gymnasium, Ghent University, Columbia University, Charles University in Prague born in Pljevlja
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