Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden

Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden

Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden (Fruinlaan)
Uno Sumus Animo
Location
Leiden, Netherlands
Coordinates 52°05′27″N 4°18′08″E / 52.0909°N 4.3022°E / 52.0909; 4.3022Coordinates: 52°05′27″N 4°18′08″E / 52.0909°N 4.3022°E / 52.0909; 4.3022
Information
Type Gymnasium
Established <1323
Staff 160
Number of students 1,800 (Jan. 2014)
Rector Bart Vieveen
Website http://gymnasiumleiden.nl/

Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden is a gymnasium in the Netherlands. Located in Leiden, it is one of the oldest schools in the Netherlands. Its history dates back to the Middle Ages. The Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden is the biggest gymnasium-only school in the Netherlands, with over 1,800 pupils (in 2014).[1]

History

The school is named in a charter of count William III of Holland in 1323 under the name schole or scoele, and is probably founded in the second half of the 13th century. After the Siege of Leiden (1573-1574) Nicholaus Stochius was named rector. Around 1700 the school was named gymnasium in official Latin documents (in Dutch: Latijnse school). The name Stedelijk ('municipal') Gymnasium was introduced in 1838, together with a new educational approach.

Buildings

LEMUN and international contacts

Epigram by Ptolemy in the school

Since 2001 Stedelijk Gymnasium organizes the Leiden Model United Nations (LEMUN), which is part of the international Model United Nations (MUN)-conferences. The Stedelijk Gymnasium has contacts with schools from Sweden, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Italy and Belgium to exchange students.

Alumni

Teachers

See also

External links

Publication

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References

  1. ↑ Website Leidsch Dagblad, 13 Jan. 2014: ca. 1,000 students at Location Athena, ca. 800 at Location Socrates
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