Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden

The Municipal High School Leiden, Leiden is one of the oldest schools in the Netherlands. The school's history begins in the Middle Ages. Currently, it is with more than 1800 students as the largest independent school in the Netherlands.

History

The school was the first time in 1323 in a charter of Count William III. schole or scoele called. It is believed that the school was founded in the second half of the 13th century. After the siege of Leiden in 1574 Nicolaus Stochius was a Calvinist, rector of the school. He was from Leiden Mayor Pieter Adriaansz. van der Werff appointed, although the leadership of the school was Lutheran.

At about 1700, the school was first mentioned in the then official Latin documents high school; in the Netherlands it was Latijnse School ( grammar school ). The school was housed until 1883 in a building in the Lokhorststraße in the city of Leiden. The name Städisches school was first used in 1838. At that time a new lesson system was introduced with six years of schooling and a daily schedule, spread over six days a week.

In 1883, a building designed by the city architect Jan will Schaap school building in Doezastraße 2a was taken in use. There, the school was housed until 1938.

Since 1938 the school is located in the Fruinallee, which is named after Robert Fruin, a teacher at this school and from 1860 to 1894, the first Professor of Dutch History at Leiden University. This monumental building, designed by Jan Neisingh is still used. In the years 1992-1996 some new and additions have been made.

In 2008, land was set aside for a new school building in the zoning plan of suffering -Nord. Reason for the new building at a new site was adjacent to the increase in the number of students also great for many students away after suffering south. In a park like setting, close to the classical city polder mill, the architect Herman Hertzberger has completed the design for a modern school building. On 4 January 2010 the school was divided into two equal locations: the location of Athena at the Fruinallee and the location of Socrates at the Gooimeerallee.

Internationalization projects

The Municipal High School maintains many contacts with schools in other countries, including Sweden, Poland, Hungary, Italy and Belgium to promote the internationalization and to make the students familiar with the European Union and Europe. In addition, these contacts are encouraged to practice language skills and to get.