Gustav Adolf Grammar School

Gustav Adolf Grammar School Gustav Adolfi Gümnaasium
The main building of the Gustav Adolf Grammar School decorated in 2021 for anniversary with small portraits of all students
Address
Suur-Kloostri 16 Tallinn , Harjumaa , 10133 Estonia
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Vanim, vaimne, väärikas (Oldest, spiritual, dignified)
Established	16 February 1631; 393 years ago (1631-02-16)
Founder	Gustav II Adolf
Principal	Henrik Salum
Grades	1–12
Number of pupils	1,530
Color(s)	Green, purple, blue, white
Nickname	GAG
National ranking	3rd [1]
Website	www.gag.ee

The Gustav Adolf Grammar School is a secondary school in Tallinn, Estonia.^[2] Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus established it as the Reval Gymnasium in 1631. It is one of the oldest extant secondary schools in Europe.

History

1631–1651

King Gustavus Adolphus founded the school as the Reval Gymnasium. Until 1645 it consisted of four forms: quarta, tertia, secunda and prima, in ascending order. The teaching staff consisted of four professors and two colleagues (teachers of quarta and tertia). Pupils were taught rhetoric, poetry, Greek, Latin, and Ancient Hebrew languages, mathematics, theology, history etc.

Architecture

The school buildings were originally constructed in the 13th century as a nunnery. Later the buildings has been rebuilt and expanded on. The latest renovation, completed in 1999, was intended to recover its historical appearance and value. The school is adjacent to the 13th century Tallinn Old Town city wall, which gives the whole complex a unique historic atmosphere and beauty.

Education

Today, the school provides both primary and secondary education. In the secondary stage (gymnasium) students can choose between natural sciences, Swedish, English-Mathematics and English-French direction.

Notable faculty

• Alfred Rosenberg (1893–1946) was a short-term teacher at the gymnasium during the German occupation of Estonia in 1918.

References

External links

• Official website
• https://web.archive.org/web/20050914191317/http://www.einst.ee/Ea/architecture/lankots1.html

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