Classical Gymnasium in Zagreb

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Classical Gymnasium in Zagreb
Klasična gimnazija u Zagrebu

Gymnasium Classicum Zagrabiense
Gaudeamus
Nickname"Klasična"
Websitewww.gimnazija-klasicna-zg.skole.hr

The Classical Gymnasium (

Jesuit
programme "Ratio atque institutio studiorum societatis Jesu".

History

It was founded in 1607 by the

Latin Language
drama "Actio comica" was staged, in which the young actors celebrated the beauties of their homeland, with the tradition being kep continuously to this day.

The philosophy department was established in 1662, and opened on 3 November. The department was given university privileges by

Ebersdorf on 23 October 1669, which saw the founding of the University of Zagreb.[1]

WWII Ustaše transit camp for Jews

In August 1942, the Zagreb police of the Croatian fascist, ultranationalist Ustaše regime arrested 1,200 Jews and held them in the Classical Gymnasium which was them empty because of Summer holidays.[2] Some of the Jews tried to commit suicide in the school. The Ustaše later took them to the Main Zagreb Railway Station, from where they were shipped to the Auschwitz concentration camp

Damage during the war in the 90s

The school's back yard was hit by an Orkan rocket on 2 May 1995 during the rocket attack on Zagreb in the Croatian War of Independence. The attack was noted in the trial judgement in the Martic case at the ICTY.[3] The attack occurred during class-time which prevented many casualties which would have occurred had it been break-time, during which students roam the back yard on warm May days. The damage was soon repaired.

Programme

The school

The program, lasting four years, is based on combining classical education, with emphasis on humanities (namely languages including Latin and Ancient Greek, philosophy, literature, history, fine arts, music and theatre), with sciences and extracurricular activities.

Pupils study five languages:

Fine Arts
, Music, Philosophy, Logic, Politics and Economy, Sociology, Psychology and attend exercise classes. Most of these subjects are taught for 4 years. Pupils are free to choose additional subjects on top of the compulsory ones, such as Religious studies, Ethics, and additional foreign languages.

The school has additional classes on alternate Saturdays. Pupils take on extra-curricular activities including ancient drama, choir singing, pottery, educational travel, and public speaking. The school's drama group stage one classic ancient play each year which usually premières in a Zagreb theatre.

Anniversary opening celebration

Although originally following a Christian educational model, today's school is a completely secular institution comparable to English grammar schools. During the

communist Yugoslav
regime, in 1977 the name "gymnasium" was banned and the school became the Educational Language Center, but it preserved its spirit and the classical programme (including tuition of Latin and Ancient Greek languages).

400th anniversary

During the 2006/2007 school year, the school celebrated its 400th anniversary with educational, historical, and entertaining festivities which include symposia and speeches, charity rock concerts, three Greek plays and open days.

Notable students

17th century

18th century

19th century

20th century

Notable professors

Sources

  1. ^ Povodom otkrivanja spomen ploče Paulu Ritteru V. page 13
  2. ISBN 978-0-8229-4451-5
    .
  3. ^ Prosecutor v. Milan Martić Judgment, paragraph 305
  4. ^ "Ogrizović, Milan". Hrvatska enciklopedija, mrežno izdanje (in Croatian). Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža. 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

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