Södra Latin
| Södra Latins gymnasium | |
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 The building of Södra Latin. | |
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| Type | Upper secondary school Public |
| Website | sodralatinsgymnasium |
Södra Latin, officially Södra Latins gymnasium, is a highly selective upper secondary school ("gymnasieskola"), situated in Södermalm, Stockholm.[1] The current school building was inaugurated in 1891.
History
Södra Latin has a rich history, as its predecessor Södermalms Pedagogia employed its first headmaster as far back as in 1654. In 1820 it became a trivialskola and in 1879 it was merged with the southern part of Stockholms gymnasium, its new name being Stockholms högre allmänna å latinlinjen fullständiga läroverk å Södermalm. The school changed its name multiple times through the years until it decided upon its current one in 1971.
The current school building was designed by Per Emanuel Werming[2] and opened in 1891 (its twin building Norra Real having opened a full year earlier). The structure was conceived in a way that would allow daylight to directly illuminate all rooms and corridors inside it, with 21 classrooms having been built in total. Typical of the design - in addition to the monumental orange-red brick facade - is a semicircular assembly hall placed centrally in the school's building plan. The last renovation took place in 1996.
Despite its current uneven female-to-male ratio, Södra Latin was a boys-only institution until 1961.
Education
In modern times, Södra Latin is known for its high-level schooling in the arts. Between 1976 and 1978 the establishment successively replaced the music department of Statens normalskola in Östermalm, becoming consummate in 1980. In 1985 it launched one of the country's first drama programmes. Besides aesthetically and artistically oriented programmes, the school also offers education in the humanities and natural sciences, among others.
Notable alumni
Several prominent Swedish people have received their schooling at Södra Latin, many of them artists or other cultural personalities.
- Sven Stolpe
- Stig Dagerman
- Isaac Grünewald
- Tomas Tranströmer, Nobel Prize winner
- Klas Östergren
- Alexander Skarsgård
- Gustaf Skarsgård
- Bill Skarsgård
- Max Martin
- Helena af Sandeberg
- Anna-Lena Strindlund,[3]
- Hjalmar Mehr
- Per Ahlmark
- Mona Sahlin
- Olle Hellbom
- Jonas Hassen Khemiri
- Åsa Romson
- Peter Pohl[4]
- Lykke Li
- Noomi Rapace
- Mattias Jacobsson
- John Landquist
- Yung Lean
- Dirty Loops
- Danny Saucedo
- Saga Molldal
- Alva Mogert Palm
Notable teachers
- Alf Ahlberg
- Immanuel Björkhagen
- Börge Ring
- Svetlana Eriksson
