Katedralskolan, Lund

Infobox School
name = Katedralskolan, Lund


established = 1085
type = Public
affiliation =
district = Lund
grades = 10-12
president =
principal = Lena Andersson
head of school = Kennet Flennmark
dean =
faculty = 100
staff = 50
students = 1300
enrollment =
location = Lund, Sweden
coordinates = coord|55|42|0|N|13|11|25.3|E|region:SE_type:edu|display=inline
country = Sweden
website = [http://www.katedralskolan.lund.se/ Link]

Katedralskolan, Lund (Lund Cathedral School) is a school in Lund, Sweden. It was founded in 1085 by the Danish king Canute the Saint. It is the oldest school in Scandinavia and one of the oldest in Northern Europe.

History

The school was founded by a donation from the Danish king Canute the Saint. At the beginning, it was most likely a cathedral school, a seminary for the training of priests and other clergy within the church. Its clergical roots is also the origin of the schools name. During the scanian wars and the transition to Swedish rule the school and was for a while reduced to an insignificant elementary school with just two classes. For the first 750 years of existence the school was located directly adjacent to the Cathedral in Lund. However, in 1837, the school acquired "Viffertska gården", which has been considered one of the most prestigious buildings in Lund since the 16th century. For two years in the beginning of the 18th century, the Swedish king Charles XII had his residence there.

Despite many wars and several transitions between Danish and Swedish rule, as of 2006, the school has maintained some form of teaching continuously for 921 years.

Today

Today, the Cathedral School is an upper secondary school, or gymnasium, school with about 1300 students attending four different programmes; the Natural science programme ("Naturvetenskapsprogrammet"), the Social sciences programme ("Samhällsvetenskapsprogrammet"), the Business programme ("Handelsprogrammet") and the IB Diploma Programme. Though in late 2007 it was, after a long debate, decided to move the Business programme to "Vipeholms Gymnasieskola" due to a lack of space on the school. The remaining Business programme students will finish their remaining years on the Cathedral School.

The Cathedral School currently resides in six buildings; The main building, The Charles XII house, The Brunius house, The Svanegatshouse, Cathedral School West and the Svane School. Several currently well-known people have attended it, among whom are actor Max von Sydow and several high ranking politicians.

Katterevyn

In 1945, a group of students, including the now famous actor Max von Sydow, started a drama group called "Teaterföreningen Scenia". The drama group arranged and performed a variety of different swedish plays and it became a tradition that passed on to younger students after graduation. "Scenia" was active throughout the "1950s" but was then laid on ice until it was reborn as "Katterevyn" in the 1980s.

"Katterevyn" is today considered as a spex and is arranged every spring. About 150 students are involved in the process every year.

In May 2008, "God Afton Vackra Mask" (Good evening, beautiful mask. Alluding to the murder of king "Gustav III") was performed three times at "AF-Borgen" in Lundagård.

References

*sv icon [http://www.lund.se/templates/Page____30845.aspx En kort historik] , Katedralskolan. Accessed on July 1, 2007.

External links

* [http://www.katedralskolan.lund.se/ School homepage]