Founding of the Strasbourg Gymnasium

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The Founding of the Strasbourg Gymnasium refers to Johann Sturm’s establishment of a pioneering humanist secondary school in Strasbourg that became a model for Protestant education across Europe in the 16th century.

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instanceOf educational reform event
historical event
hasAlternativeName Founding of the Strasbourg Gymnase
Founding of the Strasbourg Gymnasium Illustre
hasApproximateDate 1538
hasCentury 16th century
hasContext Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED
hasCountryAtTime Free Imperial City of Strasbourg NERFINISHED
hasCurriculumFocus Greek
Latin
classical languages
dialectic
rhetoric
hasEducationalLevel secondary school
hasEducationalModel centralized curriculum
graded classes
strict discipline
hasEducationalPhilosophy humanism
hasFounder Johann Sturm NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalSignificance early example of state-supported secondary education
key event in institutionalization of humanist schooling
model for later Protestant gymnasia
hasInfluenced German gymnasium model
Protestant education in Europe
Reformed school systems in France
Reformed school systems in Switzerland
Reformed school systems in the Low Countries
hasInstitutionFounded Strasbourg Gymnasium NERFINISHED
hasKeyFigure Jakob Sturm von Sturmeck NERFINISHED
Martin Bucer NERFINISHED
hasLanguageOfInstruction German
Latin
hasLocation Strasbourg NERFINISHED
hasLongTermOutcome Strasbourg Academy NERFINISHED
University of Strasbourg (as later development) NERFINISHED
hasMainActor Johann Sturm NERFINISHED
hasPedagogicalPrinciple close teacher supervision
moral formation of students
systematic progression of studies
hasPurpose dissemination of humanist learning
training civic leaders
training educated Protestant clergy
hasRegionOfImpact Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Western Europe NERFINISHED
hasReligiousOrientation Protestant
Reformed

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Johann Sturm notableWork Founding of the Strasbourg Gymnasium