The Friedrichsgymnasium is a Gymnasium

Gymnasium (school)

A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...

 in Kassel

Kassel

Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...

, Hesse

Hesse

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, Germany

Germany

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. The course work is all inclusive with an emphasis on music and foreign languages.

History

The Friedrichsgymnasium was founded in 1779 as Lyceum Fridericianum by Landgrave Friedrich II. It is the oldest gymnasium in Kassel.

Foreign languages

The first foreign languages taught are Latin and English starting in 5th grade. In 9th grade French, Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...

, Spanish, Hebrew,and Italian are offered.

Notable alumni

• The Brothers Grimm - Fairy and Folk tale authors and collectors
• Wilhelm II - German Kaiser
  German Emperor
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  during World War I

External links

• Official website (German and English)