Ingrid Jespersens Gymnasieskole

Ingrid Hespersens Gymnasieskole
Location
Østerbro, Copenhagen, Denmark
Coordinates 55°42′01″N 12°34′43″E / 55.7003°N 12.5786°E / 55.7003; 12.5786Coordinates: 55°42′01″N 12°34′43″E / 55.7003°N 12.5786°E / 55.7003; 12.5786
Information
Type Private primary school and gymnasium
Founded 1904
Principal Otto Strange Møller
Enrollment 726
Website www.jig.dk

Ingrid Jespersens Gymnasieskole is a private school located on Nordre Frihavnsgade in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark.

History

Riberhus (No. 31) corner with Randersgade

The school was established as a private primary school for girls by Ingrid Jespersen under the name Ingrid Jespersens Pigeskole in 1894.[1] It was originally based in rented rooms in Gustav Adolph Hagemann's former house on Nordre Frihavnsvej (formerly Kalkbrænderivej, now Nordre Frihavnegade). The house was replaced by a new three-storey building at the same site in 1897. It was designed in the National Romantic style by A. M. Andersen.

In 1905, it was expanded to also include a gymnasium. Ingrid Jespersen introduced sloyd in 1908 as well as laboratories for physics and chemistry classes which was unusual for a girls' school at the time. The school was converted into a self-owning institution in 1912 and expanded by the architect Kristoffer Varming.

In 1932, the school took over the neighbouring building at No. 9, the former Østerbro Police Station. The school was opened to male students in 1960.[2]

Kendte studenter fra skolen

References

  1. ↑ "Ingrid Jespersen" (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ingrid Jespersens Skole, Kbh.". litteraturpriser.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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