High School No. 1, Bydgoszcz

High School n°1 Cyprian Kamil Norwid in Bydgoszcz
Polish: I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. C. K. Norwida
Location in Bydgoszcz
General information
Type	High school, Liceum ogólnokształcące
Architectural style	Eclecticism, Neo-Gothic
Classification	N°601432, reg. A/989, May 28, 1991
Location	Plac Wolności 9, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Coordinates	53°7′36″N 18°00′24″E / 53.12667°N 18.00667°E / 53.12667; 18.00667
Opened	1619

High School n°1 "Cyprian Norwid" in Bydgoszcz, is a Polish high school in Bydgoszcz, located at Freedom Square 9. Currently, director of High School n°1 is Mariola Mańkowska. The school prides itself on high performance baccalaureate and a good level of teaching.

High School n°1 in Bydgoszcz dates back from the reign of the House of Vasa with John II Casimir Vasa. It is a continuation of a Polish School established by Jesuits in 1619. In 1623, college students welcomed king Sigismund III at the city's gate and in the school's hall during his stop in Bydgoszcz on his way to Gdańsk. In 1637, an old adjoining tenement market was purchased, to be refiited for educational purposes. Two years later, after the reconstruction and adaptation of the building, took place the inauguration ceremony of the school year. Lastly, in 1695 the construction of a new school magnificent building. At the time, the school had an impressive library. In the beginning only the lowest class was run: the class of grammar, in which was taught the basics of Latin and Greek. In 1642, a then called "class syntax" was established, where students were taught the full knowledge of grammar. At the special request of Prince George Ossoliński, a higher class in rhetoric and ethics was created in 1649.

The College was then known for organizing cultural events. Acting school theater often attend the ceremony to celebrate the city. Such was the case every time the Bydgoszcz governor was coming to his castle. A greater cultural event was even prepared in 1734 by young people and professors in honor of King Stanislaw Leszczynski riding to Gdansk.

Following the First Partition of Poland signed in St. Petersburg on August 5, 1772, Bydgoszcz was incorporated into the Prussian territory.In the following year the College of Bydgoszcz was converted into a gymnasium. The defeat of Prussians troops by Napoleon in 1806 lead to the creation of the Duchy of Warsaw, and on the 19 February 1807, the takeover of Bydgoszcz under Polish rule became official. The city became the capital of a department (an administrative unit). Within the newly established College - so called Central School- a department of Polish language was created. The opening took place on 11 September 1808, during a ceremony where representatives of administrative department and military were present. The building, devastated by the previous war, was repaired with founds from the Board of Education Duchy of Warsaw and other contributions. At the same time, townspeople raised money to pay the salaries of the 6 professors. In September 1808, the school received 50 students. After a few years, the renown dignity of the Central School took over the old and successful High School in Toruń. During this period, the University of Bydgoszcz was deeply transformed into a real establishment of higher education. In September 1812, the famous writer and politician Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz visited the institution.