Lundsbergs Skola
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| Motto | Mens sana in corpore sano |
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| Established | 1896 |
| Type | Independent boarding school |
| Religion | Church of Sweden |
| Headmaster | Ann Kabo (interim) |
| Founder | William Olsson |
| Students | ~220 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 14–19 |
| Houses | 6 |
| Colours | |
| Publication | Lundsbergaren |
| Former pupils | Lundsbergare/Lundsbergians |
| School song | Lundsbergssången |
| Website | www |
Lundsbergs boarding school is a Swedish boarding school located in the Parish of Storfors north of Kristinehamn in Värmland, Sweden. Lundsberg was founded in 1896 with inspirations from classical English boarding schools, and has approximately 200 students today. The school is run by the Lundsbergs school Foundation, Stiftelsen Lundsbergs skola and is well known for its conservative atmosphere.
The school is one of the three elite boarding schools in Sweden. Annual tuition is about £20,000. The cost is subsidized by the state but augmented by parents. The school consists of six dormitories, of which three are boys' dormitories (Forest Hill, Skogshult and Gransäter), one is a girls' dormitory (Herrgården), and two are mixed dormitories (Björke and Klätten).
The school was closed on 28 August 2013 by the Swedish School Inspectorate due problems concerning abuse and bullying. However, on 6 September 2013, the Administrative court in decided that the school would be re-opened on 9 September 2013.
Lundsbergs Boarding School was founded by the businessman William Olsson 30 January 1896. The school at that time was characterized of the ideals to form the future leaders of the country via religious studies in a Spartan environment.
The school commenced in Lundsberg’s Herrgård. However, as the student number rose more student housing, staff buildings, and sport facilities were built. The Main Building was constructed 1906-1907 under the drawings of the architect Erik Lallerstedts. The current sports field was officially opened 1923 by the then Crown prince of Sweden Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten.
At 1907 the school, which was previously owned by Lundsbergs AB, was handed over to the Lundsbergs School Foundation. Today, the committee of the foundation consists of former students, staff, and legal guardians of current pupils.
Via a donation the school’s church could be built under the drawings of Bror Almquist. H.R.H. Prince Gustaf Adolf laid the first stone at the construction site 6 June 1929 and the Diocesan Bishop J.A. Eklund blessed the area. The Church, connected to the main school building, opened its doors 5 October 1930. The altar is made of green marble and the reredos is designed by the artist and former Lundsberg pupil Peder Jensen. All the Swedish princes who had graduated from the school at the time the church was completed, donated together a glass window for the church designed by Sigvard Bernadotte. The school’s museum is in the basement of the church.
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