Berzeliusskolan (most often called ''Berzan'') is a primary and secondary school (secondary above all), in Linköping,

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. The school is run by

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. Berzeliusskolan was founded as a primary school in 1953 under the name of ''Vasaskolan''. When the school also enjoyed a visit from

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Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. Before Gustaf Ado ...

. ''Vasaskolan'' was shut down in 1965 and reopened two years later as an institution of higher learning (high school/secondary school). Since 1997 ''Berzeliusskolan'' once again holds classes for 1,500 students in grade 7–9 in addition to the students in secondary school. The school is named after

Jöns Jacob Berzelius Baron Jöns Jacob Berzelius (; by himself and his contemporaries named only Jacob Berzelius, 20 August 1779 – 7 August 1848) was a Swedish chemist. Berzelius is considered, along with Robert Boyle, John Dalton, and Antoine Lavoisier, to be on ...

, one of the fathers of modern

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. Berzelius was, perhaps ironically, a student at Berzeliusskolan's neighbour and rival, Katedralskolan. Katedralskolan was the only secondary school in Linköping at that time.

Programs

''Berzeliusskolan'' offers programs in

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and

Technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, ...

for its secondary school students. Having great focus on math skills and holding the university math preparation class ''Matte F''. The primary school also offers specialisation classes in Natural Sciences and Technology.

External links

Berzeliusskolan Website
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