Druga Gimnazija (Sarajevo)
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Druga gimnazija Sarajevo is a renowned Sarajevo gymnasium school
in Bosnia and Herzegovina
. Located in the center area of Sarajevo
, it enrolls approximately 150 boys and girls annually. Although most of the students are from Sarajevo, the school also attracts many students from the region as well as children of international diplomats. The school's approximate number of students is 700. The school offers international and national study programmes.
, after the national hero and teacher, but today adopts its current name standing for the chronological order of being opened, Druga being the second Sarajevo gymnasium.
and Diploma
programmes, making it the first and so far only high school in Bosnia and Herzegovina offering a four-year education based on the international standards.
Besides IB, the school follows the standard B&H gymnasium Matura programme, with the first two years of core curriculum, and multiples fields of focused study for the final two years. Druga offers focusing in natural sciences, linguistics
, social sciences
and math. Additionally, the school offers a four year course focusing on mathematics, physics
and computer science
.
The students are usually divided into six homerooms per year, each housing about 30 students, randomly (except the MYP) at the start of their tuition, and then sorted later on, based on their chosen field of study; each homeroom has the same class timetable throughout the year (once again, except the IB Diploma programme, to which all the students as well as outsiders have to pass the entrance exam, and have a choice of subjects). This method is commonly used by the B&H Matura programme, but deviates from EU and USA methods. It has been under scrutiny by certain educational institutions.
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. Located in the center area of Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, it enrolls approximately 150 boys and girls annually. Although most of the students are from Sarajevo, the school also attracts many students from the region as well as children of international diplomats. The school's approximate number of students is 700. The school offers international and national study programmes.
History
The school was founded in 1905 as an all-male school, but was later made coeducational in 1957. As it was common in Yugoslavia, the school was officially named Gimnazija Ognjen PricaOgnjen Prica
Ognjen Prica was a Yugoslav left-wing politician.A native of Ilidža , Prica became interested in politics while studying mathematics and physics at University of Zagreb. In 1921 he became the member of Communist Party of Yugoslavia and one of the founders of SKOJ - Communist Youth League of...
, after the national hero and teacher, but today adopts its current name standing for the chronological order of being opened, Druga being the second Sarajevo gymnasium.
Education
Druga is a certified IB World School, offering MYPIB Middle Years Programme
The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme is an educational programme intended for students aged approximately 11 to 16 . Thus, in the United States the programme is often taught throughout the middle school years and the first two years of high school...
and Diploma
IB Diploma Programme
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...
programmes, making it the first and so far only high school in Bosnia and Herzegovina offering a four-year education based on the international standards.
Besides IB, the school follows the standard B&H gymnasium Matura programme, with the first two years of core curriculum, and multiples fields of focused study for the final two years. Druga offers focusing in natural sciences, linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
and math. Additionally, the school offers a four year course focusing on mathematics, physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
and computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
.
The students are usually divided into six homerooms per year, each housing about 30 students, randomly (except the MYP) at the start of their tuition, and then sorted later on, based on their chosen field of study; each homeroom has the same class timetable throughout the year (once again, except the IB Diploma programme, to which all the students as well as outsiders have to pass the entrance exam, and have a choice of subjects). This method is commonly used by the B&H Matura programme, but deviates from EU and USA methods. It has been under scrutiny by certain educational institutions.