Gimnazjum mariańskie w Mariampolu 1920-1940
ENIn 1920, upon the initiative of Blessed G. Matulaitis-Matulewicz, a school was opened in Marijampole (Lithuania), which acquired later a special and important place in the history of education in Lithuania. Along with well-rounded tutoring comparable to the best European schools, this school provided a first-rate moral and religious formation for the young people in its care. It played an important role in relations between the Lithuanian and European educational facilities. The school's didactic concept was to school the highly educated Catholic intelligentsia. The article talks of the school's origins, rules of admission, program and the content of studies, after-school activities and students' free time; it also presents teachers (both laypeople and priests) and their competences, as well as the students with their subsequent lives and careers. After Lithuania regained its independence, the Marians endeavored to reopen the Marijampole school. Classes began in 1997. Today, the school has more than 400 students.
