Liceo Classico Paolo Sarpi
| Liceo Classico Paolo Sarpi | |
|---|---|
Una scuola nella storia d'Italia. Il Liceo 'Sarpi' 1803–2003 | |
The neoclassical façade of Sarpi palace, commissioned by the Austrian Government and designed by Ferdinando Crivelli in 1842. | |
| Location | |
Piazza Rosate, 4 Upper City of Bergamo Lombardy , 24125 Italy | |
| Coordinates | Bergamo 45°42′08″N 9°39′44″E / 45.7023°N 9.6622°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Motto | Una scuola nella storia d'Italia. Sarpi 1803-2003 (Italian) (A school in the History of Italy) |
| Denomination | Liceo Classico Statale Paolo Sarpi |
| Established | 1506 |
| Category | Liceo classico |
| Grades | 5 |
| Enrollment | 100-120 yearly |
| Education system | Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (Italy) |
| Language | Italian |
| National ranking | 2nd |
| Website | http://www.liceosarpi.bg.it/ |
Liceo Classico Paolo Sarpi is a prominent public high school in Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy, (ranked 2nd nationally by Eduscopio in 2016 and 2017) because of the methodology combining Ancient Greek language and culture, Latin language and culture, Scientific studies with Philosophy and History. Every year, some 100 students graduate from Sarpi, that is one of Italy's oldest humanistic, scientific and social high schools. Established in 1506 under the name of Accademia della Misericordia, the academy is named after Venetian polymath Paolo Sarpi since 1803.