page_title: Hugo Treffner Gymnasium
section_title: Friendship with the Riga National Gymnasium
hierarchical_section_title: Hugo Treffner Gymnasium / Partnerships with schools from abroad / Friendship with the Riga National Gymnasium
caption_attribution_description: Eesti: Tartu Treffneri Gümnaasium, umbes 1910.
context_page_description: Hugo Treffner Gymnasium is a secondary school in Tartu, Estonia with special emphasis on science education. Founded by Hugo Treffner, it was the only large secondary school in 19th century Estonia with dominantly Estonian students and no age restrictions. During the Estonian national awakening, the school greatly contributed to the numbers of Estonian intellectuals.
context_section_description: The friendship with the Riga National Gymnasium started in 2007, when the trip to Isokyro was cancelled. As the leaders of the choir and folk dancing groups were looking for a new destination, the Latvian school contacted Hugo Treffner Gymnasium with the wish to initiate a friendship. Much like the trip to Isokyro, the representatives of Hugo Treffner Gymnasium were mainly teachers, singers and dancers. The Estonian students have been to Riga twice, but the second time in 2012, only the choir group was sent. The Latvian students have been to Tartu only once, but they plan to come and visit Hugo Treffner Gymnasium once again in 2014.
caption: Former schoolhouse on the eastern bank of Emajõgi in 1910.
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