Lundsberg was founded in 1896 with inspirations from classical English boarding schools, and has approximately 200 students today.
[4] The school at that time was characterized of the ideals to form the future leaders of the country via religious studies in a Spartan environment.
[5] The current sports field was officially opened 1923 by the then Crown Prince of Sweden Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten.
[6] Today, the committee of the foundation consists of former students, staff, and legal guardians of current pupils.
Prince Gustaf Adolf laid the first stone at the construction site 6 June 1929 and the Diocesan Bishop J.A.
The Church, connected to the main school building, opened its doors 5 October 1930.
The altar is made of green marble and the reredos is designed by the artist and former Lundsberg pupil Peder Jensen.
Mary Cooper, the founder William Olsson's sister, decided to name the building Forest Hill at its opening ceremony.
Herrgården's dining room Kavaljeren, which dates back to the 18th century, has a beam ceiling and biblical paintings made in Dalarna on the wall.
It was designed to have a corridor system so that in case of war breaking out it could easily transform into a hospital.
1985 the Annex, now Lilla Hill, was built for girls making it the only mixed house at the school.
It is published four times per year and is edited by the school's editorial team, which consists of current students.
The newspaper contains reports from the school, sport results, interviews with staff, and writings from FGL (the association for former students).
[citation needed] Sport and health have been the main emphasis and tradition at the school for over a century, hence the school's motto Mens sana in corpore sano, which translates as "a healthy mind in a healthy body".
[17] Music has, since Lundsbergs's church was built, been a vital part of the education and curricular activities at the school.
Public allegations of bullying emerged in 2011 with a spate of anonymous calls to the media and to the schools inspectorate.
Petter Sandgren, a researcher at the European University Institute in Florence, advanced a theory that the children of new entrants to Sweden's elite, nouveau riches, had broken ranks with the old boy network which had previously suppressed reports of abuse.