Social Institute, Turin, is a private Catholic primary and secondary school, located in Turin, Italy. The school was established by the Jesuits in 1881, and has over 800 pupils from kindergarten through to secondary school.
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History
In 1679, the Jesuits had opened College of Nobles in Turin. The building was designed by Guarino Guarini, who conceived a building with three equally ornate levels. Today this building houses Museo Egizio.
Currently the Jesuit Education Foundation oversees this among six Italian colleges and one in Albania.
Notable alumni
Giovanni Conso - jurist
Piero Fassino - politician
Giovanni Maria Flick - jurist
Pier Giorgio Frassati - blessed social activist
Ludovico Geymonat - philosopher
Federico Lombardi - priest
Carlo Maria Martini - cardinal
Neja - singer
Cesare Pavese - poet
Mario Soldati - film director