theless ▁a ▁local ▁pione er ▁establishment ▁and ▁known ▁and ▁respect ed ▁for ▁its ▁innov ations . ▁It ▁was ▁very ▁successful , ▁arg u ably ▁the ▁largest ▁school ▁open ▁to ▁females ▁in ▁Mal m ö . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁it ▁had ▁ 2 0 0 - 3 0 0 ▁students ▁with ▁an ▁eight - year ▁elementary ▁and ▁primary ▁school ▁and ▁a ▁three - year ▁secondary ▁education ▁class . ▁She ▁focused ▁in ▁human istic ▁subjects , ▁offered ▁Swedish , ▁French , ▁German ▁and ▁English , ▁singing ▁education , ▁introduced ▁home ▁econom ics , ▁daily ▁g ymn ast ics , ▁education ▁in ▁health , ▁school ▁tri ps ▁and ▁school ▁libraries . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁St enk ula ▁res igned ▁from ▁her ▁position ▁and ▁left ▁Mal m ö ▁for ▁Ö r k ell j ung a ▁in ▁Sk å ne , ▁where ▁she ▁founded ▁and ▁managed ▁a ▁small ▁school ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁It ▁too ▁became ▁a ▁local ▁pione er ▁institution , ▁and ▁lay ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁public ▁secondary ▁educational ▁school ▁in ▁Ö r k ell j ung a . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁her ▁former ▁students ▁founded ▁the ▁Maria ▁St enk ula ▁Memorial ▁Fund ▁( M aria ▁St enk ulas ▁min nes f ond ) ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁ ▁Mal m ö ▁hög re ▁lä ro verk ▁för ▁f lick or ▁as