King's-Edgehill School is a Canadian

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located in the town of

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. It is the oldest English

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in the

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outside the

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, founded by

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s as King's Collegiate School in 1788, and granted Royal Charter by

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in 1802.

History of King's Collegiate School

The agricultural town of Windsor was chosen by Charles Inglis, first overseas Bishop of the

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, for the founding of the school over the larger military centre and colonial capital of Halifax, some to the southeast, so "...that it be well away from taverns and houses of ill fame". In April 1787,

gave Royal Assent to the establishment of King's Collegiate School, as well as to the establishment of the

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—the first such honour to be bestowed upon any school in the

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took an interest in King's Collegiate School and University of King's College while stationed in Halifax as Commander-in-Chief, British North America. The Academy at Windsor, known as the "Collegiate School", and the "King's Collegiate School" was opened on 1 November 1788, under the charge of Archibald Payne Inglis. Seventeen pupils were in attendance, among whom was John Inglis, subsequently the Right Rev. John Inglis, D. D. third Bishop of Nova Scotia. HR Arial

In June 1890, the Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia decided to establish a girls' school in Windsor to complement King's Collegiate School. Edgehill School opened in January 1891 and construction of a new building to house the new girls began in the following June. KingsEdgeLibrary

In 1920, a disastrous fire swept through the campus, causing irreparable damage to the main university buildings. With the encouragement of the Carnegie Foundation, which was promoting the consolidation of all Nova Scotian post-secondary institutions to Halifax around a nucleus formed by

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, the

received funds to move into a newly built campus in Halifax. King's College remains an independent university, although its students enjoy affiliation privileges with Dalhousie. Its campus is located at the corner of Oxford Street and Coburg Road, occupying the northwest corner of Dalhousie's Studley Campus. In 1923, the former King's College campus in Windsor was designated a National Historic Site, as it was the original site of the oldest university in the colonies which became Canada.

History of Edgehill School for Girls

The initiatory step in the establishment of the Edgehill School for Girls was taken by the Alumni of King's College on June 25, 1890. The project was brought under the notice of the Synod of the Diocese of Nova Scotia in the address of the Bishop on June 27, 1890. The foundation of the new building was commenced on May 18, 1891. The corner-stone of the New Building was laid on June 23, 1891, by the Hon, Dir John C. Allen, D. C. L, Chief Justice of New Brunswick, assisted by the Very Rev. Dean Gilpin, D. D. , Commissary of the Bishop of Nova Scotia. During the Second World War, the Edgehill School was host to a group of approximately 30 female students from the

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who had been evacuated. They travelled to Nova Scotia on the SS ''Duchess of Atholl''. On September 1, 2016, the former Edgehill School for Girls was struck by lightning. Despite the best efforts of fire crew, the ensuing fire destroyed the building.

History

In 1976 the governing bodies of both schools decided to amalgamate, and King's-Edgehill School was born. Both King's Collegiate School and the newer Edgehill School remained on the Windsor campus and eventually expanded to include much of the site, therefore better hosting the athletic tournaments which take place every year. Fountain Performing Arts Centre

King's College School (The Collegiate School), Edgehill School for Girls, King's-Edgehill School Timeline

* 1787 – Dr. Charles Inglis arrives in Nova Scotia * 1788 – King's Collegiate School for boys opens with 17 students * 1789 – George III gives Royal Assent to K.C.S. * 1790 – The Academy commenced in the Susanna Francklin's house. * 1794 – The Academy moved into the unfinished College buildings, which had begun its construction in 1790 * 1800 – The boys of K.C.S. adopt the game of hurley to the ice of Long Pond * 1817 – Construction of The Academy building was begun, the story being that of the eight thousand pounds spent to build this stone building, three thousand is said to have come from the Arms Duty Fund raised in Castine, Maine, during the War of 1812; it was ready for use in 1822 * 1822 – New Stone Structure was completed for the Academy on the College Property. * 1863 – Convocation Hall is built, Canada's first library museum building * 1867 – Canadian Confederation: Among the Fathers of Confederation are 3 former K.C.S. students * 1871 – Fire destroyed The Academy (Willetts House – Lower School) * 1877 – The boys' school moved into a new wooden building constructed on the site of the stone building and was designated King's Collegiate School * 1877 – Hensley Memorial Chapel opens on the first Sunday of Michaelmas Term * 1891 – Edgehill School for Girls opens with 27 resident and 15 day students * 1905 – Because of poor drainage, the school was moved to higher ground. *1906 – Cadet Programme Begins. Cadet Corp #254 * 1915 – The School changed its name to King's College School * 1920 – Disastrous fire destroys the main buildings of the University of King's College * 1923 – The school and the university separate; King's College moves to Halifax * 1931 – Inglis House is erected on the foundation of the original 1790 College building * 1976 – Amalgamation to form King's-Edgehill School * 1981 – King's-Edgehill offers the International Baccalaureate Programme, the sixth school in Canada to do so *2005 – New construction: The Ted Canavan Athletic Centre, The David K. Wilson Gymnasium and The Spafford Pool. *2006 – The opening of The Fountain Performing Arts Centre *2018 – FIFA Regulation Turf Field Installed on Jakeman Field.

Present day

Since 2005, there have been major renovations of the school, ranging from the addition of a floor to the girls dormitory to the construction of the Ted Canavan Athletic Centre, complete with a pool, double gym and well-equipped exercise facilities, the opening of The Fountain Performing Arts Centre to host musical performances, concerts and dance productions and the most recent addition to the campus, the all weather artificial turf field and running track. The current headmaster is Joseph F. Seagram. His predecessor is David Penaluna, KES headmaster from 1995–2008.

Headmasters and Principals (King's)

Headmistresses/Principals Edgehill School for Girls (Founded 1891)

Notable alumni

Teachers

* Sir Charles G. D. Roberts * Steven Holmes * Steven Laffoley *

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Students

* David Andrews *

Ruth Archibald Ruth Archibald is a Canadian diplomat and former political organizer. She is the current Canadian high commissioner in Bridgetown with responsibility for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. Education Archibald is an alumna of Edgehill School, now ...

* Robert Christie (Quebec Politician) * George Cooper, C.M., C.D., Q.C. * Bruce Curtis *

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* Muriel Denison * Robert B. Dickey *

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* Fred Fountain *

Joan Fraser Joan Fraser (born October 12, 1944) is a Canadian former senator and journalist. Biography Fraser went to Edgehill School and then joined the ''Montreal Gazette'' in 1965 after graduating from McGill University. After two years as a cub rep ...

* James Gilbert *

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* Tiny Hermann * Gudie Hutchings * Frederick E. Hyndman * Andrew Kam *

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* A.A. MacLeod * Percy Paris * John Pryor * Joe Robertson (ice hockey) * Edward Ross * Joachim Stroink * Thomas Suther * Gordon Tidman * Peter Whalley *

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* Evan Xie

References

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External links

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