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Methodist High School (other)
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Methodist High School may refer to: * Methodist High School, Kanpur, India * Methodist Boys' High School, Lagos, Nigeria * Methodist Boys' High School, Oron, Nigeria * Methodist Boys' High School (Sierra Leone) * Methodist Girls' High School (Lagos), Nigeria * Methodist Girls' High School (Mamfe), Ghana * Methodist Girls' High School, Point Pedro, Sri Lanka * Methodist Girls High School (Port Harcourt), Nigeria * Methodist Girls' High School (Sierra Leone) See also * Christian Methodist Senior High School, New Aplaku, Ghana * St. Matthew United Methodist High School, Liberia * Methodist Girls' School (other) Methodist Girls' School may refer to: * Methodist Girls' School, Ipoh, Malaysia * Methodist Girls' School, Singapore * Methodist Girls' High School (Lagos), Nigeria * Methodist Girls' High School (Mamfe), Akuapim North District, Ghana * Methodist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methodist High School, Kanpur
Methodist High School, or MHS Kanpur, was established in Kanpur, India in 1876 (originally named Girls' High School) by the American Missionary Educationist Isabella Thoburn. MHS is a sister school to the Isabella Thoburn College of Lucknow. History Established in a large thatched bungalow on the banks of the River Ganges, the school was later relocated to its present campus at 73, Cantonment. It has a large, tree-abundant compound, with four buildings: Elementary school (primary-KG), Primary School (1-5 grades) and Senior School (6-10-11 Grades). A Methodist Church is within the precincts of the school. The school was called the Girls' High School until the 1940s even though it did admit some boys. The name was changed from the "Girls' High School" to the "Methodist High School" in 1952 at the time of the 75th year celebrations, as the boys objected to being called "boys of the Girls' High School." The school was started to educate "Anglo-Indian" children (children of Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methodist Boys' High School, Lagos
Methodist Boys' High School, Lagos (MBHS Lagos) is a secondary school for boys located in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Founded in 1878, it was the second secondary school established in Nigeria. History The leaders of the Methodist community, including Charles Joseph George, met in 1874 to discuss founding a secondary school for members of their communion as an alternative to the CMS Grammar School, Bariga Lagos. After a fund-raising drive, construction of the building commenced and the Methodist Boys' High School, Lagos building was completed in June 1877. On March 14, 1878 the new school was formally opened, with Rev. W. Terry Coppin as the first principal. In April 1878, the first batch of students were taken in. There were 12 names on the roll. Among the 12 boys was George Stone Smith, the first on the list and therefore the Senior Foundation Scholar. There were also six mission agents-in-training. By the end of the year the number on roll had increased to 23 boys and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methodist Boys' High School, Oron
Methodist Boys’ High School, Oron (MBHS Oron) was established on 18 September 1905 following a proposal by Rev. Nathaniel Boocock Reverend Nathaniel Boocock a Minister whose pioneering works in the west coast of Africa also contributed in creating the Missions at Bottler Point, Urua Eye (Udesi) and Adadia. Initially named Oron Training Institute (OTI), the school was established in order to turn the brightest schoolboys into teachers, and in the hope that some of them might eventually become Ministers. History In 1870, two Primitive Methodis ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methodist Boys' High School (Sierra Leone)
The Methodist Boys' High School, was founded as the Wesleyan Boys' High School, is a secondary school founded in Freetown, Sierra Leone, by the May family under the auspices of the Wesleyan Society on 6 April 1874. The school is affiliated to the Methodist Girls' High School (Sierra Leone) established by James Taylor, the uncle of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (15 August 18751 September 1912) was a British composer and conductor. Of mixed race, mixed-race birth, Coleridge-Taylor achieved such success that he was referred to by white New York musicians as the "African Gu ... under the auspices of the Wesleyan Society on 1 January 1880. Sources *http://mbhsalumniassociationtx.org/school.html {{coord missing, Sierra Leone Schools in Freetown Secondary schools in Sierra Leone Educational institutions established in 1874 Methodism in Sierra Leone Boys' schools in Sierra Leone 1874 establishments in Sierra Leone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methodist Girls' High School (Lagos)
Methodist Girls' High School is a secondary school for girls located in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. It was established in 1879 and affiliated with the Methodist Church. It is the first female secondary school and the third oldest secondary school in Nigeria.It is the sister School of Methodist Boys High School. Alumni * Chief (Mrs) HID Awolowo, née Adelana (1915-2015), businesswomen and politician. * Professor Ibiyinka Fuwape, theoretical physicist. * Alhaja Lateefat Okunnu, née Oyekan (born 1939), civil servant and administrator. * Chief (Mrs) Folake Solanke Chief Folake Solanke (born 29 March 1932), SAN, CON, is a Nigerian lawyer, administrator, and social critic. She is the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria and the first Nigerian female lawyer to wear the silk gown as Senior Counsel. Sh ... SAN, née Odulate (born 1932), lawyer and administrator. References {{coord missing, Nigeria Girls' schools in Lagos Methodist schools 1879 establishments in Lagos Colony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methodist Girls' High School (Mamfe)
Methodist Girls' High School (Meghis) is a Ghanaian girls' second-cycle institution at Mamfe, in the Akuapim North District of the Eastern Region. Mamfe Methodist girls won the 2019 World ROBOFEST competition held at Michigan in the United States of America. History The school was established in 1984 as a private institution called Mamfe State College. However, due to financial, administrative and staffing problems, in 1988 the school was handed over to the Methodist Church Ghana, as a result it was renamed to Methodist High School. Government absorbed the school into the public system in January 1993. Notable alumni * Ebony Reigns - dancehall/Afrobeats artist See also * Christianity in Ghana * Education in Ghana Before the arrival of European settlers, who introduced a formal education system addressed to the elites, education in Ghana was mainly informal and based on apprenticeship. Economic activities in pre-colonial Ghana were based on farm produce ... * List of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methodist Girls' High School, Point Pedro
Methodist Girls' High School ( ta, மெதடிஸ்ட் பெண்கள் உயர்தரப் பாடசாலை ''Metaṭisṭ Peṇkaḷ Uyartarap Pāṭacālai'', also known as Methodist Girls' College) is a provincial school in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an .... Founded in 1823 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools. See also * List of schools in Northern Province, Sri Lanka References External links Methodist Girls’ High School Educational institutions established in 1823 Former Methodist schools in Sri Lanka Girls' schools in Sri Lanka Provincial schools in Sri Lanka Schools in Point Pedro Wesleyan Methodist Mission of Ceylon (North) schools {{SriLanka-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methodist Girls High School (Port Harcourt)
Methodist Girls High School, formerly Government Girls Secondary School is a private, all-female high school in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Rivers State, also known as Rivers, is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). Formed in 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include: Imo to the north, Abia and Akwa I .... It is owned and operated by the Methodist Church Nigeria, Port Harcourt. References Schools in Port Harcourt Girls' schools in Rivers State Christian schools in Nigeria Methodism in Nigeria {{Christian-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Methodist Girls' High School (Sierra Leone)
The Methodist Girls' High School founded as the ''Wesleyan Girls' High School'' is a secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ... for girls established by James Taylor, an uncle of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor under the auspices of the Wesleyan Society on 1 January 1880. The school is affiliated to the Methodist Boys' High School (Sierra Leone) established in Freetown by the May family under the auspices of the Methodist Society. Sources *http://mghsogadc.com/historymghs.pdf *https://mghsoldgirlsuk.com/ *http://mghsglobal.org/history.html {{coord missing, Sierra Leone Schools in Freetown Secondary schools in Sierra Leone Educational institutions established in 1880 Methodism in Sierra Leone Girls' schools in Sierra Leone 1880 establishments in Sierra Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Methodist Senior High School
Christian Methodist Senior High School is a co-educational, municipal secondary school located in Weija, Ga South Municipal District, Ghana. History The school was established in September 1960 by the Late Rev. Gordon Nii Akwei Quaye of blessed memory with funding from the United States-based Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. The school was initially located, in rented premises, at Asylum Down, near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle. Originally a private institution, it was absorbed into the public educational system in September 1965. The school moved to the present site, in Weija, in September 2009. The school is a co-educational school. In 2021 Yen News listed the school as one of the top ten senior high schools in the Greater Accra area. In 2015 110 acres of land belonging to the school were the subject of an invasion by squatters. By 2018 only five acres of the 110 acres set aside for the school were available for its use. During the 2020 Ghanaian elections, a polling station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
