Bishop's College School
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, South Africa
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Bishop's College School is a private school in Lennoxville, Quebec
Quebec
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, Canada
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The school was established in 1836 as the Lennoxville Classical School by the Rev. Lucius Doolittle. The school became co-educational in 1973 after merging with King’s Hall Compton, a nearby girls' school.

BCS is a culturally diverse, bilingual, co-educational, independent boarding and day school for Grades 7 to 12 (Forms II to VII) located on a 350 acres (1.4 km²) campus in Lennoxville a borough of Sherbrooke, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada
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 in the heart of Québec’s historic Eastern Townships.

The school has been member of the Round Square
Round Square
The Round Square Conference of Schools is a worldwide association of more than 80 schools that allows students to travel between schools,tour foreign countries, involve themselves in community service and discover cultures along the way.-History:...

 since 1986 and the BCS Cadet Corps #2, the oldest continuous service corps in Canada, has been affiliated with the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada since 1936.

History

Bishop’s College School was founded in 1836 as the Lennoxville Classical School by the Reverend Lucius Doolittle, who also served as the first Headmaster. Back then, the School was housed in the St. James’ Parsonage and within four years twenty-three boys were enrolled. Tuition fees were set at 15 shillings per quarter in the Junior Forms and 25 shillings for the Upper Forms; board was £25 per annum (about $130 per year).

Alfred Arthur Cox (architect) designed several buildings on campus including: Dining Halls (1899), Kitchen (1899), addition to the Library (1899), new lecture rooms (1899).

Hundreds of former students volunteered and fought for Canada during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. Each year the names of those who fell (65 boys and three masters in the First World War, 62 boys in the Second World War and one master in the Korean War) are remembered during the School’s Remembrance Day Service.

Girls became an integral part of school life in the 1972-73 school year when BCS and the nearby King’s Hall Compton amalgamated. In 1995, Nancy Layton was appointed as Head of School, becoming the first female Head of a coeducational boarding school in Canada.

Today, BCS serves approximately 235 students with a faculty of over 40 educators. The campus is composed of 26 buildings set on 270 acres (1.1 km²), including playing fields and woodlands. The school's stated goal is the education of young people, enabling students to benefit from a broader range of knowledge, a greater depth of understanding and a solid foundation of values. There is a strong multi-cultural aspect to the school with students from, among others, Canada, China, Korea, USA, England, France, Mexico, South America, Bahamas, Bermuda, Germany, Japan and Thailand.

The school benefits from the strong support and encouragement of parents, friends and generation after generation of alumni, who largely feels a strong connection to the school long after leaving the campus.

BCS Cadet Corps #2

BCS Cadet Corps #2, the oldest continuous service corps in Canada, was formed in 1861 as the Volunteer Rifle Company. Today, the Corps plays a major role in the lives of students, school and community.

The program, compulsory for all students, is organized and run almost entirely by senior cadets. Instruction is given in skills such as first aid, outdoor education and service-type activities.

Recruits participate in Cadets every Thursday of the year, as well as attending a 2-3 day camp at the start of the year. Returning cadets carry out and organize a number of service-orientated activities. They include participation in the School Bands, literary magazine Inscape, the Round Square and Outreach programs, the environmental Green Group, Adventure Training, Community Services and the Yearbook.

Bishop's College School is affiliated with the Black Watch Regiment of Montreal. In early May each year, the Corps sends two platoons and the Colour Party to march with the Regiment in their Church Parade. The Annual Corps review is held on the Friday of May long weekend; this event includes demonstrations by the drill team and the band.

Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Bishop’s College School is proud to offer all students, beginning in Form IV, the opportunity to earn The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award , is a programme of activities that can be undertaken by anyone aged 14 to 24, regardless of personal ability....

 which is an international programme that operates in more than 100 countries.

Founded in 1956 by HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the Award aims to develop character, leadership and personal discipline in youth. As of 2004, nearly four million young people have been involved worldwide. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is based on the educational philosophy of Dr. Kurt Hahn
Kurt Hahn
Kurt Martin Hahn was a German educator whose philosophies are considered internationally influential.-Biography:...

, founder of Gordonstoun School, the United World Colleges, Outward Bound, and the Round Square - a worldwide association of schools whose students share a commitment, beyond academic excellence, to personal development and responsibility through service, challenge, adventure and international understanding. BCS has been a member of the Round Square Conference of Schools since 1986.

Introduced to Canada in 1963, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is open to all young people between the ages of 14 and 25. The Award currently attracts some 30,000 participants annually and is operational in all 10 Provinces and 3 Territories.

There are three levels to the award: Bronze, Silver, and Gold – each with an increasing degree of commitment. Within each level there are four sections.

Houses

BCS consists of 9 houses, 2 of them being for day students, and the remainder for boarders:
  • Chapman (Junior & Senior Boys)
  • Ross Boys (Day Students)
  • Ross Girls (Day Students)
  • Glass (Senior Girls)
  • Gillard (Junior & Senior Girls)
  • Grier South (Junior Boys)
  • Grier North (Senior Boys)
  • McNaughton (Senior Boys)
  • Smith (Senior Boys)
  • Williams (Senior Boys)


All of the houses are named after former BCS headmasters or a famous alumni/staff member of the school.
Williams House has constantly switched between being a boy's house and a girl's house over the years.

Athletics

BCS sports a wide range of interscholastic teams at varying skill levels, as well as intramural and non-competitive activities to provide something for everyone. In recent years BCS teams have won championships in basketball, football, rugby, soccer, swimming and tennis. Part of this success is due to the first-rate coaching in all sports. BCS athletes also benefit from outstanding facilities, including a complete fitness centre, a 40 feet (12.2 m) climbing wall, new squash and tennis courts, and Canada’s oldest indoor hockey rink.

In 2008, Stephan Lebeau
Stéphan Lebeau
Stéphan Lebeau is a former professional ice hockey centre who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League from 1988–89 to 1994–95. He won a Stanley Cup in 1993 with the Montreal Canadiens...

, a former professional hockey player and experienced youth hockey coach, joined BCS as director of hockey, to create an elite hockey program at the School.

School Traditions

  • School hymn is "And Did Those Feet/In Ancient Time" which is sung at the closing ceremonies for each semester
  • "God be with you ('til we meet again)" is sung at the final chapel ceremony the night before the graduation ceremony
  • Old Boys Weekend, an opportunity for alumni to return to the school, was previously held over Thanksgiving weekend. It was first moved to the weekend before Thanksgiving, and now coincides with the Cadet Corps Review
  • Athletics have a strong rivalry with Stanstead College, the nearby English private school, and Alexander Galt Regional High School
    Alexander Galt Regional High School
    Alexander Galt Regional High School , located in Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada, is an English language secondary school which opened in 1969. It provides English education to 1150 Secondary 1 - 5 students in the southeastern region of the Eastern Townships.-Facilities:The school is located on a ...

    , the nearby English public school.

Notable alumni

  • Sir H. Montagu Allan
    H. Montagu Allan
    Sir Hugh Andrew Montague Allan, CVO was a Canadian banker, ship owner, and a sportsman who donated the Allan Cup, the trophy symbolic of men's amateur ice hockey supremacy in Canada.-Early life:...

     (1860-1951), businessman who donated the Allan Cup
    Allan Cup
    The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...

     to Ice Hockey
    Ice hockey
    Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

  • David Atkinson
    David Atkinson (baritone)
    David Atkinson is a retired Canadian baritone and actor. Most of his career was spent performing in musicals and operettas in New York City from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, although he did appear in some operas and made a few television appearances. In 1952 he created the role of Sam...

     (born 1921), actor and singer
  • Charles Sandwith Campbell
    Charles Sandwith Campbell
    Charles Sandwith Campbell K.C., LL.D. was a benefactor who gave the City of Montreal the Campbell Concerts and Campbell Parks. He was a Governor of McGill University.- Biography :...

     (1858-1923), lawyer and Governor of McGill University
    McGill University
    Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...

     who gave Montreal
    Montreal
    Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

     the Campbell Concerts and Parks
  • Hartland MacDougall
    Hartland MacDougall
    Hartland Brydges MacDougall was a notable Canadian ice hockey player and stockbroker generally regarded as versatile player of the pre-NHL era of the sport. He initially played the position of Goaltender but ended his career playing Point...

     (1875-1947), of MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier Stockbrokers, and a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
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  • Frederick Edmund Meredith
    Frederick Edmund Meredith
    Frederick Edmund Meredith K.C., D.C.L. was a Canadian lawyer and businessman, the 8th Chancellor of Bishop's University, Lennoxville; honorary President of the Montreal Victorias for three of their Stanley Cup championships in the late 1890s, and Chief Counsel to the CPR at the inquest into the...

     (1862-1941), lawyer, Chancellor of Bishop's University
    Bishop's University
    Bishop's University is a predominantly undergraduate university in Lennoxville, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Bishop's is one of three universities in the province of Quebec that teach primarily in the English language...

     and president of the Montreal Victorias
    Montreal Victorias
    The Victoria Hockey Club of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was an early men's amateur ice hockey club. Its date of origin is ascribed to either 1874, 1877 or 1881, making it either the first or second organized ice hockey club after McGill University. The club played at its own rink, the Victoria Skating...

  • Senator Hartland de Montarville Molson
    Hartland Molson
    Hartland de Montarville Molson, was an Anglo-Quebecer statesman, Canadian Senator and a member of the prominent Molson family of brewers.-Education:...

     (1907-2002), of the Molson Brewery
    Molson family
    The Molson family of Montreal, Quebec, Canada was founded by John Molson who emigrated to Canada in 1782 from his home in Lincolnshire, England....

     and former owner of the Montreal Canadiens
    Montreal Canadiens
    The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

  • Sir William Price
    William Price (Canadian politician)
    Sir William Price was a Canadian businessman and politician.Born in Talca, Chile, the son of Henry Ferrier Price and Florence Rogerson, Price was educated at Bishops College School in Lennoxville, Quebec and later at St. Marks School, Windsor, England...

     (1867-1924), Quebec businessman and politician
  • J. K. L. Ross
    J. K. L. Ross
    John Kenneth Leveson Ross CBE was a Canadian businessman, sportsman, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder, and philanthropist. He is best remembered for winning the first United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1919 with his Hall of Fame colt, Sir Barton.- Early life :J.K.L...

     (1876-1951), Montreal
    Montreal
    Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

     philanthropist
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    , race-horse owner and Deputy Governor of Jamaica
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