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St. Francis' Canossian College (abbr: SFCC; traditional Chinese: 嘉諾撒聖方濟各書院; demonym: Franciscan) was founded on 7 May 1869, and meanwhile the second school established by the Italian Canossian Daughters of Charity in Hong Kong. The wall painting of four Guardian Angels' playing instruments is the mascot of the school and a prominent landmark on Kennedy Road. The primary section is known as St. Francis' Canossian School, located on St. Francis Street and connected to the campus of the secondary section by a bridge. After established for more than one century, St. Francis' Canossian College, being one of the 22 earliest Grant Schools, has also been identified as one of the most prestigious catholic girls' schools in both Wan Chai District and Hong Kong. == School history == In 1860, a small group of Canossian Sisters left their native Italy and moved to Hong Kong for evangelism. In order to teach and care for the moral welfare of the many poor children who lived in Wan Chai, in 1869, Canossian Sisters took a house to provide proper education with an emphasis on moral growth and self-respect to the poor and needy, which was the beginning of today's St. Francis’ Canossian College. The Sisters did not only start a school, they also set up a hospital and an orphanage at the same address. After visiting the school, the Governor of Hong Kong was very impressed with the school's education, so he invited the school to join the "Grant-in-aid" Scheme. Although the school became a government establishment and one of the earliest Grant Schools in Hong Kong, the administration and management still belonged to Canossian Daughters of Charity. The school closed in 1941 due to the Japanese Occupation, but the determination and passion of the Sisters did not waver. After the World War II ended in 1945, the school re-opened and was named "Sacred Heart Junior School" until 1953 when it was renamed as "St. Francis’ Canossian College." As a result of increasing demand of school places, the school started an expansion project with two extensions completed in 1956 and 1958. In 1956, the school also established the first team of Red Cross Youth Unit, which became one of the most sizable uniform groups in Hong Kong. In 1962, the school introduced Form Six classes and since then provided free education from Primary One to Form Six. The hall building opened in 1985, which consisted of a gymnasium, a library, a needlework room, a cookery room etc. Eventually, only St. Francis’ Canossian College and St. Francis’ Canossian School remained standing on Kennedy Road while the other buildings were used as the convent for Canossian Sisters and Caritas Magdalene School for deaf-mute. In 2008, Caritas Magdalene School was redeveloped into the new school campus for the primary section, which was below the Kennedy Road campus. St. Francis’ Canossian College’s redevelopment construction started in 2013 and was expected to be completed in 2016. The area of the new school site would be around 10,000m2. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Francis' Canossian College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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