Reflections for King’s-Edgehill School Cadet Church Parade, 2016
2016 Cadet Church Parade Reflections on ‘The Year of Edgehill’
Friday, May 20th at Christ Church, Windsor, NS
The year 2016 is the year of Edgehill! Girls Rock! This year marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of The Church School for Girls, later known as Edgehill, here in Windsor on June 23rd, 1891. Just up the hill from here at Christ Church, “the School was founded for the purpose of giving a high-class education in all subjects of School study”. Edgehill was located on the hill neighbouring King’s. The year 2016 also marks the 40th anniversary of the amalgamation of Edgehill and King’s that brought into being King’s-Edgehill School. Guys and Gals. We all rock!
But in this special year of Edgehill, we celebrate what Edgehill brought to King’s and which contributes so greatly and wonderfully to King’s-Edgehill.
Edgehill, quite simply, brought grace and class, a certain kind of elegance and dignity. That is no mean feat; certainly, no small matter. Edgehill contributed greatly to the ideals of gentleness and learning and manhood or humanitas. The coming together of King’s and Edgehill has contributed to an educational programme which endeavours to make us all better men and women committed to leadership and service. We have much to be thankful to Edgehill.
Edgehill’s motto, fideliter, meaning faithfulness, brought a renewed sense of commitment and meaning to the King’s motto – Deo Legi Regi Gregi, which means for God, for the Law, for the King and for the People. It is easy to lose sight of the power of these words even though they are emblazoned on our uniforms and present everywhere in the School, on the walls and even on the floors. The two mottoes symbolize the ideals of dedicated service that are impossible to envision, let alone attain, apart from an education that focuses on the formation of character. That requires a constant emphasis upon dignity and respect, gentleness and learning.