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Albert College is a co-educational independent boarding and day school in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. It is the oldest co-ed independent school in Canada, and the only private school in Belleville. Albert College currently has an enrollment of approximately 300 students from over 20 different countries. The school comprises an Early Primary Learning Centre (Pre-Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten), a Junior School (Senior Kindergarten to Grade 6), a Middle School (Grades 7 and 8), and a Senior School (Grades 9 to 12 and Post-Graduate). Boarding students are divided into three residences, which are Baker House, for boys in Grade 7 to 9, Graham Hall, for boys in Grade 10, 11 and 12 and Victoria Manor, for all boarding girls. Albert College is also a day school, for local students, who come mainly from Belleville, as well as the nearby communities of Picton, Napanee, and Kingston. Students are transported in school vans, or drive to school, every day and return home every evening. Albert College's facilities include a chapel, dining hall, a number of art rooms, and a science wing. Albert College's motto is "Paci Artibusque, Pacis Faveo" ("I favour peace and the arts of peace"), and its mission is, "To inspire excellence in the 5 'A's: Acadmeics, Arts, Athletics, Active Citizenship and Adventure". Albert College offers a wide range of co-curricular programs, specialized arts programs, Advanced Placement courses, and an English Foundation Year for first-year English as a Second Language (ESL) students. In addition, ESL is also offered at Albert College during the annual Summer School programme. Albert College offers a number of varsity and intramural sports, including swimming, lacrosse, rugby, basketball, soccer, and others. ==History== Albert College was founded in 1857 by the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) as the Belleville Seminary. The Episcopal Methodists established Albert College at Belleville, Ontario in 1866.〔https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/tlctd10.txt The Project Gutenberg EBook #6466 of 'The Intellectual Development of the Canadian People, A historical review' by John George Bourinot, House of Commons, Ottawa, February 17th, 1881〕 In 1861 Albert College became affiliated with the University of Toronto, and in 1866 it received its university charter and was renamed Albert University in honour of Prince Albert. After the MEC merged into the Methodist Church of Canada in 1884, the school federated with Victoria University, stopped offering university credits and became a high school. A plaque was erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Citizenship and Culture on College Hill United Church, 16 North Park Street, in Belleville. Albert College features several stained glass windows including a three light window (1986) by Robert McCausland Limited. 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「Albert College (Belleville, Ontario)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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