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The Sierra Leone Grammar School was founded on 25 March 1845 in Freetown, Sierra Leone by the Church Mission Society (CMS), and at first was called the CMS Grammar School. It was the first secondary educational institution for West Africans with a European curriculum. Many of the administrators and professionals of British West Africa were educated at the school. ==Foundation== The Church Mission Society founded Fourah Bay College in 1827 to provide training for African missionaries. As the academic standards of the college rose, the regular schools in the region were unable to produce students with sufficient education to be admitted to the college. The grammar school was founded to fill the gap. The CMS obtained a lease on a massive building with arches on all sides at Regent Square, Freetown that until recently had been the house of the Governor.〔 Opening in 25 March 1845, the CMS Grammar School was the first secondary education institution in Sierra Leone and the first in Sub-Saharan Africa for Africans.〔〔 The CMS Grammar School offered a western-style curriculum that included Greek, Latin, Astronomy and Music.〔 Other subjects were English, French, Bible Knowledge, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History, Recitation and Physical Education. The school began with 14 pupils from Fourah Bay College.〔 At first the main purpose was to train people who would go on to become missionaries, so all pupils were expected to convert to Christianity.〔 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「Sierra Leone Grammar School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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