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John Knox Christian School (JKCS) is an independent Christian school located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1953 and began classes in 1959. John Knox currently has an enrollment of about 350+ students. JKCS is a member of the Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools (OACS). ==History== In 1953, several Christian families from the Clarkson Christian Reformed Church came together to form a Christian elementary school. John Knox Christian School opened for operation in September 1959, with Mr. Van Dijk as principal. Two classrooms were set up in the basement of the Clarkson Christian Reformed Church with 44 students in eight grades. In 1961, a three-classroom building at 1884 Lakeshore Road West in Clarkson was opened. An additional two-classroom addition was ready by September 1963. In 1981 another classroom, a staff room and a gymnasium were opened. In 1983, a senior kindergarten program was implemented in the basement of the Clarkson Christian Reformed Church. Junior kindergarten followed in 1984. Further expansion in 1988 necessitated the placement of two portable classrooms on the playground. In 1992, a Building Planning Committee began to search for a location to accommodate continuing growth. In 1994 a new property was purchased and in 1995 construction began. The school doors opened at 2232 Sheridan Garden Drive, Oakville in September 1995 with 259 students and 16 staff. The student body continued to grow in numbers so that during the summer of 1996 the portables from the old school in Mississauga were transported to the new location and refurbished to accommodate an enrollment of 305 and 18 staff members in September 1996. In the summer of 1999, the new facility was expanded to include an additional computer lab, an art room, a music room and additional classrooms. The portable classrooms were also removed at this time. The school has a capacity for 395 students from junior kindergarten to grade 8.〔(http://www.jkcs-oakville.org/school-history )〕 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「John Knox Christian School (Oakville)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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