The Priory School (Kingston)
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The Priory School in Kingston
, Jamaica
teaches kindergarten
, primary
and secondary
stundents, the latter under the name Priory High.
, a Jamaican Rhodes scholar, political activist and patron of the arts and educational causes. Fowler was Priory's headmaster from its founding until his retirement in 1973.
Hugh Clarence Bourne to replace the previous building destroyed in the 1907 Kingston earthquake
. This previous building had been in use as a rectory
and it was in allusion to this that the name "Priory" was chosen for the new building.
, Jamaica
teaches kindergarten
, primary
and secondary
stundents, the latter under the name Priory High.
, a Jamaican Rhodes scholar, political activist and patron of the arts and educational causes. Fowler was Priory's headmaster from its founding until his retirement in 1973.
Hugh Clarence Bourne to replace the previous building destroyed in the 1907 Kingston earthquake
. This previous building had been in use as a rectory
and it was in allusion to this that the name "Priory" was chosen for the new building.
, Jamaica
teaches kindergarten
, primary
and secondary
stundents, the latter under the name Priory High.
, a Jamaican Rhodes scholar, political activist and patron of the arts and educational causes. Fowler was Priory's headmaster from its founding until his retirement in 1973.
Hugh Clarence Bourne to replace the previous building destroyed in the 1907 Kingston earthquake
. This previous building had been in use as a rectory
and it was in allusion to this that the name "Priory" was chosen for the new building.
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
teaches kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
, primary
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
and secondary
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
stundents, the latter under the name Priory High.
History
It was founded in 1944 as "The Priory House" by Henry FowlerHenry Fowler
Henry Fowler may refer to:* Henry I of Germany , the Fowler, Duke of Saxony and King of the Germans*Henry Fowler * Henry Hartley Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton , British politician...
, a Jamaican Rhodes scholar, political activist and patron of the arts and educational causes. Fowler was Priory's headmaster from its founding until his retirement in 1973.
Campus
Priory originally consisted of just one building, a former private residence "The Priory". This had been built in 1907 by the Governor of JamaicaGovernors of Jamaica
This is a list of viceroys in Jamaica from its initial occupation by Spain in 1509, to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. For a list of viceroys in Jamaica after independence, see Governor-General of Jamaica....
Hugh Clarence Bourne to replace the previous building destroyed in the 1907 Kingston earthquake
1907 Kingston earthquake
The 1907 Kingston earthquake which shook the capital of the island of Jamaica with a magnitude of 6.5 on the moment magnitude scale on Monday January 14th, at about 3:30 pm local time , was considered by many writers of that time one of the world's deadliest earthquakes recorded in history...
. This previous building had been in use as a rectory
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
and it was in allusion to this that the name "Priory" was chosen for the new building.
Curriculum
Extracurricular activities
Notable teachers
The Priory School in KingstonKingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
teaches kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
, primary
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
and secondary
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
stundents, the latter under the name Priory High.
History
It was founded in 1944 as "The Priory House" by Henry FowlerHenry Fowler
Henry Fowler may refer to:* Henry I of Germany , the Fowler, Duke of Saxony and King of the Germans*Henry Fowler * Henry Hartley Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton , British politician...
, a Jamaican Rhodes scholar, political activist and patron of the arts and educational causes. Fowler was Priory's headmaster from its founding until his retirement in 1973.
Campus
Priory originally consisted of just one building, a former private residence "The Priory". This had been built in 1907 by the Governor of JamaicaGovernors of Jamaica
This is a list of viceroys in Jamaica from its initial occupation by Spain in 1509, to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. For a list of viceroys in Jamaica after independence, see Governor-General of Jamaica....
Hugh Clarence Bourne to replace the previous building destroyed in the 1907 Kingston earthquake
1907 Kingston earthquake
The 1907 Kingston earthquake which shook the capital of the island of Jamaica with a magnitude of 6.5 on the moment magnitude scale on Monday January 14th, at about 3:30 pm local time , was considered by many writers of that time one of the world's deadliest earthquakes recorded in history...
. This previous building had been in use as a rectory
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
and it was in allusion to this that the name "Priory" was chosen for the new building.
Curriculum
Extracurricular activities
Notable alumni
Notable teachers
The Priory School in KingstonKingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
teaches kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
, primary
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
and secondary
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
stundents, the latter under the name Priory High.
History
It was founded in 1944 as "The Priory House" by Henry FowlerHenry Fowler
Henry Fowler may refer to:* Henry I of Germany , the Fowler, Duke of Saxony and King of the Germans*Henry Fowler * Henry Hartley Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton , British politician...
, a Jamaican Rhodes scholar, political activist and patron of the arts and educational causes. Fowler was Priory's headmaster from its founding until his retirement in 1973.
Campus
Priory originally consisted of just one building, a former private residence "The Priory". This had been built in 1907 by the Governor of JamaicaGovernors of Jamaica
This is a list of viceroys in Jamaica from its initial occupation by Spain in 1509, to its independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. For a list of viceroys in Jamaica after independence, see Governor-General of Jamaica....
Hugh Clarence Bourne to replace the previous building destroyed in the 1907 Kingston earthquake
1907 Kingston earthquake
The 1907 Kingston earthquake which shook the capital of the island of Jamaica with a magnitude of 6.5 on the moment magnitude scale on Monday January 14th, at about 3:30 pm local time , was considered by many writers of that time one of the world's deadliest earthquakes recorded in history...
. This previous building had been in use as a rectory
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
and it was in allusion to this that the name "Priory" was chosen for the new building.
Curriculum
Extracurricular activities
Notable alumni
Notable teachers
External links
- Aerial view
- www.prioryjamaica.com - Website for former students and members of staff maintained by Priory 'Old Boy', Stephen Smith
- www.prioryyearbooks.com - An addendum to prioryjamaica.com