Victoria’s Private All-Boys School
Although The Collegiate school of Victoria was not a public school, this school did provide education before public schooling was…
Boys in Post-Elementary Schools
The 1902 article titled “Vale! Vale!! Vale!!!” is a valedictorian speech given by a departing student named Miss Mowat, who…
Vancouver School House
This is a photograph of a one room school that was built in 1893 and is located in New Westminster,…
Gendered Expectations throughout Canadian History
“Six Saucepans to One: Domestic Sciences vs The Home in British Columbia, 1900-1939” By Barbara Riley In her essay, Barbara…
First School Built in Edmonton, 1881
This photograph was taken circa 1896 by Charles W. Mathers as an historical documentation of the first school built in…
Governor-General Addresses Victoria Public School
According to an article titled “Public Schools’ Welcome” published in November of 1864, in attendance at said welcoming “was not…
Joseph Irwin
Joseph Irwin began to teach in British Columbia in 1882. He was assigned to take charge of the one-room school…
Ethnic History of Education in Canada
In her article, “Black Parents Speak: Education in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Canada West”, Claudette Knight utilizes sources consisting of letters appealing to…
Feminization of Teaching and Gendered Expectations
The historical cause of the feminization of teaching is a fundamentally complex topic of research and discussion, as Eric…