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Bishop Feild School – École Bishop Feild Edward Feild (1801–1876) shown with a model of the missionary ship, Hawk. Bishop Edward Feild Bishop Feild was the second Anglican Bishop, of the See of Newfoundland and Labrador and Bermuda, serving from 1844 to 1875. Also a missionary, Feild travelled extensively by boat throughout Newfoundland and Labrador establishing churches and schools. Noting too his work in educational reform in Britain, Feild established a boys' secondary school on Forest Road, in his first year in St. John's. The school, enrolled between 30 and 40 boys, mainly from the wealthy families of St. John's and the merchant community, but also missionaries, government workers and those from the Isle of Terre-Neuve et Labrador, establishing churches and schools. Historical Highlights 1844 The Church of England Academy established on Forest Road. 1861 Move of the school to College Square with entrance off Colonial Street. 1893 The first issue of The Feildian published. It lists each student's marks and speeches, sports score, set fees from past students, articles of general interest and fees owed. 1894 Name changed to Bishop Feild College. 1899 Coat of arms adopted. Old Feildian Association started. 1928 New Bishop Feild College built facing Bond Street. 1933 Field Hall, near St. Thomas Church, closed for boarders. 1939 Elementary students accepted. 1940 Height of student population, about 450 students. 1941 Programs offered from Kindergarten to Grade 11. 1959 Kindergarten to Grade 9 offered, Grade 10 and 11 went to Bishop's College. 1969 Bishop Feild College joined the Avalon Consolidated School Board. 1972 The K to 6 Bishop Feild Elementary School became coeducational and Grades 7, 8 and 9 went to junior high schools Bishop Spencer, sister school on Bond Street, closed. 1982 French Immersion offered to all grades. 1983 Registered as a Provincial Heritage structure by Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. 1997 Bishop Feild came under the Avalon East School Board. 2002 Approximately 200 students attended in French and English streams. First Newfoundland Contingent Many Bishop Feild students participated in the First and/or Second World Wars. One of the more famous Feildians was Sergeant Tommy Ricketts who entered the army at age 14 and was awarded the Victoria Cross when 16. Almost half the school population participated in the Church Lads' Brigade (C.L.B.) in the 1930s. C.L.B. "C" (College) Company, 1915, Compagnie College ou "C" 1915. The Arts In 1907 Bishop Feild had its own Church Lads' Brigade Bugle Band. Music, theatre and art continue to be important at the school. Over the years many groups have used the stage facilities in the assembly hall for performances, including the London Players who, from 1951 to 1957 often presented a new play every week. Bishop Spencer College girls would also use the facilities. Bishop Feild School "New" School, the 1928 building. Bishop Feild School Designed to resist fire and to mimic the famous institutes of learning of the old country, the only wood was in the doors and window frames. Coats of arms of the British colleges decorated the stained glass windows of the assembly hall and corridors. "A very fine example of Collegiate Gothic Architecture" is how this heritage structure is described. Athletics Athletes have always been a major part of life at Bishop Feild, which began holding its annual Sports Day in the 1880s. Then popular sports included cricket, football (soccer), puck o'hurley (hockey), rowing, and gymnastics. The College playing field, one kilometre away near Rennies River, was known as Tannery Field until 1927 when it was bought by the Old Feildians Association and renamed the Feildian Grounds. The school colours are light and dark blue "the blues of Oxford and Cambridge, old and revered seats of learning in the dear mother country". Johnson Family Foundation · Bishop Feild School Council

Commemorates 1844–2002 · Johnson Family Foundation · Bishop Feild School Council