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Sacred Heart Canossian College
Founded 1860
School.History
Sacred Heart Canossian College was founded in 1860 by the Canossian Daughters of
Charity. It was the first Roman Catholic secondary school founded by the Canossian
Missions in Hong Kong and Macau.
The Canossian Daughters of Charity is a Roman Catholic religious order founded by
Marchioness Magdalene, now St Magdalene of Canossa, from the House of Canossa in
Tuscany, Italy.
Soon after the first Canossian Sisters arrived from Italy in 1860,
theyschool_history_200_02 established a school for girls. This Italian Convent School,
with 40 students being taught Chinese, English and Portuguese, was the beginning of
the present Sacred Heart Canossian College. The first headmistress of the school was
Sister Emily Bowring (1860 - 1870), daughter of the fourth Governor of Hong Kong,
Sir John Bowring.
From "Italian Convent School', it later changed its name to Sacred Heart School, after
the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In 1960, the school was officially registered as Sacred Heart
Canossian College.
Our.Foundress.Mission
Canossian educator should try to handle each one
in the way she is made, valuing the benefit of
education in the formation of the heart.
St Magdalene of Canossa
Our.Motto
VIA - WAY
To walk confidently and joyfully in the path of life, overcoming all
difficulties with fortitude and prayer.
VERITAS - TRUTH
To be sincere in word and action, and to be open to truth and
knowledge.
VITA - LIFE
To live for others, be ready to share, serve and sacrifice for others.
School.Song
01
In voices strong we sing together
United in the Sacred Heart
Enduring union that asunder
No pow'r of earth should ever part.
(Refrain)
Come let us form our spirit gay and strong.
For life is great, a gift of beauty rare,
A wondrous way of winsome grace for us
To make us joyous, virtuous, nobly fair.
02
With books and comrades true we pass
Our happy days of sinless joy;
We'll ever keep in the morass.
Of life their mem'ry unalloyed. (Refrain)
03
Our dearest School gives guidance due
To virtue real and wisdom kind.
That both together go to hew
A perfect character and mind. (Refrain)
04
In friendship true, in mutual love
Our common end let us attain:
Of Sacred Heart School worthy prove
In all the trials, in every strain. (Refrain)
School.Goals
A Sacred Heartist will set the following goals:
A. As an individual
1.Master the basic learning skills.
2.Possess the knowledge needed for living and working in society.
3.Develop the ability to think creatively, solve problems and reason independently.
4.Communicate effectively in both English and Chinese.
5.Develop special interests and abilities through co-curricular activities.
6.Learn to recognise true moral values and practise appropriate conduct with a sense of personal worth and dignity.
7.Develop the ability to think and act honestly, courageously and responsibly.
8.Improve in all aspects of learning and develop a sense of pride in personal effort.
9.Appreciate natural beauty as well as aesthetic qualities in art, music, literature, dance and other forms.
10.Develop creative self-expression in arts and humanities.
11.Understand the need for good physical and mental health and develop healthy attitudes and practices.
B. As a member of a community
1.Cultivate love and respect for the less-fortunate through active service in the community.
2.Acquire knowledge of and respect for our own and other cultures.
3.Understand the value of the natural environment and human resources and the need to protect them.
4.Understand and appreciate the responsibility of a citizen in a democratic society.
5.Embrace individual difference.