Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired
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| Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired 心光盲人院暨學校 | |
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 Ebenezer School in 2014 | |
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| Coordinates | 22°15′59.65″N 114°7′56.02″E / 22.2665694°N 114.1322278°E |
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| Other name | Ebenezer School (Chinese: 心光學校)[1] |
| School type | Aided[1], Primary and secondary school for the visually impaired[1] |
| Motto | Chinese: 自強不息[1] (Empowerment) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity[1] |
| Established | c. 1897 |
| School district | Southern District[1] |
| Supervisor | Brian John Duggan[2] |
| Principal | Remy Wong Kwan-bo[2] |
| Gender | Co-educational[1] |
| Area | 6,420 m2 (69,100 sq ft)[1] |
Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired (Chinese: 心光盲人院暨學校), also known as Ebenezer School (Chinese: 心光學校) is a school for blind and visually impaired children in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong.
A German missionary, Martha Postler, created the school in 1897.[3] The school's first location was in Western District.[4] Postler, who originated from the Hildesheimer Blindenmission, created the school as she took care of four girls who experienced visual impairment.[3] The school moved into its current site in 1912 and it was officially established the following year.[4]
The school was under the supervision of Church Missionary Society during World War I while the Sisters continued to provide service.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "心光學校 Ebenezer School". Committee on Home-School Co-operation (in Chinese). 2 June 2024. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ a b "School List by District: Southern". Education Bureau. 31 May 2024. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ a b Poon-McBrayer, Kim Fong and Ming-Gon John Lian. Special Needs Education: Children with Exceptionalities. Chinese University Press, 2002. p. 190.
- ^ a b "About Us." Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired. Retrieved on February 10, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Carl T. (1994). "The German Speaking Community in Hong Kong 1846-1918". Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 34: 1–55. ISSN 0085-5774.
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