Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School
| Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School | |
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Veritas Vincat
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| Address | |
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787 King Street West Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 1E3 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°27′20.88″N 80°30′31.03″W / 43.4558000°N 80.5086194°WCoordinates: 43°27′20.88″N 80°30′31.03″W / 43.4558000°N 80.5086194°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Secondary school |
| Founded | 1855 |
| School board | Waterloo Region District School Board |
| School number | 920495 |
| Principal | Cathy Vollmer-Ashley |
| Grades | 9- Year 5 (13) |
| Language | English & French Immersion |
| Colour(s) | Red, Yellow, and Black |
| Mascot | Rodney Raider (Pirate) |
| Team name | Raiders |
| Website | kci |
Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School, firstly named Kitchener Collegiate Institute referred to as KCI, is a public secondary school in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It is a member of the Waterloo Region District School Board. The school dates from 1855, making it one of the oldest high schools in Kitchener and Waterloo. Its sports teams are known as the Raiders.
The school first opened on April 2, 1855 as the Berlin Senior Boys' Grammar School (Kitchener was first named, but changed at the time of World War I Berlin at the time). It initially was located in a building at the corner of King and Eby streets in the downtown area, and tuition cost five shillings per month. From 1857 to 1871, it occupied space in the Berlin Central School (now Suddaby Public School) on Frederick Street. Girls were first admitted to the school in 1866. With increasing numbers at the Central School, the school then moved to the former Swedenborgian Church on Church Street.
In 1874, land was purchased at a cost of $650 for the first permanent home for the school at its current location on King Street West, closer to the Waterloo border. The building cost $5,804 and opened in 1876. By this time it was called Berlin High School (Ontario legislation passed in 1871 renamed grammar schools "high schools)."
In 1876, teacher David Forsyth started laboratory experiments in science class. He and the school were considered pioneers in this regard. Commercial subjects were added to the curriculum by 1884. Manual training was also introduced in the 19th century. Music was also introduced in 1884. Athletics became available after 1891.
In 1903, building commenced on the first addition to the school (since then, ten other additions have been made). While construction was taking place, some classes were moved to the City Hall and to Kitchener's Carnegie library. On November 30, 1904, a Provincial-Order-in-Council raised the school to the status of a collegiate institute, and the school became the Berlin Collegiate Institute. By 1905 the new building was in use. The school changed names along with the city in 1916 to Kitchener Collegiate Institute.
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