Roseland Christian School
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Chicago, Illinois United States |
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| Type | PreK–8 |
| Motto | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Protestant Christian |
| Established | 1884 |
| Head teacher | Wendi Waddy |
| Faculty | 24 |
| Enrollment | 350 |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Website | Roseland Christian School |
Roseland Christian School was a private, coeducational elementary school on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in Roseland as a school for the children of Dutch immigrants in the area. Latter it mainly served the African American community that lives in Roseland.
The school was founded in Roseland in 1884 by Dutch settlers in the Roseland area. These immigrants were members of the Christian Reformed Church in North America, a Protestant Calvinist denomination. In 1880, the Roseland community had been stirred by news that the Pullman Car Company would be building a new production plant nearby. Rumors of this construction prompted many to emigrate from the Netherlands. Their arrival in Roseland swelled the population, and by 1884 the consistory of the First Christian Reformed Church of Roseland voted to start a school to keep alive the Dutch language and traditions in the community. The school was known originally as De Hollandsche Christelijke school and it was attached to the back of the church. It was located at 111th and State streets.
In 1890, a public school opened at the corner of 103rd and Michigan and the church fathers in the area felt that a second school was needed to provide Christian educational opportunities for the area's Dutch-speaking residents. A commission was founded to explore options for another school. It was eventually built on 104th Street as a complement to the existing school several blocks away. Classes began on 5 October 1891 with 25 students in attendance. The two schools existed separately but remarkably close to each other. The 104th Street school was controlled by the parents of the students while the 111th Street school was controlled by the principal. The two resisted many attempts to amalgamate due to the curriculum, financial, and personnel issues involved. One thing that the schools did have in common was the Dutch Language. It was not until 1910 that the 111th Street school switched to an English language curriculum for every subject. The 104th Street school followed the next year. The schools survived separately through two world wars and the Great Depression before finally coming together in 1947.
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