This artifact is a Pitt Meadows United Sunday School Robert Raikes Diploma from December 31st, 1935.<\/p>\r\n
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This diploma belonged to Ruth Austring and was donated by her niece Theresa Flynn. Robert Raikes (1735-1811) was a British journalist, philanthropist, and pioneer of the Sunday School movement. Surprisingly, Raikes was most interested in prison reform. He believed that children could be deterred from a life of crime if they were given basic and religious education on Sundays. Children would be taught to read, write, and bible studies. By 1780, Raikes first Sunday school was opened and was copied throughout the British Isles. These schools preceded the state-funded schools and were an opportunity for those who would have never had the means to gain an education to be educated. This movement spread throughout Europe and North America. The movement was in Canada (although no clear date),and the Church of England had one in Halifax in 1783! 1865, a convention resulted in the Sunday Schools Association of Canada. The curriculum was originally the Bible being the most important, then reading and writing. Registration has been in a steady decline since the 1960s as more people tend to not expose their children to religious teachings so early on.<\/p>","SEO_LINK":"pitt-meadows-united-sunday-school-diploma","VIDEO_LINK":"","SOUNDCLOUD_LINK":"","IMG1":"1718920497_main_pitt-meadows-united-sunday-school-diploma_1.jpg","IMG2":"","IMG3":"","IMG4":"","IMG5":"","IMG6":"","IMG7":"","IMG1_THUMB":"1718920497_thumb_pitt-meadows-united-sunday-school-diploma_1.jpg","IMG2_THUMB":"","IMG3_THUMB":"","IMG4_THUMB":"","IMG5_THUMB":"","IMG6_THUMB":"","IMG7_THUMB":""}X
Pitt Meadows United Sunday School Diploma
This artifact is a Pitt Meadows United Sunday School Robert Raikes Diploma from December 31st, 1935.
This diploma belonged to Ruth Austring and was donated by her niece Theresa Flynn. Robert Raikes (1735-1811) was a British journalist, philanthropist, and pioneer of the Sunday School movement. Surprisingly, Raikes was most interested in prison reform. He believed that children could be deterred from a life of crime if they were given basic and religious education on Sundays. Children would be taught to read, write, and bible studies. By 1780, Raikes first Sunday school was opened and was copied throughout the British Isles. These schools preceded the state-funded schools and were an opportunity for those who would have never had the means to gain an education to be educated. This movement spread throughout Europe and North America. The movement was in Canada (although no clear date),and the Church of England had one in Halifax in 1783! 1865, a convention resulted in the Sunday Schools Association of Canada. The curriculum was originally the Bible being the most important, then reading and writing. Registration has been in a steady decline since the 1960s as more people tend to not expose their children to religious teachings so early on.
Details:
Latitude: 49.2226440324346
Longitude: -122.68979861120
Direct Link: https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/locations/pitt-meadows-united-sunday-school-diploma
