Dr Bell's School

Category

Library Item

Item no

51485

Title

Dr Bell's School

Artist / maker

Magee, Gregg

Date

2021

Type

Digital image

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Dr Bell's School was built in 1838. His statue is on the front of the school.

Dr Andrew Bell was the originator of the Madras system of education, which is named after the city in India (now Chennai) where he first started using it in an orphanage for the sons of army officers. The teacher instructed a small group of pupils, and each of them passed the lesson on to a group of younger pupils.

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