Contribution of CMS Missionaries to Education.
The CMS,was a society organized by some evangalicals of the church of England on April12th 1799 to help the propogation of the gospel in Africa and in the East.The original name was The society for missions in Africa and East .After a few years ,the title The Church MissionarySociety was formally adopted.
Norton, the first missionary of the Church Missionary Society arrived in Alleppey in 1816. The missionaries of the CMS opened schools along with churches. They established different kinds of
institutions for the development of education. parochial schools, seminaries, Syrian girls' schools, boarding schools, village schools, grammar schools, training schools and colleges were some of them. The first schools for girls were started by Amelia Baker in Kottayam in 1820. From Kottayam girls' education expanded to several places in Cochin, Alleppey, Mavelikara, Trichur, and Tiruvalla. The earliest pupils were the children of Syrians and high caste Hindus. After 1836, the CMS missionaries admitted pupils in their schools irrespective of caste and creed.
The Baker Memorial Girls' School, the Fort School, Christava Mahilalayam and the Buchanan Institutions were some of the famous girls' institutions established by the missionaries of the CMS and these schools had rendered remarkable service for the development of
Travancore, Cochin, and Malabar studied in these colleges. Many lady students went out from their homes to other places to continue their higher education. This was a great change and breaking of traditions. These changes in the attitude of people helped the development a of women's education and enhanced their social status.
The missionaries combined formal education with vocational education. Such training enabled them to seek self‑employment after they left school. Introduction of the educational system promoted the development of women's education.
The missionaries appointed lady teachers in the schools to attract girls. In order to give training to teachers, they established training institutions in different places. They also organized refresher courses for teachers to keep them up-to‑date in their knowledge.
The CMS press which was founded in 1821 by Benjamin Baily in Kottayam was the first Malayalam press in Kerala. The CMS printing press was an effective means of formal and nonformal education. Some of the missionaries became architects of Malayalam grammar and dictionaries. Introduction of the printing press and publication of books not only led to the development of language and literature but
also to the diffusion of knowledge among the people. This has brought about tremendous changes in the social, economic, and religious life of the people. The missionaries also started libraries and reading rooms in different places for the expansion of education.
The missionaries educated men and women by various means. Bazaar preaching and lantern lectures, medical activities, general instruction classes, training programmes such as leader's training and saving habit training were only some of them. Organizations such as Girls' Guild, Kerala Christian Girls' Union, Bethel Band, Mothers' Union, Sevika Sangham, Sunday school, the Missionary Service League, and the YWCA helped women to come out from the kitchen at least for a short time and to engage in some activity for their development.
The CMS,was a society organized by some evangalicals of the church of England on April12th 1799 to help the propogation of the gospel in Africa and in the East.The original name was The society for missions in Africa and East .After a few years ,the title The Church MissionarySociety was formally adopted.
Norton, the first missionary of the Church Missionary Society arrived in Alleppey in 1816. The missionaries of the CMS opened schools along with churches. They established different kinds of
institutions for the development of education. parochial schools, seminaries, Syrian girls' schools, boarding schools, village schools, grammar schools, training schools and colleges were some of them. The first schools for girls were started by Amelia Baker in Kottayam in 1820. From Kottayam girls' education expanded to several places in Cochin, Alleppey, Mavelikara, Trichur, and Tiruvalla. The earliest pupils were the children of Syrians and high caste Hindus. After 1836, the CMS missionaries admitted pupils in their schools irrespective of caste and creed.
The Baker Memorial Girls' School, the Fort School, Christava Mahilalayam and the Buchanan Institutions were some of the famous girls' institutions established by the missionaries of the CMS and these schools had rendered remarkable service for the development of
Travancore, Cochin, and Malabar studied in these colleges. Many lady students went out from their homes to other places to continue their higher education. This was a great change and breaking of traditions. These changes in the attitude of people helped the development a of women's education and enhanced their social status.
The missionaries combined formal education with vocational education. Such training enabled them to seek self‑employment after they left school. Introduction of the educational system promoted the development of women's education.
The missionaries appointed lady teachers in the schools to attract girls. In order to give training to teachers, they established training institutions in different places. They also organized refresher courses for teachers to keep them up-to‑date in their knowledge.
The CMS press which was founded in 1821 by Benjamin Baily in Kottayam was the first Malayalam press in Kerala. The CMS printing press was an effective means of formal and nonformal education. Some of the missionaries became architects of Malayalam grammar and dictionaries. Introduction of the printing press and publication of books not only led to the development of language and literature but
also to the diffusion of knowledge among the people. This has brought about tremendous changes in the social, economic, and religious life of the people. The missionaries also started libraries and reading rooms in different places for the expansion of education.
The missionaries educated men and women by various means. Bazaar preaching and lantern lectures, medical activities, general instruction classes, training programmes such as leader's training and saving habit training were only some of them. Organizations such as Girls' Guild, Kerala Christian Girls' Union, Bethel Band, Mothers' Union, Sevika Sangham, Sunday school, the Missionary Service League, and the YWCA helped women to come out from the kitchen at least for a short time and to engage in some activity for their development.
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