Collège du Sacré-Cœur is a Roman Catholic French-language school located in Cairo, Egypt. The school hosts two campuses the original one in Ghamra founded in 1904 and a second campus founded in 1911 on Beirut street at Heliopolis.[3][4] Despite being labelled a collège, the school covers all years from nursey through secondary and is a member of The Network of Sacred Heart Schools.
Collège du Sacré-Cœur
South façade of College du Sacre Coeur Heliopolis in 1929
The Collège was founded in 1904 under the name Pensionnat du Sacré-Cœur (Sacred Heart boarding school). A second school was added at the urging of Ismail Sidky as a way to provide French-language instruction to the newly constructed city of Heliopolis in 1911.[1] The school's building was built in 1900's with the distinct Heliopolis style modeled after the orientalist designs of Édouard Empain. The school's early classes had a small number of girls most of whom where European but overtime grew rapidly and would come to primarily consist of Egyptian citizens.[5]
Students from the 1eme Class 1929
During the first world war the school acted as a refuge for those fleeing under both the Ottoman and German empires. The school also served as the chapel and camp for Australians while students helped to aid those wounded at the hospital set up at the Heliopolis Palace Hotel. Similarly, during the second world war, the school housed many refugees freeing from Nazi-occupied France.[5]
Following the revolution of 1952, the school underwent many changes. The structure of the school would no longer be a Catholic boarding school instead focusing on day classes and opening up its doors to non-Christians. Coinciding with this was a shift from a purely French educational system to one focused on the French-language and a new "franco-egyptian" curriculum.[5]
In 2005, the school was certified by the Institut Français to include courses to prepare students for the French Baccalauréat but does not offer the exam itself.[5]
Architecture
The school's campus in Heliopolis has been noted for its distinct architecture in a neo-Mamluk style. It was in part designed by Édouard Empain as a part of his constructed city.[6] The school would become a symbol of the neighborhood in Cairo and was even featured in a graphic novel and art installation in Dubai[7]
Primary School in 1929 highlighting Mamluk-inspired archways
References
^ ab"Sacré-Cœur d'Héliopolis". Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^"Top 10 French Schools in Egypt". Property Finder. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^"SECTION FRANÇAISE DU COLLEGE DU SACRE-COEUR LYCEE GHAMRA ECOLE BILINGUE FRANCOPHONE". Fabert (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-08.
^"AEFE | Collège du Sacré-Cœur de Ghamra - section française". Agence pour l'enseignement francais a l'étranger. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
^ abcd"Sacre Coeur History". College Du Sacre Coeur. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^Dobrowolska, Agnieszka; Dobrowolska, Jarosław (2006). Heliopolis: Rebirth of the City of the Sun. American University in Cairo Press. p. 174. ISBN9789774160080. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^Chaves, Alexandra (18 October 2021). "Last chance to see: Nora Zeid celebrates a different side of Cairo in Dubai exhibition". National News. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
External links
"Sacré-Cœur d'Héliopolis". Collège du Sacré-Cœur. Retrieved 2021-10-08. Heliopolis campus official website
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