This school were found in 1904 by Elizabeth Emmeline Ferris
Shellabear. It begins in 1904, the Shellabear's arrived at Melaka. While Mr.
Shellabear did his translation work, Mrs. Shellabear went to call out from home
to home. One of the objectiveswas to set up a school. Finally, she found a
sympathetic local resident, Mr Tan Keong Keng , who gave two main rooms of his
house for this purpose. Then Mrs Shellabear managed to gather a small group of
boys & girls whom she broughtto the school each day in her gharry. Its was
from these humble beginnings that we now have to complex of Methodist schools
in Malacca.
Mrs Shellabear used to go from home to home to persuade parents to allow their daughters to attend school. She took a member of homeless women and children to live in her home. Mrs Shellabear had a vision of a centre where live together and be natured in Christian faith.
Mrs Shellabear used to go from home to home to persuade parents to allow their daughters to attend school. She took a member of homeless women and children to live in her home. Mrs Shellabear had a vision of a centre where live together and be natured in Christian faith.
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