Statue of Robert Raikes

This is a statue of Robert Raikes (the Younger) (14 September 1736 – 5 April 1811) was an English philanthropist and Anglican layman noted for his promotion of Sunday schools. Pre-dating state schooling and by 1831 schooling 1,250,000 children, they are seen as the first precursor schools of the English state school system. The original schedule for the schools, as written by Raikes was The children were to come after ten in the morning, and stay till twelve; they were then to go home and return at one; and after reading a lesson, they were to be conducted to Church. After Church, they were to be employed in repeating the catechism till after five, and then dismissed, with an injunction to go home without making a noise.此为小罗伯特·莱克斯（Robert Raikes (the Younger)，1736年9月14日—1811年4月5日）的雕像。他是英国慈善家、圣公会平信徒，因推动主日学校（Sunday schools）的发展而闻名。主日学校早于国家公立教育体系诞生，至1831年时已惠及125万名儿童，被视为英国公立学校体系的首个先驱雏形。莱克斯所拟定的该校初始日程如下：学生需于上午十点后到校，停留至十二时；随后返家，下午一时再返回校园。先诵读一篇课文，而后由专人带领前往教堂参与礼拜。礼拜结束后，学生需被安排反复背诵教义问答（catechism）直至下午五时，随后解散，并被叮嘱返家途中不得喧哗。