Objectives
of the Friends of Historic McKay Avenue & 1881 Schoolhouse Society
| To encourage and promote an awareness of historic McKay Avenue School and the 1881 Schoolhouse as historically, architecturally, politically and pedagogically important influences in Edmonton and Alberta | To keep historic McKay Avenue School and the 1881 Schoolhouse as working buildings in service to our community |
| To encourage and foster recognition of the importance of public education by promoting the 1881 Schoolhouse, which was the first public school in the Edmonton | To encourage and promote the history of Edmonton Public Schools, the early political history of Alberta and Alberta's heritage through the student programs offered by Edmonton Public Schools Archives and Museum |
| To preserve historic McKay Avenue School, the oldest standing brick school in Alberta, which housed the inaugural sessions of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1906 and 1907) | To support Edmonton Public Schools Archives and Museum as the official repository for the Edmonton School Division |
| To procure funds for supporting both historic McKay Avenue School and the 1881 Schoolhouse | To liaise with other organizations in the heritage field |
