Loreto Convent, Darjeeling
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Maria Regina Angelorum Cruci Dum Spiro Fido
Mary, Queen of the Angels. As long as I live I put my faith in Christ who died for me.
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| Darjeeling, West Bengal, India | |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1846 |
| Faculty | 102 |
| Campus | Urban
enrollment = 590 (total), 406 (9-12) |
| Website | Official site |
Loreto Convent is an English-medium high school in the town of Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. The school is run by Loreto Education Society of Darjeeling.
The school is affiliated to the ICSE and ISC boards of Delhi.
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[edit] History
The school was established during the British Raj by a group of Sisters of Loreto at 1846 at a temporary site. The school was relocated to the current site by 1847. At the time of its foundation, the school was the only educational institute at Darjeeling.
Within a few weeks of their arrival the Sisters opened a school with provisions for residential and day-pupils.[1] The school celebrated one hundred and fifty years of service to education in Darjeeling in October 1996. For many years, the novitiate of the Indian Branch of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary was situated in Darjeeling and Mother Teresa made her noviceship here from 1921 to 1931.[2]
[edit] School system
The school is divided into two divisions; Junior school and Senior school. The Junior school is from kindergarten to Class V whereas the senior school is from class VI to class XII. Each division has its own set of school prefects chosen among the student. The Principal or The Sister is the head of the school. There are Coordinators for each division. The four houses in the school are named after nuns and missionaries.
[edit] House System
The four houses are- Mary Ward (Blue), Teresa Mons (Red), Teresa Ball (Green) and Delphine Hart (Yellow).
[edit] Notable alumni
- Sri Aurobindo - Indian nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru[1]
- Vivien Leigh - Hollywood actress [1]
- Leila Seth - first female Chief Justice of an Indian state [3]
- Birendra of Nepal - King of Nepal (from 1972 to 2001) [4]
- Princess (Semla) Yengchen Dolma Namgyal - Princess of Bhutan[5]
- Mahima Chaudhry - Bollywood actress.
- Moon Moon Sen - Bollywood actress.
- [{Reena Kaushal}] - First Indian woman to reach south pole.
- [{Mother Teresa}]
[edit] Gallery
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c http://darjeeling.gov.in/edu-institute.html
- ^ Clucas, Joan Graff (1988). Mother Teresa. Chelsea House Publications, New York. p. 32. ISBN 1-55546-855-1.
- ^ Seth, Leila. On Balance, an autobiography. Viking Penguin. ISBN 0-670-04988-3.
- ^ http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/cox_nz/August_2001.htm&date=2009-10-25+17:54:58
- ^ http://www.sikkimonline.info/namgyal-dynasty-part-t1333.html
[edit] External links
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