Woodstock School
| Woodstock School | |
|---|---|
 Woodstock School Seal | |
| Location | |
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| , 248 179 | |
| Coordinates | 30°27′14″N 78°6′3″E / 30.45389°N 78.10083°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent School, Residential School |
| Motto | palma non sine pulvere |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Established | 1854 |
| Principal | Dr Jonathan Long |
| Grades | 5-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 541 494 Boarders · 47 Day Students[1] |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Brown and Gold |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Yearbook | Whispering Pine |
| Information | tel: 91.135.263.9000 fax: 91.135.263.2885 |
| Website | www.woodstockschool.in |
Woodstock School is a Christian, international, co-educational, residential school located in Landour, a small hill station contiguous with the town of Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.
Woodstock provides Kindergarten through Grade 12 instruction, with the residence program starting later in elementary school.
The Government of India issued a postage stamp on the school in 2004.[2]
Woodstock has a reciprocal agreement with Carey Baptist Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia, whereby each year, two students from both schools are awarded the William Carey Scholarship and given the opportunity to swap schools for a semester.[3]
Notable alumni
- Dilshad Najmuddin , 1930s, ex Pakistani IG Police and ex ambassador to the Holy See.
- Stephen Alter, 1974
- Tom Alter, 1968, actor
- Chris Anderson, 1974, entrepreneur
- VJ Bani, Anchor, model and a leading VJ of MTV India.
- George H. Carley, judge
- Martha Chen, née Alter, academic
- Robert Griffiths, 1952
- Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, 1970
- Raghu Ram, MTV Roadies Executive Producer
- Rajiv Laxman, MTV Roadies Judge
- Nayantara Sahgal, 1943, writer
- Henry Scholberg, bibliographer[4]
- Robert E. Scott, 1962
- Jeet Singh, 1986, Software Entrepreneur
- Pernia Qureshi, Fashion Entrepreneur, Designer
- Davina Stephens, 1987
- Jayanti Shah, princess of Nepal
References
- ^ 2009-2010 Info Profile, retrieved 2010-08-26
- ^ http://postagestamps.gov.in/Stamps2004.aspx
- ^ http://www.carey.com.au/Media/docs/CareyTorch3-2010-6ef1b0b2-3017-4274-8e5c-3cadd0161c6e.pdf
- ^ Tucker, Todd (2007). The Great Starvation Experiment: Ancel Keys and the Men Who Starved for Science. University of Minnesota Press. pp. 53–57. ISBN 9780816651610.
