St. Francis School, Harmu

St. Francis School, Harmu, Ranchi
Address
Harmu Housing Colony Ranchi , Jharkhand India
Information
Type	co-educational
Motto	Truth-Love-Peace
Established	1978
Principal	Fr. Manoj Vengathanam
Affiliation	ICSE
Website	Official webpage - www.stfrancisranchi.com

St. Francis School, founded in 1978, is an English Medium, co-educational school established and directed by the Third Order of Saint Francis, Third Order Regular (T.O.R.) Franciscan Society, a registered charitable society, having its headquarters at Ranchi, Jharkhand. The school has classes from nursery to X std., and is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi.

Staffed by dedicated and qualified Sisters, Fathers and Brothers, the T.O.R. Franciscan Society runs several schools in India in which young people belonging to every creed, social class, community and linguistic group are educated through the medium of English language and the regional languages. These institutions are part of the Catholic Church's effort to share in the country's educational undertaking. The effort, while particularly responsible for the Christian community, has always been at the service of the whole nation. Recognised as a Christian Minority Institution, the primary purpose of the school is to educate Christian children. However, children belonging to other religions are also admitted. The religious beliefs of all students are treated with equal respect.

Objective

"Truth, Love and Peace" is the motto of the St. Francis School. The school regards as its objective, "To spread the love of God in the hearts of people, irrespective of caste, creed and social status, in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, by instilling in all, the values of human dignity, brotherhood, equality, justice and peace." In order to educate the "whole man," the school imparts to its pupils a sound moral, intellectual and physical education, with a view to develop their talents and potentialities and prepare them to face the challenges in life. The school also inculcates in them a spirit of initiative and responsibility to teach them the values of social service, self-discipline, self-reliance, punctuality, cleanliness, loyalty, politeness, respect for their elders, and the importance of games and sportsmanship while at play or at work.

Curriculum

The medium of instruction is English, but very special emphasis is given to Hindi, the national language. The complete curriculum consists of English, Hindi, Sanskrit, History, Civics, Geography, Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Character formation and development of spiritual values are imparted regularly to students through the teaching of Moral Science and Value Education. Physical and Health Education, Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) and Community Service form part of the curriculum.

Co-curricular activities

In addition,Art & Craft, Karate, Yoga, Vocal Music, Instrumental music, Guitar, Drum, Synthesizer, Parade Band, Sports etc., are part of the curriculum. There is a class devoted to developing skills in a number of literary cultural pursuits. All students are compelled to join a club of their choice where each one may receive input from instructors in their area of interest.

Clubs' List

• Art Club

   Art Club basically aims to develop and instil the power of imagination in the young artist's mind.

It provides them the platform to create wonderful pieces of art under the guidance and supervision of

teachers who are highly talented in the field.

• Craft Club

   This club helps students explore their surroundings and to make it more beautiful by making small

sculptures and ornaments.

• Science Club

   This club is the one which engages the students explore and investigate more about simple life

activities, simple to look at and yet having the Fundamentals of the Science as its explanation.

• Quiz Club
• Elocution Club
• Eco Club
• Drama Club
• Music Club
• Writer's Forum
• School Band
• And few more...

There are also a number of outdoor activities, sports and games and social work. Some students have formed rock bands with names such as, Burning Water, Fusion Dynasty, The Avichilit, etc.

Unique facilities

Smartclass

St. Francis School is one of the very few schools in Ranchi that has converted all classrooms into Smartclasses. The school has entered into a contract with HCL Digischool, an outstanding service provider in the education sector. With the new arrangement, every classroom in the school is equipped with a PC, Projector, and an Interactive Smartboard that enables teaching in a more child-centered way. The set-up in each class is linked by a LAN to a server that is the storehouse of a wide array of educational content. The entire syllabi of classes, Nursery to upper grades, are available in this content. Teachers use the Smartboards for teaching purposes, to store lessons, and to demonstrate the ready-made content available on the server. With this facility, learning has become a multisensory exercise where visual learners are better accommodated.

English Language laboratory

Another addition of technology-facilitated education is an English Language laboratory. This application allows the student to improve his or her spoken language by hearing and practicing correct pronunciation. They are able to then check their progress in a personalized manner. The Language Lab has a number of P.C.s with ear phones and speakers for each. Students listen to the audio content, and then repeat the lesson, while the software forms a platform for guiding each one to better his or her speaking skills and improve upon them with the correct pronunciation, accent and diction.

Traditions

The school adheres to the following traditions:

• To treat each other in a friendly manner, in and out of school
• To avoid vulgarity in our talk and behaviour
• To accept whatever work is assigned to us as our rightful share
• To offer help to any unattended visitors we happen to meet on the school premises
• To rise when any father, ister, teacher or visitor may enter, or passes through any room in which we happen to be
• To be courteous to and sportsmanlike with opposing teams and with officials
• To respect the library and rights of other students using it
• To respect the beauty of the School premises and to report any damage that we may observe
• To avoid dropping papers on the School premises, and to pick up any such paper dropped by others

References

The Official webpage of St Francis School, Harmu, Ranchi School details at schoolsindia.com Facebook page of the school