Convent of Jesus and Mary
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Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi - often known by the acronym CJM - is a leading girls' school in Delhi, India. It is one of a network of Convents of Jesus and Mary in India, Pakistan, and the UK. A Catholic school founded in 1919 by the order of the Religieuse of Jesus and Mary, it moved to its current building behind the Sacred Heart Cathedral in 1926. It has some 2,000 students and is the alma mater of a number of eminent women in or from India. Situated near the Gol Dak Khana (Round Post Office), its grounds border the well-known St. Columba's School (for boys). As a result, these are considered "sister and brother schools" and many students have siblings in the other school.
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[edit] Notable alumni
- Sheila Dikshit (Chief Minister of Delhi)
- Aung San Suu Kyi (Leader, Myanmar)
- Priyanka Gandhi (Indian politition)
- Payal Ramchandani (Youngest kuchipudi dancer)
- Shilpa Bhasin Mehra (Author)
- Jessica Lal (Model/ Celebrity Bar-Maid)
- Devanshee Shukla
- Justice Reva Khetrapal
- Aruna Roy
[edit] School Song
Jesu Marie's our pride
Jesu Marie
we'll hold our banner high
And keep her honour bright
Until we die.
For we're J.M.'s to the core
We're J.M.'s true
So let's cheer rings out free
Long live , long live, long live Jesu Marie.
[edit] House System
CJM follows a house system in which students are divided into four groups or houses. These groups have their own captains and compete with each other in academic and extra-curricular activities.
The houses are: Endurance (Green) Endeavour (Blue) Encounter (Red) Enterprise (Yellow)
