Lawrence School, Lovedale

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The Lawrence School, Lovedale

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Location
Lovedale, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	11°22′45″N 76°41′57″E / 11.379191°N 76.699258°E / 11.379191; 76.699258Coordinates: 11°22′45″N 76°41′57″E / 11.379191°N 76.699258°E / 11.379191; 76.699258
Information
Type	Public school
Established	6 September 1858
Founded	Major General Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence
Chairman	B S Baswan
Headmistress	Sangita Chima
Pupils	700 (approx.)
Website	www.thelawrenceschool.org

The Lawrence School, Lovedale is an educational institution in Lovedale, located near Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, India, and named for its founder, Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence.^[1] Lawrence had mooted the idea about the establishment of a chain of schools with a view to provide education to the children of the deceased and serving soldiers and officers of the British army. Lawrence was himself killed in the Indian Mutiny, also called India's First War of Independence. His dream took shape and four such schools, known as Lawrence Asylum, were established in India: the first two during his lifetime in 1847 at Sanawar, the second at Mount Abu in 1856; the third at Ootacamund in 1858 and the fourth in Ghora Gali, Murree in 1860, in present day Pakistan.

Name, emblem and motto

In 1913, the name of the school was changed from Lawrence Asylum to Lawrence Memorial School. On being accorded royal patronage in 1922, the name of the school was changed in 1925 to the Lawrence Memorial Royal Military School. Soon after India's independence, the school was handed over to the civilian authorities of the Government of India in 1949; subsequently the name of the school was changed to The Lawrence School, as it is known today. As the school is located in Lovedale, the school is also simply referred to as "Lovedale".

The motto of the school is "Never Give In". The motto embodies the spirit of the Lawrencian (a student of Lawrence School) – to pursue a task to its fullest, giving one's best at all times.

The campus

The Lawrence School, Lovedale, has a campus of 750 acres (3.0 km²). Lovedale, six kilometres (3.7 miles) from Ootacamund, located at a height of 7200 feet above sea level, slightly lower than the Dodabetta peak (altitude: 8000 feet), the highest peak of the Nilgiris mountain range. The school campus is divided into Prep school (classes four to six), Junior school (classes seven and eight) and senior school (classes nine to 12). The classrooms and dormitories of the schools are housed in their respective buildings. The girls are housed in the girl's school and are required to go to the respective schools for classes. Although the campus is huge, the built up area is only 45 acres (0.3 KM²).

Management

The school is governed by a Board of Governors appointed by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, government of India, and is managed operationally by the headmaster, an ex officio member of the Board. Current DHM are Chandra Joshi and the first ever lady headmistress Sangita Chima.This also the first ever duo of lady heads.

The Prefectorial Body

The Lawrence School, Lovedale, has a Prefectorial Body headed by a Head Boy and Head Girl. They are responsible for maintaining discipline and upholding the honour and name of the school.

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Affiliations

The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.
Member of IPSC
Aegis of the HRD Ministry.

References

↑ Ramadas, Rati (5 May 2008). "Lawrence School Lovedale celebrates 150 years". NDTV. Retrieved 20 July 2009.

External links

School website

v t e Lawrence Schools

The Lawrence School, Sanawar Lawrence College, Ghora Gali Lawrence School, Lovedale

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