- Convent of Jesus and Mary (Lahore)
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Convent of Jesus and Mary File:Convent_of_Jesus_and_Mary.jpeg Location Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Information Founded 1876 Founder Claudine Thevenet Principal Sister Pilar Vila San Juan Color(s) Red and White Slogan "Education is not information but formation." Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore is a girls-only school located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Classes start with preschool and end with Grade 11. It was founded on the 17th of November 1876 and received official recognition in 1881. Both the GCE Ordinary Level and Matriculation curricula are followed in the school.
Widely considered the most exclusive and prestigious all-girls school in the city,[citation needed] it is divided into three sections:
- K.G. Section (Class Prep through Grade 3)
- Junior Section (Grades 4 through 6)
- Senior Section (Grades 7 through 11)
In 2001 the school celebrated its 125th year. The Pakistani postal service issued a stamp commemorating the anniversary.[citation needed]
Contents
Houses
The students of the school are further divided into four houses:
- Unity (represented by the color red)
- Faith (represented by the color green)
- Discipline (represented by the color yellow)
- Service (represented by the color blue)
Rivalry between houses becomes especially evident once students enter the Senior Section.
Thevenet Centre
Thevenet Centre Commemorative Sticker
The Thevenet Centre for special children was opened on the 3rd of February 2000. At the opening ceremony Sister Marie Cecile Osborne RJM threw light on the reasons for opening the centre. Extracts from her speech read thus.
"In the summer of 1998, one of our parents, Mrs. Nari Suleiman who has a son with special needs expressed the desire to Sr.Pilar that her child attend our school somehow, somewhere. At that stage we had no provision as such for children with special needs, but it was her request that gave birth to the idea of starting Thevenet Centre and for this we thank her. The Sisters of Jesus and Mary are proud to say that they have been educating the girls of Lahore since 1876, 124 years now. It seemed only right then, that at the dawn of the new millennium they should venture forth into a new branch of education and provide for children, not with disabilities, but with different abilities."
Fatima Urdu Medium School
In 1956 it was decided to open an Urdu Medium School to impart education to those of the area who could not afford any education at all. Starting from two rooms, the school has expanded, now offering classes from kindergarten to Matriculation.
Other branches in Pakistan
CJM Murree BranchThere are a total of seven branches of CJM in Pakistan:
- Karachi
- Murree
- Lahore
- Sialkot
- Shadbagh
- Toba Tek Singh
- Mariakhel
Notable alumni
External links
Schools in Lahore Aitchison College • Bait-Ul-Ilm School • Beaconhouse School System • Benison Islamic School • Bloomfield Hall School • Central Model School • Chand Bagh School • The Citizens Foundation • The City School • Convent of Jesus and Mary • Crescent Model Higher Secondary School • Dar-ul-Mominien Schooling System • English Grammar School • Esena Foundation High School • Farooq Girls High School • Fazaia Inter College • Forman Christian College • Froebel's International School • Grand Charter School • Hamdard Public School • Heritage School System • International School of Choueifat • Jinnah Foundation High School • Lahore American School • Lahore College of Arts and Sciences • Lahore Grammar School • Laurelbank Public School • MQ Foundation High School • National Grammar School • PakTurk International School and College • Resource Academia • Sacred Heart High School (Boys • Girls) • Salamat School System (ICAS • SICAS) • School of International Studies in Sciences and Arts • Society Public School • St. Anthony's High School • Stellar School System • The Sterling Foundation School • University College Lahore
Categories:- Schools in Lahore
- Roman Catholic Church in Pakistan
- Girls' schools in Pakistan
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