Campion School Bhopal

Infobox Private School
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name = Campion School


established = 1965
type = Private
affiliation = Catholic - Jesuits
head_name = Principal
head = Marianus Kerketta
city = Bhopal
state = Madhya Pradesh
country = India
campus = Urban
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homepage = http://www.campion-school.com
Campion School, Bhopal, established in July 1965, is conducted by the members of the Society of Jesus commonly called the Jesuits. One of the oldest schools of Bhopal, Campion School is a boys school. Its campus is spread over 49 Acres of land in the posh locality of Arera Colony.

History

[http://www.campion-school.com/contents/history.htm]

In July 1965, at the invitation of His Grace, Rev. Dr. Eugene D'Souza, the then Archbishop of Bhopal, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Ferdinand More, S.J., a Spanish Jesuit belonging to the Jesuit Province of Mumbai established a School, which he named Campion School after St. Edmund Campion, a sixteenth century English Jesuit who was also the Patron of the School.

The predominant aim of the Historical Backgroundal system is to inculcate into its students the ability to use their minds and become thinking persons; to develop in its students the ability to judge rather than take things lying down. This system of education laid stress on the academic performance of the students but emphasized more on the human growth and all-round development. It offered the School climate that encouraged its students to strive for excellence.

In order to achieve the above objectives, the School moved from place to place to find a suitable location, which could provide the necessary School climate. The School was held first at Seva Sadan, which had no room for expansion for the increasing number of students. Therefore Fr. More, who was the first principal of the School, negotiated with the Government for leasing a larger piece of land and was allotted about a 10 acre patch near No.10 bus stop. He built the School in a ‘barracks’ fashion and extended the classes from Std IV to Std XI. This School was occupied on 17th July 1967. This School, today known as ‘Old Campion’, was handed back to the Government in 1974. On February 21, 1969. Fr. More acquired convert|48.54|acre|m2 of land in Shahapura, the present site of Campion School, in the name of Bombay Xaverian Corporation. ‘The Campion School Society’ was registered on 1st April 1972. In 1971-72, the formalities for the present site were completed and the construction of the building started in late 1972.

Campion School was moved into an incomplete building of the present site on 1st July 1974. In the same year classes from KGI to Std. III were added. It so happened that St. Mary's School, run by the sisters of PSOL (Poor Sisters of Our Lady), Mumbai, merged with Campion and its students both boys and girls were inducted into this School. Sr. Eleanor, PSOL, was the Headmistress of the Primary section. The girls studied at Campion for a year or two before they got admitted into St. Joseph’s, Idgah Hills or Carmel, BHEL.

In 1979, the Bombay Jesuit Province handed over the administration of Campion School Society to the Ranchi Province. When Madhya Pradesh became an independent Province, Ranchi handed over Campion to the Madhya Pradesh Jesuits. When the Poor Sisters of Our Lady (PSOL), who had been co-workers with the Jesuits from the year 1974, decided to have their own independent School, St Mary’s' School, at Seva Sadan, the M.P. Jesuits invited the Sisters of the Mercy of the Holy Cross to work with them in the Primary School which they are doing from 1982. In 1993, the School switched over from the M.P. Board of Secondary Education to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

Fr. Alphonse Tirkey, S.J., the former Principal, started a Hindi Medium section of the School, in July 1993 for those who find instructions through English medium difficult and especially for those who are economically challenged.

Facility

The school is currently housed in two separate buildings. The Primary or elementary section handles students from Pre-K(KG-1) to grade V. The Secondary or High School section handles students from VI grade to XII grade. Upgrades and renovations were done in the primary section in 1994 to accommodate more classes and facilities. The school has its own indoor Air Conditioned auditorium. Other facilities include 4 Basketball courts, 3 Volleyball courts, 1 Soccer field, and a Hockey field.

The current Principle is Fr. Marianus Kerketta, S.J.

Academics

Since 1994, Campion School has been affiliates to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) [http://cbse.nic.in/welcome.htm] . All subjects are compulsory till the X grade after which the students have the choice of majoring in Math, Biology or Commerce stream.

Uniform

Grades I to V :
Steel gray shorts, White half sleeve shirt, Blue cotton tie with red and white stripes, Black shoes and Blue socks. Navy Blue sweaters are worn during winters.

Grades VI to XII :
Steel gray trousers, White half sleeve shirt, Blue cotton tie with red and white stripes, Black shoes and Blue socks. Navy blue blazers with long sleeve white shirts are worn during winter months.

White shorts/trousers and white T-shirts with relevant house symbol is worn during sporting events.

Houses

To keep the competetive spirit alive in the students, 3 houses or divisions have been made. These are:

Name: Gandhi House Color: Red Motto: Unity is strength.

Name: Ashoka House Color: Blue Motto: Never give in.

Name: Tagore House Color: Green Motto: Now or never.

tudent body

The secondary school Student Body consists of the School Captain, Asst. School Captain, Three House prefects and three asst. House Prefects.

The elected school officials of the year 2008-09 are

School Captain : Abdul Hannaam Khan (Class XII)
Asst. School Captain : Chetan Jain(Class XI)
Gandhi House Prefect : Shikhar Vaidya (Class XII)
Asst. Prefect Gandhi House : Vaibhav Dubey (Class XI)
Ashoka House Prefect : Jeffrey Alex (Class XII)
Asst. Prefect Ashoka House : Ayush Singh (Class XI)
Tagore House Prefect : Syed Mubashir Ali (Class XII)
Asst. Prefect Tagore House : Justin Jose (Class XI)

References

[http://www.campion-school.com Campion School Home Page]
[http://www.fathermore.com Father More Foundation]

External links

* [http://campionschool.batchmates.com Campion Alumni in Batchmates.com]