Girton High School

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name = Girton High School


motto = 'Courage, Simplicity and Honour'

established = 1888
type = Private School
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grades = Elementary and 1 - 10
head_name = Principal
head = Mrs. P.C.Dubash
city = Mumbai
state = Maharashtra
country = India
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free_label = Houses
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free2 = ICSEGirton High School, founded in 1888 is one of the best schools in Mumbai. It is a girls school. Located in South Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra, India, it has a good reputation for education and extra-curricular activities. A place where education and sports are given equal weightage to ensure all-round development of its students. Also, the school is not profit-oriented. In the past, it has organized fund raisers for many of its students, some of whom were undergoing expensive medical surgery or were diagnosed with a terminal illness. Formally it was based on the SSC board but was recently converted to the ICSE board.

Address

Wimbridge Compound
20 E N Barucha Marg
Grant Road - West
Mumbai 400007
Maharashtra
India.

Extra-curricular Activities

*Girl Guides
*National Cadet Corps
*Red Cross
*Sports and Physical training (Swimming, table tennis, karate, basketball, relay, shot-put, long jump etc.)
*Music and Art classes (Singing, painting, piano lessons, folk and modern dance classes)
*Vocational activities (Elocution, acting, debates)
*Other recreational activities (Trekking, nature-seeing)

chool Song

"Girton High School is a name "
"We'll revere now and evermore. "
"Time will not dim the memory true, "
"Of the dear old days of yore."

"Proudly we'll walk along life's pathways"
"Faith, duty, love in the fore."
"Guiding our steps in the path of truth."
"As we did in the school we adore."

"Alma mater, forever our motto bold "
"Courage simplicity and honour we uphold "

"Boldly through life we shall walk "
"Good thoughts, words and deeds prevail "
"Come what may what ever befall "
"Righteousness we shall hail "

"When misfortune comes our way "
"And all our efforts fail "
"Having done our best to win "
"Honour's tide we'll sail "

"Alma mater, forever our motto bold: "
"Courage, Simplicity and Honour we uphold. "

References

School Address, http://www.indianchild.com/schools_in_mumbai.htm
Also check out the community Girton High School on http://www.orkut.com