Carmel School (Giridih)


Carmel School is a convent private school located in the Giridih district of Jharkhand, India. Established in 1954 by Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa, the school is one of the renowned institutions in the region. The school provides hostel for girls. The boys attend the school as day scholars. The students of Carmel School are referred to as Carmelites. Carmel School also has a neighbouring branch known as Carmel Hindi Medium School, that provides education to students with a Hindi curriculum.

History

The school was founded in 1954 by the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa a community started by Mother Teresa of St. Rose of Lima. The school was the first school in the region to impart education in English medium to the pupils. As of July 2019, Sr Divya is the principal of the school.

Nature

Carmel School, Giridih founded in 1954 is owned and administered by the Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa, Northern Province.
The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi and prepares the students for the ICSE and the ISC board examinations for class X and class XII respectively.

Curriculum

It is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi and prepares the students for the ICSE board examination for class X. It provides education up to 12th standard with the ISC Board. The admission for new students starts from December and the new session start from the second half of March. It is co-educational and instruction is primarily in English. There are separate kindergarten, Primary, higher and senior secondary sections in the campus. Among the facilities provided to the pupils are a computer laboratory, science laboratories, library, and a playground. The classes are from Nursery to Class XII and the students are offered both science and commerce streams in their senior secondary curriculum.
Computer Applications is taught as a compulsory subject from Class I until class VIII. In class IX the students have an option of choosing Computer Applications or Economics for their matriculation examination. The school is equipped with a lab having a handful computers for computer literacy and programming courses. The computer courses offered at the school include: GW-BASIC, Java, and Logo. The standard Physics, Chemistry and Biology courses are also offered as part of the science curriculum. From Class IX onwards, the students have Physics, Chemistry and Biology Lab for their Practicals. These Practicals helps them in excelling in the Theory Examinations and also in gaining knowledge.
The arts and sciences offering at the school are: Mathematics, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Geography, Environmental Science, Economics, Commerce and History. As students move from 10th grade to 11th grade, they are allowed more freedom in choosing their own classes; they typically opt for a science or a commerce related curriculum to facilitate their entrance into college.
Carmelites have cleared many competitive examinations and made their way into reputed institutions. Many have excelled in top medical and engineering examinations in institution like Indian Institutes of Technology, AIPMT, AIEEE, VIT University Vellore, CMC Vellore, COMEDK, CBSE and PMT. The School has produced many doctors, engineers and lawyers.

Exam pattern and vacations

Annually the school conducts three terminal exams and six class tests for classes I to VIII as follows:
The pattern would be as follows:
Total - 100 marks.
For classes IX to XII, ICSE & ISC pattern would be followed.

Extracurricular activities

Activities like elocution, debate, quiz, declamation, dance, music, sports and games are held and points are awarded. At the end of the year, the house with most points is awarded a running trophy. Pupils are individually given certificates for outstanding performances.

Community service

The school encourages students to participate in various community building activities such as helping poor students, organizing public awareness campaigns, etc. The school has adopted some villages and taken the responsibility of educating their children. The senior school students regularly visit the villages and take classes for the underprivileged kids.

Sports

The school has its own play grounds for football and cricket, along with courts for basketball and volleyball. Kabaddi, kho kho, and slow cycling races are other sports that are played. Every year a Sports day and students are given a break from classes to participate in various sports. Various Athletics events are held for students. Junior students also participate in events such as sack race, spoon race, copy race, etc.

Athletics

Races 800, 400m, 200m, 100m, relay race, shot put, discus, long jump, triple jump, high jump, and other events are held for boys and girls, and points are awarded house-wise to the four houses namely Rose, Shamrock, Sunflower and Violet. Students have won athletics events at the national level.

Cricket

It is a popular sport among the students who compete in an annual cricket championship among various houses. The school team also plays matches with other school in the district which are conducted by school authorities.

Football

Students compete in an annual football championship among various houses. The final matches of the football championship are popular and the students are given a break from classes to cheer their teams.

School Uniform

For girls,
For boys,
Winter Uniform:
P.T. Uniform:
White shoes and white socks should be worn on P.T. days. School ID is compulsory to be worn.

Alumni Association

EXCA is the alumni body for the school which organises alumni meets and get-together events for the ex students. See also
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