Carmel Junior College

Carmel Junior College

Established on 3rd March, 1997 "Excellence Our Endeavour"
Location
Near Balvihar & Sonari Gurudwara Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 831011 India
Information
School type	Private, Comprehensive
Patron saint(s)	Venerable Mother Mary Veronica of the Passion
Established	3 March 1997
Founded	1997
Founder	Sister Flavian A.C.
Status	Open
School board	ICSE
School district	East Singbhum
Authority	Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel
Number of students	2500
Student to teacher ratio	1:53
Medium of language	English
Houses	Jupiter Mars Uranus Neptune
Colour(s)
Nickname	CJC
Publication	The Third Eye
Affiliation	Council for the Indian School Certificate Education
Website	CARMEL SCHOOL, JAMSHEDPUR

Carmel Junior College, Sonari is an English Medium Co-educational School, conducted by the Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel Congregation. The congregation of the Apostolic Carmel has several schools in India and abroad in which young people belonging to every creed, social class, community and linguistic group are educated through the medium of English and the regional languages. These institutions are part of the Catholic Church’s effort to share in the country’s educational endeavour. This effort, while particularly responsible to the Christian community,

School has always been at the service of the whole nation. Thus, in these institutions, recognized as Christian minority institutions, the primary purpose is to educate Christian children, however, admission to school is open to all. The religious beliefs of all students are treated with respect. Established on 3 March 1997, the school has grown to be the premier institution. It is staffed by dedicated, competent and highly qualified Sisters and Teachers who create and foster the ethos for the all-round growth and progress of the students. The ambience inside the campus is serene and salubrious which facilitates a proper environment for education and fruitful training of life. Carmel Junior College arms every student with the strength and depth of character that enables him/her to face the fiercely competitive world of today with ease and confidence. The institution has a holistic approach to education where the scholastic performance of the pupil is reinforced by the Human and Christian ideals of universal brotherhood, love, peace, joy and kindness in which the school explicitly believes. Exemplary discipline, outstanding academic performance and excellence in co-curricular activities are hallmarks of every student.

History

Carmel Junior College is a Cristian School established and administered by the congregation of the Apostolic Carmel Sisters in the Catholic Church. The school is under the religious jurisdiction of the Bishop of Jamshedpur.

Curriculum

The medium of instruction is English but very special emphasis is given to Hindi, the national language, together with the essential subjects : Sanskrit, History, Geography, Social studies, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Training, Computer Application, Economics Application, Fine Arts and so on. The School has well equipped laboratories for science, modern computer Labs and library to allow the pupils to develop and foster their innate talents and keep abreast with the modern education from the very beginning. The School lays a great deal of stress on character formation and development of spiritual and ethical values which are imparted regularly to students through the teaching of Value Education.

Extra Curricular activities

The School offers a wide range of activities. The School fields Football, Cricket, Volleyball, Handball and Basketball teams in all the inter-school competitions. Members of these teams have represented the district and state several times over the years. As all schools have activities (co-Curricular activities) are no longer part of its regular classes expect for important inter-school activities.

Students also participate in chess tournaments,^[1] and each year the school hosts a Grandparents Day^[2] and a dance contest.^[3]

The school organises the following inter-school events:

Event	Organising Body	Occurrence
Blitz	The Interact Club	Annual
Cascading Sounds	The Jyoti Club	Annual
Carmel Summit	The Legal Literacy Club	Annual
Aura	The School Cabinet	Variable
Greenade	The Go-Green Club	Variable
Biblica (Catholic Fest)	The School Management	Variable
Ecorsa	The Economics and Business Department	Annual
Provoke	The Computer Club	Annual

Clubs

All ventures have been divided into clubs. The school has more than five active clubs. The clubs are led by a President, assisted by a Vice- President and are guided by at least two teacher moderators. The Legal Literacy Club, Interact Club, Jyoti Club, Eco Club, Computer Club, Dance Club.

Publications

The school's first publication is believed to be "The Seed was Sown" which celebrated the school's first ten glorious years. The School also had several other minor publications like "Soldiers of God". However, from 2013 the school started its annual magazine "The Third Eye". The current Editors are Nikita Jain, Sudisha Mukherjee and Savio Joshua.

First and Second issue of The Third Eye which were printed in the years 2013 and 2014.

First and Second issue of The Third Eye which were published in the years 2013 and 2014.

References

↑ Paraminder Bhatia. "Carmel, Kerala Public shine". Telegraph India, July 28, 2013
↑ "Tots' tribute to senior citizens - Grandparents get entertainment treat". Telegraph India, December 17, 2004
↑ "Dancing stars light up Carmel stage". Telegraph India, September 22, 2012.

Coordinates: 22°49′34″N 86°10′09″E / 22.8261°N 86.1692°E / 22.8261; 86.1692

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