La Martiniere for Girls was established in 1836 by Frenchman, Major General Claude Martin. It is one of the best Girls’ Schools in the country with nearly 3000 students from Lower Nursery to class XII, affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Examinations –New Delhi. In its 189 years of existence, the School continues to pursue excellence as enshrined in the School Motto ‘Labore et Constantia’ (by labour and consistent effort).
The La Martiniere Schools (girls and boys) have evolved in its journey striving always to fulfil the vision of its Founder, in providing value-based holistic education to the youth to make them responsible and worthy citizens of our nation.
At the heart of this vision of our Founder lies compassion and the spirit to give. From its inception, La Martiniere has provided free education to the Foundations (sponsored students) including their stay in the hostel. One such student, Sir Catchick Paul Chater (08.09.1846 – 27.05.1926), who received his education under the provisions of this trust fund, became the Founder of modern Hong Kong. Having imbibed the true Martinian spirit, he became a generous benefactor of the schools helping La Martiniere to consolidate and validate its philosophy.
Spread over acres in the heart of Kolkata, La Martiniere for Girls offers all the amenities for 21 st Century learning.
Technology is integrated in modern pedagogical principles of experiential learning. Education here is not limited to books, but students have always been encouraged for various co-curricular activities like sports, music, theatre, photography, art, technology and community engagements for an all-round development of personality and character. The school has produced many renowned women in the field of sports, science and liberal arts. The pupils graduate to find their place in the global arena doing their Alma Mater proud.
At the closing ceremony of the 175 th year celebration, the Dept of Posts, India issued a commemorative stamp to acknowledge the contribution of La Martiniere Schools, Kolkata in the field of education.
La Martiniere has truly blended global education with strong local roots. The students learn to think internationally, while upholding their own rich cultural heritage. They have moved out of the four walls of La Martiniere to acquire positions of global prominence.
La Martinere for Girls shape women of substance. Some are well-known, others have contributed in quieter ways. But all have done their bit to build stable communities, for only a stable foundation will lead the country to grow from strength to strength.
In the years ahead, the School looks forward to building characters of children who will put back into society as much as they have taken so as to build a world that is both equitable and progressive.
Partner Schools : St. Olave’s Grammar School, Orphington, Kent, UK and the Flinders University, Australia. Recognition : Ranked as one of the best girls’ schools in the nation and recipient of Telegraph School Awards for Excellence.
Educating the Girl Child and building character
Each student shall contribute to the making of a more equitable and progressive society.
John Stephen is currently the Acting Principal of La Martiniere for Boys at Kolkata. He has been serving in this capacity since July 2021 and has taken up the challenge to bring back the joy of teaching and creating a more congenial environment for learning.
Prior to this, he served as the Vice Principal in the same institution from December 2015.
He has a teaching experience of more than twenty-nine years. From 1995 to 2002 he was teaching in St. Xavier’s School, Pakyong, East Sikkim as Post Graduate Teacher in Chemistry. He was a House Master and Teacher-In-Charge of Volleyball.
From 2003 to 2015 he was teaching at St. Paul’s Boys Boarding School as a Post Graduate Teacher in Chemistry. He was also the Teacher-In-Charge of volleyball and basketball, and the Dormitory Master of senior students of classes 11 and 12 and House Master of the Senior Wing.
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