St. Agnes' Loreto Day School

St. Agnes’ Loreto Day School, Lucknow, India, is a Catholic Institution under the management of The Lucknow Loreto Educational Society - represented by the Sisters of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto Sisters). The school is recognized by the Secondary Education Department of Uttar Pradesh (Anglo-Indian Board) and affiliated to the Indian Council for Secondary Education (ICSE)as well as the ISC board. It is a school for girls up to intermediate level. The Principal of the School is Sister Goretti. The school is situated on Station Road, Lucknow, India.^[1]
It was built in 1904.

It is a branch of Loreto Convent. The school premises accommodate about 1200 students. The school has a library, laboratories and a playground. It has an outreach school called "Pushpa Vidyalaya" for the underprivileged on its premises. The school is affiliated to the ICSE council. Girls take their exams at the end of February.^[2]

The patroness of the school is St.Agnes.

The school has four houses -Charity (red), Hope (green), Joy (blue)and Peace (yellow). House members participate in events all through the year in inter house competitions.

The Literary Club from the School organizes the "Literary Fest" annually. The fest receives participation from schools across the city. Notable alumnae of the School include - Jaya Bhattacharya (TV actress ) :award winning writer Akansha Tiwari (of Amdavad mein Famous fame )

The crest

See.^[3] The crest is surmounted by the words "Maria Regina Angelorum" which indicates the patronage of Our Lady, Queen of Angels. The emblem's symbols mean:

The Cross - sign of salvation,
The Sacred Heart - source of the love of Jesus for each person,
The heart of Mary - our human model and inspiration,
The anchor - a symbol of hope.

This symbolism is summed up in the final scroll: "Cruci dum Spiro fido" - "Throughout my life, I shall place my hope in the cross".

Notes

Gallery

The Loreto Crest

School website

External links

Home Page

Education in Lucknow

Universities/ Institutes/ Colleges	University of Lucknow Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Indian Institute of Management Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences King George's Medical University Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow Isabella Thoburn College National P. G. College, Lucknow Lucknow Christian College Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences Amity University Institute of Hotel Management Integral University

Private Schools	Rasphil Academy Montfort Inter College(MBIC) Rani Laxmi Bai Memorial Senior Secondary School City Montessori School Colvin Taluqdars' College Loreto Convent St. Francis' College La Martiniere College St Fidelis Tender Hearts School Lucknow Public School CMS, RDSO Branch CMS, Aliganj Branch CMS, Chowk Branch CMS, Indira Nagar Branch CMS, Station Road Branch CMS, Kanpur Road Branch Cathedral School of Lucknow CMS, Gomti Nagar Branch

Government Schools	Govt. Inter College Kendriya Vidyalaya Sainik School

Infant/Junior	Municipal Nursery School

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/13/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.