Carmel Junior College

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Carmel Junior College
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Location
Carmel Junior College
Balvihar & Sonari Gurudwara

Jamshedpur
,
Jharkhand
,
831011

India
Coordinates 22°49′34″N86°10′09″E / 22.8261°N 86.1692°E / 22.8261; 86.1692 Coordinates: 22°49′34″N86°10′09″E / 22.8261°N 86.1692°E / 22.8261; 86.1692
Information
School type Private, Comprehensive
Motto"Excellence Our Endeavour"
Patron saint(s) Venerable Mother Mary Veronica of the Passion
Established3 March 1997;25 years ago (3 March 1997)
FounderSister Flavian A.C.
StatusOpen
Sister school Sacred Heart Convent School
School boardICSE
School districtEast Singbhum
Authority Sisters of the Apostolic Carmel
PrincipalSister M. Natasha, A.C.
Number of students2500
Student to teacher ratio1:53
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)   
Nickname CJC
PublicationThe Third Eye
Affiliation Council for the Indian School Certificate Education
Website cjcollege.com

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, the school welcomes applicants from all creeds and beliefs.

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History

Carmel Junior College is a Christian 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. The school was opened on 3 March 1997. It was founded by Sister Flavian AC at Bal Vihar, Sonari.

Curriculum

The medium of instruction is English but 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, and Fine Arts. The school has laboratories for science, modern computer Labs and libraries.

Extracurricular 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:

EventOrganising BodyOccurrence
Blitz The Interact Club Annual
Cascading SoundsThe Jyoti ClubAnnual
Carmel SummitThe Legal Literacy ClubAnnual
AuraThe School CabinetVariable
GreenadeThe Go-Green ClubVariable
Biblica (Catholic Fest)The School ManagementVariable
EcorsaThe Economics and Business DepartmentAnnual
ProvokeThe Computer ClubAnnual

However, only biblica and Carmel Summit are fixed annual events while others happen at sporadically.

Clubs

All ventures have been divided into clubs. The school has four active clubs. The clubs are led by a President, assisted by a Vice- President and are guided by at least two teacher moderators.

Publications

The school's first publication is "The Seed was Sown." The School also had several other minor publications like "Soldiers of God". However, from 2013 the school started its annual magazine "The Third Eye".

First and Second issue of The Third Eye which were printed in the years 2013 and 2014. Inside the first two editions of The Third Eye.JPG
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. First and Second issue of The Third Eye.JPG
First and Second issue of The Third Eye which were published in the years 2013 and 2014.

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References

  1. ↑ Paraminder Bhatia. "Carmel, Kerala Public shine". Telegraph India, 28 July 2013
  2. ↑ "Tots' tribute to senior citizens - Grandparents get entertainment treat" Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine . Telegraph India, 17 December 2004
  3. ↑ "Dancing stars light up Carmel stage". Telegraph India, 22 September 2012.
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