Little Flower High School, Thane

Last updated

Little Flower High School
Little Flower High School, Thane logo.png
Location
Pokhran road 2

, ,
400606

India
Information
School type Unaided private
MottoBorn to Bloom
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) Saint Thérèse
Founded1972;51 years ago (1972)
FounderFr. Valerian Godinho
School district Thane
PrincipalVeena Montero
Campus typeSuburban
Affiliation MSBSHSE
Website http://www.lfhschool.com

Little Flower High School is a convent school located at Pokharan Road No. 2 near Upvan Lake in Thane, Maharashtra, India.

Contents

The school is recognized as a high school by the Education Department of the government of Maharashtra.by Rev. Fr. Valerian Godinho. The institution has 2700 students on roll.

The school is administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mumbai and under the religious jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mumbai. The school provides education for Catholic boys and girls, and for other denominations.

Beginnings

Little Flower High School was established in 1972, in rented premises near Vartak Nagar by Rev. Fr. Valerian Godinho to cater to the educational needs of the Catholics and the non-Catholics of the industrial area. The school is located on its own extensive grounds.

Panoramic view of Little Flower High School, Thane and its surroundings - The school premises along with Church on right, the white coloured Janaka Devi Mandir at a distance, & the ruined Portuguese church dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy further ahead. Little Flower High School Thane.jpg
Panoramic view of Little Flower High School, Thane and its surroundings - The school premises along with Church on right, the white coloured Janaka Devi Mandir at a distance, & the ruined Portuguese church dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy further ahead.

Academics

Curriculum

The school academic year, which begins in June, comprises two terms: June–October and November–April. The course of studies has emphasis on the preparation for Secondary School Certificate Examination. Hindi is a compulsory subject and is taught from class III. The base and foundation of Basic Techniques in Education, are given due emphasis. Physical Training, Outdoor games are compulsory for all. Pupils are encouraged to join introduction to computing, Social Service Groups and take up Projects in Std. VIII, IX and X.

Examinations

There are four unit tests, one terminal examination and one final examination each year. The first terminal examination is held in October and the final examination in April. Minimum requirements for a student to be declared 'Pass' is 35% while for a student to attain distinction is 75%.

Facilities

Science laboratory

Library

The school has a collection of books on subjects ranging from reference books to fiction, non-fiction, biographies, encyclopedias, journals etc. The school subscribes to dailies and magazines. Reference books and texts are available for borrowing as well as for reference purpose.

House system

Students are divided into four houses. Each house is named after a personality in national history.

School council

The council is a student body established to put into practice the aims and objectives of the House System. The council is made of the Prefect, Assistant Prefect, House Captain, House Leader as well as Class Monitors and Assistant Monitors of the classes and other representatives of the activities and organisations. The meetings of the council are conducted on a Parliamentary basis and the Council fulfils its purpose by assisting the Principal and the staff in carrying out affairs in the school, especially discipline.

Co-curricular activities

Co-curricular activities include fun fairs, picnics, camps, workshops, debates, scouts, guides and NCC.

The school offers professional training to the students:

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thane</span> City in Maharashtra, India

Thane is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the state of Maharashtra in India, an immediate neighbour of Mumbai city proper, and a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It is situated in the north-eastern portion of the Salsette Island.

Education in the Republic of Ireland is a primary, secondary and higher education. In recent years further education has grown immensely with 51% of working age adults having completed higher education by 2020. Growth in the economy since the 1960s has driven much of the change in the education system. For universities there are student service fees, which students are required to pay on registration, to cover examinations, insurance and registration costs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Mumbai</span> State university in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

The University of Mumbai is a public state university in Mumbai. It is one of the largest university systems in the world with over 549,000 students on its campuses and affiliated colleges. As of 2013, the university had 711 affiliated colleges. Ratan Tata is the appointed head of the advisory council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Student council</span> Student organization acting like a governing body in some respects

A student council is an administrative organization of students in different educational institutes ranging from elementary schools to universities and research organizations around the world. These councils exist in most public and private K-12 school systems in different countries. Many universities, both private and public, have a student council as an apex body of all their students' organisations. Student councils often serve to engage students in learning about democracy and leadership, as originally espoused by John Dewey in Democracy and Education (1917).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naparima College</span> Secondary school in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

Naparima College is a public secondary school for boys in Trinidad and Tobago. Located in San Fernando, the school was founded in 1894 but received official recognition in 1900. It was established by Dr. Kenneth J. Grant, a Canadian Presbyterian missionary working among the Indian population in Trinidad. The school was one of the first to educate Indo-Trinidadians and played an important and crucial role in the development of an Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian professional class. Naparima is derived from the Arawak word (A) naparima, meaning ‘large water’, or from Nabarima, Warao for ‘Father of the waves’.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Presentation College, San Fernando</span> Male secondary school in Trinidad and Tobago

Presentation College San Fernando is a selective, government-assisted Roman Catholic Boys’ Secondary School located in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. It claims to be the first Catholic secondary school in South Trinidad, having been established around 1930 in the basement of San Fernando Presbytery. It relocated to the Colony Buildings at La Pique in 1931. Originally named St. Benedict's College, the name was changed in 1948 when management of the school was assumed by the Presentation Brothers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lilavatibai Podar High School</span>

Smt. Lilavatibai Podar High School, (LPHS), is a co-educational, English medium institution for grades 1 through 12. It is a private, ICSE, unaided, independent, day-boarding school, registered with the state of Maharashtra. LPHS is located in Santacruz (W), Mumbai, India, and is part of the Podar Education Complex.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Campion School, Mumbai</span> Private primary and secondary school in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Campion School is a private Catholic primary and secondary school for boys located at 13 Cooperage Road, Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra, India. Established in 1943 by Jesuit Fr. Joseph Savall, the school is named in honour of Saint Edmund Campion, a 16th-century English Roman Catholic martyr.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dhirubhai Ambani International School</span> Private school

The Dhirubhai Ambani International School (DAIS) is a private co-educational LKG-15 dayschool in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, built by Reliance Industries, named after the late patriarch of the conglomerate, Dhirubhai Ambani. The school was established in 2003 and has been an IB World School since January 2003. It offers the International Baccalaureate Program in its Diploma form. Nita Ambani, wife of Mukesh Ambani is the chairperson of the school.

St. John the Baptist High School and Junior College is a Catholic school in the city of Thane, Maharashtra, India ( )to St. John the Baptist. It also has a school for children in need of special care. It is administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mumbai. The school is affiliated to the Mumbai Division Board of Secondary and Higher Education. The school/college aims at the education primarily of the Catholic community around and to the extent possible of the members of all the communities. The institution has an extensive alumni base, known as "Johannines" spread across the globe. It is recognised to be one of the premier high schools in Mumbai.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Government Law College, Mumbai</span> Law college in Maharastha

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Anne's High School, Bandra</span> Private secondary school in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

St. Anne's High School is located in Pali Hill area of Bandra, Mumbai, India, under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mumbai.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Little Flower High School, Hyderabad</span> Private school in Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Little Flower High School is a missionary educational institution based in Hyderabad, India. It teaches students, enrolled in lower Kindergarten up to 10th grade level.

St. Blaise is a school founded in 1879 and is run by the Roman Catholic parish of St. Blaise, Amboli in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Secondary school is recognized by the Government of Maharashtra and the Primary school is recognized by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The School prepares students of Standard ten for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate examinations conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. Students are also prepared for Governmental Drawing Examinations, Hindi and Marathi Public Examinations.

St. Xavier's High School & Junior College, formerly called St. Xavier's High School, is a Catholic school located in the Mumbai Suburban district in Vile Parle West.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parshvanath College of Engineering</span> Colkege in India

The Parshvanath College of Engineering was a private engineering college located in Kasarvadavali, Thane district of Maharashtra state in India. It was established in 1994, and was managed by the Parshvanath Charitable Trust. It was a Jain religious minority college. While it was functioning, it was affiliated to the University of Mumbai, was accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) of the Government of India, and was recognised by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) of the state government of Maharashtra.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dr. Antonio Da Silva High School and Junior College of Commerce</span> Semi public private school in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Dr. Antonio Da Silva High School (A.D.H.S) and Jr. College of Commerce (A.D.H.S.J.C.C) is a semi-private Government, Boys, day school located at Dadar in Mumbai, India. The institution was established in 1851 by Dr Antonio Da Silva and Reverend John Braz Fernandees under the name St. Johna high school. The school caters to pupils from kindergarten up to class 12. The medium of instruction is English. The school houses more than 6,000 pupils aged 3 to 18.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Teresa's High School, Charni Road</span> Private school in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

St. Teresa's High School (STHS) is a government aided, private co-educational day school, located at Charni Road in Mumbai, India. The institution was founded in 1843, and present day school building was established in 1924.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teso College Aloet</span> Preparatory school in Uganda

Teso College Aloet (TCA) was established in 1953. Teso College is an all-male preparatory school, a boarding school, located in Aloet, Soroti, in Uganda. As of 2014, Teso College has 1,574 students. Over 30,000 students have graduated from TCA since its establishment. Teso College ranks in the top 50 in the Ugandan national examinations performance listing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">S.E.S. High School and Junior College</span> School in Thane, Maharashtra, India

Saraswati Education Society's High School and Junior College, more commonly known as SES High School, is one of the oldest educational institutions in Thane city of India, located at Panchpakhadi.Teaching pre-primary, primary, secondary and junior college, catering to over 3,500 students and well knit team of 82 teachers. It is a cosmopolitan co-education institution. Students are admitted from Jr. K.G and imparted education up to HSC (12th) Science/Commerce in English. The high school and junior college receives a grant from the State Government whereas Primary is unaided.

References