School type Private, Comprehensive Founded 1997 | Established 3 March 1997 Founder Sister Flavian A.C. | |
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Motto "Excellence Our Endeavour" Patron saint(s) Venerable Mother Mary Veronica of the Passion | ||
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,
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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, and each year the school hosts a Grandparents Day and a dance contest.
The school organises the following inter-school events:
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.