La Martiniere Girls School, Elgin, kolkata - Fee, Reviews, Admission Details

About School: La Martiniere for Girls is deemed one of the best Girls’ Schools in the nation. A heritage institution that has served the cause of education for 184 years, established in 1836 by Frenchman major general, Claude Martin. A postage stamp was released by the Department of Posts, Government of India during the 175th year celebrations to acknowledge service rendered by the school to society,The Mission statement of the school is to educate the girl Child and build character so that she will contribute to the making of a more equitable and progressive society.From Lower Nursery to Class XII, the focus is on a holistic and pragmatic approach to learning with hands-on experience in every sphere of school life. The School is affiliated to the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations conducting ICSE and ISC Examinations.At present, the student strength is about 2800 with a large playground where every girl enjoy her childhood with opportunities to realize her innate potential. There is a plethora of co-curricular activities like basketball, swimming, tennis, football, debate, Duke of Edinburgh, Guides, school band, music, art, drama, orchestra, robotics, photography, international school partnerships and community service. There are several clubs like Science, Nature and Interact to engage the students in creative pursuits. This results in students developing into well balanced, confident and empathetic individuals.Senior students receive appropriate career guidance to find their future careers and courses for higher education and research.By the will of our Founder, Major General Claude Martin, the School takes care of sponsored children called Foundationers from marginalized backgrounds of society, thereby fulfilling its commitment to values of compassion and service to humanity.The distinguished Alumni are globally excelling in their area of work and are worthy ambassadors of La Martiniere.The School believes in raising woman of substance who are ready to give back to society in their own way. The School is committed to fulfilling the ‘’Labore et Constantia’’, to labour with constancy.