St. Columba’s School is a highly acclaimed Christian Brothers institution. Amongst the best schools in the country, it Is widely known because of its prime location in the very heart of Lutyen’s Delhi and because of its long list of distinguished alumni.
Albeit a late entrant to the Christian Bothers family. St. Columba’s took next to no time to become their premier school. St. Columba’s, which began in 1941 with a small complement of 32 students, now has over 3400 students with many names on the waiting list for admission. The school’s impact and continuations in the field of education was duly acknowledged by The Education Quality Foundation of India (EQFI) when it select. St. Columba’s as the most deserving recipient of “The Whole School Award” for dissemination of quality education.
The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and offers education from kindergarten to class XII.
Emphasis is placed on academic excellence at all levels. ICT (information and communication technology) is used to make education effective.
Classrooms are equipped with multimedia for enjoyable learning. The classrooms use the Educomp smart class system. The objective of St Columba’s School is to provide an atmosphere to promote social, intellectual, emotional and spiritual growth of the child.
At the middle level, students are empowered through representative councils and democratically selected prefects to monitor students, to maintain a high level of discipline.
Apart from regular classroom studies, students are also taken on outdoor excursions. Regular workshops and seminars, as well as in-house orientation programs are also organised.
The school conducts year-round activities for students at all levels including music fests, socials, swimming competitions, craft competitions, elocution contests etc. Every August, St. Columba’s School organizes an ‘Open Quiz’ inviting participation from hundreds of students from various schools.
The pride of the St. Columba’s school is its Personality Development Programme. The school encourages students to broaden their horizon and identify hidden talents and passions. The students are able to participate in a variety of dedicated hobby clubs for One and a Half Hours, once a week. Students enjoy the fun and interactive activities on offer. The students participate in a range of games and activities in a relaxed and happy atmosphere.
There is gamut of clubs for the students to choose from and each child has to participate in one club. The clubs include:-
- Dramatics
- Debates
- Maths
- Drums
- Guitar and English Vocal
- Cooking
- Arts and Crafts
- Quiz
- Indian Vocal Singing
- Computer Club
- Story Telling
- Disaster Management