Mallinson Girls School

The Mallinson School

The Mallinson School Motto
"Faithful in the least"
Location
Sheikh Bagh, Lal Chowk, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
India
Information
Type Private School
Established 1912 CE
Founder Ms Fitze
Principal Dr. Parvez Samuel Kaul
Head of school Dr. Parvez Samuel Kaul
Campus Urban
Nickname "Mallinsonites"
Affiliation Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education
Website Official Website

Mallinson Girls School is located in the Heart of Srinagar in Kashmir Valley. The school was founded by Ms Fitze Mallinson in 1912 at Fateh Kadal and later shifted to Lal Chowk in Srinagar. The school was started by Christian missionaries and was named after Mallinson. It still has affiliations with the Church Mission Society. Its motto is 'Faithful in the Least'. The students of the school are popularly known as "Mallinsonites" .

History

Mallinson Girls' School was founded in 1912 by Miss Violet B. Fitze as the Girls' Mission High School. Its name was later changed to Mallinson Girls' School in honour of Miss Mallinson, a missionary who served in the school from 1922-1961.[1] The Mallinson Girls Srinagar was established at Fateh Kadal in 1912. The first woman matriculate of Kashmir Begum Zafar Ali began her career as a teacher in the Girls' Mission High School in 1925 and Mehmooda Ali Shah, educationist and Padma Shri awardee, was an alumna of the institution.[2][3] The school places emphasis on physical activities such as cross country running, kho-kho, Basketball, Volleyball as well as mental activities such as quiz, seminars and debates.

Houses

The school is divided into four houses, named after various flowers in the Kashmir valley:

House Color Also known as
Kongposh Blue Florence Nightingale
Praniposh Green Helen Keller
Pamposh Pink Pandita Ramabai
Yambarzal Yellow Sarojini Naidu

Competitions between the houses are held regularly.

Activities

There are picnics, camping, mountain treks, swimming, C.C. Run, and outdoor games like kho-kho, volleyball and basketball.[4]

Departments

There are five departments:

Department Classes
Lower Primary Department Nursery to II
Junior Department III to V
Middle Department VI to VIII
Senior Department IX and X
Higher Secondary XI and XII

Principal

Parvez Sameul Kaul

References

  1. "Mallinson Girls School". TBMS website. TBMS. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  2. "Mehmooda Ahmed Ali Shah - Obituary". Kashmir Life. 24 March 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  3. "Mehmooda Ahmed Ali Shah: A Great educationist". Kashmir Times. 23 March 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

Coordinates: 34°04′12″N 74°48′44″E / 34.0699719°N 74.8122353°E / 34.0699719; 74.8122353

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