Stanes Schools are two schools in
Coimbatore
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and
Coonoor
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.
History
The schools were established by
Sir Robert Stanes in 1862, with the Coimbatore branch starting with four children and two teachers.
It started as a European and Eurasian school but under the concept of liberal education the restrictions have been relaxed, but minority rights for Anglo-Indian children are still retained.
Foundation
Sir
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Robert Stanes (born 13 May 1841) laid the foundation stone of the school on 6 November 1862 when the school had four children and two teachers. The British Empire conferred on him The Kaiser-i-Hind Medal for his Meritorious Services. It started as a European And Eurasian School but later it was opened to all irrespective of their creed, community and status. Exclusive minority rights for Anglo-Indian children are retained as per Sir Robert's wishes.
Houses
The boys and girls are grouped into four houses. Each house is headed by its own Master and Mistress and its Captains, Prefects, and Vice-Captains. The houses are:
Coimbatore School
*Lordly Lions, motto: ''Animo et Fide'', red
*Playful Panthers, motto: ''Nil Desperandum'', blue
*Terrific Tigers, motto: ''Spring to Victory'', yellow
*Wily Wolves, motto: ''Fide et Labore'', green
Coonoor School
*Davids - yellow
*Fritchley - red
*Groves - green
*Stanes - blue
Inter-house sports and games are conducted. The house which emerges victorious is awarded the Champion House trophy. There are trophies for the cross country race and marching. The Annual Sports Day is an important event.
Notable alumni
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Parvez Dewan- Tourism Secretary of India, IAS; Advisor (cabinet minister), J&K; founder Indpaedia
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Nirupama Rao
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- Foreign Secretary of India, IFS
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Narain Karthikeyan
Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan (; born 14 January 1977) is an Indian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One between and .
Early life and family background
Karthikeyan was born on 14 January 1977 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu to Sheela ...
- F1 (First Indian), A1GP and NASCAR racing driver
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Adam Sinclair - Indian field hockey player
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Arvind Krishna
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- CEO, IBM.
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Mahesh Bhupathi
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- Indian Tennis Player
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P. R. Krishna Kumar
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Narayan Jagadeesan
Narayan Jagadeesan (born 24 December 1995), colloquially referred to by his close friends and associates as Jaggi, is an Indian cricketer.
He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 27 October 2016, where ...
- Indian Cricketer, Chennai Super Kings, IPL (T20)
References
External links
Stanes School, CoimbatoreStanes School, Coonoor
{{Education in Tamil Nadu
High schools and secondary schools in Tamil Nadu
Schools in Coimbatore
Coonoor
Educational institutions established in 1858
1858 establishments in British India
1858 establishments in India