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ADMISSION & FEES

St. Karen’s Collegiate School, Jaitipur, Patna is a K-10 CB-
SE-affiliated co-ed day school. Admission into nursery till
class VI begins in December. For other classes it is subject
to vacancies.
Tuition fees (annual): Rs.39,600-50,400
For further information, contact: 7739762829
Email: stkarenscollegiateschool@gmail.com

St. Karen's campus: national reputation

SKCS was promoted eight years ago as a minority An-
glo-Indian Christian institution by visionary educationists
Donald Patrick Galstaun and wife Leslie Barbara,
under the aegis of the Anglo-Indian Educational Society of
St. Karen’s (regstd: 1986). The society manages four schools Edward Galstaun Dr. Manisha Lall
including two K-12 and one middle school in Greater Noida
(Uttar Pradesh). SKCS’ name is derived from a 1952 Marie
Lyons Killilea novel Karen, an inspiring true story on the Apart from progressive pedagogies, rigorous curriculum
author’s daughter born with cerebral palsy. and well-trained teachers, teaching-learning is enabled by
“At SKCS, our mission is to nurture intellectually com- impressive infrastructure. The school campus houses 80
petent, emotionally balanced and socially conscious stu- spacious classrooms, activity rooms, six well-equipped
dents with solid foundation in discipline and honesty. Our laboratories including separate labs for computer science,
whole-child focused pedagogies blend academic mastery, maths, language and composite science, and three libraries
creativity, values, and emotional intelligence. Our teaching- with an aggregate 10,000 volumes. Other enabling campus
learning process encourages curiosity, collaboration, and facilities include special rooms for behaviour counselling,
confidence, ensuring that every Karenite learns with the career guidance, music, sports, art, as also an auditory-
head, heart, and hand,” says Dr. Manisha Lall, awarded sensory room for kindergarten children, a well-equipped
a Ph D in zoology by Delhi University, and has over a de- infirmary, and a state-of-the-art auditorium.
cade of teaching and admin experience at Magadh Mahila SKCS’ sports infrastructure includes a well-equipped in-
College, Patna University where she served as assistant door sports arena and ground for field sports. Co-curricular
professor prior to her appointment as principal of SKCS in education including environment, debate, art, music and
2018. “Currently, our focus is on competency-based learn- editorial hobby club activities are also accorded high im-
ing, improving students’ handwriting and enhancing their portance and supported by community service initiatives
creative writing skills and vocabulary,” adds Lall. including annual visits to NGOs educating underprivi-
According to Lall, SKCS’ three-acre campus is an “out- leged girl children. Moreover, students are encouraged to
door learning ecosystem” where students engage in inter- showcase their talents at the school’s annual spring camp
disciplinary projects, connecting concepts across subjects ‘Meraki’ and compete in inter-school competitions. The
and applying them to real-world problems to develop criti- school’s management also organises educational tours in-
cal, creative thinking and problem-solving skills. For teach- cluding global exposure programmes through the online
ers to remain abreast of global best practices, continuous V-Yatra programme.
professional development is encouraged through conclaves “Our future plan is to invest in state-of-the-art sports
and regular 30-day in-house and CBSE training workshops. facilities including a swimming pool, basketball and bad-
The school’s holistic education focus and student-centric minton courts, a football field and a running track. I strong-
pedagogies have paid rich dividends. Of the 272 students ly believe our nation can compete globally only if we can
who wrote the CBSE class X board exam in February 2025, nurture sporting talent from youngest age. In this area, we
40 averaged above 90 percent with the school topper aver- still have a long way to go,” says joint director Edward
aging 96.2 percent. Galstaun.

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