General Information
• Immaculate Conception Convent School is managed by the Carmelite Sisters. It was founded in April 1999 as Christian Minority Institute.
• The School prepares boys and girls for ISC and ICSE Examinations through English medium.
• The aim of the institution is not only to impart academic instruction but also to develop the total personality of the child by imparting a sound, moral, spiritual, intellectual and physical education, appreciation and practice of true value of life.
• The Pre-Primary section is : Divya Jyoti Kindergarten.
Immaculate Conception Convent School
Brief History of the Congregation of the Carmelite Religious
Mother Veronica
Founder of CCR
The Congregation of the Carmelite Religious was founded by Mother Veronica of the Passion on July 16, 1868, in France.
Mother Veronica (then Sophie Leeves) was born on October 1, 1823 in Constantinople of English Anglican parents. The atmosphere of love in her home culminated in her outstanding love for God which was expressed in her tendency to serve the helpless, the afflicted and the sick. She received a liberal education in this happy, religious and cultured atmosphere. Thus we have in Mother Veronica, a highly accomplished woman of strong faith, fluent in Greek, French, German, her native English and several other languages. She came to India as a Sister of St. Joseph of the Apparition. She concentrated on the education of girls, empowerment of women and the less privileged. She even learnt the regional language Malayalam to reach out to the poor and the needy along the Malabar Coast. Her strong desire for a life of contemplation led her to opt for the Cloistered Carmel of Pau France. Prior to her entry into Carmel she trained young Sisters at Bayonne, France, to work in India. She was a great visionary and she braved many hardships to fulfill her dreams. Her first batch of Sisters arrived at Mangalore in 1870. It was from here that the Carmelites gradually spread to the Malabar Coast. In 1880, the Holy Angels Convent was started at Trivandrum, Kerala. From here the Congregation has spread to most of the States of India and abroad. She passed into glory on November 16, 1906.
Following in the footsteps of Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ and our foundress Mother Veronica, we her daughters, seek to enkindle the fire of Divine Love in the hearts of all God’s children. Through education and other works of mercy, we seek to promote the Kingdom Values of Justice, Fellowship and Freedom, thereby bringing harmony in Society especially to the ‘target group’ of the locality.
History of Immaculate Conception Convent, GomtiNagar, Lucknow
Gomti Nagar is an area in the North Indian city of Lucknow consisting of both residential and business settlements. It is one of the largest and upcoming areas of Lucknow. Gomti Nagar Greater Lucknow an upscale residential area in Gomti Nagar Gomti Nagar is located in Uttar Pradesh. Gomti Nagar has the population of over 500000. It is a planned and organized settlement development Authority (LDA). Gomti Nagar Extension jointly is the largest well planned developed township of India.
Name of the Convent: Immaculate Conception Convent, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow
Patron – Our Lady of Immaculate Conception.
Titular Feast–Feast of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, 8th December
Place: U.P. Lucknow
Parish: Holy Family Church Gomti Nagar
Diocese: Lucknow
State: Uttar Pradesh
Year Foundation:1999
Founding Members: Sr. M. Bonifacia, sr. M. Enid and Sr. Magna
History of the Convent
1.In the year 1987 at the request of Archbishop Alan De Lastic Sr. M. Bonifacia and Sr. M. Enid under the guidance of Rev. Fr. Antony D’souza and Rev. Oswald Leuis purchased the land and the Registration of the land was done in 1988. On 14th sept. 1989 began the work.
2. The first community was formed, Sr. Magna as the superior sr. Angel and later on Srs. Annette, Anina and Jacinta D’souza joined the community on 19th Feb. 1999.
3. On the 6th April 1999 the first batch of the school began with Lower K.G and Upper K.G with the 10 children.and the school was established in the name of DivayJyoti. The first principal sr. Anina was appointed.
4. 8th Feb.2007 we received the society Registration Certificate.
For the past thirty years the sisters have been working in our institution beside school work the sisters also take active part in various pastoral and social apostolate such as
1.Pastoral work: –
The sisters teach at Sunday school and help with the preparation of First Holy Communion. Visiting the sick.
2.Charity work: –
We help a needy people such as student’s free education, health care and monetary help for the poor.
Mission: We will innovatively inspire students and each other by example to be leaders with a motivated attitude towards learning. We will develop need based content keeping in mind the changing technology and the learning environment. We will ensure transparency in all our operations while engaging parents through meaningful dialogue to be a part of the educational process.
Development in decades:
1.1989-1999- Land was purchased for the community and school building.
2. 2000-2009- Purchasing Furniture
3. 2010-2019- The inauguration of senior school block.
The first batch of class 10th was started in the year 2011(ICSE), our students soured cent percent result.
In the year 2014 plus two ISC sections of Science and Commerce stream started with the affiliation from the Indian School Certificate Examination Council.
The community, chapel and school office was renovated and painted.
The School gate was changed into a new and school campus was beautified.
The Bolero was sold and new vehicle was purchased.
The new chairs were brought for the hall.
For the K.G. section Recreation Park was made.
Historical Event: –
In 2018, we celebrated the Sesquicentennial year of the foundation of the CCR:
1. Tile Paintings –Students have shown their talents, showcased their creativity
On tiles, painting the Maxims of Mother Veronica.
3.School presented the play “The Grain of wheat, Women the Phenomenal Creation of God.” on the life sketch of our foundress Mother Veronica of Passion.
Today, after 20 years of its inception, we continue our commitment of training young minds to take up the challenges of the future, with the generous support and collaboration of like-minded people, our well -wishers and benefactors.