Stanes Schools are two schools in
Coimbatore
Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...
and
Coonoor.
History
The schools were established by
Sir Robert Stanes
Sir Robert Stanes (13 May 1841 – 6 September 1936) was a British businessman and philanthropist in India who founded United Nilgiri Tea Estates (UNTE) in Coimbatore.
Stanes was born in Aldgate, London, the eighth of nine children of James S ...
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 Robert Stanes
Sir Robert Stanes (13 May 1841 – 6 September 1936) was a British businessman and philanthropist in India who founded United Nilgiri Tea Estates (UNTE) in Coimbatore.
Stanes was born in Aldgate, London, the eighth of nine children of James S ...
(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
Nirupama Menon Rao (born 6 December 1950) is a retired civil servant of 1973 batch Indian Foreign Service cadre who served as India's Foreign Secretary from 2009 to 2011, as well as being India's Ambassador to the United States, China and Sri La ...
- Foreign Secretary of India, IFS
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Narain Karthikeyan - F1 (First Indian), A1GP and NASCAR racing driver
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Adam Sinclair
Adam Antony Sinclair (born 29 February 1984) is an Indian field hockey player and athlete from Tamil Nadu. Among other leading sporting events he was a member of the Indian field hockey team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 20 ...
- Indian field hockey player
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Arvind Krishna
Arvind Krishna is an Indian-American business executive serving as the Chairman and CEO of IBM. He has been the CEO of IBM since April 2020 and took on the role of Chairman in January 2021. Krishna began his career at IBM in 1990, at IBM's Tho ...
- CEO, IBM.
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Mahesh Bhupathi - Indian Tennis Player
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P. R. Krishna Kumar
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Narayan Jagadeesan
Narayan Jagadeesan (born 24 December 1995) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 27 October 2016, where he won the player of the match award. He made his Twenty20 debut for Tamil ...
- 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