College Song To Set The Cause Above Renown To Love The Game Beyond The Prize. To Honour, While You Strike Him Down The Foe That Comes With Fearless Eyes. To Count The Life Of Battle Good And Dear The Land That Gave You Birth. And Dearer Yet The Brotherhood That Binds The Brave Of All The Earth. To-Day And Here The Fight’s Begun Of The Great Fellowship You’re Free. Hencefoth The School And You Are One And What You Are, The Race Shall Be. Message from The Principal I am delighted to welcome you to Lawrence College, Pakistan’s premier residential institution. Located in the heart of Murree’s greenery the College provides a very beautiful, serene and safe environment. This, combined with a healthy and invigorating climate provides ideal conditions for academic, sports and co-curricular activities. Our inclusive ethos and commitment to the highest standards of all round education have ensured an enviable reputation for Lawrence College. We are proud and gratified that our students come from all over Pakistan and represent a broad cross section of society making LCGG a mini-Pakistan in the truest sense. We are justifiably proud of our academic performance, but at LCGG education means much more than the pursuit of top grades. Character building, instilling high moral values, development of wholesome personality and awareness of societal obligations are central to what we offer here. We are acutely aware of our obligation to equip our students to make their way in the world as confident, caring, dignified and responsible global citizens. The sense of discipline and respect for rules is a great strength of the College. It is a learning community that seeks success for each student as we strive to deepen our core values of unshakeable faith, belief in hard work, achievements through honest and fair means and facing challenges boldly. At LCGG, we aim to encourage a never ending quest for knowledge among our students. We strive to inculcate an open mind and constructive and rational thinking. Inquisitiveness, curiosity and hunger for knowledge are qualities we try to impart. We encourage open discussion and free exchange of ideas. We provide a very conducive and rich learning environment where all teachers, working tirelessly and with devotion avail every opportunity to impart knowledge. We strongly believe in a merit based system in everything we do. We have already begun the process of further improving our overall curriculum. Over the last few months, the Faculty and College management have had several conversations on ways that our three schools can bring about some significant improvements. In the coming years, greater emphasis will be placed at all levels to build up our students’ capacity beyond just the academic areas. Leadership, discipline and organizational skills will feature strongly in their co-curricular education. We plan and hope to make LCGG a centre of excellence in all aspects. Lawrence College is a unique and exciting educational community. I look forward to welcoming you here. Brigadier Mujahid Alam (Retd) 3 Rawalpindi. It is 60 minutes drive from Islamabad and can be approached easily through old Murree Road or newly constructed LocationThe Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, Murree Murree Express Way. is situated at the beautiful foothills of the Himalayas at a height of about 1950 meters The climate is excellent. In summers, the (6397 feet) above the sea level, on a pine temperature seldom reaches 35 C. Monsoon covered spur. The estate covers an area of rain of July and August is intermittent. During about 150 acres and lies at a distance of about the cold weather, when the estate is usually 2 kms from the Rawalpindi-Murree Road, snow bound, the College is closed for about some 5 kms from Murree and 57 km from three months, from December to February 4 They have been distinguished public servants, politicians, military officials and businessmen. The college is ranked in the top few schools Introduction in the country and is renowned for providing Established in 1860, following the vision of Sir high quality teaching to its pupils combined Henry Lawrence, LCGG is the oldest residential with allround development of character and institution of its type in Pakistan. Lawrence leadership qualities. College started as an asylum with the object to Boys School 1875 provide a plain and practical education to the Today, there are about 650 boys on the rolls of orphans and children of the British soldiers in the three schools. The number is expected to 1948 India. It had 82 children in its care initially. The rise further as the time passes. Started in 1860 number rose to 204 boys and 101 girls in 1914 in unpretentious barracks, housing about 82 when it was taken over by the government of boys and girls of different ages, it developed Punjab, as the Lawrence Memorial School; and into its present estate comprising the Junior, to 356 boys and 124 girls when it became the Preparatory and Senior Schools in five phases. Lawrence College in 1927 with the construction 1860 - Major parts of the upper estate including of the lower estate. The girls section was the old Junior School and rudiments of Prep transferred to St. Denny’s School, Murree in School (then Girls School). 1949. The College was handed over to Board of Governors in 1962 (Grant of autonomy by 1914 - Main Block of the Senior School. Founder’s Day 1931 the Punjab Government) effective to date. 1927 - The lower estate including the Anderson The students of this prestigious institution of Laboratories, Lawrence Hall, the old Library, Pakistan are known as Gallians. Gallians have Wright and Peak Houses and parts of Prep performed extremely well in every walk of life. School. 5 1960 - Completion of the Prep School. 1965 - The Walker House and the Senior School Mosque. Management: 1976 - Old Block of the Junior School fell The College is administered as under:- victim to a landslide. • The President of Pakistan is the Patron-in- 1984 - New buildings for the boarding house Chief. and classroom block of Junior School were commissioned. • The Governor of Punjab is the Chairman Board of Governors. Members are Lawrence College is divided into three schools appointed by the Governor of Punjab. where students live, study and are groomed for their future. Although the schools differ • Executive Committee is appointed by in their size and architecture, there are far the Governor of Punjab. It works under more similarities between them than there are the Chairmanship of GOC 12 Division, differences. Murree. • Finance committee is appointed by the Governor of Punjab, under the chairmanship of the Secretary Finance, Government of Punjab. • The Principal of the College is the Secretary to the Board of Governors and member of the Executive Committee and Finance Committee, by order of his appointment. 6 Junior School Junior School is located at the upper estate of headed by a headmistress and caters for young the College at a pine covered hill top where the entrants of 5 ½ to 9 ½ years of age having school was established in the early days of its classes from grade one to four with an average inception in 1860. Over the past one and a half strength of 25 boys per section. There is a team century, many changes have taken place with of qualified and trained teachers and staff to the addition of new dormitories, classrooms, facilitate the learning process and supervise the dining hall, play areas etc. Currently, It is boys all day long. FACULTY Name Designation Educational Qualifications Ms Shama Javed Head-misstress M.Sc (Psychology), B.Ed. Dip. Mont Ms Ishrat Parveen Mistress B.A,B.Ed Ms Nabila Abbassi Mistress B.A, B.Ed Ms Faiza Hameed House-mistress Wright House M.A (Eng. Lang+Lit), B.Ed. Ms Farkhanda Shaheen House-mistress Wightwick House M.A. (Urdu), B.Ed. Ms Nida Khan House-mistress Peake House M.Sc. (Bio), B.Ed. Ms Tayyaba Javed House-mistress Walker House M.A. (Islamyat), PTE, Mont, M.Ed, EYT Ms Asma Aslam Art Mistress B.A, B.Ed, Dip. Mont, Dip.Spoken English Ms Fauzia Sikandar Mistress M.A. (English), M.A. ELT, IELTS Ms Samina Sultan Mistress M.A. (English) Ms Samia Ishaq Mistress M.Sc Economics, IT basic certificates Ms Sadaf Suzanna Mistress B.A, B.Ed, M.Ed Ms Ayesha Gul Mistress B.A, B.Ed, Diploma in Phonetics Ms Ramla Sheikh Mistress M.A Islamiat, Urdu Hafiza Salma Abbasi Qaria M.A Arabic, Alima Fazila & Qaria The Curriculum: The academic year begins in March and ends in December after which junior school remains The curriculum of the school aims at the all closed for winter break until March. The rounded growth and development of students course of study includes regular text books guided by the following dimensions of child of high quality and also supplementary books development: to enhance vocabulary, general knowledge, 1. Intellectual 4. Physical listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. 2. Spiritual 5. Mental Children are also encouraged for creative 3. Social & moral 6. Emotional writing, art and craft. A child-centered and 8 activity/ project based teaching approach is a passion, desire and commitment to serving applied for these early years in the school life others and the public good in some meaningful in the following range of subjects; capacity. i. English ii. Urdu Facilities & Resources iii. Science School is equipped with latest teaching and iv. Mathematics learning resources like smart boards, computers, v. Social Studies vi. Islamiat multimedia training aids and a variety of vii. Computers recreational facilities including TV/ Video/ viii. Nazra Music & indoor games equipment.