Dr. Graham's Homes
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Kalimpong, West Bengal India |
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| Type | Educational institute |
| Motto | Thorough |
| Patron saint(s) | R. H Mody] |
| Established | 1900 |
| Founder | Reverend Dr. John Anderson Graham |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Website | [1] |
Dr. Graham's Homes formerly called the St. Andrew's Colonial Homes was founded in 1900 by Reverend Dr. John Anderson Graham a missionary of the Church of Scotland, who settled in Kalimpong and worked with the local community for several years during the turn of the 20th century. Whilst working in Edinburgh as a clerk in the Civil Service, Graham was influenced and encouraged by the Minister of his Church, the Reverend John McMurtrie, to be ordained in the Ministry of God.
On 24 September 1900, Reverend Graham founded St. Andrew’s Colonial Homes. The beginnings were in a rented building (Kiernander Cottage). There were six children – two first generation Eurasians, and four European children whose recently widowed mother became the first ever Housemother of the homes.
The family of Homes raises children from adolescence through their teenage years, into their adulthood by the process of taking them along the channel of a nursery Lucia king, kindergarten Queen Elizabeth Kindergarten School, Junior Section, Senior Section and, if required, employment. OGBs (an acronym popularly used for alumni of Dr Graham’s Homes), who continue or return to serve the Homes are called Grahamites and the rest as OGBs. The school encompasses an area of 400 acres (1.61 km²). The campus is noted as a "miniature town" and is self-sufficient enough to produce and provide its own food, clothing and lodging.
Offices
Bank
Museum
Church
Bakery
Dairy
Playgrounds
Hang out zone Honeymoon Hill
Sports
Basketball court
Library
Music room
Gym
Staff quarters
Cemetery
Vehicle
On the other side, the school overlooks the Rangeet River and its carved valleys.
The school conducts classes in English medium and follows the ICSE, which is equivalent to the GCSE in the United Kingdom and the ISC, which is equivalent to A Levels in the United Kingdom syllabus.
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