The Lawrence School Sanawar

India / Himachal Pradesh / Kasauli /
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Founded by Sir Henry and Lady Honoria Lawrence, Sanawar is believed to be the first co-educational boarding school in the world. On the 15th of April 1847, a group of 14 boys and girls camped at the top of the foothills of the Himalayas. They lived under canvas for some weeks anxiously waiting for the first buildings to be completed before the arrival of the monsoon. Thus did Sanawar come into existence. By 1853 the school had grown to 195 pupils when it was presented with the King's Colour. One of only six schools and colleges ever to be so honoured in the entire British Empire, the others being Eton, Shrewsbury, Cheltenham, the Duke of York's Royal Military School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Sanawar has held its Colour for the longest unbroken period.
There were three such schools, Sanawer,Lovedale & Lawrence college Murree, Pakistan.(my college).- Now known to be excellent for rich people's children and it's "upper class" bohemian lifestyle.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lawrence_School,_Sanawar
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Coordinates:   30°54'6"N   76°59'34"E

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  • Beeing an alumni of Lawrence College Ghore Galli, Murree hills Pakistan I just want to add that larence College has also produced great military and at the national industrial scene. I was aware of a sister institution in India would have been good to have some connection between to two institutions. What anice bridge it will be. IO had the privelidge to attend that school under our great British teachers and the princiles, who intilled not only good manners but also discipline to succeed in the life ahead.
  • My grandad Jim Rowe went to this school during the war, as a young boy when he and his family moved over from England. I was just wondering if there were any pictures of the school from around the time of 1936 as I am doing an English porject (biography) and would much appreciate a picture Thanks x
  • Like many elite schools, Sanawar seems to evoke a lot of envy and snide remarks from members of other similar institutions, like the one from Pakistan.But to those who know Sanawar and live by its motto: NEVER GIVE IN, "its the best school of all"
  • Wish it were possible to send our daughter, now a mediocre student of class VIII with hardly any curiosity or interest in studies or general knowledge, there. These better schools founded in the British period are now believed to be for the upper socio economic classes exclusively, with may be a rare opening for the extremely bright student once in a while. There is no need for society to recover the potential of each and every human life, as the supply of human beings is far in surplus of what could possibly be comfortably accommodated on this Planet. Still the idea of schools getting into a friendly relationship across borders is a worthwhile one to explore. Enmities cannot be wished away, but time might be saved if good ideas were also practiced in parallel.
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