Lokmanya Tilak High School
Encyclopedia
Lokmanya Tilak High School, (often referred to as LTHS), is an English
medium school located in Tilak Nagar
, Chembur
in Mumbai
, India
. It is affiliated to Maharashtra
SSC
Board, began operating in 1967, drawing its students mainly from middle class families in the area around Tilak Nagar
. A semi-government School, it is owned by Tilak Nagar Education Society and managed by the Government of Maharashtra. School is fully English medium
and is known for its great results every year. The school derives its name from the Indian Freedom Fighter Sri Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak
(1856–1920).
, Science laboratory
, Computer lab
and library.
2nd floor includes 7 class rooms among which 3 are recently built. Grounds are not present within the school premises because of space limitations however, the adjacent Municipal Ground is used for the Sports and Annual Sports Day activities. Tilak Nagar police station is adjacent to the school premises.
group.
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English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
medium school located in Tilak Nagar
Tilak Nagar
Tilak Nagar , Delhi is one of the suburban areas in West Delhi. It is approximately seventeen kilometers from the New Delhi Railway Station and twenty-two kilometers from the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Tilak Nagar is connected by the Delhi Metro to Connaught Place, making it easy for...
, Chembur
Chembur
Chembur is a suburban neighbourhood in eastern Mumbai, India. It is 22 km from downtown Mumbai and 20 km from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport...
in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is affiliated to Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
SSC
Secondary School Certificate
The Secondary School Certificate, also known as SSC, is a public examination taken by students in Bangladesh, Pakistan and in the states of Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Goa in India after successfully completing at least ten years of schooling. It is followed...
Board, began operating in 1967, drawing its students mainly from middle class families in the area around Tilak Nagar
Tilak Nagar
Tilak Nagar , Delhi is one of the suburban areas in West Delhi. It is approximately seventeen kilometers from the New Delhi Railway Station and twenty-two kilometers from the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Tilak Nagar is connected by the Delhi Metro to Connaught Place, making it easy for...
. A semi-government School, it is owned by Tilak Nagar Education Society and managed by the Government of Maharashtra. School is fully English medium
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and is known for its great results every year. The school derives its name from the Indian Freedom Fighter Sri Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Lokmanya Tilak –, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer and independence fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities derogatorily called the great leader "Father of the Indian unrest"...
(1856–1920).
Campus
The school buildings have two floors, including some parts under construction. Ground floor consists of 8 classrooms and Primary school Principal office. 1st floor consists of Secondary Principals cabin and office with around 4 class rooms. It also includes Audio visual classAudio-visual
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, Science laboratory
Laboratory
A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...
, Computer lab
Computer lab
A computer lab, also known as a computer suite or computer cluster is typically a room which contains many networked computers for public use...
and library.
2nd floor includes 7 class rooms among which 3 are recently built. Grounds are not present within the school premises because of space limitations however, the adjacent Municipal Ground is used for the Sports and Annual Sports Day activities. Tilak Nagar police station is adjacent to the school premises.
SSC curriculum
Subjects taught include English as a First Language, Marathi as a Second Language, Hindi, Sanskrit, History, Geography, Algebra, Geometry, and Science.Activities
The school organizes Annual Day, Annual Sports Day and sports events. Students represent the school in inter-school activities including sports, drawing competitions, elocution and essay writing competitions, dance and quiz competitions, Scouting & Guiding. School also has an NCCNCC
-Companies:*National Certification Corporation, a nursing specialty certification company*National City Corporation, a leading US bank*Newspapers Call Centre, a telemarketing business in Toronto*NCC AB, a Scandinavian company*NCC Group, an IT security company...
group.
Motto
"'LEARNING LEADS TO LIGHT'". The school motto refers to lightening the darkness in society through the medium of educationEducation
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