extra section in the coming years. In 1996 Br. C.D Abreu took over as Principal. Since then, St. John’s has seen rapid change. The vision and charism of the Christian Brothers, which was and still is the education of boys, particularly the poor and underprivileged led to St. John’s launching “Indradhanush”, a special programme for the economically backward children. Br. D’Abreu also initiated the Creative Learning Integrated Programme (CLIP) and opened “Horizon” for the mentally challenged children. In keeping with the new policy and thrust of the Congregation of Christian Brothers in India, to involve and include lay men and women in shared leadership and governance of Christian Brother schools. Mrs. P. Cheema, was appointed and served as Principal with effect from April, 2001 to March 2007. Under her capable administration the school was rated the No. 1 school in 2002 by Outlook Magazine. St. John’s was awarded the National Computer Literacy Award in the category of private schools in 2003 and is the current holder of the Best Library and Best Librarian, Maximum Prizes and Maximum Participation in the Chandigarh Librarians’ Association. She also introduced the Clubs, The Horse Riding School and the Maths Laboratory into St. John’s. In recognition of her great contribution to the field of academics, the govt. of Australia awarded her the prestigious Endeavour India Executive Award. In April, 2007 Mrs. Kavita Chatterjee Das was appointed as the new Principal. Under her able guidance the school’s national rankings have dramatically improved and the school is now ranked as the NO. 1 school in Punjab/Haryana/Chandigarh. It also ranks among the top 3 schools in the country. CCE was introduced under her supervision and the school chose to implement it all the way from KG to Class-X right from the start.

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