# The British Co-Ed High School

The British Co-Ed High School is a private school in Patiala, Punjab, India. It is affiliated to the ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) board of education. It is a day school founded in 2000 by Rosa Alicia. The current principal is rosa. It is located in city.

## School Houses

There are three houses in this school- Tagore, Teresa, and Tolstoy. Some inter-house competitions are held in the school like soccer, hockey, chess, drama, and painting competitions. There is no hockey field, and no chess and painting competitions are held.

### Tagore House

The Tagore House is the Yellow House of the school. It is named after the well-known poet, novelist, painter, and musician, Rabindranath Tagore.

### Teresa House

The Teresa House is the Green House of the school. It is named after the peace-loving woman, Mother Teresa.

### Tolstoy House

The Tolstoy House is the Red House of the school. It is named after the famous writer and novelist, Leo Tolstoy.

## The School Song

We feel the pride and the joy of being the British Co-Ed girls and boys x2 So come along and join our school for we are really cool x2 When a challenge calls always ready With courage in our hearts When a challenge ends always ready to face another task We never give up, we never lose x2 We are always on the top Musical Her banner we shall hold up high and guard her honour till we die x2 And though one day we will part she is always in our hearts x2 We feel the pride and the joy to be The British Co-Ed girls and boys x2 So let the cheer ring out in the world Long live our dear school x2 Long live our dear school x2

## School Activities
### International Activities

The British Co-Ed High School takes part in a lot of national and international activities. It hosts many inter-house, inter-school, and inter-city debates, quizzes, sports, writing competitions, and many other activities. This school is a part of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Club. This school also takes part in the UKIERI activities, which means activities between the UK and India. People from the UK visit the school every year and the children and staff of this school also visit some schools in the UK.

### Activities in the School

Albert Barrow Memorial All India inter-school Creative Writing Competition is a writing competition which is also held every year to improve the writing skills of the children of the school. Four inter-house plays are performed every year during the session by the children of the school. The play which wins is then performed at the Annual Prize Giving function which is also held every year. Prizes are given to students who performed very well during the year in academics, sports, plays, debates, and other activities.
A sports day is held every year in the school in November, when many students play different sports with the other students of this school or other schools of the city. The people who win in these games are also given prizes on the Sports Day, and on the Annual Prize Giving Function at the end of the year.
There are different field trips, and camps in which many students and staff members go. The school also takes the students to many international trips as well like Australia, the US, Canada, etc.
There is a science exhibition in which the students make different working models and present and explain those models to the judges, other students, parents of other students, and many other people who wish to come see different projects made by the students. The judges chose some of the project models which are good. Those students are then given awards on the Annual Prize Giving Function, and honored by the chief guest of the function and the staff of the school.

### Weekly Assemblies

There are three assemblies held every week in the school. The first assembly is on Monday, the second one is on Tuesday, and the third one is on Wednesday. The Monday Assembly is held for the grades 9 - 12. The Tuesday Assembly is held for the grades 6 - 8. The Wednesday Assembly is held for the grades 3 - 5.On each assembly a particular section grade performs a play which is about a festival or an occasion which is there in the week. The assembly also sometimes is about moral teaching. The school band performs the "Lord's Prayer" and "prayers on the assembly.