CARMEL CONVENT, CHANGANACHERRY, 1983

Mr. C.M. John, Sr. Renne’s father, invited the Apostolic Carmel to open a convent at Changanassery. In 1982, the dearth of vocations led the province to seek opportunities to open a convent at Changanassery, where the Catholic population was deemed a fertile place for vocations. The Arch Bishop Mar Antony Padiyara gave his consent to open a convent. Mr. C.M. John provided the sisters with one of his vacant houses in the town for them to stay in until the convent was built. 19th March 1982 was fixed as the opening day of Carmel Convent in Changanacherry.

The people of the locality requested the sisters to begin an English Medium School where they could send their children. In June 1993, the KG section started in the existing convent building. In May 2002, the school was remodeled on top of the convent building and had classes from Std I to Std IV. For the further expansion of the school, 2.19 acres of land was bought in Vakkelpady in 2014, in addition to the existing land, and the new building was constructed with all the necessary facilities. It was blessed on April 9th, 2015, by Rt. Rev. Dr. Joseph Perumthottam, Archbishop of Changanacherry. On 15th September 2020, an inspection for affiliation up to Standard X was conducted by the CBSE Board. The Board was pleased with the functioning of the school.