Christ Jyoti Convent School, Sultanpur Lodhi

Christ Jyoti Convent School is a co-educational school located in Sultanpur Lodhi, Punjab, India. The school was established in 1998 and the students are eligible to take the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education exams. Christ Jyoti Convent School campus consists of 42 classrooms spread throughout the town.HistoryChrist Jyoti Convent School was founded in Sultanpur Lodhi, in the Kapurthala district of the Punjab, on 10 February, 1998 by Rev. Sr. Terecine CSN, then Provincial Superior of Christ Jyothi Province, Allahabad.The need to start an educational institution of Christ Jyothi in the Province of Punjab arose from discussions by the Provincial Team beginning in 1996. Sr. Maggie CSN, who was the principal of St. Mary’s Convent School, Faridkot, and one of the Provincial Team members, approached Rt. Rev. Dr. Symphorian Keeparath, Bishop of Jalandhar, and outlined the need for the school. The Rev. Bishop agreed and entrusted Rev. Fr. Mathew Kokkandom to locate an appropriate piece of land for the CSN sisters to use for the school. The Rev. Father found a parcel of land in Sultanpur Lodhi. Rev. Mother Terecine CSN, Sr. Alacoque CSN and Sr. Maggie CSN went to Sultanpur Lodhi with Rev. Fr. Mathew Kokkandam to see the plot and arranged the purchase of the property on 26 March, 1997. Harpreet Singh and his family was one of the benefactors who helped the sisters in the initial stages of the project.The construction of the school building started on 28 January, 1998, and was supervised by Rev. Srs. Majella and Sobita, who were staying in Kapurthala with the D.M Sisters. The Sisters moved to a rented house in Sultanpur Lodhi on 10 February, 1998, to oversee the construction work, and were joined by Sr. Philomina CSN. The nursery and kindergarten classes started in the rented house on 03 March, 1998, with seventy-five students and four teachers.