Lahore Grammar School has over 70 campuses spread out across Pakistan including Lahore, Islamabad and Faisalabad offering education from preschool to Matriculation and A Level.
History
In 1978, the Pakistani Government announced that it would welcome initiatives in the educational sector. Taking advantage of this opportunity, a group of women from varied professional backgrounds and with the shared objective of contributing in this field decided to set up a girls school.[2] In 1979, Lahore Grammar School was established when the 55 Main campus in Gulberg opened its doors to a handful of students.[3][4]
The initial focus of LGS was the promotion of female education in Pakistan. However, it was soon realized that quality educational institutions were needed for young boys as well. This led to the opening of the Lahore Grammar School Johar Town boys' branch in 1992.[5]
Co-Curricular
A concert organised by the students of Lahore Grammar School
The School's co-curricular activities range from educational events to sports programs. Most of the branches have ecological and environmental societies, which campaign against the degreening of Lahore and the concomitant decline in Lahore's air quality. Many branches have a community service program, proving students with opportunities to volunteer at organisations. Some of these include the Pakistan Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled, the Rising Sun Institute, Fatima Memorial Hospital, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), and Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital.
Bonfires, known as 'Gramfires', are an annual tradition for junior branches. Each branch has its own event. The event is an opportunity for pupils to take a break from schoolwork and interact with each other.
Annual Interschool events are also held, including Grammania, TSMUN, Grammathon, Grammun and Grammanation. These events usually host up to 500 delegates and are mainly managed by the student body, therefore contributing to their skills outside the classroom. The events are mostly followed by social events such as concerts, talent shows, fashion walks and qawwali nights.[citation needed]
Concerts by musical bands are held annually. The bands may be local or the school's own bands. All major branches put on an annual play, in Punjabi, Urdu or English. Plays like Andhera Ujala were screened on television channels whereas Khatra-e-Jaan which had a number of LGS participants also received favorable reviews across Lahore.[6] The school's network has gone on educational trips to Lahore, all over Pakistan and to abroad countries including Germany, India,[7]China, the United States, Uzbekistan, Greece, Spain, and Egypt.[8]
Controversy
Events
In June 2020, teachers working for LGS Gulberg had been accused of sexual misconduct by students.
Female students and alumni from LGS 1-A/1 (LGS Gulberg) exposed faculty members for inappropriate behaviour and sexual harassment publicly due to LGS's administration not taking appropriate action. Such behavior had been claimed to have been happening for many years. Four teachers were suspended.[9][10][11][12]
Multiple other staff members, including the principal, were also suspended by LGS management following claims indicating they were suppressing complaints against misconduct, and slut-shaming the girls for their clothing.[13]
^عبادالحق بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، لاہور (1 January 1970). "BBC Urdu: Khatra-e-Jaan". BBC. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
