The senior and junior sections of Loreto Sealdah have a system of Houses – six houses of senior school are:
- St. Thomas
- St. Michael
- St. Patrick
- St. Frances
- Mary Ward
- Teresa Ball
There are four Houses in junior school:
- Gandhi
- Nehru
- Netaji
- Tagore
Every class in the junior and senior schools is divided into four and six even groups
respectively for this. These are managed by elected house captains and vice captains
and guided by House Mistresses.
Houses have weekly meetings on Wednesdays and inter-house
competitions at least once a month. There are continuous assessments of houses which
are awarded points for responsibility, service, attendance, punctuality, overall
discipline and performance in competitions. All these are added up to ultimately
decide the winner of the Best House Cup at the end of the year.
The senior school
who has a total of 13 clubs (namely English and Bengali Literary club, Western and
Eastern music club, Eco club, Invention club, Quiz and Current affairs club, Debating
club, Dramatics club, Film club, Sports club, Painting club and Art and Craft club)
to nurture and harness the interests and talents of the children in different areas.
Clubs meet on Fridays (2 pm to 3 pm) to engage in a host of weekly activities, presentations
and performances designed specifically to arouse and channelize the passions and
energies of children into creative and constructive avenues. Events and programs
are organized to showcase the work talents of the children.
Both the Houses and
Clubs successfully instill and develop children’s essential skills like self expression,
collaboration, problem solving, entrepreneurship, management and ensure the overall
development of the student body and most important school resource.