-------- Forwarded Message -------- From: Frederick Noronha (FN) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Atlantic Pack & Parcel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: LCHS Lourdes Convent Alumni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: List or website for Lourdes Convent High School - Boarders. Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 00:40:41 +0530 Hi Josephine, Were you ever in the boarding? In any case, my home is next-door.
Most of Goa's boarding schools (including Britto's and other major schools) have closed down. I think Guirim boarding continues, but as a shadow of its one-time self. For long, I've grappled with trying to understand why the boardings closed down. My (preliminary) guesses are: * Improvement of transport facilities (to some extent) in Goa, meaning that people can travel daily. Kids go from Chorao to Miramar daily for school now. In the 'sixties and 'seventies, this was unthinkable. * Spread of schools, meaning more schools closer to home. Of course, quality remains an issue, and we would like to see Lourdes Convent keep its flag flying on this front. * End of the Africa expat generation... many returned home in the 'sixties and early 'seventies. Earlier, the parents would sent their children back to Goa for their studies. * Above all, growing Goan affluence, which now means that parents aspire to send their kids to places like Mount Abu, rather than to schools in Goa itself. Would others on this list agree with these assumptions? FN On Thu, 2005-08-04 at 13:53 -0400, Atlantic Pack & Parcel wrote: > With so much being said about Lourdes Convent High School Saligao, I > am interested to find out about the Boarding school that was part of > the Convent. Is there a website? Lourdes Convent's website does not > really address the Boarding school issue. It functioned for about 20 > + years before they shut it down. Do you have any links etc. I am > interested to know what happened to them. > Appreciate your response. > Josephine > Indialantic, FL =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--W-E-B--S-I-T-E--=-=-=-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from Saligaonet | http://www.goacom.com/saligao_tinto/ ============================================================================ * Send e=mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NOT saligaonet@goacom.com) * Leave SUBJECT blank <--- Commom Mistake !! * On first line of the BODY of your message, type: subscribe saligaonet YOUR.EMAIL OR unsubscribe saligaonet YOUR.EMAIL Questions/Problems? Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
