Labore et Constantia - these words, weaved below the crest of the La Martiniere schools, have more to them that one might see at face value. These words are a reminder of our founder, Major General Claude Martin’s passion and determination for constancy and his concern for sustained hard work that has kept his great institutions in constant laurels.

 

“All his martial deeds may die,

Lasting still his charity, 

This his laurel blooms for aye

Dead-he-lives in us to-day.”

~An excerpt from the School Song

by Rev. Frederick James Rowe

 

Long after his death, on 22nd October 1832, to be precise, the Supreme Court passed an order to establish the institution which, in today’s day and age, stands high among the top day-cum-boarding schools of the country. Stronger than ever even 185 years later, the corridors of La Martiniere amplify the echoes of wisdom, knowledge and excellence. Although it began as a humble establishment in 1836 in accordance with Major General Claude Martin’s will, over the years it has evolved and become the famous institution that it is today.