The Boarding Students

Routines

Dressing

Rules

Graduates

1. Boarding House and Structures

Dormitory Houses:
In Mother Mary Colman Memorial we have five (5) dormitory houses, namely;
• Yellow - Bishop Chikwe House
• White - Mother Mary Colman House
• Blue - St. Lucy House
• Green - St. Agnes House
• Red - St. Maria Goretti House

The House-Mothers (Matrons), assisted by the house teachers and house prefects, run each house jointly. These Matrons supervise students' activities in the dormitories, their evening studies and games time on the field.

In order to encourage the students to keep the dormitories and their surroundings clean and tidy, a weekly cleanliness rating is performed and the neatest house is given a prize during the morning assembly on Monday. To enhance independence, siblings are not put in the same house.

There are competitive programmes such as inter-house sports, quiz, drama, choreography, cultural display etc. between the houses and even with other schools. The house-mothers begin and end each day, with their students, especially at activities outside formal teaching. The different School and House Captains are also co-workers in maintaining order and discipline in the School.

The Refectory and Kiosks:
The school has access to regular fresh food supply especially due to its location in the rural area. The school has its own farm too. We take delight in serving our girls balanced meals to give them the needed growth requirements for study, work and play. Eggs, bread and vegetables are never lacking amongst other energy giving foods served in our daily meals, 3 times a day.
The school also has two (2) kiosks managed by the Matrons to provide anything else the students might need so they will not need to go outside the school compound for supplies.

Power and Water Supply:
The school has an abundant supply of water in its rain forest water reserve and its own water works that supplies fresh potable water to the overhead tanks and the many taps in the school compound.
Besides the power from the national grid, the school has two (2) standby diesel powered generators and a small petrol generator for the office to gaurantee power supply when needed especially at practical sessions and for night-life in the school compound.
We recently added Solar energy to our alternative power supply plan to support reading at night for the girls and use of the computers too.

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2. The Daily Activity Schedule

The Girls at Mother Mary Colman Memorial Girls Secondary School have a unique daily schedule that cares for their effective catholic living, study and play.

THE BASIC SCHEDULE

*Activity*	*Time*
Rising	4:45am
Rosary	5:15am
Cleanups after Rosary	From 5:40am
Morning Mass	6:30am
Breakfast	7:00am
Assembly	7:45am
Break Time	10:40am - 11:10am
Angelus	12:00pm (mid-day)
School Over	3:00pm
Lunch	3:15pm
Siesta	4:00pm
Games/Fetching of water	5:00pm - 6:00pm
Angelus	6:00pm
Rosary	6:30pm
Dinner	7:00pm
Night prep/Choir practice	7:30pm - 9:30pm
Lights Out	10:00pm

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3. Our Dress Code

The uniform dress code underscores the dignity and seriousness of purpose with which we regard our education.

Students are expected to wear approved school uniform at all times

The Approved School Uniforms include:
• Class Wear: Blue Pinalfur with inner white short-sleeved top and Blue Beret cap. (All students have the same class wear)
• Day Wear: Red-checked Gown and red cap.
• Outing/Travel Wear: Blue skirt, white long-sleeved top with a blue sleeveless jacket, blue socks, black sneakers and a blue cap.
• Sunday Wear: White Gown, white socks and black sneakers.
• Night/Sleeping Gown: Preferably Blue or any colour.
• Cardigan: (Cotton) Red sleeveles top with White stripes / (Polyester) Blue long-sleeved jacket with white labels of the school.
• Caps: Blue Beret, Red cap with white stripes and Blue cap with white stripes.
• Sports Wear: T-Shirt with free skirt-flaps on shorts and socks in dormitory's house colours.
• Foot Wear: Brown leather sandals with buckles and white socks, Black shoes (for Sunday Mass), and Brown rubber slippers.

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4. Our Guiding Rules for behaviour

MISCONDUCT		PUNISHMENT
2 students caught sleeping on the same bed or immoral relationship of any kind.		Indefinite suspension or Expulsion from school.
Possession of contrabands (including smartphones, radios, electrical appliances, etc.)		Seizure of the item or suspension from school for 1 week.
Cooking in the dormitory.		Indefinite suspension from school.
Late return after resumption date.		Community service for 3 days.
Destruction or misuse of school property.		Replacement of the damaged school property.
Receiving visitors into the dormitory or school compound without permission.		Expulsion from school.
Using wrong and unpermitted bed sheets.		Seizure of bed sheet with washing of the refectory bowls for 3 days.
Wearing unacceptable clothing or dresses in the school.		Seizure of dress with washing of the refectory bowls for 3 days.
Eating in the dormitory.		Washing the old bathroom for a day.
Eating without cutlery tools in the refectory.		Washing of the refectory bowls for 2 days.
Making use of the Pressing Iron at the wrong place and time.		Sweeping and mopping the refectory for 3 days.
Laundry washing at the wrong place and time.		Sweeping the cemented areas around the dormitroy for a day.
Returning late from school after classes have been dismissed.		Washing of the refectory bowls for 2 days.
Entering the Chapel without a Hymn Book.		Fetching water for the cooks for 3 days.
Sleeping during Prep/Study time.		Fetching water for the cooks for 3 days.
Harvesting fruits in the school compound without permission.		Indefinite suspension from school.
Wearing another student's uniform.		Sweeping the cemented areas around the dormitroy for 3 days.
Absence from the refectory during meals without notice.		Washing of the refectory bowls for a day.
Receiving visitors outside the visiting days without notice.		Indefinite suspension from school.
Leaving the school compound without a signed Exit Card.		Indefinite suspension from school.
Staying in the dormitory during classes and other common functions without notice.		Suspension from school for 1 week.
Loud noise making in the school (Classrooms, dormitory, refectory, Mass etc).		Clearing the Incinerator for 3 days.
Urinating and defecating outside the provided toilets.		Washing the new bathroom and toilets for a day.
Littering the school compound with any refuse and paper wraps, etc.		Sweeping the affected areas and clearing the Incinerator for a day.