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The Lawrence School,Sanawar
The Lawrence School, Sanawar was established in 1847 and is situated at a height of 1750 metres in Dharampur, Himachal Pradesh.The school is spread over an area of 147 acres, heavily forested with pine, deodar and other conifer trees. It is the fruit of the vision of Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence, and his wife Honoria.

Sanawar is a co-educational boarding school, affiliated to CBSE and has students of varying backgrounds from different parts of the sub-continent. It provides an environment that encourages a questioning mind and gives students many avenues for expressing their creativity and building their skills. It is considered to be a part of the most elite public schools in India, catering for "an upwardly mobile landed and commercial elite". Sanawar is closely knit to other boarding schools of India such as The Doon School, Dehradun, Bishop Cotton School (Shimla), The Woodstock School through a well established network. It is an international member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, based in England.

About the School
The school honours its original purpose by continuing to offer a reduction in fees for the children of military families. About a quarter of the boarders are the sons and daughters of former pupils. Till recently, as part of its annual Founder's Day celebrations, attended by many Old Sanawarians, the school continued to troop the Royal colours. Until 1990, a significant number of school-leavers continued to join the armed forces but there has been a sharp decline in this tradition 1999. A group of Sanawarians have entered the record books as they are the youngest team and the first school in the world to have conquered Mt Everest. These teenagers ranged between the ages of 15-16. One of the climbers is the youngest Asian and the second youngest person in the world to scale Mt Everest.