The Homes
The family of Homes raises children from adolescence through their teenage years, into their adulthood by the process of taking them along the channel of a nursery Lucia king, kindergarten Queen Elizabeth Kindergarten School, Junior Section, Senior Section and, if required, employment. The Homes helps to achieve their aim of providing young people with the opportunity to become successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and ultimately responsible citizens. O.G.B.s (an acronym popularly used for alumni of Dr Graham’s Homes), Who continue or return to serve the Homes are given the privilege of being called Grahamites and the rest as O.G.B.s. The school encompasses an area of 400 acres (1.61 km²). The campus is noted as a "miniature town" and is self-sufficient enough to produce and provide its own food, clothing and lodging. It holds together the establishment of a:
- Offices
Main Office Senior School Office- Strachen Cottage Junior School Office
- Bank
Central Bank Of India
- Museum
Homes Museum
- Church
Katherine Graham Memorial Chapel
- Jarvie Hall
- Farm
- Green House
- Workshop
James Patterson Memorial Workshop
- Clothing Department
- Stationary Department
- Hospital
The Steele Memorial Central Brenchley Memorial Dispensary
- Central Kitchen
RJG Ballentyne Memorial
- Bakery
Fyfe Bakery
- Dairy
Sir John Anderson Dairy
- Canteen
- Store's
Carmichael Farm Steading
- Playground's
Ronaldshay Park Lower Field Upper Field School Garden Tear Drop Garden
- Hang Out Zones
Honeymoon Hill
- Football Field
- Swimming Pool
CC Macleod Swimming Baths
- Basket Ball Courts
Betty Sherrif Memorial Court
- Library
Mountbatten's Children Library
- Computer Centre
- Technical Room
- Hornell Domestic Science Block
Biology Laboratory Physics Laboratory Chemistry Laboratory
- Art Gallery
Pickford Scout Den
- Music Room
Margaret Lloyd Memorial Hut
- Gym
Pugh Gymnasium
- Holiday Home Guest House
- Ahava Guest House
- Administration Cottages
(Principal) - Jublee House,
(Head Master) - Graham House,
(Bursar) - Wolsely House,
(Junior Head Master) - Yule House
- Staff Quarters
Sir Charles Bell Bungalow
Edinburgh Flats/New Flats, Isolation Flats,
Cargil House, Mount House, Ben Creak House,
Shallay Cottage, Deolo Cottage/Gordon Cottage,
- Student's Cottages
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Famous quotes containing the word homes:
“Over the water come
Children from homes and childrens parks
Who speak on a finger and thumb,
And the masked, headless boy.”
—Dylan Thomas (19141953)
“Seems like everything people oughta know they just dont want to hear. I guess thats the big trouble with the world.”
—Geoffrey Homes (19021977)