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{{Infobox school
| name = Wynberg-Allen School
| latin_name =
| image = Wynberg Allen School Drone Sports Day 2018.jpg
| image_size = 250
| location = [[Mussoorie]]
| state = [[Uttarakhand]]
| postalcode = 248179
| country = [[India]]
| caption = Wynberg Allen School during the inter-house sports meet 2018 (only Allen visible)
| motto = Excelsior
| established = {{Start date and age|1888}}
| founder = Mr. Alfred Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Foy and Brig. Condon, Mr & Mrs. Henry D. Allen
| principal = Mr. L. Tindale
| headmaster = Mr. P. E. Radcliffe
| headmistress = Mrs. L. Cashmore
| campus_size = 135 acres <ref>{{cite web|title = 24 Most Beautiful School Campuses in India.|url = http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/LIF-LOV-beautiful-schools-india-5421965-PHO.html |date=20 September 2016|accessdate = 2017-02-28 |work=Daily Bhaskar}}</ref>
| type = Residential, co-educational
| affiliation = [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] Examination (ICSE) and The [[Indian School Certificate]] Examination (ISC)
| grades = Class 1 - 12
| students = 900
| website = {{URL|www.wynbergallen.com}}
}}

'''Wynberg-Allen School''' is a boarding school in [[India]], founded in 1888. It is located at Bala hissar in [[Mussoorie]], [[India]]. The alumni of Wynberg Allen School are known as Alwynians.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.educationworld.in/wynberg-allen-school-mussoorie/|title=Wynberg Allen School, Mussoorie - EducationWorld|website=www.educationworld.in|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Inter school athletics meet at Wynberg-Allen| work=The Hindu
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/inter-school-athletics-meet-at-wynbergallen/article7847760.ece
|date=6 November 2015| accessdate = 2017-02-28 }}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Wynberg Allen School Bell.jpg|thumb|The Allen Bell|alt=|250x250px]]
From a meeting in [[Kanpur]] in 1887 of friends, Mr. Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Foy and Brig. Condon, who became the founders, came the first school at Jabarkhet along the [[Tehri]] road. Initially started as Christian Training School and Orphanage with Eugenie Catherine West (died 1895) as its first superintendent, later it was named Wynberg Homes and eventually became the Wynberg Allen School.<ref>{{cite web | title = Mussoorie blues |work= The Hindu | url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/mussoorie-blues/article3634898.ece |date=14 July 2012| accessdate = 1 March 2017 |authorlink=Rakhshanda Jalil| first = Rakhshanda | last = Jalil }}</ref> It provided [[education]] in the hills for twenty children. It was established as a Non-Conformist School though from the beginning, as far as funds permitted, no child of any denomination was refused admission. In 1894, the school moved to the present Wynberg Estate.

In 1916 the Governing Society was formed. The object of the society was to provide for and give to children, wholly or partly of European descent, an education based on Protestant Christian principles.

Up to 1926, boys and girls had been accommodated on the Wynberg estate. In that year, however, older boys were transferred to the new Henry Allen Memorial School built on an adjacent hill which became the Senior School for Class 7 and upwards.

In 1957, the school became a co-educational institution. In 1968, a block, consisting of classrooms, dormitory accommodation for Junior boys and members of staff, was opened in Wynberg.

The school further went through major renovations during the last couple of years encompassed around a vast campus of over 300 acres. This included world-class sports facilities including an indoor swimming pool, basket ball courts, tennis.

The school has an auditorium, gymnasium, and a science block (including a computer lab) in Allen, the Senior School. The school is managed by the Wynberg Homes Society, a society registered under the Societies Act of 1860, on inter-denominational lines through a Board of Management.

The school accommodates around 700 children.

==Governance==
The school is managed by The Wynberg Homes Society, a society registered under the Societies Act of 1860. The school motto is Excelsior.

The academic year during which the students are in residence and attend classes, normally extend from February to November.

==Houses==
The school has four houses named after the school's founders:
* '''Foy' corresponding to the colour yellow''; Crest: An eagle; House motto: Seek and ye shall find
* '''Condon' corresponding to the colour green''; Crest: A tiger; House motto: Be valiant be strong
* '''Powell' corresponding to the colour red''; Crest: Knight on horseback; House motto: Work conquers all
* '''Allen' corresponding to the colour blue''; Crest: Knights, visor & shield; House motto: Never despair

Over the course of the school year, each house accrues points through participation/winnings in mainly extra-curricular events and sports activities and the house with the highest tally at the end of the year wins the "Cock House Trophy". The name of the winning house is declared amidst much suspense on Prize Day, which is typically held on the last day of the school year.

==Uniform==
The winter uniform consists of green blazer, white shirt and grey skirts for girls whereas grey pants for boys. The school tie is striped with gold and green which is also the school colors. The golden stripes of the tie has the name of the school.
[[File:Wynberg Allen School Drone View.jpg|thumb|An aerial view of Wynberg Allen School. (Only Allen visible in the picture.) |alt=|250x250px]]

==Sports==
The school has facilities for sports and its students have participated in national championships. The school has one grass field, a gymnasium, swimming pool, basketball court, squash courts and one indoor court.

Sports played include:
* Football
* Basketball
* Swimming
* Hockey
* Cricket
* Cross-country
* Athletics
* Throwball
* Badminton
* Squash
* Volleyball

==Motto==
The school motto is Excelsior. This is derived from the poem [[Excelsior (Longfellow)|Excelsior]] by [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]].

==Notable Alumni ==
{{Alumni|people|date=January 2018}}

*Rahul Bhandari - Award Winning Author. <ref>{{cite web | title = Slingshot | url = http://www.SlingshotMethod.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Book Slingshot by Rahul Bhandari | url = https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SR2YS7X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Book Excellence Awards Winner Slingshot by Rahul Bhandari | url = https://honorees.bookexcellenceawards.com/#!/2021-Winners/c/106007006/offset=63}}</ref>
*[[Saeed Jaffery]] - actor <ref>{{cite web | title = How Saeed Jaffrey's Home Town Remembers Him |work=NDTV Movies
| url = http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/how-saeed-jaffreys-home-town-remembers-him-1244441 |author=Tania Saili Bakshi |date=18 November 2015| accessdate = 2017-02-28 }}</ref>
*[[Sunil Mittal]] - industrialist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://business.mapsofindia.com/business-leaders/sunil-bharti-mittal.html|title=Sunil Bharti Mittal Biography|date=1 June 2015|website=business.mapsofindia.com|access-date=2018-10-07}}</ref>
*[[Jitendra Singh (INC politician)|Jitendra Singh]] - Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Member of Parliament, Alwar<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4403|title=Detailed Profile: Shri Jitendra Singh|website=Archives Government of India}}</ref>
* [[Elizabeth Davenport]], Javelin, [[1960 Summer Olympics|Olympian (1960)]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Olympians from Mussoorie schools who made India proud | url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/community/olympians-from-mussoorie-schools-who-made-india-proud/276456.html
|work=The Tribune|date=6 August 2016 | accessdate = 2017-02-28 }}</ref>

== Bibliography ==
* Jalil, Rakhshanda (2013). ''Excelsior the Story of Wynberg Allen School.'' Pragun Publications (2013). {{ISBN|9383098112 |9789383098118 |leadout=and }}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Primary schools in India]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Boarding schools in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Education in Dehradun district]]
[[Category:Mussoorie]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1888]]
[[Category:Co-educational schools in India]]
[[Category:Private schools in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Schools in Colonial India]]
[[Category:1888 establishments in India]]

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