Foundress

Miss Iris Cynthia Philomene Auer came to India after she retired from the Principalship of her School in England. She founded All Saints' School in 1980. The acclaim that her School achieved is evident in the growth from seven pupils in July 1980 to the present numerical strength of over 2,500 pupils. Education and All Saints' for Miss Auer was not just a learning process or an institution but a mission where both teachers and students strove for academic excellence, and even more importantly, for the vibrant lessons of humanity, service, love and worship. A postgraduate in Psychology and with numerous degrees in Music, Miss Auer was a weaver of magic through her poetry, music, drama, dance, art and numerous other accomplishments of which she was both an exponent and a paragon. She entered into the soul of culture and the hearts of children. A deeply religious person, Miss Auer worshipped the Godhead as a true humanitarian. ?It is in giving that we receive" was her favourite dictum and a mission statement for All Saints'. Education, Miss Auer advocated, is not only incomplete but meaningless without the active awareness, expression and display of cultural values and social responsibilities.

Iris C. Auer

Member of The British Empire (M.B.E.)
1904 – 1998