About Santhosha Vidhyalaya

The Santhosha Educational Society runs SANTHOSHA VIDHYALAYA.

is purely residential and Co-educational, endeavouring to promote all round growth of the personality of the child entrusted to it.

is in the premises of the Dohnavur Fellowship, Dohnavur.  Dohnavur is in Tirunelveli, one of the southern districts of Tamil Nadu and the school is housed in a sprawling campus amidst sylvan surroundings with the picturesque Western Ghats as its backdrop.  The peace and quiet of the entire campus provides a congenial atmosphere to learning.

is preparing the students for the Matriculation Examination as well as for the Higher Secondary Examination of the Board of Matriculation and Higher Secondary Schools, Tamil Nadu, which is recognised by all Universities of India.

endeavours to help the child grow up sound in body, mind and spirit developing a consistent philosophy of life based on Christian values.

believes in an education in which the child comes first.  With examples on student response and feedback, the class room offers ample scope for lively discussions.  The school endeavours to establish a happy and healthy student – teacher relationship and to provide individual care and acceptance.

The curriculum is comprehensive and it is so designed as to prepare the child for a willing acceptance of life with all its joy and sorrows, challenges and triumphs.  Physical education is compulsory for all children and facilities are available for playing a variety of outdoor and indoor games and sports.

Provision is made for taking children on excursions, picnics and hiking expeditions to places of historical and cultural interest.

Professionally competent faculty committed to service helps to stimulate varied interests in the children and guide them in developing their talents.

Children are encouraged to extend the frontiers of their knowledge and creative thinking and develop the ability to solve problems, to develop understanding and to be outreaching.

The curriculum and the related activities are so designed as to help the fusion of different cultures and promote national and emotional integration.

The school is purely residential and the hostels provide a Christian family atmosphere.  Separate hostels are provided for boys and girls.  The house-mothers and wardens who are in-charge of them will give parental care for the children and impart training in godliness, personal hygiene, civic sense and dignity of labour.