ST. AUGUSTINE MATRIC. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
St. Augustine Matric. Higher Secondary School was started in Onnalvadi village, Hosur Taluk, Tamil Nadu by the Augustinian Missionary Sisters on 19th June 1996 with the motto “Searching for the Truth”. We are involved in the mission of imparting education, moral and spiritual values and discipline to help build leaders who will bring about a culture of peace and love which our society and country needs today with the vision and charisma of the management and with committed teachers and with the purpose of fulfilling the following goals and objective.
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An integral education and growth of students through the development of their physical, psychological, social, cultural, moral and transcendent potentialities and capabilities.
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Promoting personal attitudes of friendship and discipline that acquaint the student with creative options towards science and life.
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Educating the students progressively guided by the best values of our social, cultural and scientific in dialogue with the various forms of life, caste, creed, customs and traditions of our society.
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Developing in the students a responsible any dynamic spirit to face the new and rapid life situations.
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Awakening in the student’s attitudes of mutual respect, self esteem, friendship, justice, freedom and truth.
UPPER primary
Curriculum includes the core subject areas of Language Arts - English, Tamil and Hindi, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, as well as Music, Yoga, western dance, classcial dance, karate, Personal and Social Education, and Physical Education. We try to deliver a balanced literacy program for students. The use of technology responsibly is taught through IT - computer lessons as well as being woven into all areas of the curriculum. Students have access to computers, and SmartBoards throughout the day to foster creativity and design thinking processes.
Apart from academic learning, different competitions are conducted, periodically, in order to develop their thinking, speaking and writing skills. Importance is given for the Augustinian values and holistic development of the students. Special attention is given to the slow learners for whom special classes are arranged to improve their learning.