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Drawing & Painting

• It lowers their stress and generates relaxation.
• Painting helps the students to use their senses, express emotion
• The paint brush becomes their instrument of inner peace which brings out their creativity.
• It makes them more expressive nad creative drawing. It develops there problem sewing skills.

Instrumental Music

Instrumental music helps the students to develop their multitasking skills.

Carnatic Music

It improves their mathematical and listening skills

Robotic and Artificial intelligence

Quiz club

Enables the students to think from different angles.

Karate

• Karate helps them to induse the right dose of self esteem.
• The kicking and punching movements helps the students to energize their body and the breathing and meditation techniques helps them to provide focus.

Fencing

• Fencing is the action or art of using the sword scientifically
• It helps the student to increase their an anarobic fitness and build strong courage to face their situation.

Silambam

• Silambam helps the students to develop the memory power. It makes their cardiovascular system to work efficientl

Judo

• Judo helps the students to face their fears.

Boxing

• It improves their total body strength.

Bharatanatyam

It improves the concentration of the students.

Western Dance

It helps the students to improve muscle tone and strength.

Uniform

• Boys LKG – Std V : Violet shorts with white and violet check shirts
• Girls LKG – Std V : Violet middy and check shirts.
• From VI Std. Girls : Violet Churidar Commise and Coat
• From VI Std. Boys : Violet Pants with white and violet check Shirts.
• Violet tie, Socks and black shoes are compulsory for all.

Instructions to Students

Education designates the responsibility to develop individuals with a strong set of values. It is the process of inviting truth and possibility, of encouraging and giving time to discover. Education is relevant which directly helps our children to be successful in the real world in the long run. Our school APJM equally focuses on ensuring our students to develop the skills of critical thinking and bold communication which are required for long term success.

Information To Parents

In order to secure all that is best in the education of your child, there should be maximum co-operation between parents and school authorities. We earnestly recommend that parents / guardians look into the child’s diary every day and see that home work and lessons assigned for the next day are done. The diary should be seen and counter signed. Parents should meet the teachers, to find out how their wards are getting along.

If you feel the child does not make the desired progress, please contact the Principal. Parents, guardians and visitors are requested not to go to the classroom or speak to the teachers during class hours. In case of necessity this may be allowed with the permission of the Principal.

Criticism of the child’s teacher or the school in his / her presence should be avoided altogether, because it causes the child to lose respect for the teacher or the school. If you have a legitimate complaint the Principal should be contacted.

As your child grows in age, guide his/her to become a resourceful and useful member of the home and the country. Encourage self-help for work and study. Courtesy, good manners, good behaviour are all to be maintained by the joint effort of parents and teachers in harmony. A spirit of loyalty and gratitude should be cultivated from home, a spirit of generous involvement and dedication to the ideals of the school should be characteristic of parent and pupil.

A child who is ill, should not be sent to school, or appear for the examinations. The chances are that it will infect other children and do more harm than good. Promotions will be decided on the term work on previous records.

Your child should be encouraged to attend school regularly except in case of illness, or for reasonable causes. Whenever absence is foreseen like for marriages etc., leave letters should be given in advance.

If there is an infectious disease in your home, please report the fact to the Principal and don’t send the child to school till the danger of infection has passed. Parents should not take their children home during the middle of morning or afternoon session. The child will be allowed to go home only during the lunch interval or after school ends at 3.30 p.m.

The Progress report is to be kept in the custody of the school.

Parents / Guardians should ensure that school fees are paid on time.

Children who come by van should be ready and should not keep the van waiting.

General Rules

• Pupils should speak in English while at school.
• Pupils should attend the class punctually with their lessons well prepared.
• In the morning, before the assembly, there will be silent study in the class rooms. At that time pupils should not be found talking, playing or loitering in the campus.
• For the morning assembly, the pupils must take their places in line in silence. During prayer time they are to abode complete silence.
• At the end of the day before the pupils disperse, thanks giving is said in the class.
• All the pupils must be in school at least 5 minutes before the commencement of the class.
• Good manners are the expression of a refined character. A cultured person should have respect towards other people. All students should greet their teachers, elders and their fellow pupils when they meet them for the first time during the day and leave them at the end of the day.
• Pupils should speak honestly and frankly. They should never be shy. They should be cheerful and must always have good manners and culture in conversation saying, “Thank you” “I am sorry” etc.
• Neatness in one’s personality is a sign of good education. All students should write their notes correctly in good handwriting.
• Pupils should always be neat and tidy.
• Class rooms and school premises should be kept clean.
• Pupils should themselves be responsible for their own belongings. They are not allowed to wear any jewels in the school. The school will not take the responsibility if they are lost.
• All knowledge comes from God. Knowledge of God is very essential for the perfection of the mind and the soul. As such, attendance at all the moral instruction or catechism classes is obligatory.
• This school diary ought to be brought to school daily.

Admission Details

Education designates the responsibility to develop individuals with a strong set of values. It is the process of inviting truth and possibility, of encouraging and giving time to discover. Education is relevant which directly helps our children to be successful in the real world in the long run. Our school APJM equally focuses on ensuring our students to develop the skills of critical thinking and bold communication which are required for long term success.

Lab facilities

• Physics Lab
• Chemistry Lab
• Computer Lab
• Botany Lab
• Zoology Lab

Bus facility

Bus routes:

• APJM – Palliyadi
• APJM – Colachel
• APJM – Thickanamcode

Smart Class

Smart class facility in classes.

Library

The library offers students the opportunity to engage with high quality modern resources within a well-supported environment providing structured teaching and learning, open access & independent study.

About APJM

Education designates the responsibility to develop individuals with a strong set of values. It is the process of inviting truth and possibility, of encouraging and giving time to discover. Education is relevant and directly helps our children be successful in the real world in the long run. Our school APJM equally focuses on ensuring our students to develop the skills of critical thinking and bold communication which are required for long term success.

Curriculum

APJM strives to provide children with a holistic education with quality. The school set strong emphasis to kindle and foster the academic and imaginary caliber of students to nurture them as individuals with character, vision and resourcefulness.

The school was under Matriculation Education till 2011-12 academic years. Later as per the order of Govt. of TamilNadu the school adapted Samacheer Kalvi system since 2012-2013. Education is more flexible and convenient for students with the implementation of this Curriculum. Along with Hindi, General Knowledge, Computer Science, Communicative English is also taught to build up their confidence level. To assist students in understanding the concepts better with the help of visuals and make learning an enjoyable experience, the school is equipped with smart class applications like Educomp and Next Education. It is to be noted that for the last few years our school is being awarded for the Centum Results and the teachers are also rewarded.

The School is equipped with advanced lab facilities for Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Computer Science. The school also ties up with well reputed institutions like NICE, WICE and IIAL to improve the efficiency of English Language, personality development, communication and interacting skills of the students and teachers. To find and explore the hidden talents of the students special training sessions are arranged for Karate, Yoga, Silambam, Bharatam, Western Dance, skating, craft and embroidery, Drawing and painting, Carnatic Vocal Music, Instrumental Music(Keyboard), Chess, Boxing, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Judo, Fencing, etc by the school management meticulously carries out the willing students from grade I -VIII.

Spiritual Development

“The Fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10)”

This shows who is wise, and in what true wisdom lies, no one is wise till they fear the Lord. The one who feel the presence and fear of Lord, will be taken in the right way which leads to happiness and avoid the misery and ruin. Confession followed by Holy mass are celebrated for students in school church every month. The school is not only focusing on academic aspects but also on spiritual and moral development of the students. Confession and Holy mass are arranged for students in school chapel every month. A remarkable team was invited to give momentous anecdotes of Almighty to students through a jovial activities and sermons. They were equipped with provisions of assistance in resolving personal or psychological problems. Moral Science is integrated into the school prospectus to inculcate moral values, principles and virtues that build the personality and character of the students.

Growth

The unfailing Presence of Lord at the campus, the continuous warmth guidance of priests, and the loving care of sisters, motivated the parents to admit their children at APJM. With the support of parents and well wishers the school continues to grow year after year. Quality education, discipline, personality development, self confidence are the features which attracted more and more students in this arena to have APJM as their prime choice of education. With the firm interest of Correspondent Rev. Fr. Philip Kodianthara the school received the recognition of middle school and subsequently high school. Later, the perseverance of Correspondent Rev. Fr. John Pudhumanai enhanced the school to higher secondary grade. The cameo of Bishop Mar George Alencherry has a great impact on the stability of APJM School.

Motto

Our motto: “Always for All” which means to bring change in the life of the ordinary people to get us at any cost and to provide quality education for all.

Vision

To reach out to every section of the society and empower them for community and national development.

Mission

To impart quality education aimed at academic excellence to meet the challenges of the modern competitive world and to mould children and young people with a strong set of personal, spiritual and social values.

Initium

The great personality and the first correspondent behind the APJM dawn is Rev. Fr. Mathew Vakkel. His perseverance and the Blessings of the Bishop of Chanaganassery, Mar . Joseph Pawathil,the Guardian Protection of St. Joseph led to the establishment of the school in the year 1980 with 50 students as the first English Medium School for the people in and around Soosaipuram locality. Rev. Sr. Alphonse Maria as H.M. the school started to run LKG classes from June in the same year. Rev.Fr.Antony Porukarai played a vital role in all the endeavors of the school.

Why the name APJM?

The school got its name from an eminent personality in the history of Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Cardinal Mar. Antony Padiara. He was the first Major Archbishop of Syro Malabar Catholic Church. The silver jubilee of his Episcopal Consecration was celebrated in 1980. Since the school started in the same year it was named after him as Archbishop Padiyara Jubilee Memorial English Medium School (A.P.J.M.).

From the Principal

Dear students, staff, parents and well wishers,

I accord a very warm welcome to our APJM Matriculation Higher Secondary School. APJM is always very vibrant in activity - be it academic or co-curricular activities. Quality institutions are always sought after and we are happy to state that APJM stands in that category. With a visionary management headed by the Bishop of the Diocese of Thuckalay and with an efficient Correspondent possessing bright ideas for the welfare of the student community, APJM has been marching towards its 45th year of establishment. An eminent set of teaching and non-teaching staff bring dedicated service in creating an excellent environment for learning. APJM strongly believes, "All wisdom is from the Lord, and with Him it remains forever ... To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Sir 1 : 1 & 14). APJM inculcates in its students the right human values, following the teachings of the greatest teacher, Jesus Christ. All modern facilities that we utilize bring with it lots of benefits and at the same time, there are a few disadvantages to them, if they are misused. I urge upon all to use the modern growth of technology in every field for bringing rightful growth one self and all the members of the society. We are happy to present all details of the APJM family on the website and we do strongly feel that they will be of much help to all. All the members of the APJM family are called upon to go through the updates on the website and keep yourselves informed of all that happens in the School.

Wishing everyone the very best

Sr. Tessy SABS

Principal