St. JOSEPH HIGHER SECONDARY
SCHOOL, CHENGAL
1.0. Introduction
A school is an educational institution
designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching
of students under the direction of teachers. ....................................
A school
profile provides an overview on the important information about school's
demographics, curriculum and grading system. Here in this profile we make an
overview of St.Joseph Higher Secondary School, Chengal. It is a private aided
school established in the year 1915. This school is affiliated with Kerala
state board for both secondary and higher secondary School.
1.1. Location of the School
The school
situated on the bank of Periyar river, near Kalady-the birth place of Sree
Sankaracharya the exponent of Advaitha philosophy. It is a rural area of
Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. The aerial distance of school from Kalady
town or the MC road is just 400 meters. 2 km away from international airport
and 6 km away from Angamaly town and railway station. The international pilgrim
centre of Malayattoor is 12 km away from the school.
1.2. About the School
Dispelling the darkness of
ignorance and spreading the light of knowledge, the temple of knowledge,
St.Joseph G.H.S Chengal stepping towards with great enthusiasm. The Higher
Secondary section has its humble beginning in 2015 which is owned, managed and
maintained by C.M.C Sisters the first indigenous congregation for women in
Kerala founded by saint Chavara Kuriakose Elias the grate missionary of the
time. The Christian formation of the people especially the women and children are
the charism of the congregation and the education is the main apostolate cherishing
the memories of the forgone days dancing with the rhythm, of Periyar. This great
grandma continuous to illumine the minds and hearts with knowledge and empower
the young ones with strong congregation and values. Now the higher secondary school
has altogether 240 students in plus one and plus two, 12 staff for teaching and
2 non-teaching staff. In secondary level
there is 2120 students, 56 teaching staff and 7 non-teaching staff.
The
selfless and dedicated service of staff, serious co-operation of the parents
and the efficient and creative ample response in their response both in
curricular, co-curricular activities, and keep up the name and fame of the
institution the able and the dynamic personality of our present principal Sr
Nybi Joseph created a new spirit in the development and flourishing of the school. Keeping
hold of the hands of god almighty, the school seeking the new horizons of
knowledge….
Basic Details of School
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Name of the School
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St. Joseph Higher
Secondary School, Chengal
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Place
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Chengal,
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Address
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Kalady P O, Ernakulam
District, Kerala, 683574
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Phone Number
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914842698317
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School Code
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7210
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Established
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1910-11 academic year
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Email id
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hsschengal@gmail.com
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Educational District
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Aluva
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Educational Sub-district
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Angamaly
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Revenue District
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Ernakulam
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Panchayat
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Kanjoor
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Block Panchayath
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Angamaly
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School Administration
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Aided
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Classes
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1-12
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Medium
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English & Malayalam
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School area
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Rural
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Management
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Private, CMC Sisters
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Principal
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Sr, Nybi Joseph
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Head Mistress
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Sr. Merly Joseph
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1.2.1 The Principal
Principal oversees all higher-level operations in a HS school.
Sr. Nybi Joseph continues to be the principal from the beginning onwards. Her
selfless service and hard work enable the school to continuous success. She
creates a safe learning environment and set performance goals both for students
and teachers, and oversee the process so that those goals are attained.
1.2.2 The Staff
This school consists of 12 teaching staff and two
non-teaching staff. The teachers are the directly responsible persons of
student’s education. Teachers meet parents several times per year to talk about
their student’s progress.
1.2.3 Parents Teachers
Association (PTA)
PTA is a
formal organization composed of parents and teachers that is intended to
facilitate parental participation in a school. The common PTA is conducted thrice a year. The first meeting of PTA in this school is called
within one month after completion of Plus One admission. Mr. Davis Ainiyadan is the president, and Miss
Sonu Vincent is the secretary of the PTA. The PTA always put their effort to
make the administration of the school to be smooth every year.
1.3 Vision of the School
To bring forth intellectually creative,
emotionally matured, morally responsible, spiritually enlightened, socially
committed and truly liberated youngsters, who play a vital role for the
transformation of society and nation.
1.4 Mission of the School
To prompt the students to be physically, mentally,
spiritually, socially, culturally, and aesthetically matured, through education.
1.5 Quality Policy
To prompt every Josephines to be the light by imbibing
the real truth, love, and knowledge
1.6 Goal
To train Josephines to be Competent, Confident,
Dedicated, Resourceful and Patriotic citizens of India
1.7 Motto
In Thy light we shall see light
1.8 School Emblem
The school emblem consists
of a book, a lighted lamp and a stem of Lilly. The open book symbolises
learning and knowledge. Stem of Lilly portrays integrity. The lighted lamp
symbolises wisdom.
1.9 History
The school has several decades of history to tell, the
history of ups and downs, pains and gains. A Convent was established in the
name of saint Germain at Chengal for the stay of CMC Sisters 1906. In the same
year a boarding for girls was started attached to the convent. This boarding
was visited by Mr. F.S Davis, the education Director of Kochi and well pleased
with the functioning. He allowed a grant for a school building. The sisters
toiled day and night and the LP section started 1910-11 academic year meant for
both boys and girls. In 1915 it was upgraded as upper primary school. But
because of some administration reasons the UP school had shifted to Kanjoor. By
the grace of God, again it was allowed to continue the UP section and 1963 UP
School upgraded as high school. From 1963 to 1983 it was functioned as an
unaided High School.
In 1983, the
support and recommendation of Sri M.V Mani M.L.A of Angamaly, and Education
minister P.J Joseph, the long awaiting desire become frightful; the school was
upgraded as an aided High School. In 1992 a Parallel English Medium was started
along with Malayalam. Since 2002 an unaided higher secondary school is
functioning very effectively and in 2015 it was approved as an aided school.
Now it goes on as a reputed institution with a unique identity.
1.10 Objectives
Ø To help students to identify their
strength and weakness
Ø To help students to develop physical,
mental, spiritual, and social aspects
Ø To make students culturally and
aesthetically matured
Ø Integral formation of human person
Ø To make the children intellectually
creative
Ø To develop moral responsible humans
for the future
Ø To make socially committed individual
Ø To make students spiritually engaged.
1.11 Facilities of the School
St. Joseph H.S has fully furnished
building with 4 Class rooms, Library, Science Labs, Computer Labs, prayer room
and auditorium. It has a playground for sports and other outdoor activities. Newly
build basketball court is an ample ardency for the significance given to the
co-curricular activities. The school provides purified drinking water facility,
separate toilets and washrooms to boys and girls. In order to solve the storage
of water there is a rain water resource.
1.11.1 Classrooms
There
are four fully furnished class rooms for two batches of bio-maths and commerce
students. Each classroom are smart ones. Two doors, four windows, enough tube
lights, fans, lot of space, big blackboards, floor is tiled etc. makes the
class room sufficient.
1.11.2 Lab facilities
There
are computer lab and science lab. These labs are so spacious and well arranged.
Sufficient computers and Wi-Fi which meets the demand of students according to
the standards. In science lab, various devices of physics, components of
chemistry, specimens for zoology and bottony are kept there. Students can do
various experiments and observation in labs.
1.11.3 Library
Library
consists of thousands of books. Students can read comfortably in the library
and also can keep in hand. The books and seat arrangements are systematically.
It also provides newspapers and magazines to students.
1.11.4 Auditorium
To
develop various talents of students a furnished auditorium is functioning in
school. Indoor games, cultural events, celebrations, common classes, open
assembly etc. are conducted in the auditorium. It consists of a stage, curtain,
podium, chairs and built-in speakers.
1.11.5 Play Ground
It
has a playground for sports and other outdoor activities. Newly build
basketball court is an ample ardency for the significance given to the
co-curricular activities. Concrete bunches are also seen in the sides of
playground for watching games.
1.11.6 Staff room
The
school provides a comfortable spacious staffroom for teachers. Separate tables
and chairs provided for each teacher.
1.11.7 Office room
A
well-furnished and organised office room give a strut to the school. It
consists of principal’s cabin, office staff cabin and a parlour. It is big in
size and looking beautiful.
1.11.8 Garden
An
ideal school environment embraces a beautiful garden which provides students a
real-time look at how green is grown. There is herbal garden containing so many
herbals which inherited medicinal value of plants. There is also flower garden
and fruits garden. Students can spend interval time in this ozone zone. The
campus of whole school is eco-friendly and filled with trees, plants and
flowers.
1.11.9 Drinking water
School
provides two water coolers with purifier for pure mineral water to avoid dehydration
of students. These coolers are attached to several taps in different places
with steel glasses to drink easily without making queue. The water is from the
school well which is carefully maintained.
1.11.10 Rain water harvesting
To
solve the water scarcity in school, there is a huge rain water harvesting tank
is maintained. This water is mainly used for watering plants and in toilet
flesh tanks.
1.11.11 Waste management
Waste management includes the
processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final
disposal. As a part of suchitwa
mission and cleanliness waste collection bins are maintained. The bins are
separated with food waste, plastics and papers. The plastics are collected
handed over to Haritha workers and food waste is kept in compost dig and used
as manure to plants.
1.11.12 Sick room
School
provides sick rooms for boys and girls separately. In the room students get
medicines, first aid and can rest in bed.
1.11.13 Prayer room
There
is prayer hall in the school building and a chapel near by for praying.
Students can spend a half an hour in the prayer hall after lunch and also visit
chapel in the beginning and end of class. The first Friday of every month there
is holy mass for Christian students, others can also join.
1.11.14 Counselling facility
The primary motive behind counseling at
school level is to address the emotional, social and behavioural needs of
the students. And to create a seamless and friendly environment to help each
one of them with different approaches. The school arrange counselling facilities when the students
needed.
1.11.15 Scholarship and endowment
1.11.15 Toilet Facilities
The
school provides modern separate toilet and washroom facilities to boys and
girls. They kept washrooms are so neat and clean. The management arranged a
cleaning staff for this.
1.12 School Activities
1.12.1 School Assembly
The school assembly is generally
conducted in the morning before the classes begin for the students. It is a meeting, association, or
gathering of all for the purpose of special programming or information dissemination.
In this school two types of assembly-open assembly and classroom assembly. Open
assembly is for all at auditorium on Wednesdays. Other days class room assembly
is arranged with sound system. Each class room has separate speakers and the
initiative of that day conduct the assembly. Students sing a common hymn of
prayer together, as well as to hear shared announcements. The assembly is
conducted to give all the students a chance to showcase their abilities.
Generally, different classes get a chance to conduct the assembly per week. The
whole process is also divided into various other parts like a moral value
thought, thought of the day, news reading, pledge, national anthem etc. In
special days there will be celebrations. After the dispersal of assembly
students enter the class by marching.
1.12.2 Sports
Physical education is one of the
scholastic subjects in school. Like languages and other subjects Health and
Physical Education is compulsory academic subject. Therefore, there is a PT class for each
batch to promote the sportsman spirit and co-operation among students. PT
refreshes the students from monotonous of the class. For this, both indoor
games and out door games are arranged. Teachers are also preparing students for various sports and
games for the competitions from school level to higher levels. The school conduct a
sports day for the selection of best sports candidate to higher levels. In
school level, the best performers are awarded.
1.12.3 Arts
The purpose of the Celebration of the Arts
Day is to highlight students' creative ambition and drive and to give them a
chance to showcase their hard work and talents. Like sports day, there is also arts day
in this school. For this day, the students are participated in different arts
competition and awarded in this day. The winners get chance to participate next
level of sub district to national level.
1.12.4 Evening class
Student
who want more concentration and special care in studies are participated in
evening class. The teachers of different subject alternatively took the class
from 4pm to 5.30 pm.
1.12.4 Guidance and awareness classes
The
school provides different motivational classes of career guidance, road safety,
first aid, value education classes and other awareness classes of different
resource persons.
1.12.4 School Calendar
The
calendar depicts the yearly planning of the school. The different activities,
programmes, events, exams etc. are mentioned in the calendar. Teachers and
students plan them according to the dates of the calendar.
1.12.5. Master Timetable
It is a consolidated
timetable helpful for the principal to supervise the teachers. This timetable helps the principal or HM (Head of the school)
to swap classes or re-allocate teachers according to unforeseen events like the
leave of a teacher or unavailability of a classroom.
1.13 Plus-two Result
By
the hard work of teachers and students every year the school secured 100%
success.
Last year this school secured 25 A+
holders and 21 5A+ holders out of 120 students of +2 bio-maths and commerce.
Teachers and students’ efforts became a great success.
1.14 Co-curricular Activities
As
a co-curricular activity different day celebration are conducted, such as
Teachers day, Basheer day, chadrayan day, Reading day, patron’s day, commerce
day, science day etc. In connection with different competitions like quiz
programme, debate, speech, group song, skit competition, decoration, street
play etc. are arranged. This encourage students to actively participate in
competitions.
1.15 Various Clubs and Forums
1.15.1 Science Club
The science club was
started with an aim to
develop interest among students in Science, to introduce them to a variety of
scientific disciplines and to develop skills in students.
Objectives:
- To arouse and cultivate
students’ interest in learning science.
- Enable students to carry
out self-directed activities in areas of interest in science.
- Provide
opportunities for students to develop novel ideas and initiatives.
An active science club is functioning in
this school, the club members conducted awareness classes, Seminars, chandrayan
day, competitions in relation with science day etc.
1.15.2. Commerce club
Commerce club serves
as a platform to give students awareness about the current business world,
various trade activities and challenges faced by the corporate world. It
provides a platform for students to exhibit their talents in various commerce-oriented
events and also help them to enhance their analytical and decision-making
skills. These activities enable them to perform outstandingly well in team work
and in creative endeavours. The members of the club engage themselves in
various activities like poster making, brochure writing, treasure hunting
expeditions, group discussions, debates, and discussions. These activities and
competitions help them to improve their proficiency in academic and creative
writing, communication skills and also contribute to their overall personality
development.
1.15.3 Souhrida Club
Souhrida club is very actively engaged in the school. The aim
of the Club is to improve the physical, academic, social and interpersonal
skills of the adolescents and lead them towards a successful adulthood. Souhrida
Club assures a platform for the students to express their problems frankly.
Privacy and transparency are two key factors of Souhrida Club.
The objectives of the Souhrida Club are enabling
self-development and empowerment of Adolescents, spread awareness among them
about health, hygiene, nutrition, Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health,
and family and child care; upgrade their home-based skills and life skills.
1.15.3.1
Drop Box
In connection with Souhrida club a Drop Box is arranged at
school for students to drop their grievances / problems in their home, class or
any other area. The Drop Box should be placed in the school at a place which is
easily accessible to all students. There should also be facilities for students
to use Drop Box unnoticed by other students or staff members. Co-ordinator in
the presence of the principal should open the Drop Box on every Mondays,
Wednesday and Fridays. Grievances/problems of the student received from drop
box should be entered in a register with date and signature of the Principal
and Co-ordinator. Principal should ensure that the problems raised by the
students through Drop Box are not discussed openly among the staff and
students. Action should be taken to find solution for the issues raised by the
students through drop box. Action Taken on the issues should also be noted in
the Register.
1.15.4 National Service Scheme (NSS)
National Service
Scheme is a student-centered programme and it is complementary to education. It
is a noble experiment in academic extension. It inculcates the spirit of
voluntary work among students and teachers through sustained community
interaction. It brings our academic institutions closer to the society. It is a
link between the campus and community, and knowledge and action. The
overall aim of NSS is the Personality Development of students through community
service. The student’s members of the school very actively engaged in this scheme
and conduct many voluntary programmes to society like food sharing, house
renovation, road and pond cleaning etc.
1.15.5 The Bharat
Scout and Guides
Scouting and Guiding - which is an international movement -
intends to inculcate in the boys and girls a spirit of loyalty, patriotism and
thoughtfulness for others. In India, Scouting and Guiding is immensely popular
among the school students. The scout and guiding students actively do their
activities during different functions of school, their hospitality is
appreciable. They are arranging and coordinating activities.
1.15.6 Alumni Association
The
relationship makes the life more beautiful and memories makes it tastier. One of the main
purposes of alumni associations is to support a network of former students
who will, in turn, help to raise the profile of the school. As a former
student, he/she always keep a clause watch on school’s growth and continues to
be in touch with its activities. Every two year this school conduct alumni
gathering in the month of May. The batches of different years also gathered in
the school as a batch gathering.
1.16 School Records and Registers
The
school very systematically keep the different records and registers in a shelf
arranged for it and it is easily accessible without hindrance. The various
records and registers kept in the school are Service book, log book, admission
register, salary register, teacher’s attendance register, pupil’s attendance
register, financial records, stock register and so on.
1.17 SWOT Analysis
1.17.1 Strength of the school
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Good teacher-student interaction
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Good infrastructure
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Smart and high-tech class room
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Neat and clean modern wash rooms
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Extra-curricular activities and classes
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Value education and spiritual formation
1.17.2 Weakness of
the school
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Less stress to sports and games
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Les importance to emotional level of maturity of the students
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No attention to yoga,
martial arts and physical exercises
1.17.3 Opportunities
of the school
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It has facilities so to add more batches
1.17.4 Threatens of
the school
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At a glance I cannot find any threatens and challenges to the
school, because it is in a growing level
1.18 Conclusion
School induction programme
for B.Ed students is for knowing the school as a whole Through the School
Induction Programme I got to know the school. I can say that this school is
really a school in all means. Here students grow not just in size, not even in knowledge, but in curiosity,
courage, confidence, independence, resourcefulness, resistance, patience,
competence, and understandings.
St.
Joseph HS School is managing the steady progress in every sphere of education from
its very beginning onwards. The school envisages imparting value-based quality
education in excellence amongst its learners. Excellence, has always been its hallmark
of St. Joseph school in all its activities. The campus, buildings, classrooms,
labs, library, auditorium etc. have been set up in such a manner to provide the
best facilities to mold future citizens. The school provides quality education
to children without any discrimination on the basis of class, caste, creed, sex
etc. This school provides better education for students in addition to
educational training. It also gives training in arts and sports. School gives
importance to academic subject as well as co-curricular activities. It is an
integral part of the people living in and around this school. St. Joseph School
has a legacy of training, best men and women for the society and country.
1.19 Reflective Journal
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Description
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As a part of B.Ed curriculum we were required to make a profile about
the school, where we will be doing our school induction program. I made the
school profile of St. Joseph High Secondary School, Chengal. I collected details
and photos of school during my induction period.
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Feelings
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Teachers and students
in St. Joseph HS School very much co-operative to me. They were happy to
include me in their activities and kind enough to share their experiences in
the school. I was very happy to go to that school for my induction program.
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Evaluation
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It was a new experience for me to
prepare a school profile. The school profile gives me an overall view about
the school. It was always easy to get the data from the school and preparing
school profile gave an idea about how the school functions. It was as
positive experience in and around the school
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Analysis
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St Joseph
Higher Secondary School has been in its peak in academic performances. The
success is on a result of the teachers who have been taking all the efforts
to create such a success. It is one of the well-known educational institution
in the locality.
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Action Plan
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The aim of this practical
was to know more about school functioning and about what is the role of a
teacher in the school. This school profile is used to getting the basic the
school. It is through a school profile that one can understand the vision and
mission of the education. Therefore, it is very much necessary to have a
school profile for a teacher to fulfil all requirements as a teacher.
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