Philosophies at St. Mary's High School
100% Participation – In all big events of St. Mary's High School, the school ensures 100% participation by all students. We believe that each child has an inherent set of skills and targets as each student is unique. This philosophy ensures that every child makes relevant contribution – whether big or small – to school events.
Good Citizenship – The final purpose of true education is to nurture responsible future citizens of the country and the world. Keeping this in mind, St. Mary's High School’s programmes are designed to instill values of civic importance and democratic qualities.
Values and Virtues – Education is not complete without the correct values and virtues being instilled. Apart from striving for academic and co-curricular brilliance, St. Mary's High School also emphasizes value based education to create better, well rounded individuals for future.
Holistic Development – Education is not gained from books alone and should not stop at the classroom door. At St. Mary's, we believe that students should be exposed to a range of co-curricular activities like Sports, Art, Dance, Drama and Music in order to groom students as well rounded citizens of the future.
Discipline – Young students need a clear set of rules and values for a proper upbringing. St. Mary's believes that its set of rules of discipline is not the absence of freedom, but rather a clear set of guidelines for model behavior. Good discipline ensures that students grow up in an environment of order and efficiency.
Punctuality and Regularity – Time and tide wait for none… St. Mary's strongly believes in this adage and this is evident in its punctual transport system and the timely starting and completion of all school events. Learning and imbibing of a new skill or virtue each day can be achieved only with an emphasis on attendance and regularity and that is why St.Mary's stresses on it.
Emphasis on Morals, Ethics and Values – In an ever changing world the relevance of morals, ethics and values is more than ever before. Through its events, programmes and school culture, Nalanda educators work hard to inculcate values like honesty, integrity, dignity of labor, equality and good manners.
Strictly No Tuition – The onus of imparting education should rest with the school and thus St. Mary's has a strict ‘No Tuition’ policy. Students are discouraged to go for private tuition of any kind since tuition's are only a burden and do not serve the true purpose of schooling and education but rather may cause damage to the study patterns of students.