Good Shepherd Model School

About Institution

The school is affiliated to the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, Affiliation No.1930191)and located at Thoothukudi. This is one of the three CBSE schools in Thoothukudi. Our mission at Good Shepherd Model School is to instruct children in the Christian faith, provide them with a solid academic foundation, and thereby provide a needed service to our community.

Mr. Joe Villvarayer Caryn opened the Good Shepherd Model School and blessed by Rev. Fr. Kirubaharan in June of 2002 at this campus. He opened with 42 students from LKG to Std VIII, and by the fall of 2004 had enough students for a Pre KG class.

By 2006 there were over 150 students enrolled from Pre KG through Std VIII, and a new 2 storey building was opened in March 2007 by Mr. David Friese Greene from UK. At this new building, KG classes were added for infant and toddler care, for which there was a high demand in the area. KG classes are equipped with Audio video systems to enhance the quality of teaching - learning process. Along with that a highly sophisticated Air conditioned Computer Laboratory was also inaugurated for the students. Added with well furnished additional airy and spacious classrooms with separate staff rooms in each floor. All the classrooms are equipped with Educomp Smart Boards, which makes the teaching more innovative and interesting. Laboratories for the subjects like Science and Maths were also established with all modern equipment and instruments. An air conditioned Library with more than 4000 books were also organized for students and teachers usage. A spacious Auditorium was set for the meetings and for other activities.

This campus now has over 800 students enrolled in preschool through Std XI. We are moving upwards in the right path towards the Secondary classes in the fourth coming years. We have well qualified and highly experienced teaching faculty with real commitment towards educating the children.

We teach English, Number work, Environmental studies, Tamil, Computer Science, Practical Art & Physical Education for KG students. For middle classes English, Tamil, Hindi, Maths, Science, Social science, Computer Science, Moral Science, General Knowledge, Physical Education, Arts & Crafts. For secondary classes English, Tamil/Hindi, Maths, Science, Social science and Computer Science. We teach Hindi/Sanskrit as Third language.

Vision

To provide holistic education in a stress free, supportive and safe environment.
To provide education that is learner centred, based on Indian value systems incorporating the best of modern knowledge systems.
To provide value for money in the process of creating global citizens.

Mission

To make a positive difference to the existing system of education and the traditional definition of a school.
To provide for an all round education of the body and mind in a stress free environment, supported by trained personnel, sensitive to the child’s needs.
To provide an environment that will enable children to develop to their full potential and to become self confident, self dependent and honest individuals.