Emphasis on our infrastructure is based on the belief, “It’s what’s inside that counts”. Our simple buildings assert to the ideal that what we develop inside our students is more important that what we see on the outside, for beauty is only skin deep. Our infrastructure focus in our campus is on our classrooms, laboratories and hostels ensure that the best available equipment and teaching aids as well as the most competent faculty and teaching methods are employed. All our buildings are built with the minimum specifications for a comfortable learning experience based on simplicity. This simplicity builds character in our students who learn to appreciate and value better the simple luxuries of life.
School Premises
The school has several campuses on which different activities are conducted. The academic learning and living space is on the main campus which houses the classrooms as well as the hostels. The different hostels and dorms are conveniently located close to each other and their access to the dining hall is easily facilitated. The main campus is 7 acres in size. Adjoining campuses are utilised for outdoor activities including camping, and adventure sports and gardening. The campuses are spread over 35 acres in the valley where the main campus is located. Students confine the majority of their activities to the main campus where all facilities and requirements including classrooms, sports field, games rooms and recreation areas are within walkable distance to each other.
The school has indoor and outdoor laboratories according to the needs of the specific subjects. The separate laboratories include Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Computer Science. To improve language skills in English and offered second languages, a fully equipped language laboratory is used to expose and train students in phonetics, pronunciation and general language skills and expression.
School Library
The school library is an invaluable tool for our students to increase their knowledge and develop their researching skills. With more than five thousand books, journals and publications and growing, the library provides reading for those interested in classic literature as well as to the research minded with the best and latest encyclopaedias and journals including Scientific American, National Geographic Magazine and others. You are invited to donate books and subscriptions which will aid in the growth and development of these young minds at Samaritans.
Sports Facilities
The sports centre at Samaritans provides almost all major sports facilities and equipment for the students to participate during their evening hour of sports and games. Special training is also provided for athletics and other sports by invited coaches and well as the physical education department of the school. Some of the sports and games include Athletics, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Shuttle Badminton and Cricket. Indoor sports include Chess, Table Tennis and Caroms.
The hostels have dorms which house 8 – 12 students on average. This housing system is encouraged to have a safer monitoring system for students and also enables a closer growing experience where students learn to be accepting and considerate to each other. It also builds team spirit and a close knit family bond with those who live in close proximity to each other. There are separate hostels which house students according to their age and maturity levels. These hostels are named after leaders who have made a difference in the lives of others.
Sadhu Sundar Singh Hostel for Senior Boys.
Pandita Ramabai Hostel for Girls Caldwel Hostel for Junior Boys
Mother Theresa Hostel for Children and
Lydia Hostel for Special Care.
Catering Services & Canteen
Our catering and canteen services aim to serve good, nutritious and wholesome food which is also tasty and well prepared. The kitchen boasts of one of the first steam-cooking units which make the food to be prepared hygienically. The food is based on a South Indian style menu but generously interspersed with dishes from other parts of the country. Students are served from morning tea till dinner at scheduled times.
Students participate in bringing dishes unique to their region to the table which brings a very cosmopolitan feel to the menu offered here. A continental diet is also provided at extra charges to those who are more used to a delicate diet without the spices made famous in South Asian cuisine. All our students maintain healthy weights made possible with close monitoring by teachers, balanced diets, exercise and cheerful spirits.
There is a campus convenience store and canteen that provides snacks as well as providing tidbits for those in-between times.
The media centre provides the students with education and entertainment with the right balanced to keep them in the best of spirits. Popular entertainment is provided on weekends with care taken to avoid disrupting their study schedules. The media centre is also an important place where the students are exposed to modern advancements in educational techniques with audio and audio-visual programming that enhances their classes with knowledge and fun.
Adventure Sports Centre
To help students connect to the physical aspects of the natural world, the students are encouraged to participate in adventure sports. These carefully monitored activities include camping trips, hiking, trekking and hill climbing. These programmes not only prepare students for physical and mental endurance but also builds team spirit and working together. The school works in close co-ordination with the Samaritan Adventure Sports Academy to provide these opportunities to all the students who choose to volunteer and enroll.
Centre for Ecological Studies and Conservation
With growing threats to the environment, the centre encourages students to participate in activities which will bring them awareness and expose them to methods which will enable them to live in harmony with nature and develop their appreciation for the natural world. Some of the activities include gardening, bird watching, environmental clean up, tree planting and others.
Church & Prayer Group
As a part of school life, all students are expected to gather for church services once a week. The School has a church to conduct activities where all children participate. The students also have their own prayer groups in their individual hostels and come together to pray for each other’s needs and families. The school also has a chapel on campus which is always open for quiet times of meditation and prayer for students who wish to use this facility.
