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Olden days in golden light
The history of Stella Maris School goes back to 1957 when it was founded by the “Sisters of Charity Education Society, Mangalore,” with the sole objective of providing disciplined education to young children and making them good and loyal citizens. The focus was on the girls from the neighbouring Vyalikaval area of Bangalore, particularly those belonging to the weaker sections.
Stella Maris School started with just 27 pupils in four classes of primary school in a small rented house near the Corporation Grounds, Vyalikaval, and started to grow steadily right from its inception. In response to demands from the local community, it introduced English medium in the primary section in 1960, and received permanent recognition for its kannada medium classes in 1961. And 1962 was a landmark year in its evolution as it opened its high school as well as nursery sections in that year.
Today, thanks to the vision and will and services & sacrifices of several women of hallowed memory, Stella Maris School has come to offer total basic education from LKG to 10th Standard through its 4 wings: Nursery School, Kannada Higher Primary and High School . It aims at integrated spiritual, moral, social, emotional, intellectual and physical development of the students’ personalities, with equal emphasis on curricular, co curricular and extracurricular education..
In a span of 50 years, Stella Maris School has grown almost 100-fold and its alumni continue to serve society as teachers, doctors, nurses, engineers, scientists, administrators, social workers, lawyers and as home makers-living monuments to the spirit of service of their alma mater.
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