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Santhosha Vidhyalaya is a boarding school started for Missionary Kids(MKs) in Dohnavur,TamilNadu.It is in the premises of the Dohnavur Fellowship where Amy Carmichael's work for children began and is growing ever since.The school is housed in a sprawling campus with picturesque Western Ghats as its back drop.

History
Santhosha Educational Society was registered in October 1981 and Santhosha Vidhyalaya was opened in June 1982 with 36 children on the register.Prof.Ivan Balasingh was the founding secretary and the first correspondent.Though the school is primarily for the children of Missionaries it also provides accommodation for others irrespective of their caste, creed or religion.Though,it is primarily for Children of Missionaries,it provides education for others irrespective of their creed,caste or religion.The School was started with 5 standards and subsequently upgraded to a High School by the addition of Standards VI – X.The first batch of students appeared for the Matriculation Examination in April 1988.The School was upgraded into a Higher Secondary School during 1995 – 96.

Currently
The school provides Christian education and home care for over 570 children who are aged between 5 and 17. Their parents are with a number of different missions and organizations working in many parts of India, especially with the under-privileged in remote areas. In many cases the environment is unsuitable for them to have their children with them.They also have the problem of providing education in different, and sometimes changing, language areas as they move to different locations. Currently,it has children speaking 13 different languages and representing 26 out of the 28 States of India.

Houses
The Boys and Girls are grouped into 3 Houses.Each House is headed by a House Leader.The Houses are *Brand-Green *Ragland-Red *Walker-Orange Each House is named after a Missionary.Inter-House competitions are conducted.The Annual Sports Day is a much anticipated event.On this Day,following the games,there is a cultural event after which the Champions are crowned.

Resource Center
The Resource Center is the building which houses the School Library.The Library has over seven thousand valuable books covering all subjects of study and reference.The Resource Center also houses the primary School