Pallikoodam is born of the vision of Mrs. Mary Roy. For fifty plus years she worked on moulding an extraordinary school that imparts a creative and all-round education that produces happy, confident children, aware of their talents as well as their limitations, unafraid of pursuing their dreams and living life to its fullest. Today, every one of us in Pallikoodam works to realise and forge ahead with her dream.
Students engage in a wide range of activities at our school, including sports, arts, excursions, and community service. These programmes are designed to broaden their experiences, cultivate diverse skills, and inspire lifelong learning while fostering personal growth and teamwork.
We believe that learning can only be joyful and fulfilling when children grow up in an atmosphere of love in which both freedom and discipline are not rules in a rule book, but are absorbed from experience. Our children are trained to achieve not only academic competence but also to learn music, art, drama, and language —both local and international.
Starting seven ashrams and a convent in different parts of Kerala, St. Chavara initiated a spiritual movement among the people of Kerala. He established the first Catholic Sanskrit School, a major seminary and a printing & publishing house at Mannanam. He directed that every church should start a school attached to it and encouraged children, even poorer sections, to attend the schools by supplying midday meal and dress for them. He founded a ‘Home of Charity’ to take care of the destitute, the beggars, the uncared sick and the old. He also organized the first voluntary charitable association in Kerala for self-help among the needy.
Even in the midst of such manifold activities, he found time to write several literary and spiritual books in prose as well as verse. Among them, ‘Anastasyayude Rakthasakshithwam’ is the first narrative poem and ‘Nalagamangal’, the first chronicle of history in Malayalam. He knew seven languages - Malayalam, Tamil, Sanskrit, Syriac, Latin, Italian and Portuguese.
Holy Family International school is a co-educational institution managed by the Catholic Diocese of Kanajirapally and affiliated to the Indian Certificate for Secondary Education (ICSE), New Delhi. The germs of this cradle of knowledge fetch laurals in the academic and non academic domains bringing honors back home year after year. We believe in and strive for a holistic approach to education by identiying potentials in each student and nourishing it along with imparting expert and activity oriented academic training. English is the medium of instruction and also the campus language.
At Holy Family, we join hands and work together towards a better tomorrow with a clear goal that is carved out from our vision and mission. Love, Dharma and Peace, is our motto. The school encourages the students to practice charity in a world vitiated by selfishness and individualism.
Dharma underlines the importance of moral values for a contented life. Peace is the fruit of the practice of love and dharma. What makes us distinct is the ideal, serene and pure environment, where the students are carefully nurtured, unaffected by the noice, corruptions and pollutions of the world. Uninterrupted and quality education is guaranteed throughout the year.