Cristiano – The journey to the World Youth Final 2023

Big Hit Sports have profiled the journey of Cristiano D'souza (SSC 2023) - from childhood to getting to represent India at the 10th World Youth Final 2023 in Munich. https://youtu.be/viUEpDAu0rw Here is footage of some of the highlights of his trip to Munich He scored a goal for India against Argentina.. https://videopress.com/v/etx0lzXB?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true And here's an... Continue Reading →

16 Dec 2023 0

Whiting House almost script history

Whiting House has never managed to win.All the other houses have won either the Sports Shield or the Overall Shield since the houses were named in 2018. Murphy House has won 4 times - the sports shield twice and the overall shield twice.Gomes House has 2 Sports victories in its history and Keane House has won... Continue Reading →

13 Dec 2023 0

A visit to Panju Island

Many students who attend Convent of Jesus and Mary,Naigaon live on Panju Island. They surely belong to a very unique group of students in the world.They start their daily journey from home to school on a boat!! Sr Flavia,principal of the school,very kindly organised a trip to the island for us on the 12th of... Continue Reading →

12 Dec 2023 0

Chariots of Fire in St Augustine’s

Senior citizens and those heading in that direction may remember a multiple Oscar award winning 1981 movie called Chariots of Fire. It told the true story of two great runners who took part in the 1924 Olympics in Paris. Well another Chariots of Fire type of fierce competition between two great runners has been unfolding... Continue Reading →

8 Dec 2023 0

Last Picnic in school

A write up on the last picnic that the SSC batch of 2024 went for as students of St Augustine's School.After this what lies ahead for them are the SSC exams and the future held in God's hands. On a fine Friday morning ( 1/12/23) we got ready to embark on a fun and exciting... Continue Reading →

3 Dec 2023 1

Cross Country Race 2023

St Augustine's is one of the few schools in the Vasai area to have a cross country race as part of the annual curriculum.The origins of race are traced back to the early 70 's. Br Murphy and Br Greg Fernandes were the ones who first started the Cross Country race in the school.Br Augustine... Continue Reading →

28 Nov 2023 0

The Edmund Rice National Open School Project

The Edmund Rice Learning Centre arose out of the need to provide an alternate form of learning for many pupils who found it difficult to deal with the SSC syllabus which allowed for little choice of subjects. This led to a number of students dropping out of school. The NIOS Board was adopted for these... Continue Reading →

22 Nov 2023 1

A prayer for the earth

Nearly half of the planet’s animal species are now in decline, but unlike past mass extinctions, this one has been entirely caused by humans. More details here.. https://youtu.be/4Qy36zw1hnY

29 Oct 2023 0

Walk down an old memory lane..

Lots of old photographs were collected from here and there by Mrs Joyce Dias and other teachers involved in the Golden Jubilee Year preparations. They are presented below in three videos. You can take a slow walk down the memory lanes one at a time.Pause for break in between each if you wish. The first... Continue Reading →

27 Oct 2023 0

Schools that still have views

Sadly the beautiful views of the salt pans and the wide open spaces that lay next to our school are no longer visible.Now all we can see is the concrete jungle. Some of our other schools however still have the good fortune of lovely views from the school campus. Here are three such CB schools.... Continue Reading →

25 Oct 2023 0

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