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General Statement of Objectives
The Catholic school is a learning community animated by the
Divine Spirit of Love and Freedom, and living the Gospel
values. It shares Christ's concern for the liberation and
fullness of life of all peoples, especially of those in
greatest need.
In the Catholic school young people of any religious family
find scope within their own cultural milieu to reflect on
their lives in the light of their faith and to develop not
only in knowledge and skills but also in the wisdom which is
the fruit of reflection on life and its lessons. As they
grow towards human maturity they are enabled with the help
of the Divine Spirit and the support of the school to find
meaning and purpose in their lives, and are inspired to live
and work for the building up of a just and fraternal
society.
(Towards an Educational Policy in the Archdiocese of
Calcutta, p. 1)
The Society of Jesus, a Christian Religious Order founded by
St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, has been active in the field
of education throughout the world, since its origin.
Worldwide, the Society of Jesus is responsible for 1865
Educational Institutions in 65 countries, 356 of them being
secondary schools. These Jesuit Educational Insitutions
engage the efforts of over 98,000 teachers among whom number
over 91,000 lay people—men and women belonging to different
religious communities. 6,314 among these teachers are
members of the Society of Jesus. They educate approximately
17,92,000 students. In India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, the
Society of Jesus is responsible for 153 High Schools, 38
University Colleges, 14 Technical Institutes and 5 other
Institutes with 8,085 lay teachers educating 2,34,338
students belonging to every social class, community and
linguistic group. They are taught through the medium of
English and other regional languages.
These institutions are part of the Catholic Church's effort
to share in the country's educational undertaking.
The Jesuit School aims at the integral personal formation of
the young.
To accomplish this, special efforts are made :
# to help the students to become mature,
spiritually-oriented men of character ;
# to encourage them continually to strive after excellence
in every field ;
# to value and judiciously use their freedom ;
# to be clear and firm on principles, and courageous in
action ;
# to be unselfish in the service of their fellowmen ; and
# to become agents of needed social change in their country.
The Jesuit School thus aims at making its own contribution
towards a transformation of the present-day social
conditions so that principles of social justice, equality of
opportunity, genuine freedom, respect for religious and
moral values, enshrined in the Constitution of India, may
prevail, and the possibility of living a fully human
existence may be open before all.
(Jesuit Educational Association of India).
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