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━ St. Francis of Assisi
Francis was born in the small Umbrian city of Assisi in the year 1181 or 1182. His parents were Peter Bernardone and Picca. Peter was a wealthy textile merchant. Picca belonged to a distinguished French family. Born to such parents, Francis enjoyed plenty of wealth and a genial nature. The joy of life radiated through him made Francis the leader of the youth of Assisi. He was filled with dreams of grandeur. Slowly he understood the folly of this life. He became more and more aware of the divine promptings within him and developed a readiness to respond to them.
St. Francis of Assisi is a unique person who entered into the realm of perfection and who moved from being mundane to godliness and from vanities to eternal truths through a total conversion. This great sage has been a ray of hope for those who wait for a future where there is peace, equality and fraternity. St. Francis has been a messenger of peace and an ambassador of universal brotherhood for those who are waiting for the bright dawn of peace, equality and fraternity. He became the messenger of peace and love and a universal lover by partaking in the self-emptying of Jesus and by walking constantly in the path of conversion, self-renunciation and penance.
━ MIssion & Vision
To establish a world where all children learn with understanding and JOY in order that they may work for lasting PEACE in the society.
To develop the power of leadership and initiative, a readiness to be peace workers and maintain a high standard of responsibility, honour and probity in life.
━ Our Aims & Objectives
The motto of the School is “Peace and Joy” and the students are initiated into a life of being an agent of Peace and Joy. The two hands in the school logo signify one hand of Jesus and the other of St. Francis. St. Francis followed the life of Jesus fully and he too got the stigmata (Five wounds) in his body. He is known as the second Christ. He became one with Jesus in body and soul. He imbibed the power from Jesus and imparted it to the humanity through his service. The perfect joy and peace which he experienced from Jesus, he shared with all the creatures. He called all the creatures as his own brothers and sisters. He is the patron of ecology and universal brotherhood. Thus students are taught to love and promote brotherhood and concern for the nature.
━ Objectives
- To provide pupils with right exposure of the larger world as well as realistic and revealing acquaintance of other milieu so that they may develop a sense of respect and acceptance towards others.
- To provide holistic education so that pupils can develop competence for effective participation in day to day situations.
- To promote human values amongst students and help them establish good social relationships.
- To imbibe in pupils virtues of moral courage and social discipline.
- To mould pupils in such a way that they become capable and reasonable members of our universal society.
- To promote total development of pupils and helping them to become fully devoted and civilized citizens.
- To have consideration for economically weaker class.
- To foster critical and independent thinking.
- To be agents of societal transformation by working for lasting peace through understanding.