St. Francis English Medium School
A dream come true…
The long awaited dream of this locality came to reality on 1st June 1994 as St. Francis English Medium School took its birth with the strength of 14 tiny-tots, under the leadership of Rev. Fr. Vincent D’Souza.
Fr Vincent is a man of vision. He felt the need of the time to start an English Medium school. He was very enthusiastic and being a very dynamic person got the full support and co-operation from the managing committee as well as from the public.
It took its birth under the management of Catholic Board of Education, Mangalore, then Bishop Rt. Rev. Dr. Aloysius Paul D’Souza as the President of the Board and Rev.Fr. Bonaventure Nazareth as the Secretary.
It was a small beginning but a great task. The transfer of Fr Vincent passed on the baton of Correspondent to Fr Lawrence D’Souza.
The education service of St. Francis English Medium School is inspired by Jesus Christ the great Teacher and guided by His teaching and example. We aim at the integral development of the students’ personality – intellectual, physical, social, cultural, moral, and spiritual. St. Francis English Medium School strives to form the pupils’ in trust to grow up as good men and women, good and useful citizens, who will contribute to the building up of the nation based on truth, love, service, justice, and peace.
Great has been God’s grace and blessing upon the school for which it is truly grateful. An overview of the academic co-curricular and extra curricular achievement brings a warm glow of satisfaction. The joint venture of the management, the parents, the staff and the students have been very fruitful.
It is a matter of pride that the school has a good reputation in and around Mudarangadi. Thanks to the dedicated staff who keep service above self. The school has sufficient teaching and non-teaching staff members who strive for excellence in every field by their dedication, spirit of service and hard work. Surely, joyful service and cooperation of the staff members has helped to run the school well.
Well qualified teachers having excellent academic records handle math’s, science, arts subjects and the languages. They prove to be the best among others.
The Student Council is ably directed by the concerned teachers and they give great encouragement for games and sports. Ample opportunities are given to the students to take part in sports and games and other co-curricular activities; such as elocution, quiz, recitation, drawing and singing, in and out of the school. The students take part in hobali level, taluk level and district level sports tournaments.
The performance and results of the district level public examination are very encouraging and satisfying as the school has cent percent results.
The science club was inaugurated on 26th July 2002 by Rev.Fr. Lawrence D’Souza. The science club strives to encourage scientific thinking in the members. Many of the students have brought credit to the school by winning a number of prizes in various competitions conducted by the public enterprises.
Sr. Daisy Lasrado headed the institution in 1998. Her experience, knowledge and skills coupled with qualification made remarkable positive changes in the education system.
St. Francis Computer Learning Center: We live in the world of computers with computer savvy students. St. Francis Computer Education Center (SFCEC) started in 2001 gave a new direction to the students in their academics. Computer learning was made available to the village children with the affordable price. Our students range from absolute novices and amateur enthusiasts to advanced learners in Computers.
SFCEC, the brain child of Fr. Vincent D’Souza, was inaugurated on 6th June 2001 by Shri Vasanth Salian, MLA, Government of Karnataka, and was blessed by Rt. Rev. Dr. Aloysious Paul D’Souza, Bishop of Mangalore. Tutors, Mr. William Mendonca, and Smt. Janet Mendonca well trained and experienced in the field of hardware, software, and networking catered to the basic and advanced need of the students.
Fr Lawrence D’Souza, who succeeded Fr Vincent gave his heart and soul for the growth of St Francis English Medium School. The transport facility was availed to the students at a minimum price. Additional land was obtained for the school as play ground.
Fr Francis Louis D’Sa who succeeded Fr Lawrence wasted no time in providing more infrastructure facilities. Transport facility, midday-meal was outsourced.
The requirements and challenges are multiplying. The transfer of the Correspondent Fr Francis Louis D’Sa brings in Fr Francis Xavier Lewis as the new Correspondent. Sr Priya Moras continues to be the Head Mistress. The recruitment of able staff is done as per requirement.
The journey of education continues. We have miles to go before we sleep.
