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Our Aims

Our Aims

We, the Holy Cross Sisters in India have the following educational aims:

Preferential attention to the under privileged such as girls, tribals, dalits, physically and mentally challenged is ensured at all levels.

  • students
  • become individuals with sound spiritual and moral values
  • develop and strengthen their intellectual, emotional, physical and artistic abilities
  • are able to think, reflect, assess and verbalize
  • become self-reliant and independent to face life's challenges
  • are conscientised on social issues with a sense of their role in forming a just society
  • respect different religious and cultures
  • love nature and strive for its preservation.

In order to achieve the above aims the following means are recommended for all our educational Institutions:

1. Have a Compassionate Leader
  • committed to implement this Mission Statement together with the staff and the students
  • fosters effective leadership in the school community, staffs, students and parents
  • builds up team spirit in the Institution
  • Networks with Holy Cross and other neighboring schools.

2. Revision of Policies
  • Ensure that decisions on appointments, terminations, admissions, promotions, and fee concessions, be done by a local committee.
  • Specify the roles of Manager/Secretary/ Principal/Vice Principal/ Supervisor/ Account.
  • Have clear policies regarding admissions of the underprivileged and their care in our schools.

3. Staff
  • Accepts our Mission Statement and Implements it.
  • Ensures the use of more creative teaching-learning methods-activity based, Cooperative Learning, Joyful Burdenless Learning, Group study etc.
  • Accompany students in their learning process.

4. Core Team
  • Setting up of Core Team in each province and specify their jobs.

5. Follow up and Evaluation
  • Plans are prepared at school/ province/ National levels.

Characteristics and Attitudes of a Prabhat Tara Student

1. Intellectual Development
  • Ask questions to know why and how of things around them.
  • Develop study skills.
  • Develop a scientific attitude, is analytical, arrives at conclusion based on objective data and is committed to truth.

2. Personal Character
  • Is free, spontaneous and joyful.
  • Has learned to share one's knowledge, skills and time with others who need them.
  • Is hard working and persevering has developed the inner strength to face tough and unforeseen situations of life.

3. Social Sensitivity and Culture
  • Has learned to play and work cooperatively in a group.
  • Is friendly not only to one's own classmates but also to others, is a friend of animals, birds, trees and the environment.
  • Shows compassion to those at the margins of society. Contributes to build a school community healed of all divisions based on caste, religion, language, culture, sex or religion. Treats all as one's equal or as brothers and sisters.

4. Spiritual Orientation
  • Prays to a loving God in trust.
  • Prays for one's own needs and for the larger needs of the region, country and the world.
  • Is hopeful and optimistic. Trusts others, believes in God's love and providence.

5. Health and Body Care
  • Acquires habits of personal cleanliness.
  • Keeps environment clean, develops, good food habits, is physically fit.
  • Has learned to relax, to let go, has acquired knowledge of preventive measures and practices them.

Moral Training

The essentials of religion, the existence of God and the necessity of a moral life are taught to all the students. Instruction of the Catholic religion is compulsory only for children of that faith.