2008-07-24 12:56:23

Catholic Educators Continue to Discuss Educational Policy


(July 24, 2008) In efforts to streamline the Catholic Church’s National Education Policy, bishops’ education commission has organized another five-day national workshop in Hyderabad. The workshop of some 40 school authorities from across the India concluded on July 18, with a consensus to make effective use of their institutions for the advancement of the poor. The CBCI Commission for Education and culture organized the workshop in Don Bosco Provincial House, Hyderabad. Fr Tom Kunnankal sj, who founded the National Institute for Open Schooling, was the main resource person. Commission secretary Fr Kuriala spoke on the Catholic Education Policy released in 2007. Fr Joe Arimpoor sdb, the Youth Pastoral delegate of the Delhi Salesian Province also helped in effort to concretize the policy in practical terms. These three resource persons helped the educationalists move to action, based on the Educational policy. Fr Kuriala, time and again, reiterated the need to envision the school beyond the four walls of our institutions and to view education as much beyond fees and textbooks. Following the policy’s thrust to provide quality and relevant education to the poor and nurture the spiritual dimension of all students, the participants decided to work for the poor.







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