CMI Education

CMI Education Policy Statement

We, the Carmelites of Mary immaculate, after the example of our founder St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, consider education as the integral formation of the each individual for the fulfillment of his/her individual and social responsibilities.

Our educational endeavors aim forming leaders who are intellectually competent, spiritually mature, morally upright, psychologically integrated physically healthy and socially acceptable, who will champion the cause of justice, love, truth and peace and who are ever open to further growth.

The secret of the success of our educational institution is a community of teachers who are committed to their vocation, professionally competent, morally upright, just and humane in dealings culturally sensitive and who grow in the true vision of education

We aspire towards creating a just and humane society where dignity of the each individual is respected, where unjust social structures are challenged, where our cultural heritage of ahimsa, religious harmony and national unity are upheld and where the poor and marginalized are specially taken care of.

We have to reach out to the families, primarily of the students, to assist them in their needs, to share in their joys and sorrows, and to help them experience love and freedom so that the students realize that our educational institutions are an extension of their homes.

Our institutions are open to all students irrespective of caste and creed; they are accepted and cherished as they are and are helped to grow in their cultural, social and religious traditions. As they are privileged to be in our institutions, they will also have the right to get acquainted with the person of Jesus Christ and his gospel. Being institutions established and administered by and for a minority community based on religion, they will give preference to Christians in admissions and appointments and have a special concern for the faith formation of the Christian youth.

Our institutions are also open to society at large by making their resources available for the ongoing education and growth. For the realization of this CMI goal of education, we invite students, parents and teachers to share this vision and cooperate with us wholeheartedly.

We Stand for the CMI Character of Education

1. Aiming at a holistic formation of the personality of the individual child/student.

2. Giving special attention to religious formation, character building and value education through various methods and programmes and above all through example.

3. Providing quality education to all, as a means for individual and social transformation and growth.

4. Ensuring cooperation and involvement of the families and parents in education, particularly with regard to religious formation, value education and emotional growth.

5. Considering education as a universal right of all, we affirm our social commitment to reach out to those who cannot afford to obtain quality education, through financial assistance for formal education and through non-formal methods of education.

CMI CHARACTERISTICS OF EDUCATION

Quality Education

Holistic
Formation

Cooperation
of the families

Value
Education

Social
commitment

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