Natasha Almeida
MUMBAI, AUGUST 21, 2009: The Principals’ of the 23 Salesian schools from the regions of Gujrat, Madhya Maharashtra and Mumbai came together on August 20, 2009, at the Provincial House, Matunga for the Education Commission: School Principals’ Meeting which lasted the whole day.
The opening session had Fr. Glen Lowe lead the Principals through a beautiful prayer by way of a power point presentation. Fr. Boniface D’souza, Co-ordinator of the Schools briefly informed the participants about the happenings of the day while Fr. Michael Fernandes, Provincial, introduced the meeting. Pre- lunch the participants saw Mr. Anand Castelinho speak about the ‘RTI’ legislation as applicable to schools. He dealt with the various parts of RTI that affected the interests of the school and principals. Fr. Ajoy Fernandes, Vice- Provincial gave a comprehensive idea of all the possible mental ailments that could afflict school going children and what remediation programs could be initiated for them. He also mentioned that the institutions could benefit from the programs offered by Prafulta. Fr. Donald Fernandes’ input was dedicated to the personal development of students as a composite of values adopted and beliefs nurtured. The second half of this session mainly concerned the establishment of the education board with facilities for legal assistance.
Post lunch the house was involved in discussions on how
various activities could be adopted at the school level for teachers and students for the Jubilee year “Return to Don Bosco”. The plans were left to be finalised in the near future. The formation and placements of principals, appraisal of school functionaries, activities in schools and the possibilities of adopting a common procedure for all schools in academic, non- academic areas and administrative areas were discussed. The Principals expressed their appreciation and gratitude for a programme that totally engaged them. Many plans that are still in the pipeline will soon see the light of the day. The Provincial and the sizable number of his Councillors lent both colour and valuable support to the gathering.
MUMBAI, AUGUST 21, 2009: The Principals’ of the 23 Salesian schools from the regions of Gujrat, Madhya Maharashtra and Mumbai came together on August 20, 2009, at the Provincial House, Matunga for the Education Commission: School Principals’ Meeting which lasted the whole day.
The opening session had Fr. Glen Lowe lead the Principals through a beautiful prayer by way of a power point presentation. Fr. Boniface D’souza, Co-ordinator of the Schools briefly informed the participants about the happenings of the day while Fr. Michael Fernandes, Provincial, introduced the meeting. Pre- lunch the participants saw Mr. Anand Castelinho speak about the ‘RTI’ legislation as applicable to schools. He dealt with the various parts of RTI that affected the interests of the school and principals. Fr. Ajoy Fernandes, Vice- Provincial gave a comprehensive idea of all the possible mental ailments that could afflict school going children and what remediation programs could be initiated for them. He also mentioned that the institutions could benefit from the programs offered by Prafulta. Fr. Donald Fernandes’ input was dedicated to the personal development of students as a composite of values adopted and beliefs nurtured. The second half of this session mainly concerned the establishment of the education board with facilities for legal assistance.Post lunch the house was involved in discussions on how
various activities could be adopted at the school level for teachers and students for the Jubilee year “Return to Don Bosco”. The plans were left to be finalised in the near future. The formation and placements of principals, appraisal of school functionaries, activities in schools and the possibilities of adopting a common procedure for all schools in academic, non- academic areas and administrative areas were discussed. The Principals expressed their appreciation and gratitude for a programme that totally engaged them. Many plans that are still in the pipeline will soon see the light of the day. The Provincial and the sizable number of his Councillors lent both colour and valuable support to the gathering.