PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE 

Dear Parents, Guardians, Friends, Benefactors,

Greetings of Peace and Love!

Jesuit education is inspired by a vision of the human person drawn from the life and the teachings of Jesus Christ, who has been respected and admired by the world for over 2,000 years. This education is also based on the principles of character formation handed down by the founder of the Society of Jesus-Ignatius of Loyola. This vision and these principles give Jesuit Educational institutions a specific character and set before their staff, students and parents, high ideals of humanism and service towards which they are encouraged to continually strive.

The proximate educational aims are, firstly, to develop all the powers of the body and soul. The formation of all aspects of a person are taken into consideration: body, senses, memory, imagination, intellect, and will. This aims at developing, disciplining, and directing all the capacities of the human personality. Secondly, education aims at promoting a positive transformation of the person in four areas- Social, Spiritual, Intellectual and Personal- so as to be a good human being, truly Nepali, and contemporary.

There is a certain typical thoroughness in all that is undertaken in Jesuit institutions. This is expressed by the frequent use of the word “magis” which means always working towards a “greater” or “higher” degree of effectiveness with respect to fulfilling the goals that the Jesuits- as individuals and as a community- set for themselves. Their age-old maxim is to aim for the greater good of a greater number of people. The pursuit of excellence implies the fullest possible development of all the dimensions of the student’s personality, e.g., physical, intellectual, academic, affective, social cultural, moral and spiritual. And so in St. Xavier’s we are into this business of excellence.

Over the past decades, serious questions have been asked about the effectiveness and relevance of Jesuit education. The Jesuit headquarters in Rome had set up an International Commission on the Education in 1988, to study this question and to propose measures for action. The commission, after six years of elaborate study, came to the conclusion that in a rapidly changing political, socio-economic situation of the people, Jesuit education is to address itself at aiming for greater effectiveness and relevance. It has to show a particular concern for the economically poor and socially marginalized. This concern is reflected in the admission and appointment policies, as well as in the other educational programmes of the school. Jesuit education needs to face a challenging future with confidence and contribute significantly towards its creative and healing mission, if it is to be true to its particular Jesuit heritage, if the world view and faith vision of St. Ignatius of Loyola is to be activated and applied to education in ways adapted to the needs of today.

Let us all join hands to bring about a positive change in the world that we live in. Share with us our vision, mission, challenges, goals and objectives of our school. Join us in our vision with your prayers, and any monetary/moral help will always be accepted with gratitude. Your generous contributions/donations to the building fund and scholarship fund for the poor students can be made at our Himalayan Bank Account Number: 00601786720013. Your moral and financial support is very integral for us to move forward in our new venture. We believe that this will bring us closer to one another. Please do enjoy exploring the web.

Fr. Boniface Tigga, S.J.

Principal

St. Xavier’s School, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur, Nepal

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