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OUR MOTTO: "Together for a better world"
The School follows the educative system of Don Bosco based on reason, religion and loving kindness, where the pupil is the protagonist of his/her own formation. The educating community consisting of parents, teachers, pupils and management, work together for the ‘holistic’ development of the pupil in a family atmosphere.
The Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, commonly known as Salesian Sisters, is a religious family born of the great heart of St John Bosco (Don Bosco) and of the creative fidelity of St. Maria Domenica Mazzarello.
Mary Help of Christians
Mother
St John Bosco
Founder
Maria Mazzarello
Co-Founder
St. John Bosco was born on August 16, 1815, in the small Italian hamlet of Castelnuovo d’Asti, in northern Italy. Don Bosco himself recounts a dream he had which was an indication of his future work.Being with poor boys, Don Bosco saw the realization of his dream as a nine year old boy. He won their trust and he could instill in them a sense of faith in God. He needed to feed them – physically and spiritually. They were starving and he needed funds to take care of them. Don Bosco began to beg, knock at the doors, preach, and plead with the people of Turin to help him take care of these boys. Workshops were opened and Don Bosco was able to pass on the trades , to his boys which he himself had learned..
God’s providence guided him to the small town of Mornese. There, he met St. Mary Mazzarello, who was already engaged in caring for poor young girls. Unbeknown to each other, Don Bosco in Torino and Maria Mazzarello in Mornese were working for the good of young people particularly those most in need. They first met in 1864 and throughout the next eight years shared their educational ideals till finally in 1872 they founded the congregation of the Salesian Sisters, officially known as the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. Both cherished a great devotion to Mary and therefore named the new congregation after her.