THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT by Mrs Sumangala

THE  SCIENCE  DEPARTMENT

 Science is a body of empirical, theoretical and practical knowledge about the natural world produced by scientists who emphasise the observation, explanation and prediction of the real world.  It provides satisfactory answers for countless questions that arise in our mind, in the form of easy experiments, projects, models ..  It provides creative learning and practical knowledge about the phenomena that we see in our daily life.

Until  1996  students from the areas surrounding Bajpe were deprived of science education after finishing school.  So with the intention of providing quality education, a discussion began at the time of the Golden Jubilee celebrations in 1995, under the leadership of the Principal, Br. Conrad.  His ideas were executed by his successor, Br. Hector, and the rest is history.

Today, prospective students are offered three choices of subject combination :  PCMB, PCMS and  PCMC, which combine the foundational Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with the options of Biology, Statistics or Computer Science.  The laboratories for Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Computer Science are spacious, well illuminated and well-equipped, with a ready water supply.  There is a healthy relationship between the lecturers and students.  The lecturers are not only experienced, with an ample amount of subject knowledge, but also caring, always ready to clarify things for students who require help, especially those with a less comfortable background.  And students on their part are perpetually ready to offer their services to help in various ways, like preparing solutions in Chemistry, arranging specimens and bringing raw materials of nature in Biology, resetting wires in Physics labs,  offering helpful software in  Computer Science ..  ..  enthusiastic ever.  The relationship is symbiotic, and the outcome is that all benefit ;  students who enter with an indifferent record often leave with something to be proud of.  Of course, the students will benefit from the rural reservation quota when they apply for engineering, medical and so on.  From the tentative  30  students who initiated the Science section, there are now sufficient numbers to merit a second section from  2014-15.

As a senior member of the faculty, I would like to commend the management  for being always ready to procure whatever equipment and consumable material that is required, without being deterred by cost.  It has been my good fortune to work in this institution.

Smt. Sumangala Bai,

Lecturer in Biology

Legendary Men by Roshan D' Cunha

Legendary Men

I dreaded going to school during my Primary school days..!

Fortunately though, things changed for the better once I resumed at St Joseph’s. In fact, the feeling was one of excitement and anticipation. Most of us in my age-group felt the same. It was a very different environment. Thanks to so many of the great Brothers who gave so much for so little.

Located a little away from the town, with its large, green campus, St Joseph’s high school, Bajpe was a symbol of freedom for most primary students in and around town – getting into the high school was an impatient wait. Together with the physical shift to a new school, it was also a shift that was physiological where we were morphing from children to turbulent teenagers (some of us at least!). At this crucial juncture of our lives, St Joseph’s with its special charism and appeal, played a vital role in moulding all of us before we left this great institution transformed.  

In the school, Edmund Rice spirit was vibrant. It was kept alive by an equally energetic group of Christian Brothers who were more of friends than teachers. With their prowess in football and music, we got attracted to them like ants to sugar. To most of us, arriving from traditional schools, this was like a cultural shock – for the first time in our lives we could interact with our teachers and talk to them without fear; for the first time we were playing sport with our teachers some of  whom could actually run faster and jump higher.

Brothers showed a genuine interest in every one of us. While at school, they tried to expose us to a million things: sports, music, art, singing, drama, elocution, calligraphy, gymnastics, indoor games, movies, etc. - the list is endless. There was so much a young person could discover about him/herself here…. I could see so many of my classmates grow and blossom into confident human beings... For those studying there, there was nothing like St Joseph’s.  

Coming from numerous parts of India and indeed around the world, each Brother brought a special flavour to Bajpe along with new ideas and thinking.  Their belief and upbringing hardly came in the way of treating everyone equally. Their mission was education for all, and they lived it well. Many of them even went out of their way to help the very poor students of Bajpe with the sole motive that they too got good quality education. I remember the extraordinary commitment of Brothers towards weak students preparing for board exams – students were made to stay after school and were even fed so that they could study a little better.

As we bid farewell to the legendary men, we celebrate their contribution; we salute what they stood for and we wish them the very best. I hope the strong foundation laid by the Brothers is built upon with even better vision, spirit and commitment… I am sure this will happen but the loss of the Brothers will always be felt in Bajpe.

Roshan D'Cunha

Ex-student and Ex-staff

VARIOUS CLUBS by Mrs Renee Saldanha

VARIOUS CLUBS

St. Joseph’s P.U. College has a variety of clubs beyond the school curriculum.  Clubs offer important life skills that students can use for the rest of their lives.  When a student joins a club and actively participates in its activities, his/her communicative skills improve.  Besides, these activities teach leadership and team spirit.  Clubs also host a variety of competitions in order to develop the hidden talents. 

Eco – Club 

The Eco – Club plays an important role in creating environmental awareness among students.  The objective of this club is to motivate the students to keep their surroundings green and clean by undertaking the plantation of different saplings ;  to promote the thought of conservation of water ;  to create/foster critical thinking on environmental safety and security and also to develop practical and sensible approach to environmental degradation. 

So throughout the year members of this club maintain cleanliness in the school premises.  They conducted a Rain-Harvesting programme as a technique of water conservation and planted different saplings on the event of Vanamahotsava.  They took care to water and manure these plants throughout the year. 

Literary Club 

The Literary Club has been introduced to tap the effective communicative skills and also to bring to light the hidden talents of the students.  The Literary Club fosters love for language, develops literary creativity and provides avenues for self-expression beyong the acadenic curriculum.

Active members of this club comprise both school and college students.  They participate in all the programmes organized by the core committee members of the club.  The Literary Club initiated competitions like debate, elocution, essay writing, poetry and extempore speaking.  These competitions encourage students to develop a taste for literature and to improve their written and spoken language.

Commerce Club

In order to meet the challenging needs of corporate world environment, it is not sufficient for a student of Commerce to be sound just theoretically, but must also be exposed to the outer world in a dynamic way to face practical situations.  So, in order to carry out the purpose, the Commerce Club was started by the late Sir Rohan Mendonca.  The lecturers who take up Commerce continued it.  This club enriches and empowers the students with academic and technical excellence.

Activities of the Club

Group discussions on given topics such as marketing, advertisement, etc

Industrial visit

Debate

Power Point Presentation

Business Quiz

Most of the Commerce students actively take part in this club where they improve their communication skills, their personalities and attitude

Laboratory 

With the objective of social service, and to provide value-based quality education to rural students, the Christian Brothers introduced the Science course in the P.U.C.  in the year  1996.  Since then St. Joseph’s P.U. College has made  remarkable progress in the field of education.

Science is a practical subject, the teaching of which cannot be done properly in theory form alone.  It is necessary to conduct various kinds of experimental works which are practical in nature.  So, to carry out the Science teaching process effectively, the management established four labs :  Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Computer Science.  The labs are spacious, well ventilated and well-equipped.  Here, various scientific apparatus and equipment is arranged in a systematic manner.

Every day, Science students visit the laboratory during their practical hour.  The lecturers guide the students in handling various apparatus and to think independently.  Science practicals raise their level of self-confidence and develop scientific attitude among students.  At the end of the term, the student’s practical ability is assessed through practical examination.  As a result, most students realize this is an opportunity to score high marks, and they do. 

Library 

The proper management of a library is a necessary part in the drive for the spread of education.  So, the Christian Brothers established a good library in order to develop a healthy reading habit among students.

The college library has a spacious reading room with a good collection of books, magazines, standard journals and all leading newspapers.  Altogether, there are more than  14,000  books on various topics.  The library also helps students to refer to topics related to their subjects.  Besides encouraging the students to develop the habit of reading, some assistance and supervision is helpful.  From class  VIII  to  II Yr P.U.C. the students are allotted one hour in a week as a library hour.  During this hour and also leisure time students visit the library and make the best use of the variety of books exhibited in the library to enrich their knowledge.  Reading books not only gives knowledge, but also develops self-discipline in students. 

Our Librarian, Mr. Vijay, who recently passed away, was a lover of books.  He always advised and guided the students in the use of the library.  He worked wholeheartedly to raise the standard of the library by arranging the books in the way that they would benefit most.

Mrs. Renee Saldanha

Lecturer in English

QUALITY EDUCATION AT ST. JOSEPH’S P.U. COLLEGE, BAJPE by Mrs Jacintha

QUALITY  EDUCATION  AT  ST.  JOSEPH’S  P.U. COLLEGE,  BAJPE

The Quality of Education decides the quality of a nation.

Primary education has been made a  Fundamental Right by the  93^rd Amendment to the Indian Constitution.  So education has become every Indian’s right.  But Quality Education has become the privilege of a chosen few, especially the Urban masses, and  the Rich of India.

So what about the  Rural lot, and the  Middle and Poor classes ?  Don’t they have the Right to Quality Education ?

Of course they have !  But who will provide it . . . ?  And a solution to this problem came in the form of St. Joseph’s P.U. College at a rural place called Bajpe, in the year  1977, under the leadership of the Christian Brothers.  Now, after four decades of fruitful service, when the Brothers are moving out from here, let’s have a brief look at the facilities provided for Quality Education in this institution.

“Quality Education”, to put this term in simple language, we can say, is that education which enables and supports the development of talents, skills, character and personality of a child and makes him/her succeed in the world and sustain a family.

And I can swear that really our students at St. Joseph’s are lucky to get this education at this rural place and grow as  Responsible, Loyal  Citizens of India and as True Human Beings.  Let us see what is special here.

Let me begin with the magnificent campus.  It’s in a prime location, just a few metres from the main road.  As you enter,   St. Joseph’s P.U.College welcomes you with two big playgrounds, one on each side of an open air stage, right in front of the building, fully surrounded by big shady trees and the provision of stone benches all over, to sit and study, or just relax.  Anybody who enters this campus is lured by its peaceful, serene atmosphere and is tempted to stay.

About the courses offered  -  ours is an  Aided Kannada and English Medium High School with co-education.  At P.U.C. level, Science, Commerce and Arts courses are offered, with  14  and  18  qualified, experienced and dedicated teachers to guide, motivate and support the students at High School and P.U.C.  respectively.

I am proud to say that St. Joseph’s P.U.College is recognized at the State as well as National levels in sports and games.  Throughout the year our playgrounds are occupied for play, practising and coaching :  Football, Volleyball, Cricket, Badminton (shuttle and ball), Kho-Kho, Athletics  ..  ..  The support and motivation given by our Principal, P.T. teachers as well as parents have gone a long way in shaping careers of many athletes and players, who have brought laurels to St. Joseph’s.  There is a provision for Indoor games also.  And these facilities are the real magnets which attract students !

In academics, St. Joseph’s offers many complimentary facilities for studies, such as 

-  a well equipped Computer lab with trained and dedicated teachers, catering to the needs of students to win in today’s competitive world

-  the Physics, Chemistry and Biology labs too are well equipped to impart practical knowledge to the students

-  the Library with a spacious, well-furnished Reading Room, is a real Treasure of Knowledge, and a favourite spot of frequent visits by the students as well as teachers

-  the provision for two Audio-Visual rooms is very helpful to both High School as well as  P.U.C.  which make learning interesting (and for the High School, this facility is used for the Teach Next programme also)

Our students are given ample opportunities to develop their talents, gain knowledge and develop a sense of co-operation and unity.  And they are :  the Science club, Eco club and Literature club.  Students participate with great enthusiasm in various activities conducted by them like competitions, quiz, exhibitions, ..  and the important thing is they take the initiative to organize the activities themselves.  National festivals and Days are celebrated, various co-curricular activities conducted throughout the year, like Essay, Elocution, Singing, Drawing competitions, Variety Entertainment programmes, Quiz and Extempore provide an opportunity to all the students to show their hidden talents and make use of their real potential.

Leadership blossoms in the Student Council and School Assemblies, where future leaders are bred.

The  YSM  at High School level provides yet another stage for showcasing the talents of children and developing leadership and team spirit.  The  N.C.C.  wing at the High School level with  100  girl and boy cadets, trains them to become Disciplined, Responsible and Patriotic Citizens and the future leaders of India.

The Annual Day, class picnics and House competitions bring a sense of togetherness and co-operation.  Because of the support and motivation our students get in the school, they willingly participate in Prathibha Karanji, Science Model Exhibition, Computer Quiz, and so on, at different levels, and win prizes.

Value Based Education is our priority at St. Joseph’s.  Our students have the golden opportunity to have one hour’s Value Education class weekly.  Career Guidance by experts is arranged both at High School and  P.U.C. level to help and guide the students in their future careers.

Charity is a part of our Motto.  Many deserving poor students are given fee exemption or concession every year, so that they should not be deprived of any opportunities snapped up by others.  The girls of Kannada Medium at High School level are exempted from paying any fees, mainly to make sure that they are provided quality education.

Regarding other facilities provided :   clean drinking water, canteen facility, clean and well-maintained toilets with continuous water supply.  The Government also sponsors (Bisiyoota) midday meals, Ksheera Bhagya, Vitamin tablets, and a bicycle for each student.

As a result of all these facilities and activities, the number of students clamouring for admission is increasing every year.  This should not be surprising.  Even the casual observer can notice the rapport between students and teachers.   “We are a Family”.   This bonding between students and teachers is so strong that students approach their teachers unhesitatingly, not only for matters that concern the subjects being taught, but for the weightier matters that life brings  -  and our teachers are there for them, always.  If the need of a professional counsellor is detected, this is arranged.

Thus St. Joseph’s Bajpe is a rural educational institution which is doing everything possible within reach to provide Quality Education to students.

It is our pleasure to see our students growing, making use of all these facilities and the conducive atmosphere, and bringing good results every year.  And our sincere wish is  “May our students grow academically, morally, economically, be Good and Responsible Citizens and Noble Leaders of our country, and an Asset to Human Society”

Mrs. Jacintha Cutinho

CONTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS TO ST.JOSEPH’S P U COLLEGE BY MRS LILLY

CONTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIAN BROTHERSTO ST.JOSEPH’S PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

     The Christians had made a big difference in the social and educational history of India. The Christian brothers are not an exception to this. Christian Brothers’ Organization was founded in Ireland to promote the education of poor children and to bring them to the mainstream. Born with service motive, the Organization rapidly became very popular and branched out all over India, thanks to their dedication and efficiency.

     Coming to Mangalore in 1977, the Brothers chose St. Joseph’s High School, Bajpe as the village was economically backward and the people were craving for education. They settled down to carry out their mission. They served here for forty years down the line and left an indelible imprint in the minds and the hearts of the local people. Many of those who had studied here are well settled at various places within the country and without. They gratefully remember the Brothers for their selfless service in shaping their lives.

    I was appointed in 1976 as an assistant teacher in the high school section of St. Joseph’s P. U. College which was run by Catholic Board of education, Mangalore. The very next year, Rev. Fr. Bernard L. D’souza, the then principal of the college handed over the management of the institution to Christian Brothers as per the order of the Bishop of Mangalore. It was a great event witnessed by me because there upon the institution scaled new heights of achievements year by year. In those forty years, the institution had the service of four able principals in Rev. Br. C. J. Harrison, Rev. Br. Wilfred D’souza, Rev. Br. Conrad D’souza and the erstwhile principal Rev. Br. Hector B. N. Pinto, all of whom had contributed in unique ways.

The first principal, Australia born Br. C. J. Harrison, was a smiling simple and noble personality who used to mingle with the staff of the institution with love and respect. He used to take special care of the children of economically poor parents and created a clean and tidy environment for their education besides providing for their food and uniform. He personally planted watered plants and trees in the campus that still bear testimony to his hard work and concern for nature. Despite his ignorance of the local language, he never found the want of it in communicating with the local people. Besides, his attempts to learn a few choice expressions in Kannada brought him near to people.

    Rev. Br. Wilfred D’souza took the reins of the college in 1982. His attempts to bring in all round progress of the students brought laurels to the college in the form of state level ranks. He started English Medium in the high school section, in addition to the Kannada medium which was already there. He became a torch-bearer to many families by helping his students to get employments using his connections. Thus he did a memorable service in making the institution people-friendly besides taking it to the new heights of success.

     Rev. Br. Conrad D’souza, a man of few words but a hard worker, became the principal in 1988. He was known for punctuality and efficiency, never compromised with quality. Although he was a tough task master, he was equally soft at the core, especially when he dealt with the students. It was during his tenure that the science stream was introduced in the college besides starting a Job Oriented Course in computers. Using his friendship, he arranged for the desk tops that were required for the course. Besides, he cooperated in the construction of the Golden Jubilee building.

    Rev. Br. Charles D’souza who was born and brought up in Bajpe, was in charge from 2005 to 2010. He served in the institution where he had studied. An efficient administrator, Br. Charles is soft spoken and simple. He is very sensitive and eager to respond to the woes of everyone. His special contribution is discipline in the institution. He gave much attention to the Kannada medium students and encouraged them to perform better. He is such a Samaritan that he used to help the needy parents in case of illness. Being a good counselor, he used to counsel the students whenever needed. Understanding the need of the rural students, he arranged after-school classes for them. He silently built the new state of the art college building and never craved for personal recognitions. He used to provide tender care for the students and the staff.

    From 1995 till today, Rev. Br. Hector B. N. Pinto has been the principal. An efficient administrator, Br. Hector reached this height at a very young age. Being an old student of the institution, he took special care of it. During his tenure the institution has achieved an unprecedented progress. He is a simple man with a magnetic personality, loved by both the staff and the students. He was equally admired by the local people. Himself being a sportsman, Br. Hector encouraged sports-- the football and the volleyball teams reached national levels many times. He has given equal importance to academic activities-- the library cum reading room bespeaks that. The vast and well-maintained play ground and  Edmund Rice Auditorium are his special contributions. He has also maintained a beautiful garden with benches in shade for the students to sit and study. He worked burning the midnight oil, solely for the institution. 

     As the time passes, years remain just numbers but the respect and support the Christian Brothers had showered on the teachers remain still green in my mind. I had never seen them, maintaining gaps between the principals and the staff. The amount of equality and freedom   had pushed everyone to give their best to St. Joseph’s to make it what it is today. The ever increasing number of students bears testimony to the fact that the institution is admired by people. I am pained to hear that the Brothers are leaving the institution after nurturing it for forty long years. Their departure is an irredeemable loss to the people of Bajpe. Besides expressing gratitude for their selfless service, I pray God to help them in their future endeavours.         

                                                                                               Mrs. Lilly Coelho

                                                                                                                       Ex-staff member

ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ – ಜೀವನದ ಉನ್ನತಿಗೆ ಕಾರಣ - ಶರತ್ ರೊಸಾರಿಯೋ

ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ - ಜೀವನದ ಉನ್ನತಿಗೆ ಕಾರಣ

ಶರತ್ ರೊಸಾರಿಯೋ

ಕನ್ನಡ ಅಧ್ಯಾಪಕ

ಪ್ರೌಢ ಶಾಲಾ ವಿಭಾಗ

ಶಿಶುವಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಪ್ತವಾಗಿರುವ ಸ್ವಾಭಾವಿಕ, ಮಾನಸಿಕ, ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ಮೊದಲಾದ ವಿವಿಧ ಜ್ಞಾನಾಂಶಗಳ ಸಂಶೋಧಿಸುವಿಕೆ, ಹೊರಗೆಳೆಯುವಿಕೆಯೇ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ. – ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಗಾಂಧಿ.

ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಈ ಮೇಲಿನಂತೆ ನುಡಿದ ಮಹಾತ್ಮ ಗಾಂಧಿಯವರು ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಮಾತೃಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿರಬೇಕು ಎಮ್ದು ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸಿದರು. ಮಗು ಸ್ವಾಭಾವಿಕವಾಗಿ ತನ್ನ ಭಾವನೆಯನ್ನು ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಲು ಹಾಗೂ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಮಾತೃಭಾಷೆಯ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದ ಭೋದನೆಯಿಂದ ಸುಲಭಸಾಧ್ಯ.

ಬಜ್ಪೆಯಂತಹಾ ಕಡು ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಸುತ್ತಲಿನ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರೌಢಶಾಲಾ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣವನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶವನ್ನಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ೧೯೪೫ನೇ ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಿನ ಬಜ್ಪೆ ಚರ್ಚಿನ ಧರ್ಮಗುರುಗಳಾದ ರೆ| ಫಾ| ಲಿಯೋ ಕರ್ವಾಲೊರವರು ಊರ ವಿದ್ಯಾಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳ ಸಹಾಯದಿಂದ ಸಂತ ಜೋಸೆಫರ ಪ್ರೌಢಶಾಲೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿದರು. ಅಂದಿನಿಂದ ಬಜ್ಪೆ ಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಚಿತ್ರಣವೇ ಬದಲಾಯಿತು. ಯಾವುದೇ ಲಿಂಗ, ಜಾತಿ, ಅಂತಸ್ತಿನ ಭೇದವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರೌಢ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣವನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸಲು ಅವಕಾಶ ದೊರಕಿತು. ದೂರದ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಲಾಗದೆ ತಮ್ಮ ವಿದ್ಯಾಭ್ಯಾಸವನ್ನು ಮೊಟಕುಗೊಳಿಸುವ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಇದೊಂದು ವರದಾನವಾಯಿತು.

ಕಳೆದ ಏಳು ದಶಕಗಳಿಂದ ಈ ಶಾಲೆಯ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲಿತ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ಪ್ರಪಂಚದಾದ್ಯಂತ ವಿವಿಧ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಿಂಚುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇಂದು ಈ ಈ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯು ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ತನ್ನದೇ ಆದ ಛಾಪು ಮೂಡಿಸಿದೆ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲಿತ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ಆಂಗ್ಲ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲಿತ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸರಿಸಮಾನವಾಗಿ  ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಅವರನ್ನು ಮೀರಿಸುವಷ್ಟು ಬೆಳೆದು ನಿಂತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಪ್ರತಿವರ್ಷವು ಉತ್ತಮ ಶೈಕ್ಷಣಿಕ ಸಾಧನೆ ದಾಖಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಎಲ್ಲಕ್ಕೂ ಮಿಗಿಲಾಗಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಲಭ್ಯವಿರುವ ವಿವಿಧ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯಗಳ ಸದುಪಯೊಗ ಪಡೆದು, ಸರ್ವಾಂಗೀಣ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವ ವಿಕಸನ ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಧ್ಯೇಯೋದ್ದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ತಕ್ಕಂತೆ ಉತ್ತಮ ನಾಗರಿಕರಾಗಿ, ಮಾನವೀಯ ಮೌಲ್ಯವುಳ್ಳ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳಾಗಿ ರೂಪಿತವಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಕಳೆದ ನಾಲ್ಕು ದಶಕದ ಹಿಂದೆ ಕ್ರಿಶ್ಚಿಯನ್ ಬ್ರದರ್ಸ್ ರವರು ಈ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಚುಕ್ಕಾಣಿ ಹಿಡಿದ ನಂತರ ಪ್ರೌಢಶಾಲಾ ವಿಭಾಗವು ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ಔನ್ನತ್ಯಕ್ಕೇರಿತು. ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಈ ಕ್ರೈಸ್ತ ಸಹೋದರರು ನೀಡಿದ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ ಅವಿಸ್ಮರಣೀಯ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲಿಯಲು ಬರುವ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಕೌಟುಂಬಿಕ, ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ತೀರಾ ಸಾಧಾರಣವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ಅಂತಹಾ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಶಾಲಾ ಅವಧಿ ಮುಗಿದ ನಂತರ ಸಂಜೆ ಹೊತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಉಪಾಹಾರ ನೀಡಿ ಶಾಲಾ ಕೊಠಡಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಓದಿಗೆ ಅವಕಾಶ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಿರುವುದುಂಟು. ಇದರ ಉಸ್ತುವಾರಿಯನ್ನು ಬ್ರದರ್ಸ್ ರವರೇ ವಹಿಸಿದ್ದರು. ಆರ್ಥಿಕವಾಗಿ ತೀರಾ ಹಿಂದುಳಿದ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ನೀಡಿದ ಶುಲ್ಕ ವಿನಾಯಿತಿ, ಉಚಿತ ಸಮವಸ್ತ್ರ, ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಹತ್ತು ಹಲವು ರೀತಿಯ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿ ವೇತನಗಳಿಂದ, ಬಾಡಿ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿ ಜೀವನ ಅರಳಿ ಪರಿಮಳ ಬೀರಿದ್ದು ಸುಳ್ಳಲ್ಲ. ಶಿಕ್ಷಕ ವರ್ಗದ ಕಠಿಣ ಪರಿಶ್ರಮ, ಹೆತ್ತವರ ಬೆಂಬಲ, ಆಡಳಿತ ಮಂಡಳಿಯ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹದಿಂದಾಗಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಪ್ರೌಢಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಪರೀಕ್ಷಾ ಮಂಡಳಿ ನಡೆಸುವ ಹತ್ತನೇ ತರಗತಿಯ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ತಮ ಸಾಧನೆಗೈಯುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ಗಮನಾರ್ಹ.

೨೦೧೦-೧೧ ನೇ ಶೈಕ್ಷಣಿಕ ವರ್ಷದ ತನಕ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಾಲಕರಿಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಅವಕಾಶವಿತ್ತು. ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತಮ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಿಗಬೇಕು ಎಂಬ ಸದುದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ೨೦೧೧-೧೨ನೇ ವರ್ಷದಿಂದ ಹೆಣ್ಣುಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೂ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶವನ್ನು ನೀಡಲಾಯಿತು. ಕ್ರಿಶ್ಚಿಯನ್ ಬ್ರದರ್ಸ್ ರವರ ಕಾಳಜಿಯ ಫಲವಾಗಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಉಚಿತ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣವನ್ನು ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿಯವರಿಗೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಈ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪಿ.ಯು.ಸಿ. ಹಂತದ ತನಕ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ವಿಶೇಷ. [ ಈ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯವನ್ನು ೨೦೧೬-೧೭ನೇ ವರ್ಷದ ತನಕ ೧೨೫ ಮಂದಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿಯವರು ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ.] ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ಸರಕಾರದ ಇಲಾಖೆಗಳಿಂದ ಲಭಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ವಿವಿಧ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯಗಳಾದ ಉಚಿತ ಪಠ್ಯ ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳು, ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದ ಬಿಸಿಯೂಟ, ಹಾಲು, ಕಬ್ಬಿಣಾಂಶದ ಮಾತ್ರೆಗಳು ಮುಂತಾದುವುಗಳನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್ ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ಗಳಿಸಬೇಕು, ತನ್ಮೂಲಕ ಆಧುನಿಕ ಯುಗದ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಾತ್ಮಕತೆಗೆ ಅನುವುಗೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು ಎಂಬ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ಉಚಿತ ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ನೀಡಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ, ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವ ವಿಕಸನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಎನ್.ಸಿ.ಸಿ., ವೈ.ಎಸ್.ಎಮ್., ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ, ಪರಿಸರ, ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ ಸಂಘಗಳಿವೆ. ಕನಿಷ್ಟ ಶುಲ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ಗರಿಷ್ಟ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂದರೆ ಅತಿಶಯೋಕ್ತಿಯಾಗಲಾರದು. ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮವು ವರ್ಷದಿಂದ ವರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಉನ್ನತಿ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಇತರ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಶಾಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಕುಸಿಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೂ ನಮ್ಮ ಶಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ದಾಖಲಾತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಳವಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ೨೦೧೪-೧೫ರಲ್ಲಿ ೯೦ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳು ೮ನೇ ತರಗತಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಕ್ಕೆ ದಾಖಲಾತಿ ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದರೆ, ೨೦೧೫-೧೬ರಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ೯೭ಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾಗೂ ೨೦೧೬-೧೭ರಲ್ಲಿ ೧೧೩ಕ್ಕೆ ಏರಿರುವುದು ಸಂತಸದ ವಿಷಯ.

ಈ ರೀತಿ ಬಜ್ಪೆ ಪರಿಸರದ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತಮ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ನೀಡಿದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ವಿಭಾಗವು ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಶಿಕ್ಷಣಾರ್ಥಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಉನ್ನತ ರೀತಿಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವಂತಾಗಲಿ. ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಧ್ಯೇಯೋದ್ದೇಶದಂತೆ ಸಮಾಜಕ್ಕೆ ಮೌಲ್ಯಯುತವಾದ ನಾಗರಿಕರನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುವಂತಾಗಲಿ. ಈ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯು ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಎತ್ತರಕ್ಕೆ ಬೆಳೆದು ನಿಲ್ಲಲಿ ಎಂದು ಆಶಿಸೋಣ.