St Joseph's CBSE School, Vittal Mallya Rd Bengaluru welcomed its first batch of class 11 students along with their parents with an inspiring orientation and a humble inter religious prayer service on Saturday the 2nd of July 2022.
The chief guests for the day were Dr Abraham Ebenezer a social reformer and educationist, who is also now an author to the book titled 'A journey in leadership' followed by dignitaries Rev Fr. Joseph D'Souza Rector St Josephs Indian Institutions, Rev Fr. Rohan D'Almeida Principal St Joseph's CBSE school, Rev Fr. Cyril Menezes Director St Joseph's PU college, Rev Fr. John Lang finance officer and coordinators of the school.
The programme began with a prayer song, scripture reading from three different religious texts and a prayerful rendition of bharatnatyam. This was followed by the honouring and felicitation of the chief guest Dr Abraham Ebenezer best known for being the founder chairman of Ebenezer International School. He then proceeded to address the audience. His speech on the tripod of success, a combination of efforts of parent, teacher and student was novel and appreciative. This was followed by the rectors and principal's addressal. He guided the audience through the inception and legacy of St Joseph's institutions, its emblem, and their motto and core values.
The addressal of the dignitaries was followed by a virtual tour of the school and its faculty. A multimedia presentation highlighting the academic curriculum was also presented followed by a session on positive parenting and preparation for competitive exams.
The programme concluded with a vote of thanks followed by tea and snacks, where the parents interacted with teachers and gave their feedbacks. Some of the feedbacks of parents are:
It was a well organized and aptly moderated orientation.
"Well organized and aptly moderated. Really liked Mr. Ebenezer, the chief guest's 3 useful mantras for any school to be successful." Parent Serinah Fathima
Science stream 11A