Media Release

Udupi, Feb 25: The Catholic Board of Education and Family Life Service Centre, Mangalore jointly organized a Value Education Seminar to school teachers today at St. Mary’s College Shirva.

The seminar was inaugurated by Fr Cajetan Menezes, director Family Life Service Centre, Mumbai and speaking on the occasion he said "today the responsibility is more on teachers to inculcate the values among the students. The most important need  today is the people with integrity and goodness.  Besides the qualification, the consistency of performance of the candidate and his attitude also count a lot for recruitment."

"There is more demand for “good people” in society and elsewhere. Schools should give first place to value education in their time table because most of the times any changes in time table would be made by dropping the value education classes which is a dangerous move," he added.

Fr Wilson Vitus D’Souza, secretary of Catholic Board of Education in his presidential remarks said "this is the 68th programme conducted for the benefit of teachers. We give first preference to Value education in all educational institutions. Students passed out from our schools and colleges are known for their values too."

He said this programme is organized for the representative teachers of various schools coming under Udupi Diocese. He emphasized that teachers participating in this seminar should carry the knowledge to their respective schools and see that it reaches every student.

Fr Santhosh Rodrigues, director of Family Life Service Centre, Mangalore Diocese, spoke about the family mission and introduced the resource person Fr Cajetan Menezes. 

Fr Stany Tauro, correspondent of St Mary’s Institutions Shirva cordially welcomed all the guests and delegates. He said the teachers should impart something extra in the form of value education to the students.

Prof Rajan V N the principal of St Mary’s College proposed the vote of thanks. Prof Prima D’Souza compered the programme.