Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Dec 5: Capitanio Institutions, which was started in 1940 with the objective of educating children from poor families of the locality as well as from rural areas with the motto of promoting peace and charity, is all set to celebrate its successful completion of 75 glorious years. The platinum jubilee celebrations will be held on December 19 at the Institutions' campus from 5.30 pm.
The platinum jubilee celebrations will start with a thanksgiving mass on December 17 at 10.30 am. Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza, bishop of Mangaluru will be the main celebrant of the festive mass.
The grand finale of the celebrations will be held at 5.30 pm on December 19 presided over by Dr Sr Matilda Monteiro, provincial superior, Sisters of Charity, Mangaluru. Minister for forest, ecology and environment, B Ramanath Rai, will be the chief guest.
Health minister U T Khader, MP of Dakshina Kannada Nalin Kumar Kateel, Mangaluru south MLA J R Lobo, MLC Captain Ganesh Karnik, MLC Ivan D'Souza, MCC mayor Jacintha Alfred, parish priest of Angelore Church Fr Mathew Vas, DDPI, secondary education Philomena Lobo and others will be the guests of honour.
A Brief History and Overview
The Congregation of the Sisters of Charity established its mission in Mangalore in 1898 with the aim of reaching out to the most needy through works of mercy.
It was the year 1940 when dark clouds of World War II loomed large on the global horizon and fears of destruction of life and property gripped the minds of men all over the world, that the Capitanio School saw the light of day.
Sisters' first house
The main objective of this project was the initiation of high school in neighbourhoods such as Kulshekar, Omzoor, Angelore, Padil, Valencia and rural Bendore. The school had its humble beginnings in a portion of the famous ‘Red building’ near Garodi temple, where the first three forms (equivalent to VI, VII, VIII Stds) with 56 students on roll comprising the middle school, was opened.
By the year 1943 the institution became a full-fledged high school with six forms (IX, X, XI Stds). It was Felix Albuquerque who donated the original school building. Capitanio has grown and bloomed because of the untold sacrifices of a host of sisters, particularly Sr Vincenza Caminada, the second provincial superior (1936-1947) and lay staff as well, who have given the best years of their life for its growth and success.
Today, Capitanio Institution has classes from LKG to PUC and a professional course of teacher education (D Ed) which is administered in six separate departments namely, the nursery, Kannada and English Medium Higher Primary School, Kannada Medium High School, English Medium High School, PUC and D Ed course.
Sisters of Capitanio Convent
Present staff of Capitanio
With six departments, it is inconvenient for the Institutions to hold various functions and education departmental meetings in the existing hall, hence the jubilee committee members felt the need for constructing another school hall for providing better facilities for the students and it could be constructed atop English Medium High School building.
At present the total strength of the Institution is about 1,600. The educational programme at Capitanio is oriented to provide equal attention to the students’ spiritual, moral and social growth besides attaining intellectual and academic excellence.