All India Catholic Education Policy 2007

"In its ecclesial dimension another characteristic of the Catholic school has its root: it is a school for all, with special attention to those who are weakest" (The Catholic School on the Threshold of the Third Millennium, 1997, 15). "Every school and every place of non-formal education can become a centre of a greater network which, from the smallest village to the most complex metropolis, wraps the world in hope. It is in education, in fact, that the promise of a more human future and a more harmonious society lies" (Consecrated Persons and their Mission in Schools, 2002,84). CONTENTS Foreword Introduction Chapter 1 The Contexts and Challenges for this Policy Chapter 2 Vision, Mission and Goals of Catholic Education chapter 3 Education and Care of Catholics and the Marginalized Chapter 4 Updating and Reorienting our Educational Services a) Integral Personal Development of All Students b) Social Sensitisation for Societal Transformation c) Our Contribution through Higher Education d) Our Contribution through Non-Formal Education e) Characteristics of a Value-based Institutional climate Chapter 5 Management Policies Chapter Paradigm Shifts for Greater Effectiveness Epilogue