Campion School, Bhopal, established in July 1965, is conducted by the members of the Society of Jesus commonly called the Jesuits.
The Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic Religious Order, founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola in 1540, has been active in the field of education throughout the world since its foundation.
The Society of Jesus in India provides quality education to the nation and reaches out to all age groups of the people. It manages a number of primary, secondary and higher secondary schools, colleges, universities and institutes of higher learning, technical schools, institutes of business and rural management, institutes of media and communications, etc. where millions of young people of both sexes, belonging to every classes, community and religious group are educated. “ The visible face of the Church and the Society of Jesus in India is education.”
In these institutions, recognized as Christian minority institutions, the religious beliefs of all students are treated with respect; students learn to value inter-religious collaboration and acquire a basic understanding of and respect for the faith and vision of the members of the diverse religious communities, while deepening their own response to God.
Jesuit education is inspired by the vision of man drawn from the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, who symbolizes love and forgiveness of God, who lives in solidarity with all who suffer and pours out his life in the services of others for the total and integral liberation of human person leading to participation in the life of God himself. Jesuit education is also based on the principles of character formation elaborated by St. Ignatius of Loyola in the ‘Spiritual Exercises’.
‘While it respects the integrity of academic disciplines, the concern of Jesuit education is preparation for life, … Jesuit education is also concerned with the ways in which students will make use of their formation within the human community, in the services of others.’ ‘The goal of Jesuit education in today’s understanding of
Ignatius world-view is not to prepare socio-economic elite but rather to educate leaders in service.’
The Jesuit education system is a failure if the student moves out from its institution “without having grown in his sense of the divine reverence of the scared, respect for human life, compassion for the poor, concern for justice, awareness of oppressive social structures and commitment to help build a more just and more human community.”
This vision and the principles of character formation give Jesuit institutions a specific character and set before their staff and students the sense of the divine, the ideals of humanism and service towards which they are invited continually to strive.
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Campion School, therefore, aims at the integral formation of each student:
The fullest possible development of all of the God-given talents which are to be put to use for the good of the human community;
A sound intellectual formation with growing ability to reason reflectively, logically and critically;
The development of the imaginative, the affective, and the creative dimension of each student who can appreciate literature, aesthetics, music and the fine arts;
The development of communication skills;
Physical development through sports and physical education;
The formation in values and development of attitudes of respect, love and service transcending race, culture and religion;
The development of reverence for the divine, and for creation;
The development of a sense of self-worth and a responsible individual within the human community;
The development of an ability to critically assess the reality, the values and the social trends of the contemporary world and honestly confront the social injustices of racism, sexism, and religious intolerance, violation of human rights and the problems of the socially marginalized.
The development of sense of social justice and dignity of labour.
To be intellectually competent, open to growth, religious, loving, and committed to doing justice in generous service to others.
To develop the qualities of mind and heart, i.e. become person of competence and compassion.
To cherish community values and learn to live harmoniously in the society.
To emerge as a leader, a man for others, with a commitment to the struggle for a more human world and a community of love.
To have a clear sense of justice for all.
To grow in respect for all religions, cultures and castes.
To grow in respect for life in general and human life in particular.
To develop spiritual vision of the world in the face of materialism; concern for others in the face of egoism; simplicity in the face of consumerism and adopt the cause of the poor in the face of social injustice.
To have realistic knowledge and love for creation-the goodness of what God has made.
Therefore egoism, deceit, craze for possessions, a spirit of competition which takes advantages of the weakness of others will have no room in our educational aim.
