St. Francis School was founded in the year 1979 by the Diocese of Darjeeling/Sikkim under the guidance of Late Fr. Charles Mukhia. The driving force and the belief of the founder was that to teach is to influence a child forever. Each child should be led to realize his or her individual potential. Educating the whole child – heart, head and hand; discovering each child’s God-given talents and building on those to help the child shine; expecting excellence; modelling kindness and caring; sharing the joy of living; reaching out to the less fortunate; and reflecting God’s goodness. Our faculty mantra is to know, understand, proactively guide and love every child.
We believe the environment in which the students’ skills are developed is as important to the formation of the individual as the skills themselves. We strive to create an atmosphere in which students experience respect, acceptance and affirmation as children of God. A personal approach to the total development of every student encourages each one to receive life as a gift and a challenge. In this faith community context, our programs constantly strive for academic excellence for all students according to their unique gifts becomes a practical social expression of this way of accepting life. In everything we do, we intentionally educate our students in character-based leadership and creative problem-solving.
Our promise to parents (some would call it our defining statement) is to transform children into leaders of character who go out into the world and become the change makers and peacemakers.