Theological Background:
At the request of the disciples, Lord, teach us to pray. Jesus taught them the Prayer! Jesus told his disciples to learn from him. Teaching is one of the threefold offices of the Church. Jesus commended his disciples to go to the whole world and to teach the people the commandments. The Church has continued teaching since its foundation. In the office of teaching the Church is supporting and promoting the life of the people.
Commission functioning in the diocese:
The diocese has been devoted to education since the time of missionaries. The diocese’s own mission school in Pathein was nationalized in 1965. The mission of education continue in the rural areas by sending the volunteer teachers in the villages. The current diocesan commission for education was formed in the first diocesan Synod in 1997. Today the diocese runs a private school, day special class, boarding schools and orphanages. Besides the diocese is running ECCD and Nurseries centers in the mission stations.
Focus Areas:
â— Private School/ Day Special
â— Boarding Houses/ Orphanages
â— Vocational Training School
â— ECCD and Nurseries
â— St. John’s Private School /Boys Centeral School
Goal: Ensuring quality education at all levels in view of improving quality of life for the younger generations
Objectives:
â— To have a well set up system to monitor and evaluate continuously the impacts of education in the diocese
â— To ensure quality education that can be accessed by all through enhancing the quality of teachers, boarding houses, and education centers in the diocese
â— To have vocational Training centers opened for better job opportunities for the youth and adolescent
â— To have Boys Central School reopened with the particular focus of preparing future leaders among the Catholic boys in the diocese