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Magis in Latin means “more” and is equated with ideas as generosity,
magnanimity and selflessness. It is further reverberated in the motto of the
Jesuits, “Ad majorem Dei gloriam” (AMDG) which means “for the greater glory
of God”. St. Ignatius of Loyola would encourage people around him during his
time by asking, “what have I done for God ? what am I doing for God? What

MORE can I do for God ?”
AS A STUDENT I NEED TO ASK MYSELF :
What MORE effort do I need to put into
My studies, so that I could contribute
MORE to God, life and humanity ?
What MORE do I need to achieve excellence in all things?
Underlying teaching and learning in a Jesuit school is an outstanding pastoral
care- teachers and support staffs get to know children very well and step in
with challenge, encouragement and support in the ups and downs of growing
up. Through links with Jesuit schools and institutions around the world, Jesuits
encourage their pupils to have outward looking horizons and perspectives,
exploring what it is like to live in very different circumstances and cultures,
close to home on the other side of the planet. Jesuit schools strive to give a
first class education but they are also places committed to outstanding
formation of character, wanting their pupils to develop into well educated
adults who will live good and virtuous lives. Jesuit schools hope that the young
people here formed, in partnership with parent, will make the most of their
God given gifts and talents and use their education as ‘men and women for
others’ to make the world a better place, especially for the least well off and
most socially marginalised. This twofold emphasis on living and learning is, if
you like, the DNA of Jesuit education. The vision of Jesuit education looks with
faith and hope to the continued transformation of the world for the greater
glory of God and the common good. (Courtesy : Fr. Adrian Porter, SJ, Provincial
Delegate For Education)
Worldwide, the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) is responsible for 1865 Educational
Institution in 65 countries, 356 of them being secondary schools. These Jesuit
Educational Institutions engage the efforts of over 98,000 teachers among
whom over 91,000 lay people – men and women belonging to different
religious communities and the rest, members of the Society of Jesus. They
educate approximately 17,92,000 students. In India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, the
Society of Jesus is responsible for 153 High Schools, 38 University Colleges, 14
Technical Institutes and 5 other Institutes with 8085 lay teachers educating
2,34,338 students belonging to every social class, community and linguistic
group.
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