About Us
St. John`s School, Marhauli, a minority institution, was established in 1987 and is administered by the Catholic Diocese of Varanasi, a registered charitable society. It is under the religious jurisdiction of the Bishop of the Diocese of Varanasi. Sisters of the Cross of Chavanod are actively involved in its administration.
The school aims at the education of the catholic community around and extends its services to the members of the other communities to the extent possible. The school stands for academic excellence, development of skills and character formation based on the love of God and the service of mankind as modeled in Jesus Christ, with a view to training citizens remarkable for all-around development and sincere commitment to God and country.
The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, with `No Objection` certificate from the U. P. Government, It prepares students for the ICSE (10 year course) and ISC (12 year course). The council`s examination curriculum includes, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, History, Civics, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, Commerce, Accountancy, Computer studies and Commercial applications. Hindi is taught from LKG onwards. English is the medium of instruction, communication and examination in this institution.
St. John`s School is a center of national integration as it has children from almost al l the states of India. The School compares favorably. with most modern schools in the state. It believes that a sound moral, physical and cultural training is as important as academic & scholastic instruction in preparing students for their role in life. Hence great importance is attached to games, sports and physical exercises. Dramatics, debates, general knowledge and quiz competitions keep the students mentally alert and abreast of the time.
The school, through various activities, inculcates in students a positive inclination towards upholding social and economic justice, dignity of the individual irrespective of caste and creed, appreciation of our cultural heritage and concern for the environment. VidyaDadatiVinayam the school motto constantly proclaims : Education alone can bring about human development – development of the whole man.
St John The Baptist Our Patron
St. John the Baptist is the patron saint of St. Johns School Marhauli, Varanasi. John the Baptist was born in 7 B.C. His father was a priest and his mother was related to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Thus John and Jesus may have been cousins. John the Baptist was dedicated to God from his birth. When He grew up he knew that God had called him for a special task. He went out to live a hard and strict life in the desert. About 28 A.D., he began his ministry at a fort in the river Jordan which travelers had to cross. There he preached, calling people to repentance. He proclaimed that he was a messenger, a herald preparing the way for Jesus, the Redeemer.
When Jesus was baptized in the river Jordan John was glad, for he saw that his preaching would be fulfilled. He openly condemned Herod, the king at that time, for divorcing his wife and marrying his brother s wife named Herodias. Herod already afraid of the popular prophet, had John thrown into prison and there to please Herodias, had him beheaded. His feast is on June 24.
Principal Message
Vision Without Action…Is Just a Dream
Action Without Vision…Just Passes the Time
But, Vision and Action…Can Change the World”
Joel A. Barker
Vision without action is a daydream, An action without a mission a nightmare.” All of us have a vision towards our own perspective goal and mission to lived with that dream. This quote is a Japanese Proverbs which says or states that if you have really good thoughts, but you don’t do anything about them, you’re just daydreaming. If you act without thinking, then you will get yourself into trouble. These are my thoughts, now that you have the vision, you can take the action. Actions that can make your vision from yourself grow and develop. This simply means that whatever your plan is, you should make a way or do some ways to make it successful.