Father Callisto explained to us the mission of his organization: “After a long identification process, the Jesuits of the Timor-Leste region University of Santo Inacio de Loiola It was East Timor's educational background that led the Jesuits to open an East Timorese Catholic Jesuit secondary school. As stated in its mission statement, the university is “educated with integrity, grounded in faith and justice, dedicated to valuing the individual, open to all aspects of culture and tradition, and dedicated to the benefit of society.” The aim is to develop young men and women who will become men and women who can live together. Others. ”
The ISJB, led by Siderizio Pereira, has a more focused objective. It is a university-level Jesuit educational institution that offers training programs for secondary school teachers. We aim to develop competent, highly qualified and ethical professionals who can play a leading role in education in Timor-Leste. Students are taught a teaching method based on the Ignatian educational paradigm. They are trained to become dedicated educators through extensive work experience in various secondary schools across the country.
The president further added: “Already 195 young people have completed their training with us and are teaching in primary, secondary and even university institutions. As an educational institution in Timor-Leste, ISJB works with the government to train qualified teachers, especially for secondary schools, which is a priority in our cultural context. .”
CSIL students are mostly teenagers, younger than CSIL students;
Institute of Sant Joan de Brito, the focus remains on building a better future for East Timorese society. Calixto Coro emphasizes that young people are required to develop as individuals who work at the center of society. At school, they form a close-knit community where their spiritual, cultural and personal aspirations come together and allow them to make choices based on Ignatian values. Competence, Conscience, Compassion, and Devotion. They are, Magis, strive for the best and have a strong commitment to the society in which they grow up. The emphasis is on character development.
