St Basil’s School
about us
Little Flower Congregation -CST Fathers
The Little Flower Congregation (CST Fathers) is a Congregation of religious priests that traces its beginning on 19th March, 1931 in the Archdiocese of Ernakulam, Kerala. It was started as a society of Brothers under the name Little Flower Brotherhood by Very Rev. Fr. Thomas Panat later known as Father Basilius. It was re-organized into a religious institute (thereafter called Little Flower Congregation) with an approved constitution. The Canonical approval was given by the Archbishop of Ernakulam, Mar Augustine Kandathil for starting and reorganizing on December 27, 1945 the congregation was bifurcated to form a Congregation of Priests (CST Fathers) and a Congregation of Brothers (CST Brothers). His Holiness Pope John Paul II raised this Congregation of the Priests to the status of a Religious Institute of Pontifical Right on December 21, 1995. Little Flower who was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in Rome on October 19, 1997 by His Holiness Pope John Paul II, is the Patroness of this Congregation.
Little Flower Mission Education Society
Little Flower Mission Education Society is an entity registered under the Societies Registartion Act 1860 in Gorakhpur in the year 1997. The society has its registered office at Jyoti Bhavan, Chargawan, Gorakhpur, U.P. 273 409. The area of operation of the society is the whole of U.P.
The objects of the society include, among other objects, establishment of schools, intercollege, colleges of any kind, boarding houses and hostels, training institutes which will be managed and administered by Christian (Catholic) Minority Community.
The service of the establishments of the society will be available irrespective of race, caste, community, religion and social status.
The society is administered/controlled by a Governing Body consisting of seven members. The President of the society will be an Ex Officio, the duly elected Provincial Superior of the CST Fathers of the Little Flower Province, Gorakhpur. Other six members of the Governing Body are elected by the General Body of the society.
A BRIEF HISTORY
St. Basil's School, Noneyadih, Raxaul, (EC-RAX/357/20-21) is established in the Catholic Diocese of Bettiah in the year 2017, administered and governed by the Little Flower Mission Education Society, a registered charitable organization (No: R/GOR/12235/2022-2026). The school is situated in the calm and serene atmosphere at Noneyadih, four kilometers from the Raxaul Railway Station, on the Raxaul-Adapur Nahar Road. The school is affiliated to CISCE, New Delhi.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Academic excellence is our primary aim. Educational institutions run of the fathers of the Congregation of Saint Therese (Little Flower Congregation) have an amazing growth and performance statistics. They have changed the way knowledge is imparted by ever setting higher standards of quality education accompanied by intelligent innovations. Education is for the growth of the intellectual, mental as well as the spiritual faculties. It helps the growth of an individual into mature, responsible, disciplined and patriotic citizen. The students of today should not be isolated from the mainstream of the society; hence, our curriculum is planned accordingly.
Besides imparting academic motivations, the school also tries to inculcate in the students social and leadership qualities through co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and programmes, so that they cultivate a sense of belongingness and concern for the underprivileged and the oppressed. The management and staff will put all their efforts to instill into the children the love of God and fellowmen, dedication to duty, unselfish service to the nation and an unparalleled thirst for excellence and wisdom. The School is established on the concept of equality and universal brotherhood.
Being a minority institution, St. Basil's School has the primary objective of educating the children of the community. However, we shall not spare any effort in rendering our service to all people, irrespective of caste and creed, so as to conserve their religion, language and culture. The school shall not leave any stone unturned to make education more relevant and meaningful. and thus enabling our students to face the challenges of the life ahead.
Our Motto
The motto of the school is "Not for oneself alone.... is driven from the life of Saint Basil, who was a great champion of humane values. He began his life as a successful teacher and lecturer; but he experienced a profound spiritual awakening within, which led him to devote the rest of his life for others. He believed that the radiance of knowledge when it is shared leads one beyond self to whole humanity. St. Basil is the patron saint of Very Rev. Fr. Basilius CST, the founder of the Little Flower Congregation, the parent society of this school.