The Congregation of the sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes was founded in France in the year 1843 by six young peasant girls who had a special experience of God, which urged them to live TOGETHER a life of contemplation.
Thus living in communion, they became sensitive to the needs of the people around and responded enthusiastically to their call to educate children & care for the sick. Later they responded to other forms of service. Their main aim in Education was to ensure the Christian formation of youth and to help the poor.
The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes was established in the year 1882.The Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes started a primary school for the Indian Girls in 1899 in a house donated by Smt. Rajamma Thamboo Chetty. Since then the school came to be known as R.T.C. Girls’ School .In 1944 Mother Stanislaus was in charge of the higher classes l, ll and lll Forms and later in the same year, inspired by God, Mother Maurice took over the school as the first Headmistress of the R.T.C. High School.
During the course of time R.T.C. High School came to be known as St. Joseph’s Convent Girls’ High School. As the years rolled by, the school witnessed immense growth and witnessed the silver Jubilee Celebration in 1968. With the fast speeding years and growing numbers the school celebrated its Golden Jubilee in the year 1994 and Platinum Jubilee in the year 2019.
The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes was established in the year 1882. in India. This School was started in 1944. Inspired by God the Institution fosters in the students its motto “Virtue and Labour”
THE SJT VISION OF EDUCATION
Inspired by Jesus, the Community of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes, through its educational apostolate aspires:
1. To build Communion in Society, liberating it from ignorance, fear, selfishness, hatred, discrimination and violence.
2. To form persons in spiritual sensitivity.
3. To awaken in them a sense of active responsibility towards family and society.
4. To enable them to accept their role of building communion in society, this will promote love, peace and justice.
5. To facilitate with integral human formation.
6. To form persons with a love for learning, creative thinking, ability to make responsible decisions and having a special concern for the poor and the marginalized.
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