09 Feb 2018
The De La Salle Brothers have visited the Loreto Schools, Rumbek, on a number of occasions to date, the first of which was in January 2014. This month, we are delighted to hear, they have started the foundation for what will become a De La Salle Boys Secondary School in the Rumbek community to act as the counterpart to the work of the Loreto Girls Secondary School.
This month, Br Bill, Br Pierre and Br Amilcare (featured in the photograph below) visited Loreto and met with young men from the community who will be attending the inaugural class of the De La Salle Boys Secondary School in March 2018.
Brothers Bill, Pierre and Amilcare (far left, centre and far right) stand with the De La Salle Boys Secondary School Inaugural Class of 2018.
The Brothers visited for 3 days to forge the path for two more brothers who will be arriving in a few months to start the school. The local community has agreed to donate land to support the Brothers’ work, ensuring that the young men of the community have access to a high quality and relevant education.
For the young men finishing Primary 8 at the Loreto Primary School this means a bright future where they can dictate their own success and futures through hard work and perseverance. The De La Salle Boys Secondary School will start their classes within the Loreto Compound while they wait for their own buildings to be built. It is the birth of a new school, and a new hope in Maker Kuei for the community’s vulnerable young men.