Sr. Cyril Mooney, IBVM, shares stories from her life and work in India over 50 years. As head mistress of Loreto Day School Sealdah, she has transformed a once private enclave into a model for equality-based educational change. Loreto Sealdah is open to everyone, including 250 street and slum girls in the Rainbow Program who live on the top floor.
The school’s community outreach initiatives include the innovative Barefoot Teacher Training Program which prepares unemployed youth to work as primary teachers in Kolkata’s slums and surrounding villages. Sr. Cyril has received many awards including UNESCO’s NOMA Award for Spreading Literacy and India’s Padma Shri Award for social service to the nation. On May 31 she received an honourary doctorate from the University of Manitoba in recognition of her innovative contribution to education and social service work among India’s poor.
WHERE: St. Paul’s College Fr. Vince Jensen Theatre, Room 100
University of Manitoba, 70 Dysart Road, Winnipeg, MB
WHEN: Monday, June 11 th at 7:00 PM
Open to public | free parking
For more information call: 204-474-8575
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