FROM DREAM TO REALITY

It’s often said that dreams become reality when a grand project finally comes to fruition. In fact, the Saint Joseph Calasanz School Complex, which includes nursery, primary and secondary (general, scientific and technical humanities) is now a reality within the Piarist Vicariate of R.D. Congo. Everyone – religious, lay people, benefactors and partners from all over the world, from the Congo to Spain and Italy – has worked in one way or another to make this school complex a reality. It was with great joy and enthusiasm that on Monday 2 September 2024 we welcomed the very first pupils who had come to make the start of classes at the Saint Joseph Calasanz School Complex in Congo for the 2024-2025 school year a reality.
It was a happy and joyful start to the new school year, with satisfaction, curiosity and surprise on everyone’s faces at the impressive structure of the complex’s building on the hillside of a poor, densely populated neighbourhood. As far as the structure and processes involved in preparing the school are concerned, it’s fair to say that, once said and done, the school is up and running! We can only hope that within this beautiful structure, students and teachers, families and staff will find a true ‘school for life’, according to the vision of our educational project. We would like to express our gratitude to the Order of Pious Schools, the Itaka-Escolapios Foundation, the Diputación Foral de Biskaia, the Calasancio College in Bilbao, the Kooperativa Peñascal and all the other bodies that are supporting us in this drive for social transformation.