A New school in the Province of Brasil Centro-Norte enhances the presence among children and young people

The Province of Brasil Centro-Norte has opened a new school, Marista Padre Eustáquio, in the city of Belo Horizonte, which will start to operate in 2021, with a capacity to serve 2,000 students in Infant, Primary and Secondary Education. This will be the 20th Socio-Educational Unit in the Province, which also has nine community schools.

Until now, the school has been run by the Congregation of the Brothers of Our Lady, Mother of Mercy (CMM), who have been in Belo Horizonte for 58 years. “The association of the two religious institutions means the strengthening of both. We want, as Marists, to emphasise these links to guarantee the continuity of the Marist mission and to take advantage of the potential for strategic growth in the region, to make the dream of Marcellin Champagnat a reality, to bring an evangelising education of quality to more children, adolescents and young people”, emphasises Brother Renato Augusto da Silva, Vice-President of the Province of Brasil Centro-Norte.

The new Unit, formerly known as the “Colégio Padre Eustáquio” is made up of 46 classrooms, five sports facilities, a playground, workshops, a library with 31 thousand volumes, an educational games room, interactive screens, space for conferences and presentations, an art workshop, an experimental kitchen, and also an administration department and a study centre.

After a period of transition, consisting mainly of the presentation of the Marist educational proposal to the team of educators, the solemnity of the launch of the new school was planned for January 2020.