Welcome to Loyola College of Education, Namchi Sikkim

LOYOLA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

JESUIT RESIDENCE

B.Ed TRAINEES

BASKETBALL COURT

GROTTO

ROSE GARDEN

ST IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA

St Ignatius Loyola founded the Jesuits. Ignatius Loyola is placed with educators from Socrates to Dewey as one of the world’s great innovators of education. Jesuits run many schools, colleges, and universities across the globe.

JESUIT EDUCATION

The goals of Jesuit Education have always been to offer means to become a person of choice, inviting students to be more concerned about their fellow beings. Find God by becoming men and women for others.

NOTICE BOARD

Welcome to Loyola College of Education

Loyola College of Education, Namchi was established in response to the request of Government of Sikkim. This institution is 1st college of Higher Learning in South District, Sikkim and 1st Higher Educational Centre of Teacher Education in the state. The concept of an educational institution like Loyola College of Education in Sikkim was originally conceived by Fr Cherian Padiyara, S. J., and the then Regional Superior of the Darjeeling Jesuits.

This vision was subsequently concretized and professionally & aesthetically designed by Mr Kiran Rasaily. Its foundation stone was blessed by Fr Peter Hans Kolvenbach, S. J., the then Superior General of the Society of Jesus on March 03, 1993. The construction of the College building was supervised & got ready for use by June 1994 by Fr Giles Goluckmu, S. J., and the first batch of trainees was admitted in July1994.

Principal's Message

The insights of great Educationists, Philosophers, Psychologists, Sociologists, Economists, Political leaders, Scientists, Lawyers, Spiritual leaders etc on education have formed the educational policies to face the challenges of technology propelled 21 st century society.

Education is not for life but life itself (John Dewey). Educational institutors have a crucial role to equip their pupils to face the challenges in their lives. Every moment offers an opportunity to develop skills and be efficient and competent to lead fully human lives. The commemoration of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi helps us to relive his ideals to make the society productive, and peaceful.