CALLED TO TEACH Fear not I am with you. –Isaiah 41:10 This scripture passage guides Blanche Correia, SCN. Teaching is her passion. Helping children overcome the odds whether it is economic, of a physical nature, or involves a learning difference is her life’s work. She shares the story of one young man whose parents had given up on him as he had struggled for years to read. After coming to the United States to work on her Master’s degree and returning to classrooms in India, she realized the young man might have a learning difference. She worked with him closely in Banakal, India and not only did
he learn to read, he excelled and did quite well on his placement tests. Though she does not take credit, many believe she changed the course of the young man’s life. She has changed the course of many students’ lives. A teacher and principal at many SCN schools across India, Sister Blanche is currently vice principal at Nazareth School in Chandapura. A native of Vasai, Sister Blanche entered the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in 1978 and made final vows in 1986. “My life in this Congregation has been a long and rewarding
Left: Blanche Correia, SCN, shared a laugh with a young teacher she was mentoring at Nazareth School in Banakal, India. Right, top: Blanche Correia, SCN, hugs her close friend, Shalini D’Souza, SCN (now deceased). Right, bottom: Blanche Correia, SCN, is pictured as a young teacher in the classroom.
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