Motherbrigidakindergarten.com Website Review

The Ursuline Sisters of Mary Immaculate, who came to India as missionaries in November, 1934, belong to a three-century-old Congregation which was founded in 1649 in Piacenza, Northern Italy. They purchased a plot of land on the shores of the Arabian Sea in the This was the epicenter of the Mission which started sending out fervent workers into God’s vineyard to teach, to bless, to heal and to make whole, the people around who were in need of care and an uplift in their lives. The five intrepid Italian pioneers, opened a dispensary to treat fileria patients in particular as the town of Cannanore seemed to have hundreds of cases of elephantiasis, as the It was in 1973, that we were invited to Nasik to open a Home for senior citizens, by Mother Aloysia’s brother – in-law who donated a big plot of land for the same. It was no sooner said than done !! Four sisters Sr. Letizia, Sr. Josepha, Sr. Adeline and Sr. Carla left for Nashik and lived in a tiny two-room cottage for a couple of years while supervising the new construction. They occupied the new dwelling in 1975. The Home was situated in a calm spot next to a large park with a beautiful panorama of a mountain range in the distance. They soon realized that they needed to extend their services to this Nashik society and it was suggested to start a Primary School. The people of the locality were all for it. Here again They wasted no time and started the ball rolling. Fortunately, They had many good and interested friends who did their utmost to help us in every way possible. Mr. George Kuruvilla, a building contractor and his engineer friend , drew a plan of the proposed Primary School in the form of a circular pyramid with a playground in the centre which seemed a homely and familiar setting for a group of young children. They suggested the name KILBIL, for the new school which means in Marathi, the chirping of little birds. We felt it quite appropriate and the name stuck. Word soon got around that the newly arrived sisters were starting a school