Emmanuel School of Mission

Emmanuel School of Mission (ESM) is a private educational institute of Emmanuel Community for a Roman Catholic missionary that operates boarding schools on four continents. These schools are situated in New York City, Roma, Salvador, Manila, Altötting, Bafoussam and Paray-le-Monial.

This institute was founded by Pierre Goursat and Francis Kohn, in 1984, with the first school in Wissous (France). The school was closed in the spring of 2020.

Structure and facilities

These boarding schools inhabit two-story buildings including a chapel, classrooms, bedrooms, a computer lab and a library.

Formation

More than 500 hours of intellectual, human, missionary and spiritual training are taught. The different subjects taught are : holy Scripture, foundations of the Faith, liturgy, art and faith, philosophy, moral theology, integral ecology, spiritual life, communication, evangelization, other religions, anthropology.^[1]