The Frank Anthony Public School

The Frank Anthony Public School – Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” – Aristotle “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” – Socrates Welcome to ‘The Frank Anthony Public School’ website, wherein one may browse through this particular site at leisure and be captivated with this renowned, prestigious, minority, unaided school in central Bengaluru founded by the late Mr. Frank Anthony. This school caters to almost 2500 students from various strata of society, providing quality education to the young minds and enriching them with a strong foundation in academics as well as extra-curricular and co-curricular activities. The students imbibe and develop leadership skills and learn to contribute to the school community and society in various ways. Kevin D. Pope a dedicated educationist with over three decades of teaching and school administration experience is presently the Principal of The Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore. Initially he served the ‘Congregation of Christian Brothers’, an Irish missionary organisation who have a number of reputed schools in India and across the globe. He began his teaching career at St. Vincent’s High and Technical School, situated in Asansol, West Bengal and served the institution in various capacities on the Managing Committee and administration for a period of 26 years. In the year 2009, he assumed the role of Vice-Principal in The Frank Anthony Public School, Bangalore and subsequently was appointed the Principal. With over thirty-two years of experience in various domains of education, he firmly believes that imparting quality education to the youth of today is of paramount importance. He believes that holistic education lies beyond books and classroom teaching. In his role as Principal, he possesses expertise in administration, curriculum design, assessment, evaluation and other administrative related skills. As an educationist and leader, he has a deep passion and desire to make a difference and change the lives of children. He encourages the teaching faculty to venture into newer territories to ensure the holistic growth and development of our youth to ultimately achieve academic excellence. He earnestly exhorts all in the teaching profession to re-dedicate themselves to work zealously toward transforming the lives of children, inculcating moral values in these young minds and assisting them in their pursuit of academic excellence. As a visionary, academician and committed leader, he envisages that the students of The Frank Anthony Public School become responsible, self-supporting citizens of tomorrow, being armoured and equipped to face the challenges and obstacles of the years ahead. This can only be accomplished with the change in mind-set of the teaching faculty and sincere dedication for the teaching profession. Through their proper guidance and assistance, the youth of today would definitely become the self-confident, iconic celebrities of tomorrow. The school motto is ‘Courage is Destiny’ which constantly inspires the students of this institution to achieve success, by thinking positively and having an optimistic approach in life, no matter what obstacles they encounter in the future.