title: Emmanuel School of Mission
text: # 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 [fr] and Francis Kohn [fr], in 1984, with the first school in Wissous (France).
  
  ## 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.
  
  