Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (Cameroon) explained

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College
Motto:	May All Be One.
City:	Fontem
State:	Southwest Region
Country:	Cameroon
Religion:	Roman Catholic
Schooltype:	boarding school
Type:	Private, co-educational,
Language:	English
Nickname:	SWISCOL
Founders:	Chiara Lubich and Fon Fontem Defang
Alumni:	SWESANS
Free Label1:	Anthem
Free Text1:	We are children of Our Lady

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College (SWISCOL) is a secondary school located in Fontem, Cameroon.

History

It is a coeducational boarding school founded by Chiara Lubich and Fon Fontem Defang in 1966.^[1] Today it has an enrolment of 600+ students.^[2]

Administration

Principals

• Reverend Father George F. Cunningham *Reverend Father Stumpel.^[3]
• Anne Bustarret.^[3]
• Jane Dubé (1988-2001)
• Nelson Vieira Porto Alegre
• Reverend Father Darryl Joseph D’Souza.^[4]
• Raphael Takougang
• Clelia Ferrini
• Marelen Nkafu

Vice principals

• Nelson Vieira Porto Alegre
• Clelia Ferrini
• Marelen Nkafu

Dormitories

Since SWISCOL is a coeducational boarding school, it has both female and male dormitories. There are four of each.

Female dormitories

• Bernadette
• Fátima
• Immaculate
• New Wing

Male dormitories

• Chiara (named for Chiara Lubich)
• Cunningham
• Defang (named for Fon Fontem Defang)
• Julius Peters (named for Julius Joseph Willem Peeters, M.H.M former bishop of Buéa)

See also

• Education in Cameroon

External links

• Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College Online Community

Notes and References

1. News: Nwenfor . Boris . Cameroon: Seat of Wisdom College Fontem “Bleeds” for Revival. . 13 August 2024 . Pan African Visions . 9 March 2024.
2. Web site: Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College. Focolare Movement. 30 June 2016.
3. http://seatofwisdomcollege.com/forum/topics/teachers-of-the-early-yearsl
4. Web site: L'Effort Camerounais (English Version): Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College Fontem gets new principal . Leffortcamerounais.com . 2007-08-17 . 2014-08-22.