St. John Bosco, affectionately called Don Bosco, was not a theorist but a practical man with a compassionate heart and a zeal to save the youngsters from the all the perils and with a dream to provide them with holistic education. He rejected the repressive system of education and chose the ‘Preventive system of Education’ instead. After nearly 37 years of using this method throughout the educational institutions he had founded, he wrote a brief Treatise on the Preventive System in 1877 to let the ‘Salesians’ know the educational principles close to his heart...
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Secretary's Message
REIMAGINING EDUCATION IN THE SPIRIT OF DON BOSCO
The 7th National Education Conference of Don Bosco Schools (NECDBS 2025), held at Shillong, was a moment of grace, renewal, and recommitment to our shared mission of educating the young “in the spirit of Don Bosco.” It brought together 240 principals and educational leaders from across Salesian India to reflect on the challenges and opportunities in our time.
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Books
The journey of the Church, the Congregation and the Sector for the Salesian Youth Ministry, in a deeper understanding of the synergy between the youth ministry and the family, emerged precisely in the three-year period 2015-2018 on the occasion of the Synods promoted by the Church.