Mumbai Salesians' Father [Dr.] Ajoy Fernandes who has a doctorate in Counselling Psychology with a major in Clinical Counselling and is Director Prafulta-Don Bosco Youth Counselling Services, Matunga-Mumbai, presents an online episodic video-series 'Understanding and Helping Children with Learning Difficulties'. The video-series starting today 05 September, and to be aired on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month, on the MumbaiSalesians' Youtube Channel, are broken up into short 10-minute interactive inputs describing the symptoms of learning and related difficulties; the formal and informal ways of assessing these difficulties; the types of beneficial interventions possible and the government-endorsed concessions across India. This is a Teachers' Day gift from the famed clinical psychologist, as an appreciation to teachers all over, who mould, nourish, nurture, inspire, motivate, enlighten and mentor students on a daily basis.. Read More »

'Efficient Teacher for the 21st Century' a book authored by Father Kuriala Chittattukalam was released by Guwahati Salesian ViceProvincial Father Joseph Teron on 11 August 2020 at Don Bosco Media and Publications Centre Guwahati. The first copy was presented to Provincial Economer Father Benny Alex.. Read More »

The Salesians of Don Bosco at Bharoul-Chakraghatti, East Nepal, managing 02 schools are conducting classes for 1500 students using 42 hired rooms, each called a community classroom. Every community centre with 10 students in attendance help to overcome the COVID-19 restrictions. The entire 46 member teaching faculty of both schools and the ancillary staff are ensuring the sustained consistency of this innovative educative method which started on 16 July 2020.. Read More »

The COVID-19 and national lockdown have forced the closure of schools, colleges, and universities for 120+ days with a rare chance of reopening before September 2020. It throws unprecedented challenges to the educational leaders, managers, and administrators. To address this present situation CBCI (Catholic Bishops Conference of India - Office for Education and Culture) in collaboration with DBHEI (Don Bosco Higher Education India Network) is organizing a National Web Conference with the main theme ''Catholic Education in COVID era and beyond - Challenges and Possibilities'' along with Bosco Soft Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Airmeet (web conference platform) as technology partners and DBICA (Don Bosco Institute of Communication Arts) as media partners. The five days and five themes education web conference has already neared 1000 registrations from across India.. Read More »

Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE) declared the results of Class 12 Vocational, Science and Commerce streams on 09 July 2020 on its official website http://megresults.nic.in/.. Read More »

Don Bosco School Alaknanda, New Delhi has been awarded as an 'Outstanding School, and Saiby Mathew, the Coordinator of the school has been conferred with the 'Teacher of Substance Award' by the Delhi Minorities Commission, Government of NCT Delhi. . Read More »

Don Bosco Youth Animation [DBYA] South Asia delegates had a GoogleMeet on Tuesday 09 June 2020. Father Robert Simon, the new DBYA South Asia Delegate moderated the meet. South Asia Regional Councillor Father Biju Michael inspired the delegates to ''put the young person at the centre of Salesian youth ministry.'' Revising the DBYA Annual Plan, the delegates decided to implement the GC 28 guidelines and integrate the action plan of the Laudato Si' Year responding to the cry of the earth and the poor. . Read More »

On 05 June 2020, 46th World Environment Day, Don Bosco Green Alliance, an international collective of young people from the Salesian Family institutions, who contribute to global environmental action, thought and policy, launched a new campaign 'Rethink, Reconnect, Renew'. This campaign will be run throughout the ongoing Laudato S�' Year. Father Savio Silveira-Convener Don Bosco Green Alliance addressed a letter on the launch of the new campaign to the Alliance Members. . Read More »

Don Bosco Youth Animation South Asia [DBYA-SA] organised a 02-hour webinar on 22 May 'Salesian Youth Ministry amidst COVID-19 to discuss the 04 dimensions [Educaion to Faith, Education and Culture, Social Experience and Vocational Guidance]. Youth Ministry Delegates and the heads of the 04 Dimensions of Youth Ministry from every Salesian province of South Asia, participated in the webinar. Moderated by Father Robert Simon, the panelists were Father Paulraj Amalraj, Father Maria Charles and Father Glenford Lowe. All the participants were invited to take stock and read the signs of the times during Covid-19 and accompany young people in these challenging times. . Read More »

The Convocation Ceremony for 42 Archdiocesan Board of Education (ABE-Archdiocese of Bombay) Teachers, trained in 'Basic Skills in Counselling' conducted from June-November 2019, by Mumbai Salesians' Prafulta-Centre for Psychogical Wellness, was held on 19 January 2020, at St. Andrew's College Bandra. Prafulta has been conducting this course for the past 14 years. . Read More »