NEWS & EVENTS
7th NECDBS in Shillong: A Celebration of Vision, Excellence, and Faith
- 11 November 2025
The hill city of Shillong became a vibrant hub of faith, intellect, and fraternity as over 240 principals and educational leaders from 11 Salesian provinces across South Asia gathered for the 7th National Educational Conference of Don Bosco Schools (NECDBS 2025). Hosted by St. Anthony's Higher Secondary School, Shillong, from 6–8 November 2025, and themed "Educational Excellence in the Spirit of Don Bosco," the landmark event was a resounding celebration of Don Bosco's enduring educational mission — to form "good Christians and honest citizens."
Salesians of South Asia Gather for Youth Ministry Meeting in Siliguri
- 05 November 2025
The Regional Meeting of Youth Ministry Delegates of South Asia, along with sector and network heads, was held at Salesian College, Siliguri Campus, from October 31 to November 4. The gathering brought together Salesian Youth Ministry Delegates and leaders from across South Asia for a time of reflection, communion, and collaboration in their shared mission of accompanying young people.
DIRECTORS MESSAGE
Journing in Hope with young people
Dear Friends,
Well, we are already in the third month of the year 2025. It is so true that ‘time and tide waits for none’. Change is the only reality that is constant. In this rapidly changing universe, what can provide us with certainty? Here we turn to our Mother Church and our congregation. They are showing us the paths to follow and secure our journey with the theme of “HOPE”.
Pope Francis has declared this year 2025 as a Special Jubilee Year with the theme “Pilgrims of Hope”. We are invited to journey together in a synodal manner with never dying HOPE. Our universe faced a great calamity during the Covid 19 pandemic. There was so much of death and gloom. The war on Ukraine and Gaza has added another set of hopelessness.
YOUTH PASTORAL DOCUMENTS
- Youth Pastoral Document 1 - The Pastoral Animation of the Province
- Youth Pastoral Document 2 - Educative Pastoral Plan Methodology.
- Youth Pastoral Document 3 - Resource Material and Guidelines for a Salesian Educational and Pastoral Plan
- Youth Pastoral Document 4 - Resource Material and Guidelines for an Educational and Pastoral Plan in Salesian Parish
- Youth Pastoral Document 5 - Resource Material and Guidelines For an Educational and Pastoral Plan in Salesian Oratories and Youth Centres
- Youth Pastoral Document 6 - Resource Material and Guidelines For an Educational and Pastoral Plan in Salesian School
- Youth Pastoral Document 9 - The Salesian Plan for Group activity
- Youth Pastoral Document 10 - The Salesian Community and Its Milieu (Presence and Missions)
- Youth Pastoral Document 14 - Educating the Don Bosco way
- Youth Pastoral Document 15 - Qualifying Salesian Youth Ministers for India
- Animation Programme for Lay Collaborators
- Manual for the Formation of the Salesian Lay Collaborators
- Salesian Youth Spirituality
- Towards a New Phase in Salesian Youth Pastoral work
- ANCHORED IN HOPE - theme song Lyrics by Fr. Ernest Rosario sdb
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.
LINKS TO OUR YOUTH SERVICES
LINKS TO OTHER YOUTH SERVICES
DB YOUTH POLICY
DB CHILD PROTECTION POLICY
DB CHILD POLICY
DB YOUTH SERVICES DIRECTORY
PUBLICATIONS
ARTICLES FOR TEACHERS
India – Meeting of South Asia Region Youth Ministry Delegates concludes
A meeting of South Asia Region Youth Ministry Delegates was held in Dimapur from 1 to 4 November 2023, convened by Fr Miguel Angel García Morcuende, General Councillor for Youth Ministry (YM).
FOSTERING CREATIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM
The biggest block to creativity is failure and ridicule. Creativity needs an atmosphere of acceptance where the only failure is “not to try”.
When The Going Gets Tough. Return to Aliveness
For most people, teaching is a combination of exhaustion, boredom, and frustration on the one hand, and exhilaration, joyfulness and satisfaction on the other.
ARTICLES FOR STUDENTS
I can get the youth to dream. They have fewer biases about society: APJ Abdul Kalam
I believe every President before me contributed something in their respective fields — some in politics,
Young India is furious. With corruption, politicians, and the body blow to national pride..
What Young India actually wants?
Community Youth Collective has galvanised youth into preparing a ‘unmanifesto’..
Prevailing Indian governance shoving youth in distress:
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ARCHIVES
VIDEOS THAT INSPIRE
GENERAL
ASPECTS OF LOVE IN THE CLASSROOM
‘Love’ is a much-used word when speaking about teacher-pupil relationships, and yet it is usually glossed over, and often dismissed as a pious platitude.
Building Blocks are symbolic of the elementary yet essential basis-the foundation for the growth of a nation.
Teachers sometimes, mistakenly argue how they need to be tough, in order to ensure discipline from the difficult student. And some may even go to the extent of demonstrating it inn punishments, albeit, with the best of intentions.
EDUCATING IS LINKED TO PARENTING
Educating students involves checking out on the kind of parenting they receive.