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AI to Evangelise Students

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Salesian Youth Ministry
18 May 2023
18 May 2023

For Father Sergio Codera, a Salesian born in 1980, originally from Barcelona but raised in Seville, technology and religious faith have always gone hand in hand. His first computer was given to him when he received his First Communion and since then he has never dissociated himself from religion or technology.

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Syrian Salesians overcome earthquake trauma with summer camps

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Salesian Youth Ministry
09 May 2023
09 May 2023

Over four months have passed since the devistating Feb. 6 earthquake and the countless aftershocks that followed yet the situation for the people of Syria has not improved significantly.

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Building Sustainable Communites

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Salesian Youth Ministry
02 May 2023
21 April 2023

Year 7 Students from Melbourne’s Salesian College Chadstone spent a week in March building community amongst themselves and improving the lands around them. Hosted by the Don Bosco Camp & Centre Safety Beach, Victoria, Australia, the program had a two-pronged focus; for the students to get to know one another and to learn what “sustainable living” entails.

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Being with Young People is God’s Gift!

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Salesian Youth Ministry
18 April 2023
18 April 2023

Working in the field of education is a gift from God that I am utilizing to be a beacon of God’s radiant love to the young children, staff, and families at Montessori Academy.

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Don Bosco's Preventive System Counters Bullying

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Salesian Youth Ministry
02 March 2023
02 March 2023

In France, it is estimated that more than 700,000 young people are bullied at school, i.e., 12 percent of elementary school pupils, 10 percent of secondary school pupils, and 4 percent of high school pupils. At the "Don Bosco" secondary school in Gières, near Grenoble, positive psychology and Salesian pedagogy are working together to prevent this scourge.

Marie Sauzon, a teacher and librarian at this Salesian network school, is especially sensitive to the phenomenon of bullying. She has noticed for some years that "many young people are stressed, anxious, feel bad about themselves, and have little self-respect. In contrast, several studies have shown that students who feel good and have higher self-esteem learn better. So, I asked myself, how can I help them find their way?"

During a conference on emotions and learning at the "Jean Bosco" Center in Lyon, Marie discovered positive psychology and in 2019 enrolled in the University Diploma in Positive Psychology at the University of Grenoble. She is now working on a bullying prevention project for the school's fifth-grade students (about 12 years old). A project that consists of raising awareness of the mechanisms of bullying and addressing issues related to cyberbullying through hands-on workshops.

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As part of the project, she designed a positive psychology experiment based on two key questions, "What do we really want?" and "If there were no bullying, what would be there instead?"

For Marie, the answer to the second question is obvious: coexistence. Instead of addressing the existing problem, it is necessary to prevent and develop pro-social behaviors and psychosocial skills that anticipate bullying. "This is what St. John Bosco teaches us! Salesian pedagogy and his Preventive System have the same goal: to position ourselves upstream. Let's get to know each other better, then we can create a positive relational climate."

During her positive psychology sessions, she uses Martin Seligman and Christopher Peterson's "character strengths" tool, which lists 24 positive character traits that everyone possesses. Such a workshop thus allows them to see their classmates differently and foster class cohesion.

In addition to this, together with Pastoral Care Manager Catherine Valente, she conducts sessions on emotions and teaches students how to identify, understand and express their emotions. Another project she is leading is the creation of posters and a video clip with students as models: through these means, she intends to promote good living together with the other levels of the school!

Her project has been particularly appreciated by the teaching staff, who are motivated and dynamic. Everyone contributes and feels involved. In addition, teaching colleagues and young people in the school have expressed a real need to return to the fundamentals of Don Bosco. That is why "last June in the institute a reflection was initiated on values such as respect, empathy, benevolence, listening and consideration which are fundamental points of Don Bosco's pedagogy," the teacher concludes.

The results of Marie's project cannot yet be measured in concrete terms. However, the teaching team has noticed that some classes have created and propagated a team spirit and solidarity thanks to her sessions, thus preventing some pupils from being excluded.

 
With thanks to ANS for this story

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