Don Bosco's Way

Don Bosco's Way is a happiness project for youth. It is a unique contribution to the science of holistic education. Beginning in 1841, it has proved its versatility across continents, cultures and contexts, regardless of the differences and challenges so typical of grass-root Implementation from formal education institutes of higher learning to non-formal programmes for children on the streets; from lobbying for child-rights at the UN to Safeguarding those same privileges in the favellas of San Paulo or the bastis of Mumbai. 

This course is an attempt to present Don Bosco's Way to the multi-religious, multi-cultural population of South Asia and beyond. It offers educators, parents, social workers and youth leaders the opportunity to be enriched by the genius of Don Bosco and his educational method, even though they may not share his religious beliefs or accept his original writings that are clothed in cultural and religious vocabulary. It will provide the concepts, themes, attitudes and skills that are essential to Don Bosco's Way.

Distributed by Tej-prasarini

While much has been written on the means of bringing about the integral growth of the young, comparatively little has been written about the concomitant growth of those who regularly deal with them, namely, parents, educators, and youth workers. This book will hopefully fill that lacuna. The growth-oriented vision that this book offers is a blend of ideas and insights from Don Bosco and Carl Rogers, tracing their origins to the Bible itself. The common thread that runs through the entire book is the theme of nurturing presence.

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