alumni Archives - Don Bosco in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands

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WANTOK BOSCO – Embracing Dreams and Community Spirit

The Wantok Bosco camp once again brought together nearly 200 engaged and lively participants from Don Bosco – parishes, schools, and institutions around Port Moresby and the Gulf Province. The event ran from Friday the 21st of June to Sunday the 23rd at Don Bosco Technical Secondary School, Gabutu. The camp for this year revolved around the […]

Nearly all Salesian Social Communication delegates and laypeople from the East Asia-Oceania region joined their counterparts from other regions for the worldwide Salesian Communication Conference. The theme of the conference was "Shaping Tomorrow." Planned by the General Councillor for Social Communication, Fr. Gildásio Mendez, SDB, the conference was entrusted to Fr Macije Matia Makula, who […]

Don Bosco Technical School in Gabutu, Port Moresby, staged a musical based on Don Bosco's childhood dream at the age of nine. The entire school community, along with special guests, including religious congregations, members of the Salesian Family, children from the DB Gabutu Learning Center (Champions), and elementary pupils from Bereina, gathered to witness the […]

The Laudato Si Camp 2024, with its theme: "Laudato si dreamers for a better world," was a two-day event held at the Don Bosco Technological Institute (DBTI) Gymnasium and its surrounding premises. Organized and hosted by the FMA sisters, staff, and student leaders of Mary Help of Christians Vocational Education Training (FODE) Centre, the camp aimed to […]

Don Bosco believed in a pedagogy that went beyond the classroom walls. He believed that education should encompass not just academic learning, but also the nurturing of character, values, and virtues in young individuals. "We came here as strangers, we stay here as brothers and sisters, we will go away from here as Bosconians." This is […]

Henderson, Solomon Islands: Over 200 youths gathered at Don Bosco Technical Institute, Henderson, from June 7th to 9th to participate in the 5th Wantok Bosco camp in the Solomon Islands. In 2023, the Wantok Bosco was not held due to World Youth Day Celebration, which was hosted in Tetere at Don Bosco Rural Training Center. This year’s […]

Since its launch in July 2023, Corporate Bosco, an organization for local associations and informal groups of past pupils and friends of Don Bosco in PNG and Solomon Islands, has aimed to connect individuals who have experienced or are inspired by Don Bosco's formation in various contexts. From June 14th to 17th, the executive committee […]

Nearly five hundred (500) oratorians, volunteer students, and staff gathered at Don Bosco Technological Institute’s gymnasium in East Boroko on May 26, 2024, to give special honor to Mother Mary, Help of Christians. The Oratorians carried flowers to the venue and offered them to Mother Mary at the start of the celebration. This was followed […]