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Inspiring Youths at Wantok Bosco Camp: Let Your Dreams Be Your Wings

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 […]

This year’s ADMA Youth camp has for its theme the strenna of the Rector Major for 2023: “As the Yeast in today’s Human Family”. Originally called the 300 Youth for Mary founded in 2008 by the late Fr. Valeriano Barbero, SDB, pioneer Salesian missionary in Papua New Guinea, the group has now evolved into the […]

The origin of the Don Bosco Past Pupils' Association is to be sought in the Preventive System, based as it is on the supernatural love of Don Bosco for the young. The pupils felt themselves loved by Don Bosco, not merely as pupils, but as sons, and consequently felt the need to return to their father's […]

150th anniversary of Don Bosco Past Pupils Association 24th of June 2020 marks the 150 anniversary of the foundation of the Don Bosco Past Pupils' Association. Starting 1870 Charles Gastini and his fellow past pupils came to greet Don Bosco on his feast day every 24th of June in the Oratory at Valdocco. Today millions […]

Mr. Thomas Kevaro, A venture that he carries on with immense pride, is that of running short courses in welding for the inmates of the Correctional Centre, Rove. Fr. Moise was on the look out for an instructor to teach welding to the prison inmates and one morning asked Thomas, “Are you ready to teach […]

I am new to Don Bosco Technical Institute, but at the end of a term I have learn a lot and being impressed positively by the institution. Being a Catholic School, it is open to both young men and women who are ready to learn a trade and join the workforce of the country. From […]