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DON BOSCO YOUNG PEOPLE AND WORK. nanni.unisal.it. Young people = “substance” of Don Bosco’s life = «da mihi animas». educational relationship = Don Bosco’s way of living together with the young people.
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DON BOSCO YOUNG PEOPLE AND WORK nanni.unisal.it
Young people = “substance” of Don Bosco’s life =«da mihi animas» educational relationship = Don Bosco’s way of living together with the young people
Don Bosco: ONE idea = preventive education = PREVENTING NOT REPRESSING(G. Lombardo Radice) The preventive system = a METHOD (cp. the treatise of 1877)
“In the encounter with the youngpeople of the first oratorio Don Bosco liveda SPIRITUAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, whichwe call preventive system.” (SalesianConstitution n. 20)
The foundation «For him it was a kind of love which is given gratuitously, summoning from God’s love, who anticipates every creature with his provid-ence, accompanies him/her/ it with his presence and saves him/her/it by giving life …» (Salesian Constitution n. 20)
THE EDUCATIONAL MODEL OF don Bosco “DA MIHIANIMAS” «EDUCATIONAL PASSION» «SALESIAN» HUMANISM PREVENTIVE SYSTEM «THE POINT ACCESSIBLE TO THE GOOD» • REASON • RELIGION • KINDNESS • “ASSISTENCE” • SPIRIT OF THE FAMILY • [=CLIMATE] • ORATORIO • HOME • [= educational community] «GOOD cristianS AND Honest citIZENS» … AND saIntS
God saints Good Christians and honest citizens Like a COMPASS reason kindness religion Trust in the young people
Rethink the eucationalintervention in a preventive way 1.in the middle the young people «assistence» 2. a «proper hhome» = welcoming, dialogue, spirit of the family 3.start from the «point accessibie to the good» 4. gradually «inflame» the potentials, the internal and externalresources … 6. indication of meaning: «the 3 “s”»: salute, studio, santità// salvation, studies, holiness// piety, morality, culture// work, formation, humanity// human rights, indivisible values, the command of the gospel 5. with reason, religion, kindness … (in reproach/ punishment too…) 7. «together with you … promote the protagonism 8. induce making them do practice = coresponsibility 9. organize time = everyday and feast … project, edu-cational pact, regulation … 10.guidance, orientation and educational accompaniment … former members
Don Bosco and manualwork The young Giovanni Bosco earnedhisstudies by work as an apprentice, a tradesman. … if I hadhad a friend outside … Feasting oratorio, catechese, interests of the youngworkers, guaranteeingcontracts for youngworkers … in «urban» Torino, a capital, atits industrial, financial, politicalupsurge sections of tradesmen in the Oratorio from the 50ies onwards … to the World Fair at Torino in 1881
THE idea OF WORK IN THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE …. With the aim of «earningone’s life», for personal dignity, as a right and ethical duty In order to be honestcitizens= participationcoresponsible for the social developpment, «duty of decency» In order to be good Christians = the commandment of the Creator use the fruits of work, transform, care for, save the creation = active laboriousness personal and civil virtue = sense of «penitence», of redeeming strain = source and way of «realizing love» = mercy and generosity = collaborate with the construction of the Realm of God and his justice A spirituality of work = Work and temperance … for the Salesians
Reflections for today
A integratedhumane formation due to which one has not got the brain in the head, but in the hands, one doesn’t speak, but do, one doesn’t project, but act, one doesn’t make concepts, but construe, one doesn’t sustain school, but learnsin a workplace. Whichprofessionalformation? For all theory and practice – school and work («the good school»)
Policies for youngpeople. • Fightagainstillicitmanual work, againstforcedrecruitment for the Mafia, for war, for prostitution, for the world of drugs…. • Gradual and economicallysustainedjoining the world of work • «Credits of honour» for the continuation of studies • Economic and legalsupport for thosewhowant to «found a household» • «Financial grants» for maternity and children • Support for earlychildhood and the motherswho work by means of «adequate» «kindergardens» and nursery schools • A goodschool by means of valid and competentteaching and an «educational alliance» between the agents of formation («educational pact») • high-qualityformation and furthereducation of teachers, preparation for matrimony, parents’ schools, • lifelongeducation for all the whole society in a state of educazion
= growing and being educated «together» Achieve a wide horizon The educational Part
►In the mystery of «Christian sonship» = sons (children) in the Son, in the Spirit, Abba-Father ► In the mystery of the Church, body of Christ / people of God In the mystery of the search for the Realm of God and his justice
Whichpedagogy? pass (integrate) from … to … 1) apedagogy of responses … p. of proposals 2) a pedagogy of subjective success in formation … p. of objectives(personal, communitarian, … human, … Christian ones …) 3) apedagogyat service … p. throughservice
The basicattitude of the educator a heart and an educational passion … «a Christian one» (?!) “wishing well, wishing the good, wishing it well, doing it well”
creating for oneself a style of thinking and actingwhichunites 1- realizie(= empathy for welcoming experiences, tendencies, interests offered by life) 2-make relevant (= events,resoursces, cultural movements, innovative movements) 3- insert (= ideas,values,key models of interpretation) 4- provide (= by means of projects, plans) 5- operationalize (= by individualising, objectives, contents, experiences,activities,strategies,times,alliances) 6- monitor, evaluate, verify personally, together
makingone’s «eye, mind and heart educational” «pedagogical» reading on persons, facts, events «focussed” on personal growth, making evident: • what is personal (more than what is structural), • what are the potentials (more than what is actual), • what is value-oriented (more than what is factual) reading of the reality of young people,diagnostical, promoting, incouraging, «arranged» from the point of view of life and the good…) • seen as by a Christian = in every person = human dignity + image and likeness to God,+ --> «son in the Son» and we sons and daughters with him … in the SON!
… likeJesus, the master 1) He makes himself the «neighbour. 2) He welcomes personally. 3) He uses the dialogue (“what do you say?”). 4) He understands, doesn’t condemn, even when he doesn’t justify. 5) He stimulates personal “liberty” directed to the «more», according to every one’s “talents” and the demands of the “Realm” (the vocation-mission): «not sin any more», «do that and you will live», «sell everything … come and follow me», «leave the nets … I will make you a fisherman of human beings». 6) Testimony, «by good deeds», the gospel of God’s love for the world … at risk!!! 7) «… through them I sanctify myself»
* God Supreme Good (eternal salvation) * * Good Christians – Honest citizens * * * Reason Religion Kindness teaching - relation/testimony - climate of being together - apprenticeship in cooperation * * * * Home Parish School Workplace Court * * * * * Family Society Church Educatoris Young people 1 ultimate aim 2 objectives 3 methodological levers 5 ways of action 5 moduli interattivi 5 partners SALESIAN EDUCATIONAL AND PASTORAL PROJECt OF DON BOSCO