Our mission

The words, education and evangelization are so well connected to each other that it can be considered as the two faces of the same educational reality. Looking for new paths, adequate languages, different methods, in realizing the message, always presents the Gospel as a symbol of hope, where the educators are seen to offer their lives to schools and centres for professional education of the Salesians in Europe.

Observing this in word and spirit, the Salesians remain faithful to Don Bosco’s educational and evangelical project. They renew his focus on the lives and needs of the children, the teenagers and the young, who will be “good Christians and honest citizens” (Don Bosco) of tomorrow. The Salesians in Europe are aware of their duty to announce, sow and encourage the young, during the crucial stages of their life, jointly sharing responsibility with committed lay peoples, with the hope that what is sown today, will bear rich fruits in the future.

This identity, originality and direction, results in an open attitude towards any student, of any age and in any condition. The reality outlined here is our firm belief that we hold fast to: the schools and centres for professional education in Europe, are committed to educate the person and society, based on the experience, pedagogy and values of Don Bosco’s Preventive System.

On our part we offer, with this website, a space, in relation to the educational sector, for learning and exchanging of ideas; a search for joint projects and bilateral contacts with other Salesian centres in Europe. Thus we place our faith and hope in the collective mission.