04. COIMBATORE – VELLAKINAR

St. John Bosco; (1964) 1964: Coimbatore

VISION

Don Bosco Boys’ Home, Vellakinar envisions in training youngsters to be professional and efficient social workers and agents of social empowerment through formal education and non-formal village exposure programmes to bring positive effects in the lives of rural children and youth around the locality.

MISSION

  • To provide leadership training for social animation to trainees.
  • To provide social awareness and analysis of social issues for trainees
  • To provide training for group dynamics and form social welfare groups
  • To provide human maturity and sexual education awareness for leaders and beneficiaries
  • To provide social communication for effective social work

HISTORY

Name of the institution: Don Bosco Pre – Noviciate

Year of starting: 1984

Name of the location when it was started: Coimbatore – Vellakinar

Original purpose of the institution: Train up people, Religious training for brother hood.

         – Professional training for volunteers of social work

         – Providing training programme for both formal and non-formal

Original target group: Target group was orphans, boys from far away villages.

Original scope of the institution:

To train up boys in the religious values

Technical training institute

 Presentation of institution history: 

 1964:

Fr. Casthelli

1984:

To faricted workshops was put up salesians and boys. Four boys joined sep 15 1964.

1965:

11 boys are joined, June was started carpentry and mechanic.

1967:

House was closed.

1980:

The house was reopened scope to cater for home and children. They give non – formal education.

1980:

Boarding was started.

1985:

Narshet was started.

1985:

Extension work started.

1994:

Prenoviciated shifted from Pallithammam.

MAJOR ACTIVITIES

DON BOSCO SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE– School has 327 students for this Academic Year. There are 158 Catholics and 169 non-Catholics studying in the School. There are 21 teaching staff and 9 supporting staff in the School. School has got Cultural, Eco-friendly, Karate, Yoga JRC, Music and Media clubs. The Annual programme is prepared.

ANBU ILLAM EXTENSION CENTRE: The extension centre has 18 boys. There is a lay warden and a cook to assist the boys at the centre.

CONTACT DETAILS

Don Bosco School of Excellence

Don Bosco Puram

Thudiyalur – Saravanampatti Road

Vellakinar

COIMBATORE – 641 029

Phone:    (0422) 2666333                                   House

                 80986 81408 /7540081408              School

                 9585558189                                          Vellakinar Anbu Illam

E-Mail:      covaidbschool@gmail.com

                    dbsportsacademy@gmail.com

URL:         www.donboscocbe.com