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.

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