Salesian Preventive System
The Salesian Preventive System is the educational method of the
Don Bosco wrote only one essay explaining his
History
The beginnings of the Salesian Preventive System can be traced to the life and apostolate of Saint John Bosco (1815–1888). During the second half of the 19th century, Don Bosco began work among poor youth in
Don Bosco based his pedagogy upon two preventive aspects.[3] The first is a timely awareness of the dangers to which youths may be exposed; by this, the educators can help their young charges avoid such harmful experiences in time. The second aspect is the immediate rehabilitation of youths who have already been victims of such dangers before the consequential onset of bad habits; this aspect includes sanitation therapies, empowerment of energies, and the possibility of alternative work opportunities.
Carlo Nanni defined Don Bosco as a man of action rather than a scholar, and, indeed, Don Bosco did not write extensively on the matter. As such, students of the Preventive System may wish to study the life and actions of Don Bosco.[4]
Administration
This system is used widely by instructors in Don Bosco Schools and Institutes. These include such schools as
Further reading
- The Biographical Memoirs of Saint John Bosco is a life of Don Bosco written by his secretary, Fr. Giovanni Battista Lemoyne.[5]
- The Preventive System in the Education of the Youth was a document written in 1877 to be included in the rules of the Salesian Order.[2]
References
- ^ "The Preventive System in the Education of the Young". Don Bosco. Khmer, Phnom Penh. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015.
- ^ a b Society of Saint Francis of Sales (1877). Regolamento per le case della Società di S. Francesco di Sales. Tipografia Salesiana, OE XXIX. pp. 3–13.
- ^ cite web |url=https://donbosco.org.ar/uploads/recursos/recursos_archivos_1862_724.pdf
- ^ Nanni, C. (2003). Il Sistema Preventivo di Don Bosco. Elledici. p. 7.
- ^ Lemoyne, Giovanni Battista (1965). The Biographical Memoirs of Saint John Bosco. Salesiana Publisher, INC.