DIVYADAAN STUDENTS VISIT BOYS HOME ANDHERI

It certainly was a delight to welcome seventy-three students and staff members from our Philosophical Institute at Nashik. They were on an excursion tour visiting salesian houses in Mumbai. After a trip to Kurla and Don Bosco Borivili and Bosco Boys Home, they came to St. Dominic Savio Boys Home for lunch.

The confreres welcomed them with a good spread at table and after the lunch there was an address read out to welcome the students and staff of Divyadaan. The boys sang a welcome song and then the band played a piece for them.

The brothers themselves said a few words of appreciation and had an address read out by Denver thanking and appreciating the boys and the confreres for their welcome and hospitality. They then sang a Thank You song.

Fr. Godfrey D'Souza, introduced the group to the boarders and later some of the boarders spent time with the young salesians chatting and asking them a hundred questions.

The students of Divyadaan being welcomed by our boarders

Our boarders

Cleric Denver D'Silva reading our the address

PRE-NIOS & NIOS DON BOSCO MATUNGA TEACHERS SEMINAR

On Thursday, 19th November, we had the Supervisor of the Pre-NIOS & the NIOS of Don Bosco Matunga, Ms. Preema Noronha, together with seven teaching staff who came in for a three hours animation seminar conducted by Fr. Bosco Pereira and Fr. Godfrey D'Souza. The theme of the seminar was "Creating Your Own Experience."

The seminar helped the participants to look at themselves squarely and realize that each one is responsible for all that happens and that we create our own experience. The sessions were lively on account of a greater participation by the staff in the discussions and sessions.

Everybody has a look,
Everybody has an attitude,

Everybody has a certain role.

Some might call it Personality,

and some might call it your Style.

The participants went through a series of Personality styles to check which one they belonged to or were inclined towards. It helped to have a greater awareness of oneself and how we either act or react towards others in our behaviourial patterns.

Some of the video clippings and power-point presentations made it enriching and beautiful.

The sessions ended at 01.00 pm with a vote of thanks from a staff member, Larry.

SPORTS FESTIVAL II - CHILDRENS' DAY CELEBRATIONS

The second day of the Sports Festival began with the semi-finals and finals of Football, Bucket Basket-ball, Throw-ball, Kho-kho and the Fun games. This took us to lunch time at 12.30 pm. At 01.30 pm we began the athletic events with the 100m & 200m for the V to the X standards. Simultaneously, there were the shot-put, and long jumps taking place for the various classes.

The race by the VI & VII standards

The relay by the VI & VII standards

The staff at a point of discussion

The IX & X at their 200m race

A show of strength at the tug-of-war

The staff tug-of-war the Primary side headed by Fr. Blaise

The tug-of-war the secondary side headed by the Principal

The Rector cheering the tug-of-war participants

The Winner takes it all - The Red House over-all Champions

with their House Teacher Valeri Mascarenhas

A tie between the Yellow & Green House

Fr. Principal giving away a trophy to the Red House

A view of the staff in a relaxed mood !

Lowering of the flag at the end of the festival

As it always happens all good things come to an end. The two days of hectic activity on the field came to an end with one and all enjoying themselves and having a wonderful time. Fr. Rector said a few words on Children Day asking them to stay young and not grow old too fast and to cherish the values that they have of sensitivity, honesty, goodness, thoughtfulness, love and compassion.

Fr. Rector at the concluding speech to the students

Fr. Principal gave the vote of thanks beginning with the Almighty for the two bright and excellent days we had during the Sports Festival. He then thanked the staff and the coordinating committee and the non teaching staff for all the trouble and time they put in to make this event a success. The salesians community with all the fathers and brothers and the boarding masters were also thanked by the Principal.

All good things come to an end and when all was done and the Festival over it began to drizzle and we began to have God's showers of blessings on us.