Salesian Elementary Education Seminar (SEES)
June 9 - 13, 2008

Salesian Education Seminar (SES)
June 16 - 20, 2008

Salesian Leadership in Ministry (SLIM)
July 13 - 19, 2008

AIMS OF SEMINARS:

1. To ground the good practice already taking place in sound theological, biblical and salesian theory.
2. To further train elementary educators (including staff) together with the religious in the fundamentals of salesian spirit and education.
3. To form salesian community, at the level of those who attend the seminar, those who work together in the various schools, and in terms of the on-going enrichment of lay and religious in the province-wide community.

AIMS OF SALESIAN LEADERSHIP SEMINAR

The two year SLIM Program is an exciting initiative of the San Francisco province of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The program aims at deepening and qualifying in educational praxis women and men, both lay and religious, involved in Salesian ministry. SLIM has as a pre-requisite the completion of the Salesian educational seminars already sponsored by the province -- SES for those involved in school ministry and SMS for those involved in parish and youth center ministry.

The two year Program seeks to deepen our understanding of and our response to the Salesian vocation, to serve the young people entrusted to our care. It calls participants to reflect on the charism and identity of the Salesian spirit which pervades all we do with and for the young. The Program further challenges participants to be leaders in the Salesian educational project by reflecting on Salesian educational principles and accompaniment of young people enabling them to take their place in society as honest citizens and good Christians in the complex world of this 21st century.

Continuing education credits are available for those choosing to follow the Program in such a manner. Some written work will be required in this instance. All participants will be awarded a Diploma in Salesian Leadership for Ministry on completion of the two year program. All participants will work between Seminars with their site groups to further on-going reflection and implementation.