austraLasia #3243
FIN & FIS Postnovices take
Social Communication course
CANLUBANG CITY
- 12 July 2013 -- To equip us with the necessary
knowledge and skills as we educate and evangelize the young
people of today, we bring into reality our desire as SDB
postnovices (FIN and FIS) of being formed in the field of
Social Communication. This course, which is considered as one
of the integral components of Salesian postnovitiate
formation, is taken along with our courses in Philosophy,
Catechetics and Salesian Studies. Although there were short
courses and field trips in the past, this is the first time
that Social Communication has been formally integrated into
the formation program at this particular stage of Salesian
formation. Fr. Caesar Dizon, SDB, the Vice-Rector and the
Catechist of the Don Bosco Postnovitiate Community,
facilitates this course every Monday with the first year
Postnovices and every Thursday with the second year confreres.
We use the book ‘Shepherds’ for an Information Age
(BOSCOM-INDIA) as one of our reference materials in this
course. We take turns as course leader of the day. One of the
course leader's first tasks is to adapt the material to the
Philippine context. During the class he does not only provide
inputs (power point presentations or video clips) but also
leads us as we carry out the class activities. So far the
classes have been marked by surprising creativity and fun.
Each lesson ends with a verification of the achievement of the
objectives and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
leader.
The videos and power point presentations used for the lessons
are uploaded in their eClassroom site. They may then be used
as reference materials by the Postnovices who will come later.
Or they may also be used for formation sessions for young
people in the youth organizations which we accompany.
Aside from this formal study, we Postnovices shall have a
whole day seminar and workshop to be given by the Office of
Social Communication of the FIN Province sometime in November.
Fr. Bernard Nolasco, SDB is the commission head, and we
eagerly look forward to this additional input.
