One day to coming of Don Bosco

You could see all walking frantically preparing for the coming of Don Bosco. It is a new awakening for our community. Students are putting up their best for Don Bosco. Decorations have been done, banners printed and songs in honour of Don Bosco being practiced.

The Teachers from the Secondary School also had their meeting in order to review the performance of their students. This is the last meeting this year. We are grateful for their dedication.

Workshops have been busy trying to finish the pending works. We are lucky that we have enough works in the workshops. What we have to do is to beat the deadlines.

May the coming of Don Bosco reawaken our zeal

Baptisms & First Holy Communion

Today 8 boys were Baptized and 19 received First Holy Communion. The celebration began at 6:30 pm and the Mass was presided over by the Newly ordained Priest, Fr. Patrick. Also present was Fr. Victor, Assistant Parish Priest from the Cathedral Parish.

After Mass the newly Baptized and those who received the First Communion had supper together with the Salesians and their God Parents (Sponsors). They expressed their joy and were grateful for all that community has done for them. Above all, they were grateful to God.

Preparation for coming of Don Bosco

Activities are so many as we prepare for the coming of Don Bosco. Our students are preparing items to be presented on Friday when Don Bosco will be with us. Fr. Richard has been busy making sure that all things are in place especially the Tents that will be used in the Volleyball and Basketball fields. Fr. Maina went to meet the Bishop who accepted to preside over the Mass and to adminsiter Sacrament of Confirmation to our 23 students.

Scouts Passing Parade/SYM meeting in Nairobi

The Scout group has been having a camp from Friday preparing themselves for investiture. They got a good experience. Today the Area Commander came to invest them. A total of 27 students were initiated into Scouts Movement. We wish them all the best and may they live dedicated to the service of the community and society at large.

Some Student leaders also left this morning for a Salesian Youth Movement meeting in Nairobi in preparation of a big forum to take place in Nairobi mid next month. The group was led by Peter Mtunga is is the Coordinator of this event. They came back to the community safe and sound.

We have some students who will be receiving Baptist (8 students), First Holy Communion (19 students) and Confirmation (22 students). Baptism and First Holy Communion will be administered on 29/11/2011 and Confirmation on 2/12/2011 during the Mass with the Bishop as we welcome Don Bosco in our Community. Today we had a meeting with these Catechumens in order to prepare them for these great events.

Students extra curricula activities

Our Secondary school students have finished exams and are preparing for the coming of Don Bosco. Our scouts are having their camp with special training from two teachers from Embu town. It is a nice experience and we hope that they will learn many others tactics

Rejected Cheque!!!!!!

Acha tu! One of our cheque, that we issued for the payment of electricity bill was allegedly rejected by the bank. The Kenya Power and Lighting Company, KPLC, came immediately to disconnect power but we pleaded with him to allow us to clear the bill using the Bankers Cheque. When we called the Cooperative Bank enquiring about the rejected Cheques we were informed that the cheque had gone through two days ago. Who was fooling who! At least the power was not disconnected.

Busy to the core

When it comes to planning we all realize what it entails. Well, here we are running like horses trying to beat so many deadlines bearing in mind this hard economical times. Exams marking, Trade Tests, Coming of Don Bosco

Don Bosco Among Us

Preparations for the coming of Don Bosco are underway. There are a lot of preparations to be made still. We are sending letters to different Parishes as suggested by our Bishop. He does not want to hear some say that they were not informed. Don Bosco is for the Church and belong to the whole Church. He is the Saint of the Church.

Selection 2nd Year tech students

The staff of Don Bosco Embu Technical Institute had selection for the students who want to join second year. A total of 30 students applied. These are studetns who have finished one year with us and want to take a related trade. All the students  were admitted except one

Visit to the home for the deaf

Students from the Technical Institute visit St. Luke Children's home for the deaf and dumb and had interraction with the deaf and dump children. This was an initiative of students themselves. This was an eye opener to the plight of the deaf and the dump in our society. When we see these children we realize how we are lucky to be able to hear and talk.

Need for Expansion

There is great demand for quality training and education in Embu. Our Institution has been an institution of excellence and many young people would like to come and study or train in Don Bosco Embu. There is a need for expansion of the Schools and we have in mind putting up new buildings according to the demand.

1. A classroom block that will contain a hall and a laboratory
2. Lavatories
3. A dormitory

We kindly request well wishers and benefactors to help us so that we could serve so many needy youth in our locality and in Kenya as a whole.

Technical Institute Graduation/Farewell

Technical Institution students had their graduation today combined with the Mary Mazzarello Technical Institute run by Salesian Sisters. A total of 128 students are graduating. It was a very homely occassion and we begun the day with Mass followed by fun games. Lunch was served for all the students in the Institute Dining Hall. The meal was good and students and teachers eat to their satisfaction. After luch students presented their items which were well planned and prepared.

We thank all the Instructors for their dedication in training our students. We are a family and we love being with the young.

Tournament

Our secondary school students have been having a tournament for the last two weeks. Our teams are named after Salesian Instituions in Kenya, ie. DByes, Upper Hill, Utume, Don Bosco Boys' Town, Bosco Boys, Nzaikoni and Korr. All the students are so enthusiastic as they also prepare for the coming of the relic of Don Bosco. We are enjoying this great moment.

The coming Technical Institute Graduation

The students of Don Bosco Technical Instution Embu and Mary Mazzarello Institution has their practice today in preparation for their graduation on Friday. We look forward to this day.

Education Tour. End of Term Exams begin

Some of our students went for a study tour in the upper side of Embu. This is an important exposure. The end of term exams have already begun and we hope our students will perform well.

New Equipment for Mechanical Engineering

Don Bosco Embu Technical Institute has aquired new Machinery for Motor Vehicle Engineering Department. This will help students to train better in modern technology especially in Vehicle diagnosis and suspension system. We hope, with the help of you and our benefactors, to upgrade other departments. Please support us.

Farewell to Form Four students - 2011

Our Form four students finished their examination today and we bade them farewell with a special meal. Students from our both schools participated actively in this occassion by presenting dramas, songs and above all by having a good appetite to eat all the food that was prepared for them. It was the best occassion in the history of our schools. It was the first time that a special meal was prepared for the outgoing students. We hope to continue with the same tradition.

We wish all our finalist the best in life. We welcome them back to Don Bosco. Don Bosco Embu is their home and we are happy to have them back any time in the future. Adios

YCS Hike to Kamburu Dam

Students from both our Institution, Don Bosco Technical Secondary School and Don Bosco Embu Technical Institute, who belong to YCS movement, went for a hike to Kamburu Dam. They were a total of 22 students. They had a good time there. The water had increased significantly in the dams and we hope that short rains will continue so that we may have enough water for the hydro-electric power generation and also for our crops in our farm. We rely heavily on food we produce in our farm; maize and beans, to feed a total of 300 students who are full boarders.

New Blog for Don Bosco Embu

Welcome to our New Blog. We have created this blofg in order to be in touch with you and to interruct with us. We would request you to join us as we continue educating and training our young people in Embu and in the whole of Kenya. We would like to request you to be "Friend of Don Bosco" and support our work.