Tarnowskie Góry, Poland - June 2022 - From June 25-30 nearly two hundred young people from various Salesian presences in the Wrocław Province (PLO) took part in the School for Salesian Animators (SAS). For 15 years this School has been preparing young people to take on the role of educators during activities with children in Salesian oratories. The entire training is divided into four levels, and the experience one can gain after such formation deserves great appreciation. After the pandemic, the number of candidates for the first level hit a record 88 this year, divided into five groups. The first level includes activities in personal training, media navigation and leisure activities: these are sports activities, games, and merry evenings. It was a very intense period, with as many as six hours of classes per day. In addition to the formation of animators, SAS places a strong emphasis on spiritual formation and deepening the relationship with God. The function of SAS "spiritual father," a new feature this year, was filled by Fr. Paweł Figura, SDB, who presided over the Masses and lectures. During SAS there was much communal fun in an atmosphere of Salesian joy, integration, dancing, laughter and original ideas. In the coming days, many of these young people shall have the opportunity to create a similar atmosphere themselves at various local events, and during the vacations many of them will meet again in Szklary Górne during the "Non Stop Bosko" event.

Fr. Adrian Sroka SDB