Santa Ana, El Salvador – December 2023 – As part of an exciting event that took place on 18 December, the El Salvador Bakery School was opened,  located on the premises of the San José Salesian Institute. The opening ceremony involved distinguished authorities and important institutions, thus consolidating a significant stage for education and training in bakery in the country. Among the guests were Salesians from the Salesian Province of Central America (CAM), including the Provincial, Fr Julio Navarro, representatives of the "Via Don Bosco" NGO, the Bakery School Foundation and the Apostolic Nuncio of El Salvador, Archbishop Luigi Roberto Cona. The authorities who were there emphasised the educational values, academic excellence and the importance of training highly qualified professionals in the art of bakery, pastry and chocolate making. The facilities were also blessed, thus marking the beginning of a new phase dedicated to the complete training of future bakers and pastry chefs.