Slovenia – Return of young people in the Salesian Student Homes of Želimlje and Ljubljana Rakovnik
Slovenia – September 2024 - The Dom Janeza Boska boarding school, at the Salesian works in Želimlje and Ljubljana Rakovnik has regained vitality with the arrival of high school students after the holidays For years now, it has been welcoming young people who leave their families and embark on a journey of seeking knowledge, new friendships and adventures and learning for life. In the 2024/25 school year at the Saint Francis de Sales Institute in Želimlje, 265 young people are accommodated, assisted by 12 educators under the guidance of the director Fr Gašper Otrin SDB. Among the students there are 84 new arrivals, including 47 girls and 37 boys who were welcomed on Sunday 1 September 2024 in a festive atmosphere with the intervention of the new principal of the Institute, Salesian Brother Janez Krnc. In the Studentate, a branch of Ljubljana Rakovnik, 56 young people started the school year, including 23 new ones assisted by three educators under the guidance of educator Mateja Ferenčak, a Salesian Cooperator.
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