Resende, Brazil - October 2024 – A Salesian Practical Trainee Meeting in the St John Bosco Province of Belo Horizonte Brazil (BBH) was held from 10 to 13 October in the city of Resende (RJ). The event brought together young Salesians who are experiencing this phase of formation in different locations of the Province. Based on the them ‘Education does not take place only in the classrooms, but in the relationships in the courtyard’, the meeting was an opportunity to explore the concept of Assistance-Presence, one of the central practices in Don Bosco's Preventive System, which values closeness and continuous monitoring of young people, in addition to the formal moments of education. The event was led by Fr Denis Dutra, Formator at the aspirantate and Rector of the community in Pará de Minas. Also present was Fr Natale Vitali, Superior of the BBH Province, and Fr Nilson Faria Dos Santos, Delegate for Formation and Rector of the Community in Resende. The meeting provided a valuable opportunity for fraternity and sharing between practical trainees and formators.