Several news outlets in recent days have informed the world of what the students of the Salesian schools are doing: "A Salesian experiment will be carried into space after winning a contest sponsored by NASA through the European Space Agency"; "The Salesian schools are at the forefront of creating innovative educational practices"; "Students of the Salesians build a drone to locate landmines".

They are the headings appearing in various newspapers, and they are a source of pride to the Salesians engaged in the educational centres.

At the Santo Domingo Savio Salesian Institute of Ubeda, for example, students and teachers have designed an experiment which will be carried out in space, specifically in the International Space Station orbiting the Earth. The Salesian School has distinguished itself among the 180 European centres that participated in the first challenge "Astro Pi", named after a mini computer developed by the "Raspberry Pi" Foundation, in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA).

Another example comes from the Salesian School in Urnieta. Several teachers are involved in the European Learning for Life project which aims to promote new training methods so that students can develop the skills needed in society today and in the future. "It is proven that when you learn actively, it is interiorized better and not easily forgotten as when using the traditional method," according to Asier Irazusta, one of the teachers of the centre involved in this project, in an article in "Diario Vasco"

And the third is the testimony of Sarrià Salesian centre. Students of the mechanics course have developed a drone capable of detecting landmines, metal objects and especially war materials in potentially hazardous areas, and capable also of transporting sanitary equipment. The air vehicle can fly unmanned, and administer basic services in war situations. It is nicknamed "Dron500".

This generation of "digital natives", if adequately supported by the environment in which they grow, will be able to change mankind through new technologies. 

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