The Salesian network was born in the 19th century under the impetus of Don Giovanni Bosco in Turin. Don Bosco was a priest educator, a great pedagogue, who dedicated his life to reaching out to the most needy, offering young people, wandering the streets of Turin, a chance to receive an education.

In the midst of the industrial revolution, Don Bosco chose to turn his attention to these young people who were on the sidelines of success and society, by creating an innovative educational system, combining education with professionalization, and entirely focused on strong pillars: affection, trust, and reason were all values that Giovanni Bosco placed at the heart of his pedagogy, and, above all, at the heart of the relationship between adults and young people.

Don Bosco centered his education on the belief that every young person is gifted with reason, and capable of understanding the expectations of the society around him and of the adults responsible for his education.

From this belief comes a total confidence in the student and his ability to flourish in his education thanks to the caring and attentive support of the adults around him.

Salesian education bases its relationship with the student on listening, attention and affection. Thus, the desire is to see each young person grow up knowing that they are listened to and heard, not in a repressive way, but in a preventive way: taking care of each and every one of our students, offering them a place in the relationship, an attentive ear and an interest in their personality, their talents and their aptitudes are all values that the Salesian network maintains on a daily basis.

Don Bosco asked his teams to be present in the heart of the playground, and to play with the young people entrusted to them. Nearly two hundred years later, educators and teachers at the Maisons Don Bosco attach great importance to play and sharing through sports, recreational or artistic activities, in order to experience the adult-student relationship in a new way.

LIFPA is part of the Salesian project and carries its values on a daily basis. Our students are welcomed with respect for their individuality, the quest for academic success and, above all, for personal growth and the revelation of all their talents.