31/10/2025
📘 Don Bosco Student Parliament
The 2nd Session of the Don Bosco Parliament was held on 30th September 2025 with the active participation of student leaders, educators, and government officials. The session provided an excellent platform for reviewing progress, sharing insights, and planning future initiatives.
During the proceedings, each ministry presented a comprehensive review of its activities and achievements since the previous meeting, along with ten key suggestions aimed at strengthening implementation strategies in the coming months. Government representatives commended the students’ dedication and provided constructive feedback and practical recommendations to further enhance their initiatives.
The session fostered a spirit of leadership, accountability, and collaboration, encouraging students to engage in open discussion, collective decision-making, and strategic planning to promote meaningful community development.
The event was graced by the presence of distinguished invitees:
♦️ Rev. Fr. Viraj Chamara SDB, Director – DBDC
♦️Ms. Thushari, Divisional Education Director – Negombo
♦️Ms. S.M.I.K. Samarakoon, OIC – Dungalpitiya
♦️Mrs. Rathnayake, OIC – Children and Women Bureau, Negombo
♦️Dr. Ruwan, MOH – Negombo
♦️Ms. Adhikari, Child Rights Promotion Officer – Divisional Secretariat
♦️Ms. Morin Prisca, Grama Niladhari – Dungalpitiya
Principals and teachers from several schools also attended the event, representing:
🏤 Dungalpitiya Junior School
🏤 Thalahena Maha Vidyalaya
🏤 St. Peter’s Vidyalaya – Basiyawatta
🏤 Pitipana Maha Vidyalaya
🏤 St. Anthony’s Vidyalaya – Mankuliya
The Don Bosco Student Parliament continues to serve as a platform that nurtures youth leadership, civic responsibility, and participatory decision-making, in alignment with the Don Bosco vision of empowering young people for a brighter future. 🌿