Two days of Young Students Movement (YSM) animators and leaders training took place at Sugyan, the Diocesan pastoral center in Kotnoor on 24 – 25 June 2022. 100 YSM students and 20 animators were introduced to the essence and purpose of the YSM in schools. A number of sessions were given by eminent resource persons for both students and animators, including icebreakers, games, and action songs. Fr Anil D’Sa, Youth Director of the Archdiocese of Bangalore and Asian Chaplin for YCS/YSM, and Rev Fr Christuraj SDB, the diocesan youth director were the resource persons for the event. Bishop encouraged the students to participate actively in studies and extracurricular activities. Students and animators from 19 schools attended the training program, and both benefited from it.
