From September 15 to 18, Salcantay School organized  HUMANITAS 2025, Humanities Week, which brought together more than 350 students from different schools in Lima. During these four days, adolescents shared experiences, reasoned and debated freely, and asked questions about love, self-esteem, the risks of adolescence, and faith.

COUNTERCURRENT: an authentic love

The week began with Contracorriente, which brought together students from Salcantay and Alpamayo. There, the young people discussed adolescent relationships. Through role-playing and case studies, they discovered that true love isn’t a passing game, but a choice that demands respect and responsibility. In times when everything seems fleeting, they realized that swimming against the current is worth it.

CHALLENGE YOURSELF: True Self-Esteem

On Tuesday, the Challenge Yourself event brought together students from Santa Margarita, Montealto, and Salcantay schools. The central theme was self-esteem: how to learn to value oneself beyond appearances or the influence of social media. Through creative activities—such as masks that revealed both the exterior and the interior—the students reaffirmed the idea that we are much more than what we show on the outside, and that it is a reflection of who we are on the inside.

CONNECTED: Choosing Healthy Friendships

On Wednesday, Conectados took place, with the participation of 90 students from six schools. The event discussed the various risky behaviours to which adolescents are exposed: alcohol, vaping, social pressure, and social media use. Beyond the warnings, the young people themselves recognized that the best prevention lies in true friendships, those that help us grow and freely choose what we do well.

RELITALK: Questions that matter

The week culminated with Relitalk, a meeting that brought together more than 100 students in an open dialogue about faith and the existential questions that mark life: Why does evil exist? Is it possible to live faith in a world that thinks differently? Is forgiveness a weakness or a strength? What role does the Church play today?

In his closing talk, Father Ricardo Hage recalled that  “the Church needs young people, and young people need the Church.” The day concluded with a Mass, which invited everyone to live their faith with coherence and hope.

A week that leaves its mark

HUMANITAS 2025 showed that adolescents aren’t afraid to ask big questions. When they find a space for honest listening and dialogue, they respond with courage and creativity.

Beyond a week of activities, this meeting reflects a way of understanding education: to develop integral people, capable of deep thought, authentic living, and openness to transcendence. In a world that often pushes for superficiality, HUMANITAS emphasized that today’s young people want to live meaningful lives, love truly, and be protagonists of a more humane and bright future.