Children need to have an environment that will nourish and enrich their total human consciousness. The being and becoming of children lies on the hands of the significant adults in their lives. The parents and the teachers are among these important people in child’s life. The environment that we provide them will shape their soul and spirit, that will build their moral fiber and that will complete their total persona. The environment where children thrive is considered to be a product of the physical, psychological as well as social atmosphere created by the interactions between the children and their significant adults and among themselves also.
From this perspective, it is essential that the significant adults must provide and set-up situations and conditions conducive both to learning and discovering. It is then a great challenge both to teachers and parents to provide such environment to their children. A challenge that needs to be faced squarely. The teachers and the parents must have a congruent values and beliefs to achieve consistency that will result to formation.
Behavior is learned through consistent values formation caught in the child’s environment. The home and the school are the two milieus where children live and grow. The home being the first environment that awakens child’s being is and must be the source of positive values formation. It is the home and the family that should initiate the learning of the basic positive values like spirituality, respect, honesty, kindness, etc.
From home, the school reinforces the values being practiced by the child. The school shapes it into a more structured aura. In school, the behavior caused by the values is being honed, enriched and becoming fully alive.
school doesn’t have the sole and lone source of learning, especially the learning that comes from the inner core of a person. It is the home, the family that is essential in forming the heart and soul of a child. Both the home and the school need to respond to this tough call of values formation among our children. The quality of our response shall determine the quality of values and behavior our children will manifest in their lives now and in the future.
Think about this . . .
Watch our thoughts. . .
For it will be our words . . .
That will be our deeds . . .
That will be our habits . . .
That will be our character . .
That will be our values. . .
That will become our destiny.
In one accord, let us teach our children the values that will lead them to their destiny. Let’s return this gift, more than beautiful if not the most as it was created, to our Creator, our almighty.
BUT. . .
Where do our children learn these?
· saying bad words
· hitting
· disrespect
· dishonesty
· loose morals
· laziness
· retaliating
· violence
· etc
No parents, no teachers will teach these, but where did our children get these values?????
Check our environment . . . PLEASE
Think about this . . .
Watch our thoughts. . .
For it will be our words . . .
That will be our deeds . . .
That will be our habits . . .
That will be our character . .
That will be our values. . .
That will become our destiny.
In one accord, let us teach our children the values that will lead them to their destiny. Let’s return this gift, more than beautiful if not the most as it was created, to our Creator, our almighty.
BUT. . .
Where do our children learn these?
· saying bad words
· hitting
· disrespect
· dishonesty
· loose morals
· laziness
· retaliating
· violence
· etc
No parents, no teachers will teach these, but where did our children get these values?????
Check our environment . . . PLEASE
HCEC on Holistic and Enduring Learning
“Music and movement, jingle and song making, speech classes, art works, games and sports, academic contests, out-bound studies, research works done in or out of the classrooms are some of the things you can see and observe in HCEC aside from their regular academic classroom tasks HCECians are busy with the pertinent things related to the development of their left and right brain functions.
School is a distinct place where children’s holistic persona is formed, developed and enhanced. What the school offers and provides are the things the children will acquire. The kind of academic and non-academic programs and the entire things that a child experiences in school comprise the curriculum.
In HCEC, the curriculum is carefully well-planned and designed using a scientific and well-tested approach in curriculum design (Power Standard and Understanding by Design) backed up with the theories, philosophy and principles of Multiple Intelligence Theory, Learning Styles, Brain Based Theory, Progressivism and Essentialism.
Pupils are exposed to multiple educational and academic activities in and out of the classrooms that help the maximum cognitive, psychomotor and affective skills development.
Academic tasks are not the only object of education. School life is not only about books. There are essential things in life that are not learned from books and within the four walls of the classrooms. School life must have a little bit of this, a little bit of that. In other words, it must be a balance of academic works and non-academic works like the extra-curricular activities where pupils can discover and develop their interests and talents.
In HCEC, we offer this kind of balanced school life to our children. The Academic Related Activities (ARA) is the special arena for our HCECians to cultivate and nurture their innate talents, aptitude and intelligences.
Set activities are planned with all the pupils in mind and not the only few. The school believes that all pupils are gifted (Multiple Intelligence Theory by Gardner) and have the capabilities to excel in their own fields and at their own phase.
To meet this goal, an elimination round is given to all pupils as part of their regular academic performance. Each pupil is given a fair chance to show-off their abilities in a particular task. Those who will shine from among all pupils will be chosen to be the class representatives for the said activities that will compete or perform for the inter-school program. [The process of elimination for every activity has been a policy since AY 2006-2007]
Pupil’s participation in a competition or program does not lie on the subjective disposition of the teacher. It is the pupil himself who will give the mandate whether he/she will be included in the set activity. As long as the pupils have the talents, abilities and aptitude, they will bloom in their own appropriate time. From tiny tots to grown up kids, pupils will blossom according to their inherent capabilities. The school provides the avenues and opportunities that will stimulate the brain and challenge the mind and body to perform at its peak.
Congratulations to the MTAP qualifiers
The Math Department conducted the final screening for the school’s contestants for the MTAP. They will undergo the Math Skills Training Program (MSTP) under the HCEC-Math Circle and will be given special coaching to prepare them intellectually and psychologically. The MSTP will be attended also by the other members of the HCEC-Math Circle.
Kudos to the following:
Grade 1
² Julianne Benegas
² Romanne Ann R. Andalis
² Gerald Cuadro
Grade 2
² Alexis Corporal
² Fernando Berina III
² Sheena Tomabado
Grade 3
² Katrina Ibias
² Rina Angela Penales
² Xil Lucia Guevarra
Grade 4
² Eric Fabian Mendez
² Ely Trinidad
² Aljon Oronan
Grade 5
² Ryan Jericho Valdoria
² Jhoanna Faye Nadal
² Sheree Bianne-tha Noleen Mendez
Grade 6
² Claire Trinidad
² Vince Christian Paranal
² Benvictor John Turiano
Additional Members of the Math Circle by the virtue of the Math SBA 2008
Pupils who got an ability scale of 100+ in the 2008 Math SBA are eligible to be members of the HCEC-Math Circle.
Aquiler, Ramius C
Praxides, Francis Vincent B.
McCormick, Ocean Kyle U.
Sarita, Karla Mae C.
Gonzales, Ysabelle G.
Lanuzo, Ezra Princess O.
Pana, Michael Hiro D.
Oñate, Stacy Klair M.
Peñaflor, Maria Elena F.
Rodriguez, Luzille A.
Benegas, Thea Mae E.
Obia, John Errol B.
The Math Department conducted the final screening for the school’s contestants for the MTAP. They will undergo the Math Skills Training Program (MSTP) under the HCEC-Math Circle and will be given special coaching to prepare them intellectually and psychologically. The MSTP will be attended also by the other members of the HCEC-Math Circle.
Kudos to the following:
Grade 1
² Julianne Benegas
² Romanne Ann R. Andalis
² Gerald Cuadro
Grade 2
² Alexis Corporal
² Fernando Berina III
² Sheena Tomabado
Grade 3
² Katrina Ibias
² Rina Angela Penales
² Xil Lucia Guevarra
Grade 4
² Eric Fabian Mendez
² Ely Trinidad
² Aljon Oronan
Grade 5
² Ryan Jericho Valdoria
² Jhoanna Faye Nadal
² Sheree Bianne-tha Noleen Mendez
Grade 6
² Claire Trinidad
² Vince Christian Paranal
² Benvictor John Turiano
Additional Members of the Math Circle by the virtue of the Math SBA 2008
Pupils who got an ability scale of 100+ in the 2008 Math SBA are eligible to be members of the HCEC-Math Circle.
Aquiler, Ramius C
Praxides, Francis Vincent B.
McCormick, Ocean Kyle U.
Sarita, Karla Mae C.
Gonzales, Ysabelle G.
Lanuzo, Ezra Princess O.
Pana, Michael Hiro D.
Oñate, Stacy Klair M.
Peñaflor, Maria Elena F.
Rodriguez, Luzille A.
Benegas, Thea Mae E.
Obia, John Errol B.
Literary artists to shine; character to glow
The second leg of the Nutri-Eco Celebration is for the pupils with skills and talents in literary writings. The Primary pupils had the Poem/Slogan Making, while the Intermediate had the essay writing on the theme: Maayos na Kapaligiran tungo sa Magandang Kalusugan. Last week’s activity was for those with Spatial Intelligence or for those with visual art talents. Winners to these contests will be posted and announced next week.
In HCEC, pupils are given the learning environment that will discover, develop and sharpen their potentials. As the pupils undergo the process of learning, it is not only the intellect that is being nourished, the character and values as well are touched and influenced by the activities. Self-discipline, cooperation, commitment to finish one’s tasks, and honesty are just among the few which are being learned and acquired by our pupils. With the school’s activities, the intellect, the will and the character are educated,
July 31 is Nuri-Eco Final Day
Watch out for the Nutri-Eco Final day on July 31, 2009 at 2:00 PM. The highlight of the day’s program is the Sabay-Sabay sa Paggalaw from different levels. The pupils will perform a mass demonstration in the different body exercises. Awarding ceremony for the winners in the nutri-eco contests will be done during the program. The Dance Academy Dancers will have their first performance after their successful recital last June. See for yourself the TEAM Grade School as they calebrate the Nutri- Eco Month. Parents are invited.
Dress Code in the campus
School is an academic place where children need to be given structured positive environment. To main the academic atmosphere in the campus, we urge the parents, guardians, yayas, drivers, fetchers to please observe the proper dress code. Modesty and decency in dressing are advised.
Appointment with teachers
Parents/guardians who need to have a conference ( no matter how short it is) must see the teacher after class hours. Teachers can not entertain the parents inquiry before the class for they need to prepare their classrooms, their materials, nor during break time for they are supervising their pupils. For pressing concerns, parents are advised to course the matter to the Office of the School Principal. Your cooperation is highly appreciated.
The second leg of the Nutri-Eco Celebration is for the pupils with skills and talents in literary writings. The Primary pupils had the Poem/Slogan Making, while the Intermediate had the essay writing on the theme: Maayos na Kapaligiran tungo sa Magandang Kalusugan. Last week’s activity was for those with Spatial Intelligence or for those with visual art talents. Winners to these contests will be posted and announced next week.
In HCEC, pupils are given the learning environment that will discover, develop and sharpen their potentials. As the pupils undergo the process of learning, it is not only the intellect that is being nourished, the character and values as well are touched and influenced by the activities. Self-discipline, cooperation, commitment to finish one’s tasks, and honesty are just among the few which are being learned and acquired by our pupils. With the school’s activities, the intellect, the will and the character are educated,
July 31 is Nuri-Eco Final Day
Watch out for the Nutri-Eco Final day on July 31, 2009 at 2:00 PM. The highlight of the day’s program is the Sabay-Sabay sa Paggalaw from different levels. The pupils will perform a mass demonstration in the different body exercises. Awarding ceremony for the winners in the nutri-eco contests will be done during the program. The Dance Academy Dancers will have their first performance after their successful recital last June. See for yourself the TEAM Grade School as they calebrate the Nutri- Eco Month. Parents are invited.
Dress Code in the campus
School is an academic place where children need to be given structured positive environment. To main the academic atmosphere in the campus, we urge the parents, guardians, yayas, drivers, fetchers to please observe the proper dress code. Modesty and decency in dressing are advised.
Appointment with teachers
Parents/guardians who need to have a conference ( no matter how short it is) must see the teacher after class hours. Teachers can not entertain the parents inquiry before the class for they need to prepare their classrooms, their materials, nor during break time for they are supervising their pupils. For pressing concerns, parents are advised to course the matter to the Office of the School Principal. Your cooperation is highly appreciated.
Swimming Class for HCECians
The Macagang Aquatic Club’s Master Swim Program is inviting the HCECians to enroll in their swimming class every Sunday, 4:00-6:00 pm at Macagang Business Center, Nabua, Camrines Sur. The afternoon swimming class will be exclusive to HCEC pupils if the minimum number of 15 enrollees will be met. Classes will start on August 30, 2009. Class fee is Php1,500.00 for 13 day sessions. If interested, please see our School Registrar for enlistment. Enrollment is at MBC office.
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