March is graduation month for high-school students in the Philippines. Many schools hold “Recollection”events for their graduating class. These events are geared towards students’ character development. They allow the students to recall the wonderful memories and meaningful lessons of high-school life and to prepare them for the future.
Dalid National High School is in Alimodian, a third-class municipality in Iloilo province. The school’s principal, Ms Ma. Riza Lasquita, and the staff member in charge of the event, Mr Angel Sernadilla, invited Goducate to run the Recollection event. They know that one of the goals of Goducate is to educate children and see them reach their highest potentials. They believe that Goducate can motivate and inspire their students reach for their dreams.
The Recollection was held on March 12. 46 students participated in the whole-day event. The program included fun-filled team-building activities, life-enriching sessions, small-group mentoring of the students, and individual reflections of him/herself.
We hope we were able to give the students an encouraging and inspiring Recollection experience, and that they will treasure the lessons and the new friendships built with the Goducate community development workers.
*Our guest writer is Joanna De Leon