Teachercasters Mr. Robie Mar Aquino Dayto, Ms. Jairah Gilboy Romualdo, and Mr. Jan Ashley D. Casco reported the highlights of Midway Colleges’ 32nd Founding Anniversary, National Maritime Day, and World Teacher’s Day.
The theme for this year’s founding anniversary, “Midway Strong 2020: Pushing Forward” revolves on being resilient against the changes and challenges brought about by the pandemic. Midway Colleges came up with various activities for the students to enjoy despite the distance.
Ms. Romualdo featured the highlights of Tagisdunong 2020, an online quiz bee; Mobile Legends tournament, e-sports played by multiplayers; and AKWE 2020, a virtual acquaintance. All these activities were participated by the students across all year levels.
“Ang mga gawaing ito ay hindi lamang naglalayong hubugin ang kaisipan at talino ng mga mag-aaral kundi maging ang kanilang social at creative skills lalo na ngayong panahon ng pandemya.” says Ms. Romualdo.
Mr. Casco continued, “Inilunsad ng Midway Colleges ang kauna-unahang ‘Kumustahan with the Parents’ last September 26, 2020.”
He shared the highlights of ‘Kumustahan”, an online parent-teacher conference spearheaded by the Academic Department and Office of Student Affairs. The meeting intended to address the concerns of students’ parents and guardians on the Flexible Learning Program of the institution.
“Ayon pa nga sa mga magulang ay mainam ang Flexible Learning Program sapagkat nagagawa pa ring magpatuloy ng kanilang mga anak sa pag-aaral sa loob ng kanilang tahanan kahit na may pandemya.”, says Mr. Casco.
A snippet of the virtual conference rolled in the report which showcases interviews with parents. Constructive feedback of parents and guardians on the implementation of Flex-LeaP via Microsoft 365 were highlighted.
Evaluation and comments from selected parents/guardians include the following testimonies:
“Ang feedback sa amin ay kaya naman daw niya, as long as merong internet connection na available, dito sa bahay namin sa San Isidro ay meron naman.”
“So, yung kumustahan, hindi lang siya nakatulong sa academics ng mga bata kundi siguro sa mental health din.”
The assessment period for prelims was reported by Ms. Romualdo saying “Nitong katatapos na linggo ay isinagawa ng Midway Colleges ang unang assessment period para sa semestreng ito.
Kaiba ito sa ibang nakasanayang assessment period sapagkat ito ay iniayos ng bawat guro upang umayon sa kasalukuyang kalagayan ng ating pamumuhay dahil sa banta ng pandemya.
Sa kabila nito, ay hindi mapagkakailang naipamalas pa rin ng ating mga mag-aaral ang kanilang talino, gilas, at pagkamalikhain sa bawat assessment na ibinigay sa kanila ng kani-kanilang mga guro.”
Furthermore, the last Friday of the month of September was declared to be the National Maritime Day. Consequently, Midway Colleges celebrated the occasion.
Students expressed their gratitude and support towards seafarers by posting photos showing their snappy salutes and videos saying “To all the sailors, Happy National Maritime Day! Thank you for your service and thank you for your sacrifice”. Started as a maritime school, Midway continued to grow and expand by offering other bachelor programs. Hence, its support towards the maritime world will remain steadfast.
“Bilang pagsuporta sa Maritime Industry sa Pilipinas at para kilalanin ang kahalagahan ng marinong Pilipino sa global shipping industry, dineklara ang huling Biyernes ng buwan ng Setyembre bilang National Maritime Day. Nakiisa ang buong pamantasan ng Midway Colleges kasama ang mga mag-aaral nito sa pagsaludo sa kagitingan ng marinong Pilipino na walang sawa at hindi napapagod sa paghahanap-buhay hindi lamang para sa kanilang pamilya, kundi para na rin sa ekonomiya ng buong bansa.”, Mr. Casco narrated.
Ms. Romualdo reported the celebration of World Teacher’s Day at Midway Colleges saying
“Isang mainit na pagdiriwang ang inilaan ng Midway colleges sa mga guro nito bilang pakikiisa sa World Teacher’s Day nitong nakaraang October 5. Ngunit, higit na mainit sa pagdiriwang ang mga pagbati at surpresa ng mga mag-aaral sa kanilang mga guro na kanilang mga naging gabay tungo sa landas ng karunungan.
Dahil na rin sa pandemya, ang pagdiriwang na ito ay naging kakaiba sa mga nagdaang taon. Kanya-kanyang diskarte ang mga sections sa kanilang pagsusurpresa sa kanilang mga advisers at mga teachers.”
Meanwhile, updates on Social Science topics were given by Mr. Dayto where following subjects will be covered:
NGE 2 – Campaign for Healthy Body Image
NGE 4 – Mga Kontrobersiya sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas
NGE 6 – Stages of Moral Development by Lawrence Kohlberg
NGE 7 – The Rise of Asean – Asian Regionalism
In summary, Mr. Dayto greets the teachers saying “Ipagpatuloy nawa natin ang pagtatanglaw ng liwanag sa landas ng karunungan para sa ating mga mag-aaral. Mabuhay po tayong lahat!”
The Teachercaster Coordinators are Ms. Marie Aliling and Ms. Jeanine Charmaine B. Mantile while the video was edited and directed by Mr. Jestony Sarmiento Alvarez.
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