๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ: ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ดโ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ด๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
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April 14 marks the 9th year founding anniversary of St. Edward School (SES).Nine years ago, the blessing and dedication of the school building was led by Fr. Paul de Leon, Parish Priest of the Immaculate Concepcion of Bucandala. This significant event was also attended by Mr. Guillermo C. Choa, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, officers and members of Property Company of Friends, Inc.; generous benefactors of the school, representatives from the Department of Education, teachers, and staff, and members of the community.
Two of the attendees were Mrs. Dulce Cheng and her son, Davean, who is now in Grade 9 this school year who has recently received โWith Honorsโ in his class. Mrs. Cheng takes a trip down the memory lane. She expressed that she was elated to send her son to the school because of the good construction of the building and the aircon to be installed that she observed during the inauguration, but now she takes delight as she sees her son growing up in the school carrying its core values โ faith, integrity, stewardship, and hard work.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐? My most unforgettable moment at SEIS (now SES) as a parent is my encounter with the security guards. SEIS has been so strict in rules that parents are not allowed inside, but I still insist and try to escape the guards and try to check on Daveanโs behavior inside the classroom. I am worried if he is giving his teachers a hard time. Good thing, the teachers are supportive in terms of giving feedback and observations, and with that, I feel contented regarding the welfare of my son inside the campus.
H๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป? SES has been a big help to me as a mother. Teachers love my child like their own son and are always supportive of him. [Dr. John] and all his teachers are very supportive even the janitors and guards. My life as a dedicated mom-tutor to Davean has become easy because of parent-teacher partnerships, and I value the constructive comments, so that Iโll know how to help Davean improve.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด? The first year of SES is very memorable. I can see a small family of teachers and staff helping each other. You can see their bond and camaraderie, and they are so warm and welcoming to parents. I remember one situation when there is a snake around the corridor on the ground floor. They made sure that nobody would go out of their rooms until they safely caught the snake. They are so hands-on with the kids, and they always put the safety of the kids first before them. I remember the DAD of the SES (Dr. John) the mom is Ms. Joy. They love the kids so much.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น? Thank you so much for being such good teachers to my Davean. As a parent, I know perfect teachers are hard to find, but for me, all of you are the best teachers for Davean because you can train a Dinosaur like him. Thank you for your undying love, support, patience, understanding, and perseverance. I am forever grateful. All of you have contributed to his improvements and success. Thank you so much.
Written and Interviewed by: Patrishia Marie Antes
Photo Credits: Mrs. Dulce Cheng
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