We celebrate Ash Wednesday today, marking the beginning of Lent. It is the perfect season to share wonderful traditions of our faith to our children. While the story of Lent is filled with pain, penance, sorry, and death, let us also not forget the true meaning of the darkness: that God's love triumphed over evil and Jesus' resurrection saved us all from sin. This love story … [Read more...]
How to Make People Power Relevant to Today’s Children
The People Power Revolution was a celebrated event, a bloodless uprising that toppled a dictator of 20 years. It showed nationalism and love of country at its finest. Sadly, though, it is also a historic event that has been getting ignored of late. While the whirring of helicopters still remind those like me who lived through those days, to the young ones, it is just one part … [Read more...]
The first step to teaching kids to speak Filipino
Are you a parent who worries about your child’s inability to speak, or even understand, his native tongue? You’re not alone. A lot of parents and teachers talk about students’ inability and reluctance to speak Filipino. Tutorial centers for the subject abound, and students’ Filipino grade usually blights an otherwise outstanding report card. I’m one of those parents. My kids … [Read more...]
How to start nature study: A guide from a reluctant naturalist
I never thought I would be writing about nature study and nature journaling. It’s one of the things I didn’t look forward to in our homeschool week. I would keep delaying it and we would end up not going out for nature study for weeks on end. But then one day, I realized (from talking to friends and listening to podcasts — yes this really was an issue for me!) that I needed … [Read more...]
10 Family Activities to Make Advent More Meaningful
The cool breeze, carols over the radio, and the worsening Manila traffic. Yes, we feel it. Christmas season is definitely here. Before we get swept away by the hustle and bustle of December, let us not forget the short, magical season of quiet preparation for Christmas --- Advent. The season of Advent is a four-week preparation in anticipation of the coming of Jesus. Here we … [Read more...]
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