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The Role of the Youth in Nation Building: Good Citizenship for Letranites
Introduction
The youth, as a sector, comprise a significantly large part of the population.
Within educational institutions, they are the majority. They also possess certain strengths
that are necessary in the process of change. They play a vital role in the society,
exercising a significant influence to the other sectors. The roles they played in the past
had caught the attention of the government and opened the eyes and minds of Filipino
leaders and functionaries for needed reforms in the society. Today, the State recognizes
the vital role of the youth in nation building and reaffirms the expectation of our national
hero Dr. Jose Rizal that the youth is the hope of the land.
• Social Security
• Rest and Leisure
• Move Freely (within the country, leave
and return freely)
• Marry
• Establish a family
Exercise parental rights
Dignity Self-determination
• Recognition as a person • Equal Sovereign Affairs and International
• Honor and reputation Affairs and International Organizations
• Live in National and International Order • Benefit from and Contribute to Scientific
and Technological Advances in the World
Reparation and Retribution for Exploitation
(Source: Renato Pasimio, The Philippine Constitution, 2000)
Deepening Points
• The family is simultaneously a community made possible by work and the first
school of work within a home, for every person.
• Man is destined to work, it is in his nature. But he must see to it that he works to
make a life not just a living. He must find time for relaxation.
• Discuss the Filipino culture of and with regard to, the following: kapit sa patalim,
ningas-kugon, manana habit, pwedeng-pwede na, bahala na.
• Job and Work must be defined and differentiated.
• Achievement is getting things done well while activity is a matter of merely
staying busy. Avoid acting like busy bodies doing nothing.
• Our country will progress if every Filipino puts value in honest hard work. Our
character is our fate.
• Every Filipino should strive towards self-reliance.
• Learn to invest your God-given talents in your work, for work is God’s provision
to prosperity.
• “Don’t settle for mediocrity, aim for excellence”.
• Well done is better than well said-Benjamin Franklin
• Do your best and God will take care of the rest.
• Pray and work: Pray as if everything depended on God and work as if everything
depended on you.
• “Living within your means is spending less than what you earn”.
• Living within one’s means is a key element of success and progress as it
encourages the values of discipline, frugality, prudence and the virtue of
temperance.
• Things done in haste will usually end in waste. Small deeds done are better than
many things planned.
• What counts in the end is not the volume of work but the love that we put into our
work.
5. CONCERNS FOR THE FAMILY AND FUTURE GENERATIONS
• Look after the welfare of your family and future generations.
Deepening Points
• The future of humanity passes by way of the family.
• Our family is threatened daily by many issues that tend to destroy its sanctity,
unity and harmony.
• We should be vigilant and possess the resolve to always value our family as our
most precious gift after our own lives.
• A family is strengthened by the love, understanding and mutual respect among
its members.
• A family is the best place of refuge, strength, inspiration, example and source of
love for today’s youth at risk and couples whose values and virtues are
challenged daily by the ways of the world of covetousness and materialism.
• More than ever, as parents, we should work harder to teach and guide our
children in the ways of good values and responsibility as they are more
vulnerable to negative influences brought about by the advent of high technology
and materialism which gives them freer access to activities that potentially
undermine their good values and virtues.
• Giving due respect to our elders and caring for them is a testament of our
enduring value of respect for our family as people and confirms our love and
deference to the people from whose lives and labor we owe our own;
• Our family is worth more than any worldly gain.
• Make it a point to spend “quality time” with your family as this will unite you
more closely and bind you in understanding and love
• The family can survive the challenges of the times only if it is armed with sound
principles and values that promote love and life: Responsible parenthood.
6. LOVE
• Look after the good welfare of one another.
Deepening Points
• Love is the value from which the other values that form a good person develop.
• Love is a decision here, now and forever.
• Love is a commitment to action, an intellectual and thoughtful decision.
• Love entails responsibility, sacrifice and service; it is simply doing good for
others. If love is real it never stops reaching out.
• Real Love is one that shares, trusts, cares, respects, accepts and forgives.
• Love is the key to our nation progress. It will encourage our people to be
committed to serve and be concerned for each other’s well being, making true the
pledge of mamamayan muna bago sarili…mamamayang hindi makasarili.
• A giant step to national progress is national reconciliation not national resolution.
Reconciliation is focused on relation while resolution is focused on problem.
What lasts in the end is relation of love.
• Love cures people-both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it (Karl
Menninger)
• The Law of Love surpasses every other law.
• The true measure of love is, loving without measure.
• Love ‘till it hurts no more.
• Love is a gift from God and God himself. He who lives in love lives in God.
• The new commandment of love is the fundamental law of human perfection, and
consequently of the transformation of the world. (cf. Mt. 22:40)
• The commandment of mutual love, which represents the law of life for God’s
people, must inspire, purify and elevate all human relationship and in society and
in politics. (Social Doctrine of the Church # 33)
7. FREEDOM
• Assert your right to be able to do the right things.
Deepening Points
• Freedom is the power to act or not to act, and so to perform deliberate acts of
one’s own.
• According to Dr. Jose P. Rizal, “Nations win their freedom by deserving it, by
loving what is just, what is great to the point of dying for it.”
• The value of Freedom is never without the virtue of responsibility.
• Freedom is a gift freely given, thus, it should be something freely shared.
• Freedom without responsibility results to anarchy.
• Freedom should be practiced with a clear understanding of its bounds, a sense of
discipline and the virtue of charity.
• A man worst difficulties begin when he is able to do, as he likes.
• Our sense of Freedom should lead us to love our fellowmen, understand their
plight and do what is good and right while avoiding what is wrong and evil.
• The dream of freedom is not just of one man but should be of every human heart.
• The fruit of freedom is cultivated by a people’s genuine sense of cooperation and
desire to be responsible for their actions for the benefit of the common good and
common destiny.
• The basis of freedom lies in the individuality of human person who is capable of
thinking, caring and relating with other human beings.
• Freedom is the highest sign in man of his being made in the divine image, and
consequently, is a sign of the sublime dignity of every human person.
8. PEACE
• Live and work together in harmony; avoid violence as a way of settling disputes.
Deepening Points
• Peace cannot be attained through violence or other ways that do not promote
order.
• Some examples of situations by which the end of peace cannot be reached by the
means of violence and disorder:
- Physically harming children as a method of disciplining them
- Airing one’s sentiments on government and societal issues by way of a
mutiny or coup d’etat.
- Resorting to fights and other violent displays to settle disputes/
disagreements
- Stealing to pay-off a debt
- Resorting to acts of corruption to attain financial security
• The Four Pillars of Peace: Love, Freedom, Truth and Justice.
• The Two keys to peace: Solidarity with the Poor and Sustainable Human
Development.
• Peace can be attained and sustained when people develop a deep consciousness of
their faith in God, concern for their fellowmen, loyalty to their country, and
respect for the environment.
• Peace cannot thrive in a world where people do not live in dignity.
• Peace is founded on the primary relationship that exists between every human
being and God himself.
• There can be no lasting peace if the nations of the world prosper at the expense of
other nations.
• Peace is attainable thru forgiveness and reconciliation.
• Peace is the fruit of justice, love and order.
• There is a peace, which no amount of trouble can take it away, that is doing the
will of God (Ten Commandments) and follows the rule of law.
9. TRUTH
• Stand-up for the truth; avoid intrigue and mudslinging.
Deepening Points
• Truth is important to a society because it is a condition for freedom.
• Truth entails transparency, honesty, integrity, sincerity and humility.
• The most essential quality for leadership is not perfection but credibility: Being
truthful.
• Identify the fruits of a culture of truth as against the negative effects of a culture of
lies.
• The truth entails sacrifices and effort but is a worthy cause that highlights our own
capacity as persons to do good and live with integrity.
• When in doubt about a certain issue that tends to challenge one’s integrity, look
towards the “Absolute Truth” that is God.
• Honesty should be applied in all our roles in life, be it as a spouse, parent, child,
sibling, teacher, colleague, superior, subordinate, public servant, etc.
• No one has a monopoly on truth.
• In the end, the truth always prevails.
10. JUSTICE
• Give everyone his due; do not oppress or take advantage of anyone.
Deepening Points
• Justice consists in the firm and constant will to give God and neighbor their due.
• The Justice system is important as it ensures that all people, regardless of any form of
distinction, will receive the full benefit and protection of the law.
• Justice is important in the life of a person because it ensures that society fosters an
atmosphere of human dignity, security and one that allows every person equal
opportunity to pursue prosperity, development and happiness.
• “Justice delayed is Justice denied”. Reflect on the implication of this statement on our
present judicial system and processes.
• Reflect on how the media can aid in the justice process and how it can
impede/diminish justice when people are subjected to trials by publicity.
• Explain why there is a high level of distrust or lack of faith in the Philippine Justice
System by citing instances and drawing participants’ responses and ideas of common
practices contributing to such.
• The Philippines has in its history a legacy of people taking justice into their own
hands (e.g. NPA, MILF and MNLF Insurgencies, Coup d’etats, Mutinies, and
instances of liquidation of suspected or known criminals); what are the causes of this
tendency and its implication to our nation’s justice system and the promotion of
social justice?
• Justice is important because it is the basis by which people are moved to charity
towards their fellowmen.
• Justice is the key to progress, the foundation of freedom and the bedrock principle of
unity and equality among all men.
11. UNITY
• Work together and share with one another.
Deepening Points
• The supreme model of unity is the Divine Trinity.
• Significance of the statement, “United we stand, divided we fall” in the context of the
activity and its applicability in our present national setting.
• The importance of amicable dialogue as a means of resolving conflicts/disagreements
and the preservation of unity.
• Unity is solidarity in the service of humanity: entering into one’s life and be ready to
be disturbed.
• Unity is about sharing a common vision and values, working together towards the
same dream of social justice, prosperity and happiness.
• The implication of Unity in Diversity: gifts, cultures, beliefs etc.
• History is a testament of our people’s legacy of strength when we are united.
• A sense of Unity will lead our people to feel each other’s needs and deepest
sentiments and will lead them to share in the fruits of each other’s progress.
• In the fight against poverty, graft and corruption, injustice, decadent values and
violence, Unity is the key by which we can triumph over all these. There is indeed
strength in numbers. If our people are together to really work sincerely towards
making themselves good citizens, how can such evil elements thrive in our society?
But this fight is won by the collective effort and resolve of our people. We should not
allow one of our members to fail of falter as we view the failure and success of one of
our countrymen as that of our own.
• In every bout of our country with social ills and challenges, we must be able to say to
our countrymen: “We are in this together, We will raise each other up, and We will
triumph!”
12. EQUALITY
• Treat one another as brothers and sisters being children of one God and one
nation.
Deepening Points
• God shows no partiality, since all people have the same dignity as creatures made in
his image and likeness.
• As we come from the same Maker, we share in the same Destiny to live happily, in
dignity, in peace and harmony.
• It is a universally accepted truth that “all men are created equal, gifted with reason
and freewill”. This is the basic principle on which our own fundamental rights (Bill of
Human Rights) are based.
• Every citizen is assured of Equality if his basic human rights are ensured.
• Every person should be given equal opportunity to develop himself, be a better person
and pursue happiness in his lifetime. Thus, all agencies of society, the family, school,
government and community should respect this right and aid the person in his pursuit.
• No man is over and above the law. The laws provide fairly for everyone without
distinction. Justice is blind when it metes out justice. It does not judge based on
prejudices but only on the basis of facts and the truth.
• The value of Equality should move every citizen to look after and care for the less
fortunate, the poor, and the oppressed. When lived by everyone, the value of Equality
is every man’s assurance that he can live a life of worth and dignity, free from
insecurity and injustice no matter what his circumstances in life are. Truly, the value
of equality is a key by which man is set free.
14. PATRIOTISM
• Place the good of the country above one’s own.
Deepening Points
• Patriotism is a call for every citizen.
• Our country needs people who are committed to serve the interest of the nation no
matter who are seated at the helm of the government.
• Our country’s heroes, the ones who will move our country to greater heights are not
found in pedestals or pinnacles of power and prestige; they are found in the hearts and
deeds of ordinary people seeking to be good citizens in their everyday lives.
(“Consistency” vs. “One-shot-deal”
• There is such a thing as unsung heroes but none whose deeds do not touch the life of
at least one person.
• Patriotism is about loving one’s country by being a steadfast good citizen in one’s
daily encounter of the challenges of life and society.
• Leaving one’s country is turning his back to his very own family.
• Patriotism inspires a citizen to respond to the call of service to his nation and look
after his fellowmen in need.
• Patriotism is every person’s sense of duty and responsibility to contribute in the
development of his country, the protection of her integrity, and the upholding of the
rights and dignity of his people.
• Patriotism means obedience and respect of the law and government not because of
duty or fear of punishment or compulsion but because of love of country.
• Patriotism is a love for anything to do with our native land: its history, its tradition, its
language, and its natural feature.
• Nationalism is a firm sense of community and shared fate, a capacity to feel
compassion for countrymen.
Deepening Points
• Common good means the sum total of social conditions, which allow people,
either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and
more easily.
• The common good concerns the life of all.
• The common good requires the social well-being and development of the
group itself.
• Some essential elements needed for the holistic development and progress of
the common good are food, shelter, clothing, education, work, opportunity to
improve one’s self, ability to be free from fear, insecurity and injustice, and an
atmosphere of sharing and fraternal charity.
• “Put the welfare of the greater number of people over one’s own”.
• We should always consider the welfare of the Common Good or of other
people when we make decisions or when we act on something.
• The value of promoting the Common Good should move us to share and reach
out to others in need.
• The principle of universal destination of goods requires that the poor, the
marginalized and in all cases those whole living conditions interfere with their
proper growth should be the focus of particular concern. To this end, the
preferential option for the poor should be reaffirmed in all its force. (Social
Doctrine of the Church # 182)
• We should all vigilant and steadfast in guarding our human rights as these
ensure the general welfare of the common good.
• Work towards things that promote the greater good of the many vs. personal
gain or benefit of a select few.
• All of creation should be made available to all men. Therefore, enterprises,
individuals and other entities should be mindful of the way they treat the
environment, profit from other people and deal with the rights and dignity of
individuals. The blessings of creation are meant for the enjoyment of all and
should benefit everybody.
• National interest should prevail over individual interests.
• In the Government, this quote captures the essence of a public servant who
desires the Promotion of the Common Good in his work amidst the demands
and temptations of politics.
Deepening Points
• Man being created in God’s image, received a mandate to subject to him the earth
and all that it contains, and to govern the world with justice and holiness.
• We should develop a sense of urgency in the way we treat our environment. Let
us learn to respect for the integrity of creation because every person has the right
to a safe and healthy environment.
• Every person’s mission of stewardship demands that he be more conscious of his
actions when he relates with the environment.
• The social doctrine of the Church reminds us that the goods of the earth were
created by God to be used wisely by all. They must be shared equitably, in
accordance with justice and charity. (4481)
• Treat Mother Nature as your own mother. In every sense of the word, she feeds,
sustains our life, treats us kindly and lovingly by providing for us faithfully, not
even anything in return other than respect and love. As “her children”, we have
despoiled her and given her less than the respect that she deserves. As a “parent”,
has a way of disciplining her children lest they abuse. Thus, we have floods and
calamities.
• Ang kalinisan ng ating kapaligiran ay ating kalusugan at kaunlaran ng bayan.
(Good health is our wealth)
(Source: Modules on Good Citizenship Values 2006 by the Good Citizenship Movement)
MODULE VI
Letran Community Involvement Program: Letranites -
Dynamic Builders and Leaders of Communities
Introduction
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) specifically emphasizes extension
service as one of the basic functions of a college or university, the two others are
instruction and research. It is therefore the primordial concern of a college or university
to provide a comprehensive program of extension to be participated by all members of
the academic as well as non-teaching personnel and the students.
Part I. The Community Involvement Program of Colegio de San Juan de Letran
History of Letran’s Community Involvement Program
In 1989, Rev. Fr. Rogelio B. Alarcon, O.P., then rector and president of the
Colegio, thought of introducing a program that makes use of a community as an
educational resource. He initiated the practicum program (on-the-job-training) or
application of what the Letran collegiate students learned from their academic subjects
like Sociology, Theology, Marketing, Accounting, etc.
The initial stage was an immersion of the students by bringing them to Tala
Leprosarium community and matching the class with economically deprived families for
learning-partnership. The program was intended to be a long-range plan that would
establish a lasting relationship between the students and the community.
In 1992, the predecessor of Fr. Alarcon, Rev. Fr. Ramon Cercado, O.P.,
formalized the creation of the office which will be in-charged of the outreach program of
the Colegio, the Extension Services Office. Fr. Cercado likewise believed that the
academe must include a feature, which would enable the Letranites to connect with the
community and to learn altruism.
In 1999, a new rector and president were elected, Rev. Fr. Edwin A. Lao, O.P. He
shared the same dream as his predecessors. He envisioned of making the Colegio known
for its “academic excellence with social relevance”, that is “to promote the importance of
the extension services in realizing the Vision-Mission of the school.”
The community service area of the Colegio’s Extension Services was expanded to
include not only the immediate residents of Intramuros where the Colegio is located, but
also to other poor communities in Metro Manila and as far as the Babuyanes Group of
Islands.
In the year 2004, as the Colegio played a vital role in social development, the
name Extension Services was changed to Center for Community Development. The
Colegio is seen here as an institution committed to freely devoting its resources for the
sake of others through its community involvement program directed towards the
promotion of sustained improvement of the quality of life of the Filipino Poor.
The BuidHope Program
Development cannot be limited to mere economic growth. In order to be
authentic, it must be complete: integral, that is, it has to promote the good of every man
and of the whole man. As an eminent specialist has very rightly and emphatically
declared: “We do not believe in separating the economic from the human, noir
development from the civilizations in which its exists. What we hold important is man,
each man and each group of men, and we even include the whole of humanity” — quoted
from Populorum Progressio on the Development of Peoples, Encyclical Letter of Pope
Paul VI promulgated on March 26, 1967.
The Colegio de San Juan de Letran is an educational institution with a peripheral
interest in community and extension services. As it envisions itself to be a model Christ-
centered institution, a community of persons permeated by Christ, Letran expresses love
of God and love of neighbor by freely devoting its resources for the sake of others
through its community involvement program.
As Letran remains resolute in its institutional core values, Spirituality-Love of
God, Patriotism-Love of Country, Letranism-Love of Letran, it provides the Letranites the
experience vital in the integral formation of the human persons. The Letran BuildHope
Program, Letran’s community involvement program, is a values-oriented community
education program that provides opportunities to Letranites to actively participate in the
affairs of the Church and society. The BuildHope Program concretizes the Letran creed
as it sends Letranites outside the walls of the school to actively participate and to live the
mission of building dynamic Christ-centered communities, as part of the learning process
that leads to their development to become dynamic builders and leaders of the Filipino
society.
Faithful to its commitment as steward and “salt” of the earth, Letran participates
in the redemptive work of Christ as it stands to fight for justice, promote and protect
human dignity. The Letran BuildHope Program is also a community-based education
program that integrates values education and capability building to effect empowerment
and holistic development of persons in the marginalized communities. Through the
BuildHope Program, Letran responds to the Gospel message - preference for the poor,
the goals of the Dominican-Justice, Peace and Care of Creation (Dominican-JPCC), and
the United Nations-Human Rights (UN-HR) call for the adherence to the Millennium
Development Goals - 1) eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, 2) achieve universal
primary education, 3) promote gender equality and empower women, 4) reduce child
mortality, 5) improve maternal health, 6) combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases,
7) ensure environmental sustainability, 8) develop a global partnership for development.
The Letran BuildHope Program seeks to deploy Letran’s resources in ways that
will help deliver sustainable solutions to social problems through different community
development programs - to give hope, to build hope for those who have less in life.
Through community education, Letran adopts the World Health Organization’s life-skills
approach to empower communities, teaching-learning approach where active-learning
and cooperative learning are employed. Under the Letran BuildHope Program are two
community development programs aim to assist in the development of Letran’s partner
communities through rehabilitation and social services, spiritual and values-based
formation, social entrepreneurship and livelihood sustainability:
1. The BuildHomes Program
The BuildHomes Program is Letran’s adopt-a-barangay program. Through the
BuildHomes Program, Letran expresses its utmost desire of extending its sphere of
influence to contribute to the formation and growth of families in every community - to
build families in different community barangays. As the frontline of development within
the city or municipality, the barangays become the critical areas for change. Thus, the
interventions of Letran to the poor families of the community barangays through its
community-based programs hope to contribute to the national program of the government
in relation to poverty alleviation and sustained development.
The BuildHomes Program aims to build capabilities of the Filipino poor through
community education directed towards the promotion of a sustained improvement of a
quality life. It aims to empower the disadvantage and the underprivileged through
conscientization, values formation and skills development leading to a holistic
community development. The following are the program components of the BuildHomes
Program:
1. Spiritual Formation – to build a Christ-centered community animated and
nurtured by the Dominican charism and Letran tradition.
2. Socio-economic Development – to promote the sustained improvement of the
quality of life in the community.
3. Environment Preservation – to make the community an advocate of the
protection and care of their environment.
The following are the different projects under the Buildhomes Program which aim to
build the morals and capabilities of the community in the different partner barangays:
1.1. The TeachFaith Project
As a Catholic institution, Letran is the most potent instrument in the renewed
evangelization of Jesus Christ. As a Dominican institution, Letran is guided by the
consecration to the truth from which springs the mission to live and proclaim the value of
God’s kingdom. Inspired by the special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the
rosary, Letran continues the task of molding a Christian community. This project aims to
educate the people in the communities about Christian values, doctrine, moral and
worship towards the development of community of persons who embody a life of
constant witnessing to the gospel message of Christ. Activities include:
1. Catechism (for children)
2. Family Catechism
3. Sacramental Services
4. Values Formation (for the youth)
5. Creative Parenting Seminars
1.2. The TeachLife Project
As less and less can be gotten out of nature, people move out in all directions. Direction
of their own movement is dictated by the offer of better economic opportunities
elsewhere. From the economically exhausted agricultural lowlands, they move up to
public forestlands, or move down to the coast. Others migrate to the urban canters. Many
of them end up as squatters in the new found haven and have to depend on an already
impoverished environment because many others have been there much ahead of them.
The out-migration from depressed provinces continue to add to the swelling urban
squatter population that may already consist of fourth and even fifth generation squatter
families. This project aims to develop the capability of the people in the communities
through the promotion of basic literacy, skills training, alternative learning and formal
education towards the promotion of a sustained improvement of a quality life. Activities
and various training include:
1. Basic Literacy (3Rs for children)
2. Scholarship Grants (for formal education for intellectually capable students)
3. Alternatives Learning System (for out of school youth)
4. Skills Training on Basic Computer Applications
5. Skills Training on Home Business-Crafts
6. Skills Training on Home Business-Food
7. Skills Training on Basic Financial Management
8. Skills Training on Basic Marketing
9. Skills Training on Small Business Management
10. Skills Training on Cooperative Management
1.3. The TeachHealth Project
Environmental imbalance or simply pollution is present in the environment - air, water,
and land - if waste material which the environment cannot handle, degrade, disperse or
diffuse and that it becomes unclean and unhealthy. It is also the result of depleted coastal
resources, degraded forest and mineral resources and the disregard for the integrity of
nature. Continuing damage to the environment, particularly to land and marine resources,
have marginalized many families dependent on farming and fishing. Being concerned of
this present situation of the environment, this project aims to promote the protection and
care of the environment in the communities leading to a balanced ecosystem for a healthy
life. Activities include:
1. Seminars/Fora on Health and Environmental Issues
2. Medical Services
3. Home-urban/Backyard Gardening
4. Ecological Waste Management
2. The BuildSchools Program
The government is trying its best to lessen illiteracy rate in the country by providing
cheaper, if not free, education for the benefit of the poor through the public schools. The
efforts of the government to make education available to all are coupled with problems of
limited budget. Even the latest text books cannot be provided for students’ use and the
latest technology has not been introduced both to the teachers and students. It is in this
context that Letran is extending its resources and expertise to effect change and assist in
the formation and continuing education of students and promote the continuing
professionalism of teachers of public educational institutions.
The BuildSchools Program is Letran’s adopt-a-school program. The BuildSchools
Program aims to assist in the formation of the students in different partner public schools
of Letran through community education leading to their holistic development. It aims to
develop values in students and enhance their capabilities for learning - to build future
leaders of our communities. The following are the program components of the
BuildSchools Program:
1. Values Formation - to build a high degree of responsibility in the students of
the partner public schools.
2. Students’ Supplementary Learning and Teachers’ Continuing Professionalism
- to supplement learning of students and promote the continuing
professionalism of teachers in the partner public schools.
The following are the different projects under the BuildSchools Program which aim to
develop values and enhance capabilities of the community in the adopted schools:
2.1. The TeachValues Project
The culture of silence and indifference, the deterioration of traditional value system and
the condition of neglect for the lives of the great majority of the Filipinos lead to so many
social ills such as poverty-related illnesses and low income, prostitution, sex-exploitation
of women and so much graft and corruption causing gross negligence and inefficiency in
government service. This project aims to develop the students in public partner schools
with the right sense of moral values, attitudes and motives to enable them to participate in
the building of a just and humane society. Activities include:
1. Basic Catechism (for students)
2. Values Formation (for students)
3. Creative Parenting Seminars (for teachers and parents of students)
2.2. TeachSkills Project
As an institution of higher learning, Letran has the responsibility to assist public schools
in the development of students and teachers who lack the opportunities and the facilities.
This project aims to provide the students more opportunities for learning and the
continuous professionalism of the teachers of public schools through training and
seminars.
1. Scholarship Grants (for intellectually capable students)
2. Training on Basic Computer Applications (for students and teachers)
3. Training on New Teaching Methodologies (for teachers)
(Source: The BuildHope Program, 2008)