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ππ’πππππππ π΄ππππππ π‘πππ‘ππ ππ‘ πΊπ’πππ, πππππ;
π΅ππππ ππππππ, πβππππππππ πππ‘πππππ π»ππ π‘ππππππ ππππππ‘π¦, πΌππ.
πβπ πΆπ΄π π΅πβππππ π΄π€πππ, ππππ’ππ’πππ‘ππ ππ 2019 ππ’ππππ πΆπ΄πβ 30π‘β πππππ£πππ πππ¦, π πππ£ππ ππ π ππππ‘ππππ π‘π βππππ π‘βπ ππππππππππ ππππ‘ππππ’π‘ππππ ππ π π‘π’ππππ‘π , ππππ’ππ‘π¦, πππππππ π‘πππ‘ππ£π π π‘πππ, πππ πππ’πππ π€βπ βππ£π ππ₯πππππππππ ππ₯ππππππππ ππ π£πππππ’π ππππππ . πβπ π‘πππ π΅πβππππ ππππππ π’πππ‘ππ π‘βπ ππππππ¦, π€ππππ‘β, πππ ππππ‘π’ππ π‘βππ‘ π‘βππ¦ πππππ π‘π π‘βπ πππππππ πππππ’πππ‘π¦ πππ π‘βπ ππππ£πππ ππ‘π¦ ππ πππππππ. πΉπππ ππππππππ ππβπππ£πππππ‘π π‘π πππππππ βππ ππππ‘πππ‘ππ£ππ , π‘βπ ππ€ππππ π βππ€πππ π π‘βπππ πππ£πππ π π‘πππππ‘π πππ πππππππππ βππππ‘π .
ππβπ πΆπ΄π π΅πβππππ π΄π€ππππ 2024 ππππππ€ππππππ π‘βπ ππππππ‘ππππ ππ βππππ π‘ππ πππ£ππππππππ‘ πππ¦πππ π‘βπ ππππ π ππππ ππ¦ βπππππππ ππ’π‘π π‘ππππππ πππ’πππ ππππ π‘βπ πππππππππ‘ ππ΄&π ππβππππ , πππ ππ π‘βππ πΆπ΄π π π‘π’ππππ‘π ππ π‘βπππ π’πππππππππ’ππ‘π π¦ππππ , π€βπ ππ₯βππππ‘ππ ππ₯πππππππ¦ πππππππ βππ, π πππ£πππ, πππ πππ£πππ£πππππ‘ ππ ππ₯π‘ππππ’πππππ’πππ πππ‘ππ£ππ‘πππ , πππ π‘βπππ ππππ‘ππππ’π‘ππππ π‘π πππππ’π ππππ πππ π‘βπ π€ππππ πππππ’πππ‘π¦. πβππ π πππππ£πππ’πππ πππ‘ ππππ¦ ππ₯ππππππ ππππππππππππ¦ ππ’π‘ ππππ ππππππ‘πππ‘ππ¦, ππ ππππππ π ππππππ , ππππ ππ π‘πππ‘ππ¦ ππππππ π‘πππ‘πππ π ππππππ‘ππππ‘ π‘π ππππππ π πππ ππ‘ππ£π ππππππ‘ ππ π πππππ‘π¦. πΉπππ ππ’π ππππ π πππππππ π‘π π πππππ πππ‘ππππππππ’ππ , ππ΄&π πππ’πππ ππππ‘πππ’π π‘π ππππ π ππππ ππ π£πππππ’π ππππ’π π‘ππππ , ππππππ¦πππ π‘βπ ππππ£πππ ππ‘π¦’π πππ π πππ ππ πππππ’ππππ ππππππππππ πππ ππππππ‘πππ‘ πππππππ .
β¨πΉππ π‘βπ 2024 π΅πβππππ π΄π€ππππ , ππ . πΎππππ πΎπ€ππ βππ ππππ π πππππ‘ππ ππ πππ ππ π‘βπ ππ’π‘π π‘ππππππ ππ΄&π ππππππ π ππππππ ππ βππ πππππ, βππππππ ππ π π΅πβππππ π΄π€πππππ.
πππ . πΎπ€ππ πππππ’ππ‘ππ π€ππ‘β π π΅ππβππππ ππ π΄ππ‘π πππππ ππ π»π’πππππ‘πππ π€ππ‘β π ππππππ π πππππ πΆπππ‘ππππππ‘π ππ π»π’πππππ‘πππ ππ 2010. πβπ ππ ππππ πππ‘ππ¦ π‘βπ ππ’πππππππ π΄ππππππ π‘πππ‘ππ ππ π‘βπ πΏππππ πΊππ£πππππππ‘ ππ πΊπ’ππ’ππ, πππππ.
πβπ βππππ π πππ π‘ππ ππ π΄ππ‘π π·πππππ ππ πΆπ’ππ‘π’πππ π»ππππ‘πππ ππ‘π’ππππ (πππ, 2017) πππ π π·ππππππ ππ πππππ, πΆππππ’πππ‘π¦, πππ π
πππππππ ππππππππ (ππ π·ππππππ, 2021). π»ππ π‘βππ ππ , π€βππβ ππππππ π πππππ‘ππ π πππ’π (βππβππ π‘ πππππ‘) ππππππππ‘πππ, ππππ’π ππ ππ π‘βπ π πππππ π£πππ’π ππ βππ π‘ππππ π ππ‘ππ βπππππ ππ πππππ’πππ‘π¦ ππππππππ πππ ππ‘π‘ππβππππ‘ π‘π ππππππ .
ππ . πΎπ€ππ ππ π πππ ππππβππ πππ βππππ‘πππ πππππ‘ππ‘πππππ. πβπ π€πππππ ππ π πππππππ‘-πππ ππ πππ ππππβππ ππ‘ π‘βπ πππ πΊππππ’ππ‘π ππβπππβπΆπππ‘ππ πππ πΆπππ πππ£ππ‘πππ ππ πΆπ’ππ‘π’πππ πππππππ‘π¦ πππ πΈππ£ππππππππ‘ ππ π‘βπ πππππππ . π»ππ π€πππ ππ‘ π‘βπ ππππ‘ππ πππ£πππ£ππ ππ’ππ‘π’πππ πππππππ, πππππ‘πππ ππ ππππ πππ£ππ‘πππ ππππππππππ‘ πππππ , πππ ππππ£πππππ π‘ππβπππππ ππ π ππ π‘ππππ π‘π πππππ πππ£πππππππ‘ π’πππ‘π πππ βππππ‘πππ ππππππππ πππππ π π‘βπ πππ’ππ‘ππ¦. π΄π ππ πππ£ππππ‘π ππ βππππ‘πππ πππ ππ’ππ‘π’ππ ππ π‘βπ ππ’ππππ π πππ‘ππ, π βπ βππ π€πππππ π€ππ‘β πππ£πππππππ‘ πππ π‘ππ‘π’π‘ππππ π π’πβ ππ π‘βπ πππ‘πππππ π»ππ π‘ππππππ πΆπππππ π πππ ππ π‘βπ πβπππππππππ , πππ‘πππππ πΆπππππ π πππ πππ πΆπ’ππ‘π’ππ πππ π‘βπ π΄ππ‘π (ππΆπΈπ), π·πππππ‘ππππ‘ ππ πππ’πππ π, πβππππππππ πππ π‘ππ πΆπππ., πππ π πππ£ππ ππ π ππππ π’ππ‘πππ‘ ππ βππ βππππ‘ππ€π, πΊπ’ππ’ππ. πβπ ππππ£πππ’π ππ¦ π€πππππ πππ π‘βπ πΏππππ§ ππ’π ππ’π πππ πΏππππππ¦ πππ π‘βπ ππππ πππππ‘ πΈππππππ ππ’πππππ πΉππ’ππππ‘πππ.
πβπ ππ πππ π πππ‘ππ£π ππ ππππ’πππ πππ ππππβ πππ βππ ππππ ππππππππππ‘πππ π€ππ‘β πππ»πΆπ
ππ π π‘π’ππ¦πππ π‘βπ πβπππππππππ β βππ π‘πππ¦ ππ ππππ’πππ ππ π ππ π‘ππππ. π»ππ ππππ’π ππ ππ π‘βπ 5π‘β πππ£π π€βππ π‘βπ πβπππππππππ ππππππ π π‘ππππ ππ‘ πππ’ππ‘ππ¦ πππ πβππ‘π π
π’π π πππ ππππ’ππππ ππ 1949. π»ππ πππ ππππβ πππ βππ π‘π πππππ πππβππ£ππ ππ π΄π’π π‘πππππ, πππ΄ πππ πΉπππππ, πππ π€ππ ππ’ππππ βππ ππ πβπ π½ππ’ππππ ππ π»ππ π‘πππ¦.
(π ππ’πππ: βπ‘π‘ππ ://πβπππππππππ .ππππππ .πππ/2020/06/05/ππππππ -πβπππππππππ -πππ€-πππππππ -2020/)
π΄π π ππ’ππ‘π’πππ πππππ‘ππ‘πππππ πππ ππππ π‘βππ βπππ π ππππππ, π βπ π€ππ π‘ππ πππ π‘π ππ π‘βπ ππππ πππππππππ‘ ππ π‘βπ 2021 ππ’ππππππ‘ππππππ πΆπππππππππ‘ππππ ππ πΊπ’ππ’ππ, πππππ.
π»ππ ππππππππ ππππππππ’ππ πππ ππ₯π‘πππ ππ£π π€πππ π€ππ‘β πΏπΊππ πππ ππ£ππ π‘βπ πβπππππππππ βππ£π π π‘πππππ‘βππππ βππ πππ£πππππ¦ ππ πππππ π‘πππππππ βππππ‘πππ ππππ πππ£ππ‘πππ πππ πππ£ππππππππ‘ ππ π‘βπ ππ’ππππ π πππ‘ππ.
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BIGGKAS Program 2023: An Extension Program for the Reading Teachers of Pineda Elementary School

A two-day training program for the reading teachers of Pineda Elementary School (PES), entitled Developing Reading & Language Skills Among Grades 4 to 6 Learners, was successfully held at UA&P Dining Halls 1 & 2 on June 1 and 2, 2023.
Barangay Pineda, Pasig City, is the adopted community of the UA&P BIGGKAS Program, which seeks to develop the University’s adopted community through sustainable school-based interventions. In line with this, the teacher-training program is one of the notable interventions accomplished by the UA&P BIGGKAS Program in 2023. The program was organized by the College of Arts and Sciences Humanities Program in collaboration with the School of Education and Human Development.













The sole guest speaker and trainer for the two-day teacher training was Dr. Felicitas E. Pado, a distinguished reading expert in the country with numerous accolades, including the Outstanding Teacher of the Philippines award from the Metrobank Foundation in 1991 and the Natatanging Guro award from the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Education in 2013. She is currently a faculty member at Miriam College.
The training was also opened to the public, attracting a total of 12 active participants: 8 from the adopted school, PES, 2 from other schools, and 2 from the University of Asia and the Pacific. All participants received a certificate of participation after completing the required number of training hours.
As a token of appreciation, the Humanities Program Director, Dr. Sophia Marco, presented two copies of the book Teaching Beginning Literacy, authored by Dr. Pado, to Pineda Elementary School (PES). The books were also signed by the author on the day of the training culmination.
The experience was meaningful for all participants, as they were pleased to listen to and learn from an adept professional in the field of education. They were able to assimilate valuable knowledge, skills, and techniques provided by the trainer. As they implement the intervention, we look forward to their ability to effectively apply the insights they gained to nurture and enhance the reading and language skills of 21st-century primary-level learners.
Humanities Alumni Featured in Universitas
Two Alumni HUMies were featured in University of Asia and the Pacific’s Universitas website.
In the article entitled “Exploring the Promising Field of Art Conservation”, Alumni and Department of Arts Faculty Nina Ynion talked about how she fell in love with Art Conservation, how her experiences in Florence, Italy changed her life forever and what is in store for her in the future.
Meanwhile, Humanities Alumni and Program Director Dr. Joem Antonio talked about his newest children’s book, “Narding Carpio and the Monstrous Wall” in the article with the same title. The book is all about a legend Philippine Mythological figure whose story is fit for children of all ages.
Read the whole article in https://universitas.uap.asia