Young Newtons attend science summit

Young Newtons Club members represented RILI in the PSYSC
Science Summit in Caritas Don Bosco School, Biñan, Laguna,
Sept. 8-9.

Members of the Young Newtons Club (YNC), the official math and science club of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) attended the Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs (PSYSC) Science Summit  for Region 4A held Sept. 8-9 at Caritas Don Bosco School in Biñan, Laguna. Participants to the summit include elementary and secondary students from public and private schools in the region who are active in science clubbing.

This year, the summit's theme is Scientricity: Energizing Science Clubbers for Sustainable Energy. The Young Newtons, as the club members are called, participated in group activities and lectures that further enhanced their knowledge in sustainable sources of energy.

Elementary science teacher Mrs. Jeroline Ocampo (3rd from left)
participates in a group discussion during the I Teach Science
Seminar at the PSYSC Science Summit.

YNC also joined the PSYSC Science Olympiad (PSO). Chirstian Espayos, Kenneth Cyrus Celso, and Ronnel Fajardo, Year IV students, represented YNC to the high school category of the PSO while Marcus Adrian Balinas (Grade 6), Jacob Nathanielz Payag (Grade 5), and Guila Mae Castañeda (Grade 6) were the club's representatives to the elementary category.

The club also participated in the Savonius Windmill competition where participating clubs made miniature windmills. Each club demonstrated how much energy is generated by their windmill.

YNC co-adviser Mr. Ronald Morales was also present in the summit. He and three other RILI teachers--Mrs. Jeroline Ocampo, Mrs. Ma. Clarissa Almanza, and Mr. Robby Torres--attended the summit's I Teach Science Seminar (ITSS). The seminar was designed to provide new inputs for high school teachers regarding sustainable energy.