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.

RILI GSP unit leaders join training

Ms. Christine Pelobello (left) holds the list of activities for the day.

Girl scout unit leaders Ms. Christine Pelobello and Ms. Rachel Dellosa of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) attended the Basic Training Course (BTC), Aug. 24-26, at Camp Maria Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna.

The training gave the participants basic knowledge about Girl scouting, its mission, vision, principles, policies, programs, and how to organize and manage a troop. They were also taught knot-tying and what songs to teach the members of their troop.

Ms. Pelobello, RILI's preparatory teacher, will handle Twinklers and Star scouts, while Ms. Dellosa, RILI's Year II adviser and Filipino teacher, will handle Junior and Senior Scouts.

RILI teachers attend BSP training

Mr. Ronald Morales (left) draws a sparrow on their troop flag.

Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) teachers Mr. Ronaldo Morales and Ms. Li Anne Agurin, attended the Basic Training Course for Unit Leaders (BTC) of boy scouts, Aug. 17-19, at Crisanto Guysayko Memorial Elementary School, Nagcarlan, Laguna.

The training was composed of two parts--for boy and senior scout unit leaders and for kab and kid scout unit leaders. Mr. Morales attended the training for boy and senior scouts while Ms. Agurin attended the training for kab and kid scouts.

Participants were taught the basic skills such as reading a compass, knot-tying, and basic survival skills. These skills will be part of the lessons they will give the scouts that they handle. During one of the activities, Mr. Morales' group won the flag-making contest where each group was asked to create their patrol flag.

For SY 2012-2013, Mr. Morales is the school's Year IV adviser, a member of the Student Council Advisory Committee, and the Young Newtons Club's co-adviser while Ms. Agurin is the school's Nursery teacher.

RILI attends RC training

RILI students (3rd and 4th from left, standing) participated in
activities that require cooperation with students from other schools.

High school students of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) attended the10th Centralized Leadership Development Program held Aug. 18-20 at Masapang National High School, Victoria, Laguna.

The event is sponsored by the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) Laguna Chapter. Participants attended lectures and various team-building exercises, that enhanced their leadership skills and developed camaraderie among students from different schools. PNRC Laguna Chapter said that these activities will encourage members of the Red Cross Youth be more involved in humanitarian activities.

Day 1 of the program was spent on preparing the camp sites. The opening program was also held on this day. Lectures and other activities were held on Day 2. An acquaintance party was also held at the end of Day 2. Certificates were awarded on the last day of the program.

This was the first time that RILI participated in a training sponsored by PNRC.