Students soap up for Global Handwashing Day 2012

Preschool pupils squirm with excitement while they line up to wash
their hands during the Global Handwashing Day program, Oct. 15.

With soapy hands and and lots of water, Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) preschool teachers Ms. Christine Pelobello, Ms. Jovelyn Eguia, and Ms. Li-anne Agurin taught the students from all levels the proper way of washing their hands in celebration of Global Handwashing Day by the United Nations (UN) and the National Handwashing Day Celebration endorsed by the Department of Education (DepEd), Oct. 15.

Pupils from the preschool department presented a short play showing the importance of washing your hands before a meal. The teachers then showed the steps in proper hand washing and emphasized its importance in preventing diseases. They also told the students that washing with water only is not effective and that soap is needed to kill the bacteria.

After the lecture, students from preschool to Grades 3 lined up in groups and washed their hands together.

Global Handwashing Day aims to promote proper hand washing around the world. It was initiated by the Public Private Partnership for Handwashing and first took place on Oct. 15, 2008.

RILI reaches badminton semis, runners finish 3rd in District Meet

Bethany Praise Ortiz (left) and Isabel Silva (right) get ready to re-
ceive at the badminton girls' doubles event held at Colegio Monte-
rei de Pila during the Pila District Meet.

The Black Fighting Dragonflies of the high school department of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) reached the semifinals of the badminton matches and finished 3rd in the boys' and girls' 100-m dash at the Pila District Meet, Oct. 11-12.

RILI's girls' doubles players Isabel Silva and Bethany Praise Ortiz reached the semifinals by beating South Greenville School (SGS) in their first round match, 30-14. They then smashed through their second round opponent San Antonio de Padua College (SAPC), 30-19, before losing to Colegio Monterei de Pila (CMP), 22-30.

Girls' singles player Krystal Karen Kaye Payag beat St. Therese of the Child Jesus Academy (STCJA), 30-14, in the first round. She then lost in the next round to CMP, 14-30.

Badminton boys' doubles players Mark Donnel de Patiño and Bryan Oquendo defeated SGS in the first round match 30-27. The two, however, failed to compete in the succeeding round due to conflicting game schedules.

Meanwhile, Dragonfly runners John Nico Chumacera and Dianne Karell Mapalad both finished 3rd in the 100-m dash for boys and girls, respectively. Private Elementary Schools Athletic Association of Pila (PESAAP) boys' 100-m dash champion Marcus Adrian Balinas also finished 3rd in the elementary category.

The Black Fighting Dragonflies also participated in chess, boys' volleyball, table tennis, and other track and field events.

The Pila District Meet is an annual athletic event in Pila, Laguna participated by all schools in the district. The champions will represent the district in the Unit Meet.

RILI participates in local tourism seminar

Ms. Perla Drilon accepts her certificate of participation in behalf
of Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. at the tourism seminar in
Pila, Laguna.

Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) joined a local tourism seminar, Oct. 3-4, at Ken-Yo Garden Resort, Pila, Laguna. The seminar aims to boost Pila's development through historical, cultural, and ecology tourism. RILI was represented by Grade 7 and Bahaghari Cultural Dance Group (BCDG) adviser Ms. Perla Drilon.

Speakers discussed the thrusts of tourism industry in the CALABARZON region and the ways Pila can help achieve the objectives. They also tackled why Pila, being a historical site, is a unique attraction in the region. Business opportunities related to tourism were also discussed in the seminar.

Speakers of the seminar-workshop are Dr. Virginia Cardenas, professor at the Institute of Governance and Rural Development (IGRD) of University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB); Marites Castro, Chief Tourism Operations Officer of the Department of Tourism (DOT)-Southern Tagalog Region; Corazon Relova, president of the Pila Historical Society Foundation, Inc.; historian Jaime Tiongson; Nilo Agustin, consultant for Tourism Special Projects; Bien Claravall, senior lecturer at the Asian Institute of Tourism of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD); Angelita Fucanan, curator at the National Museum; Martin Valera, regional director of DOT-Region I; and Dr. John Perez, professor at IGRD of UPLB.

RILI and Pila Central Elementary School are the only representatives from the education sector. RILI aims to aid the national and local government's efforts in promoting Filipino culture through its official cultural dance group BCDG.

SC honors teachers on Teachers' Day

Teachers were honored during the Teachers' Day celebration lead
by the RILI Student Council. Hosting the program are Mark Donel
de Patiño (left) and Kenneth Cyrus Celso (right).

The Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. Student Council (RILI SC) organized a short Teachers' Day program to honor their classroom advisers and subject teachers, Oct. 8. Students from all levels gathered at the covered court for their program which was hosted by RILI SC president Kenneth Cyrus Celso and Mark Donel de Patiño.

Advisers and subject teachers were given gifts and tokens by their students. Some also presented special song and dance numbers dedicated to their teachers.

The short program was followed by a short snack for the teachers sponsored by the students of RILI.

The Teachers' Day celebration in RILI is in connection to the celebration of World Teachers' Day which was created by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It is held worldwide every Oct. 5. This year, RILI celebrated it on Oct. 8 to give way to the educational tour held on Oct. 5.

RILI visits Aguinaldo, gets enchanted at EK

A student takes notes on important historical events in the life of
Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo during the educational tour in Cavite.

Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) went to the Aguinaldo Shrine, Enchanted Kingdom, and other places in the Cavite province and Sta. Rosa City for their educational tour, Oct. 5.

The trip's first stop was the Island Cove mini-zoo in Cavite. Students saw wild animals in captivity such as Bengal tigers, Philippine crocodiles, and snakes. Some animals were even brought outside their cages to be touched by the students. These captive wild animals served as their kind's ambassadors as they taught the students about the importance of conservation and keeping our environment fit for wildlife to flourish.

RILIans then got important bits of facts during their visit to the Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite. They saw Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo's house and some rare artifacts connected to our first president. Students took note of the events in history that were relevant to the life of Gen. Aguinaldo. They also saw what style of architecture were present during that era.

Students experienced what they were discussing in their Physics
class in one of the rides at the Enchanted Kingdom amusement
park in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

Students were then taken to the Gardenia factory where Gardenia breads are made. Students watched with amazement at how bread is mass produced by big machines. They saw how important strict quality checks are in ensuring that the food we eat are safe as well as nutritious.

After visiting Gardenia, students headed to Nuvali at Sta. Rosa City in Laguna for a quick break while feeding the fish on the man-made lake. Some students opted for a more exciting way to spend the break which is by a boat-ride.

All then headed to Enchanted Kingdom, also in Sta. Rosa, to spend the whole afternoon having fun. The students were exposed to practical Physics at the amusement park. It was a perfect example of how science can be made fun.