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 forms new math-sci club, elects new officers

The officers of YNC (L-R): treasurer Vanessa Oca, club co-adviser
Mr. Ronald Morales, president Ronnel Fajardo, secretary Shane
Corales, and vice president Jacob Nathanielz Payag.

Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) is revitalizing its math and science clubs by forming a new math and science club. The new club, named Young Newtons Club (YNC), is composed of math and science enthusiasts from Grade 4-6, Grade 7, and Year II-IV.

YNC elected its officers Aug. 16. Ronnel Fajardo from Year IV was elected president. Other officers are Jacob Nathanielz Payag from Grade 5, vice president; Shane Corales from Year II, secretary; and Vanessa Oca from Grade 6, treasurer.

The club aims to promote excellence in science and mathematics among the students of (RILI) by coming up with various activities that will help raise students' curiosity and awareness of these subjects.

One of the club's first activities include joining the coming Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs' (PSYSC) summit to be held Sept. 8-9.

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.

RILI kicks off Buwan ng Wika celebration

Teachers part curtains to unveil the Buwan ng Wika exhibit.

Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) started the month-long celebration of Buwan ng Wika, Aug. 6, with the unveiling of an exhibit dedicated to our national language, Filipino. Before the exhibit was unveiled a short program was held and an audio-visual presentation about how Filipino came to be our national language was played.

A poster-making contest and an essay-writing contest commenced after the unveiling. The contest was participated by elementary and secondary students. Winners of the contests will be announced during the culminating activity on Aug. 31.

The Buwan ng Wika exhibit is a project of the elementary and secondary students in cooperation with the RILI Student Council.

Pila celebrates 437th year

Mayor Edgardo Ramos reports the accomplish-
ments of his government.

Pila celebrated its 437th founding anniversary, July 28, with a program held at the Municipal Quadrangle.

The municipal government held activities and rendered services to the residents of Pila such as vegetable seeds distribution, distribution of PhilHealth membership cards, mobile NBI clearance, medical and optical missions, job fairs, and blood donation.

The program started with a prayer and doxology from public school and day care center pupils. Dr. Edna Hemedez, district supervisor, gave her opening remarks. Mayor Edgardo Ramos then gave a report of accomplishments of the local government. Vice Mayor Querubin Relova, Jr. also gave his message to the Pileños which was followed by a narration of the history of Pila from the pre-Hispanic era by Colegio Monterei de Pila.

Bahaghari Cultural Dance Group entertains the audience with a
dance that reflects Pila's history.

Rainbow Institute of Learning, Inc. (RILI) also took part in the program. RILI's official folk dance group, Bahaghari Cultural Dance Group, rendered two folk dances which reflect the history of Pila. Other private schools and the pupils of the different Day Care Centers also rendered special numbers.

The first dictionary in the Philippines--Vocabolario de Lengua Tagala--was printed in Pila. The National Historical Institute declared Pila's town plaza a historical landmark in 2000. Two years after, the Catholic church declared Pila's parish as the Diocesan Shrine of San Antonio de Padua. This makes Pila the only town in the Philippines that is declared a historical landmark by both the government and the Catholic church.