Education

IJA Develops 21st Century Leaders

           There are areas of learning in school that are not within the scope of the usual school days but which Infant Jesus Academy (IJA) educational systems recognizes as highly valuable to their students.

Photo, Left to Right, are IJA Interact President Marie Tayco, CB President Kirk Fernandez and Basketball Varsity VP Jack Ryan Acaling are among the major campus club leaders of IJA who presented their outputs with enthusiasm and vigor.

           It is in this view that the IJA Office of the Activities Coordinator (OAC) in cooperation with the Guidance Counseling Office initiated a whole day event of Leadership Development Program held at the CFM Bldg,IJA Kalibo Campus, Kalibo, Aklan recently.

            There are more or less 20 clubs in the campus with 25 members each and club moderators who were invited to attend the program to learn more how it is to become a 21^st Century Leader.

          Ms. Megs Lunn, the Office of the Activities Coordinator spearheaded the event and facilitated the Next Best Practices of a Good Leader while Ms. Rena Q. Idorot, the Guidance Counselor presented the Collaborative Leadership. The president of the Faculty Club - Mr. Khlyne Leyson helped in the Team Building activities for the participants who included the Tag Team Game, Pass the Message and other games which developed their communications and team effort with fun.

         The LDP is designed to facilitate the development of skills, competencies and attitudes of the campus leaders and campus moderators; to engage students in shared leadership and responsibility; to empower the clubs to be effective, self-sufficient, aligned with the school’s vision, mission and goals with the guidance of the moderators and to gain important skills in the application of knowledge outside the classroom environment.

       The campus clubs aim to give the members broad range of learning activities, develop enjoyment, friendship within groups, work together cooperatively, enable children to have equal opportunities and develop their involvement in community activities.

       It is for this very reason that the OAC seeks the formation of IJAians to make sound decisions of oneself and with others. The OAC develops programs and activities that contributes to the personal growth and develops their potentials for being service to others. Likewise, the office complements to the academic formation of students, notwithstanding commitment to Integrity, Responsibility, Excellence and Discipline – the core values of IJA. /MP