Molding Resilient Learners through the Magic of Reading

 

After eight ( 8 ) months of program implementation, the officials of Barangay Looc in Mandaue City, alongside the College of Teacher Education of the University of Cebu – Lapulapu and Mandaue, Ceasar M. Cabahug Elementary School (CMCES) teachers, students and parents, NGO Partners, and UCLM Community Awareness, Relations, and Extension Services (CARES) Director, Dr. Richie Montebon, commemorated the success of the Looc READS (Reading Engagement and Development Service) program at the University of Cebu – Lapulapu and Mandue Auditorium.

Spearheaded by Looc Barangay Captain Allan C. Siazon and Councilor Raul “Skipper” F. Cabahug IV, the Chairman for Education, together with former CMCES Principal Rosa Rossini E. Comedia, University of Cebu – Lapulapu and Mandaue (UCLM) College of Teacher Education Chairperson, Ms. Elna B. Sabornido, and Community Extension Coordinators, Mr. Vernel A. Garma and Mr. Gendolf L. Niepes, the program was launched in October 2022 with hopes of addressing the growing issue of the reading literacy gap among the 295 identified frustrated readers from Cesar M. Cabahug Elementary School (CMCES), brought about by the pandemic-induced school closures nationwide.

With their collective effort, University of Cebu – Lapulapu and Mandaue (UCLM) College of Teacher Education Chairperson, Ms. Elna B. Sabornido and the Community Extension Coordinators, Mr. Gendolf L. Niepes and Mr. Vernel A. Garma proudly reported during the culminating activity that, through thorough evaluation, students who were identified as frustrated readers before were now independent readers.

Ms. Sabornido and Mr. Niepes added that “adunay pag-asa sa pagbasa” (“there is hope in reading”), for teaching a child to read, it opens a gateway that makes all other learning possible — championing children, families, and communities.

The Looc Council, Chairman of Education, Hon. Raul F. Cabahug IV, along with other key partners, also shared their feedback and messages of support for the reading program, expressing that the program must be continued to help and touch the lives of even more learners in the community.

During the culmination, learners of CMCES also had a fun-filled day, experiencing a Movie Marathon at the UCLM Audio-Visual Room, taking part in various literacy activities with the foodland-inspired booths at the UCLM Gymnasium, and being enthralled by a magic show – a fitting celebration for their success and achievement in their reading journey.

This shared moment of celebration is a fulfillment for all the people behind the program who believed in the transformative power and magic of reading, believing that with resilience and innovation, we can and will build a brighter future – one student, one word at a time.

||Kia Nicole Latonio, TEC Forum

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UCLM emerges as Champion in ICFC Regional Finals and ranks third nationwide

The University of Cebu’s string of Champions just keeps going as the University of Cebu LapuLapu Mandaue won first place for the Central and Eastern Visayas regions in the 14th Inter-Collegiate Finance Competition (ICFC) and ranked third nationwide next to Ateneo de Manila University that ranked first and the University of the Philippines Diliman that ranked second.

A total of 86 colleges and universities participated in the eliminations held simultaneously last September 21. The Central and Eastern Visayas schools converged at the University of the Visayas in Cebu City. Other eliminations were held at the J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Building in Taguig City for the National Capital Region and Southern Luzon schools; University of the Cordilleras in Baguio City for the Northern Luzon schools; Angeles University Foundation in Pampanga for the Central Luzon schools; University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City for the Western Visayas schools; and Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan in Cagayan de Oro City for the Mindanao schools.

UCLM Commerce Dean Ms. Jessica A. Selisana said, “Our students proudly held their ground. They will join other finalists nationwide along with some students representing schools from other Asian countries for the finals.” The finals will be held at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in Manila on October 22. Schools from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Guam, and Thailand are expected to participate.

The ICFC is a project of the Junior Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) in collaboration with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. as principal sponsor and AIM through the Gov. Jose B. Fernandez Jr. Center for Banking and Finance.

UC, which is home to several board topnotchers and student champions in several fields including arts and culture, is tagged the University of Champions, is a world-class educational institution that offers low rates and no tuition fee increase until you graduate plus over 7,000 scholarships available.

Source: uc.edu.ph

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Norwegian Training Center Directors change guard at UCLM

Turn over ceremonies of incoming and outgoing managing directors of Norwegian Training Center-Manila (NTCM) was held yesterday July 17, 2012 at the University of Cebu Lapulapu & Mandaue (UCLM) quadrangle. Capt. Stein Eriksen, Outgoing Managing Director of the Norwegian Training Center turned over his office to Capt. Erik Blom, Incoming Managing Director.

The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association serves more than 160 companies in the field of Norwegian shipping and offshore contractor activities. Its members employ more than 55,000 seafarers and offshore workers from more than 50 different nations. The NSA Philippines Cadet Program of the Association of Shipowners’ Training and Education Project (ASO-ATEP) aims to improve the maritime education in the Philippines.
Of the total population of seafarers worldwide, thirty-five to forty percent (35% – 40%) are Filipinos. These maritime workers contribute roughly thirty-nine (39%) percent to the economy. UCLM has its 20th batch of cadets this year, with an average of 300 cadets per batch.

UC President Atty. Augusto Go said, “If this trend continues, Philippine seafarers will comprise fifty percent (50%) of the total worldwide population of seafarers.”

UC is the only school in the Philippines with numerous foreign scholarships. Aside from the NSA, other foreign scholarships include the Marlowe Study Now Pay Later Plan, Brize, IMEC, Blue Eastern, MIC. Atty. Go stressed, “Even the financially challenged can become millionaires.”

April May Tudtud-Ramos
P U B L I C I S T
No. 17 Borgonia St. Mabolo Cebu City
Tel. Nos. 412-8000, Mobile 0917-622-8118
E-Mail: apriltudtudramos@y7mail.com

Article Source: uc.edu.ph

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