POYMS: Transformational Leadership Seminar

The Department of Education (DEP.ED) heads and Principals of Tuba, Benguet and the officers of the PHILEX and OUTLYING YOUTH MOVERS SOCIETY (POYMS) attended a three day seminar at Banaue Mountain Resort, Nueva Viscaya on December 27, 28, 29 conducted by Ms. Lorna Halcon. This seminar has been partnered with the Community Relations (COMREL) Department-Philex Mining Corporation.

            The said groups assembled at Magsaysay, Baguio City at 7:00 in the morning. We were able to leave Baguio at about 9:00 in the morning, the beautiful sceneries and the nature when we were travelling was breathe taking. We arrived at the Resort at about 12:30pm, we went to our designated rooms to rest and prepare ourselves for the Opening Program in the afternoon. At about 3:00 pm, all of us were gathered at the Social Hall of the resort. The program begins with an Opening Prayer, singing of Ang Bayan ko and an Opening Remarks by Ma’am Remy, the organizer of the seminar and an ALS teacher. After the Opening Remarks the DEP.Ed Heads shared their updates and concerns to the group.

            After the updates and concerns, Ms. Lorna Halcon already arrived to speak and share about Transformational Leadership. Before starting she shared two reflective sayings “Not anyone of us is called to be a teacher. Few are chosen” and “We choose to be teachers so we should embrace the work.”  As her strategy, she used video presentation, background music and examples that was based on her life experiences, this strategy was very remarkable and striking.  The topics that Ma’am Lorna discussed was about How Educators Transform Life of an Individual, we Learned the value of compliment and supplement to make an institution better and stronger; next was about Interpersonal Effectiveness, we were able to embrace our weaknesses and make it as our strength and that we should not be afraid of the difficulties, impossibilities and loses that is coming to us; and the last was about the 10/90 Principle, it is compared on a traffic light specifically the red light that we cannot control it but we can control the reaction, meaning in life we cannot control the 10% of what is happening and the 90% of it will always depends on us that “It is not how it was done, but, It is about What can still be done” and sometimes everyone started at the same time but sometimes everyone is ending differently from each other. She ended the first day of the seminar with a topic about the difference between a MAN and a WOMEN, after this discussion we were able to understand and reflect the difference and the importance of respect and love from each other. The First day of the seminar ended at 9:00 in the evening followed by a dance and singing program until 11:30 in the evening.

            It was December 28, 2013, the second day of the seminar. Everyone prepared for this day especially the Dep.Ed heads and principals. The whole day activity was on making a  student hand books for their institutions. At about 4:00 in the afternoon, the specific school heads shared their appreciation, gratitude and thankfulness to the Organizer of the seminar, to the Owner of the Banaue Resort, to the guest speaker Ma’am Lorna Halcon and to the Community Relations (COMREL) Department- Philex Mining Corporation for sponsoring the three-day seminar. The second day seminar ended with a speech from the COMREL representative and Supervisor Ma’am Janice Terso, she sealed the starting of the partnership of Philex and the Dep.Ed, the second day seminar ended at about 7:00 in the evening followed by a dance and singing program by the Dep.Ed heads and Principals till 11:30 in the evening.

            December 29, 2013 was our last day and the closing program of the three day seminar, our stay in the resort was very relaxing and full of learning. At about 8:00 in the morning the COMREL head Mr. Feliciano N. Diso Jr. went to the venue to share his insights about Education and about Educating the youth and share how thankful he is seeing the Heads of each institutions learn from each other and got better from the three-day seminar, He mentioned that there will be more seminars and trainings for them to develop their capacities as a leader of their own institutions. The organizers of the seminar handed him a token and certificates as a sign of gratitude for approving all activities that helped develop their students, their schools and their teachers. The third day ended with a speech from Ma’am Janice Terso to Mr. Feliciano N. Diso Jr. followed by group pictures. The three day seminar was all about accepting the Challenge and Complain Never! Because Life is Unpredictable.

            There is always one person who is capable to set his own growth: It is YOU! YOUR own SELF!