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CHBC-1314-11 INDIVISA MANENT CENTRAL HOUSE BULLETIN Page 1 of 2 21 October - 3 November 2013 READING— LUKE 18:1-8 young people, we are similarly invited to keep praying for our students. Our prayer will be committed and Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity persevering if our praying is born out of a desire to for them to pray always without becoming weary. seek and accomplish what is for the good of those entrusted to our care. When was the last time you REFLECTION prayed for the young people in your school? Commitment is an important characteristic of Christian prayer. In the parable of today, the woman shows RESPONSE this commitment in her audacity to ask the judge to Caring Father, thank You for these young children render a decision. This audacity – this confidence and who are so precious to You. Help them to overcome boldness – to ask from God is a characteristic that the difficulties they find in school. Break down the Jesus invites us to emulate. Jesus invites us to consider barriers that are keeping them from understanding our inner dispositions today when we pray. Evidently, their work. Clear their minds so they can concentrate there is on one hand, a kind of wishful thinking or on their work to the best of their abilities. Give me passivity that can characterize some of our praying. wisdom and patience and understanding so I may Committed praying is borne not simply out of a lead them forward. Help me to praise them at every recognition of a need that we are asking God to fill for opportunity that they may feel confident in my us. Committed praying is born rather out of a vision concern and so move forward with an enquiring mind. of what we are convinced will procure goodness and When they get on my nerves, help me realize that this well-being for ourselves and others. In our work with is a small price to pay for their presence. AMEN. BIRTHDAYS FROM DE LA SALLE’S MEDITATION 198 Guardian Angels, being very enlightened and 29 OCT Br. Vincent Keating FSC knowing the good as it is, it is through them that God Mr. Ramon del Rosario AFSC makes known this good…This was symbolized by the ladder which Jacob saw in a dream when he was going to Mesopotamia. Angels were going up and DLSL PREPS FOR SENIOR HS coming down the ladder. They were going up to God to make known to him the needs of those for whom he made them responsible and to receive his orders for them. They were coming down to teach those whom they were guiding the will of God concerning their salvation. You must do the same thing for the children Lipa City, Batangas – De La Salle Lipa is now gearing entrusted to your care. It is your duty to go up to up for opening Grade 11 classes in June 2014, two God everyday by prayer to learn from him all that years ahead of the Department of Education’s June you must teach your children, and then to come 2016 timetable. This is the institution’s response to the down to them by accommodating yourself to their challenges of the Philippine Educational reforms through level in order to instruct them about what God has the recently approved K-12 law (RA No. 10533) which communicated to you for them. aims to produce graduates who possess competencies and skills relevant to the international standards. CHBC-1314-11 INDIVISA MANENT Page 2 of 2 21 October - 3 November 2013 DLSL’s proposal of offering the Senior High School Cabezas Viewing Rooms, and classrooms in PCH , LDH in 2014 has been approved by the Department of and FCH. Education last December 28, 2012. During the transition period leading to the mandatory implementation of Among the participating schools were: Cavite State senior high school in 2016, DLSL will be using the University-Cavite City, Indang, Naic, Rosario, Silang, Far general education subjects in its college curriculum Eastern University-Cavite , Grandby Colleges of Science towards earning the Senior High School diploma. and Technology, Imus Institute, Lyceum University of the Philippines-Cavite Campus, Olivarez College-Tagaytay, DLSL President and Chancellor, Br. Joaquin S. Martinez Philippine Christian University-Dasmariñas, Polytechnic FSC, D.Min. is leading the Lasallian community on its University of the Philippines-Maragondon, Rogationist transition towards the 2014 opening of the senior high College, Southern Philippines Institute of Science, school. The school already mapped out its capacity in St. Francis of Assissi College, St. Joseph College, St. absorbing senior high school students from different Jude College, UNIDA Christian College, University of public and private high schools. Perpetual Help-Molino, and Western College. The Senior High School program of De La Salle Lipa NEW APPOINTMENTS IN LEAD AND DLSP will focus on the following career tracks: Arts, Business As requested by Br. Jose Mari Jimenez FSC, Sector / Entrepreneur, Computer Studies, Engineering, Leader of the Philippines, Mr. Keane Palatino, current Hospitality and Tourism, Legal Studies, Mathematics, Executive Assistant to the Brother Visitor of LEAD, will Science and Health, and Teacher Education. As early move to Lasallian Mission Services Office of De La Salle as Grade 11, apprenticeship can be taken to gain Philippines as Executive Director effective 1 November experience in a field related to the student’s chosen 2013. He will be taking over the responsibilities of track. Ms. Vanessa Abella. Keane will be in charge of the units under Lasallian Mission Services (LMS): Lasallian Youth DLSU-D HOLDS CAVITE EDUCATORS Office, Lasallian Volunteers Office, Lasallian Animation CONGRESS 2013 and Formation Office, Lasallian Justice and Peace Commission and Lasallian Educational Commission. Mr. Demy S. Cruz Jr. will now be the Executive Assistant to the Brother Visitor of LEAD. He is moving from the Communications and Resources Office of DLSP. Demy is a graduate of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde and was a student leader at DLS-CSB. USLS ALUMNUS MEMBER OF 2013 NOBEL De La Salle University-Dasmariñas’ College of Education PEACE PRIZE WINNING ORGANIZATION (COE) Professional Education Department organized the The Visayan Daily Star reports that Franz Ontal, Cavite Educators Congress 2013 at the Ugnayang La University of St. La Salle High School Class of 1980, is Salle. Themed “Keeping track with the K-12 Curriculum,” head of inspector training of the Organisation for the two-day seminar brought together second year the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which to fourth year BS Education students and faculty and recently won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. Teacher Education Institution (TEI) Administrators from different TEI’s in Region IV-A. It served as an avenue Mr. Ontal graduated with a degree in Biology and took for sharing expertise in instruction materials making, premed studies at USLS. He immigrated to New York, teaching demonstrations, and lesson plan writing for USA and later served as a paramedic and emergency different learning areas. medical technician instructor with the New York City Emergency Medical Services (EMS). He started as The resource speaker of Cavite Educators Congress a medic for the chemical weapons inspection and 2013 was K-12 Basic Education Program Coordinator disposal teams in 2005. Elvin Ivan Uy. He shared insights on the K-12 system implementation plan and presented a comparison Last 11 October, the OPCW was awarded the Nobel between the 2002 BEC and K-12 education structure Peace Prize “for its extensive efforts to eliminate and the transition planning for private elementary and chemical weapons.” high school and studies on the possible outcome of the K-12 education implementation. Parallel sessions were You may read the full article at the Visayan Daily Star also conducted in separate venues such as Ugnayang by following this link: http://www.visayandailystar. La Salle, Alumni Auditorium, Luis Aguado and Eugenia com/2013/October/14/topstory2.htm.