Surprised the Grade 1 – Humility kids of Ella with school stuff and snacks last week as my way of spreading beads of gratitude to what I have been blessed with. While on leave from teaching, I had some things from school that can help these kids a lot in their studies so decided to […]
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Fourth Graders’ FUNtastic Classroom Awards 2016-2017
On our last day of the school year, surprised them with something fun to remember their 4th year in Elementary by having the Year-End Awards! It’s giving recognition of the amazing things their classmates have done in the class for the past year. So each one of them voted for their classmates in every category […]
Advisory Class during Lunch Hours
Lunch Hour is the most awaited time of every student in class to let loose and forget about school work. They either eat in a hurry just to give more time to play afterwards or linger & savor their sumptuous lunch over a hearty laugh with their classmates. There are also others who prefer a […]
Sabi Fernan: An Arts and Craft Charmer
Learning new things and skills while on vacation is always a must every summer. Joining informative workshops, we gain new knowledge and end up discovering the passion in us which we were not aware of. And meeting new friends who share that same passion is one of the best perks you can have from the […]
Homegrown Cebuana Artists: Creative and Crafty
Café Caw regulars and arts & craft aficionados were in good company with homegrown Cebuano artists for a fun Summer Crafternoon. The Cebuano artists held capsule workshops on different arts and crafts topics and everyone in the café had a lot of fun making summer flower crowns, rubber stamps and painting their colorful masterpieces. Gizelle […]
iSTORYA Article: An Affair with the Chocolate
Raquel Choa’s humble beginnings and her journey towards the discovery of her passion for chocolates started when her grandparents took her and her other siblings to a secluded mountain after their parents separated and left them. That challenge itself coupled with hard work and determination led her to the most important turning point in her […]
iSTORYA Article: A Teacher Learns Her Own Lesson
Being a teacher is never an easy task. The long hours at work and working overtime over endless paper works and preparation for more activities the next day is never a joke. It simply eats up your time and energy. Three years ago, I left the teaching field and went on a sabbatical […]
iSTORYA Article: Breaking Heart in ‘Stew’
Getting over someone is like cooking stew… Saute… Simmer… Release steam… Simmer some more… Dinner is served. Read more in this link: https://www.istorya.net/forums/content/breaking-heart-stew-743/ beyeeA former educator and now working as a freelance writer. Simply living her own version of life’s passion – music, mobile photography, story telling, road trips and food […]
A Special Geronimo Stilton Book
Got this Stilton book five years ago on my birthday from one of my boys in class. I asked Bien why he gave me his favorite book, and he simply answered, “I saw you laughing so hard when you were reading a Stilton book before. I know this will make you happy so I’m giving […]
The Last Woman Running with Her Patrol Men
Finishing last on my 2nd 21KM stint is not so bad when you see and hear people you don’t even know cheering for you at the end of the line… but it would’ve been sweeter if you were there too at the finish line waiting for me ☺️ Hope in my next run, the right […]