Monday, June 8, 2015

My Schedule


Teachers for Global Classrooms International School Visit           
Day-by-Day Schedule: Philippines Cohort 2014

US Teachers: Susan Groff and Amanda Wallace
Filipino Host Teacher: Maria Theresa H. Alvarez
Host School: Mary Help of Christians College-Inc.
           Salesian Sisters, Inc. – Canlubang, Calamba City

Arrival Day: Thursday, June 25, 2015


Collect fellows from Manila Penn (before 12noon)
Lunch (possibly sponsored by publishing house or a family)
Welcome Program at MHCC Gym (3-4pm)
Bring fellows to hotel (5pm)

Friday, June 26, 2015


AM Attend Service Learning Workshop
PM Placement Inventory 
         (Visit to the principal, registrar, and guidance offices)

Dinner with a Family

Fellows will share their service learning project experiences in their home school.

During the workshop they will be able to meet master teachers from 6 different high schools and pre-service interns from 2 different colleges
Saturday, June 27, 2015


Day out with families
Tour around Tagaytay City

The fellows will spend the whole day with 2 foster families. Teachers will also join the trip.

Tagaytay City is the summer capital of the south. They will tour for sightseeing of the Taal Lake and Taal Volcano.
Sunday, June 28, 2015


AM – Visit to an oratory center or
          encounter with ECCG and attend parents’ orientation
PM - Lunch with families
         Calamba City Tour


An oratory center is a community where our students conduct various outreach activities.

ECCG is the parents association. Parents will have the first meeting for the school year on this day.
Monday, June 29, 2015


8 – 9  AM - Briefing on Filipino culture

9:30-11:00  - Presentation of the US education system and culture to
                     Grades 8 & 10

12:30-2:00 -  Meeting with representative students from Grade 5-10

3:00 - 3:50 PM Classroom observation

4:30 pm Attend faculty meeting



Selected teachers and students will meet with the fellows and discuss about the Filipino culture



Classes to be observed
Science 8
English 8
Tuesday, June 30, 2015


Observation of classes
Meeting with partner teachers / planning session
Encounter with mid-level supervisors




Classes to be observed           

8:20 - 9:10         Science 10       
8:20 - 9:10         English 10        
9:10 - 10:00       Math 10           
9:40-10:30         Science 6         
12:30 - 1:20       Science 7         
12:30 - 1:20       English 7         
2:10 - 3:00         Math 7 
Wednesday, July 1, 2014


9:00 - 11:00 Visit to Dual-Tech

1:00 - 2:30 Visit to MHCC college department

3:00 - 4:30 Final meeting with partner teachers (for lesson planning)

Dual-Tech is a vocational-technical school that implements school-to-work programs

MHCC is also teacher-training institution
Thursday, July 2, 2015


AM - Placement Inventory (laboratories, libraries, clinic, pre-school)

PM - Classroom Teaching 
         Post-conference with partner teachers

Dinner with a family

Co-teaching

Science 7
12:30 - 1:20
2:10 - 3:00

English 9
1:20 - 2:10
2:10 - 3:00
Friday, July 3, 2015


AM - Visit to San Ramon Elementary School (for confirmation)
         or Visit to IRRI (International Rice Research Institute)

PM – Tour of University of the Philippines campus
          Farewell Program (student assembly at the school gym)

San Ramon Elementary School is a public school where our students give cathechesis as an outreach activity.
Saturday, July 4, 2015


AM Attend COMED Meeting

Lunch with COMED members

PM Tour around Manila with families

COMED or Commission on Education is an independent group of principals of FMA schools in the Philippines. During the meeting, the fellows can discuss pedagogical issues, K-12 curriculum and teacher training.

Sponsor families and teachers will take the families to historical sites or museums in Manila.
Sunday, July 5, 2015


8 - 9  Visit to oratory center or
9-10  Interview with the student staff of the school paper

10-12  Farewell Brunch
1:00    Departure for Manila




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