UST High School launches REACH Program, intensifies anti-bullying campaign
In response to the DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2012 (Child Protection Policy), the UST High School launched its REACH Program on Monday, September 29, 2014. The program, coined by the School Principal, was premised on the context of “raising a child through the effort of a whole village” and envisions a positive approach to stop bullying in school environment through a collaborative community-wide effort among the students, faculty members, staff, administrators, and parents. The program emphasizes that Respect, Empathy, Acceptance, and Compassion bring Harmony (REACH).
Prior to the launching day, the School Principal called for a meeting with the class presidents and discussed about bullying in school. The Assistant Principal met with the Head Teachers and the President of the Student Council. The latter, in turn, encouraged the student body to reconstruct bullying based on their experiences and/or observations of bullying in school, through the activities facilitated by the Guidance Counselors and supervised by the class advisers, of which outputs were captured in the form of a slogan, photo-caption, statement shirt, and poster. These outputs were showcased in an exhibit, which was highlighted by a balloon-waving ceremony. Through the ceremony, students were made aware that the school has put measures to stop incidences of bullying by encouraging students to report to the school authorities or accomplishing a form that could be placed inside a well-secured anti-bullying box.
The launching of the REACH Program is a follow-up of a Student Council-initiated campaign on anti-bullying that encourages students to “Take a stand, lend a hand.” Witnessed by the class and club presidents, the Student Council Officers, Guidance Counselors, Head Teachers, non-advisers, and administrators, it was marked by the inspirational messages of invited speakers. These include Mr. Donald Castro, UST High School alumnus and TV reporter; Richard Javier, current PRO of the Student Council; Mrs. Arlene Magaoay, Grade 7 Head Teacher and parent of UST High School, and Dra. Minerva P. Calimag, representative of the UST High School Parents Association, Inc., whose message was read by her daughter, Paloma Calimag. The messages of the speakers were simultaneously broadcast to all the classrooms and offices in the Benavides building.
In response to the DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2012 (Child Protection Policy), the UST High School launched its REACH Program on Monday, September 29, 2014. The program, coined by the School Principal, was premised on the context of “raising a child through the effort of a whole village” and envisions a positive approach to stop bullying in school environment through a collaborative community-wide effort among the students, faculty members, staff, administrators, and parents. The program emphasizes that Respect, Empathy, Acceptance, and Compassion bring Harmony (REACH).
Prior to the launching day, the School Principal called for a meeting with the class presidents and discussed about bullying in school. The Assistant Principal met with the Head Teachers and the President of the Student Council. The latter, in turn, encouraged the student body to reconstruct bullying based on their experiences and/or observations of bullying in school, through the activities facilitated by the Guidance Counselors and supervised by the class advisers, of which outputs were captured in the form of a slogan, photo-caption, statement shirt, and poster. These outputs were showcased in an exhibit, which was highlighted by a balloon-waving ceremony. Through the ceremony, students were made aware that the school has put measures to stop incidences of bullying by encouraging students to report to the school authorities or accomplishing a form that could be placed inside a well-secured anti-bullying box.
The launching of the REACH Program is a follow-up of a Student Council-initiated campaign on anti-bullying that encourages students to “Take a stand, lend a hand.” Witnessed by the class and club presidents, the Student Council Officers, Guidance Counselors, Head Teachers, non-advisers, and administrators, it was marked by the inspirational messages of invited speakers. These include Mr. Donald Castro, UST High School alumnus and TV reporter; Richard Javier, current PRO of the Student Council; Mrs. Arlene Magaoay, Grade 7 Head Teacher and parent of UST High School, and Dra. Minerva P. Calimag, representative of the UST High School Parents Association, Inc., whose message was read by her daughter, Paloma Calimag. The messages of the speakers were simultaneously broadcast to all the classrooms and offices in the Benavides building.
Part of the exhibit is the presentation of available forms for reporting anti-bullying incidences that are to be voluntarily accomplished by students and to be placed inside a bully-box.
Students’ outputs such as statement shirts, posters, poems, photo-captions.
Grade 9 class simultaneously participating in the launching ceremony while inside the classroom.
Student Council Officers and Advisers with the UST High School administrators.
Ms. Imelda Paula S. Rosales, Rev. Fr. Jannel N. Abogado, O.P., Mr. Doland Castro as Guest Speaker during the launching ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Marishirl P. Tropicales, and Mr. Emmanuel M. Batulan
Balloon-waving ceremony for the REACH Program (the anti-bullying program of UST High School)
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