The Chiang Kai Shek (CKS) College Office of English Academic Instructions initiated changes in its basic education offerings as the school and its community prepare young minds for the 21^st century. An important change is involving parents in education program developments through a parent education program (PEP). PEP focuses on:

1. Reinforcing the value of parents’ presence and involvement – active parenting, communication, and encouragement – to their children’s scholastic performance and overall development
2. Reducing if not eliminating old-fashioned dependency on external influences such as tutors and secondary caregivers, factors that actually cause children to develop inconsistent performance in school and study habits that lack the proper drive and self-discipline

Headed by Dr. Glendora V. Tiu, the Office launched the first of Parents’ Feasts in July 2014, which was attended by 900 parents of students across basic education levels, and by school directors, supervisors, and staff. Activities:

• Opening ceremony – introductions; sorting parents according to grade levels and programs
• Campus tour – acquainting parents with CKS College facilities and latest developments such as improved laboratories, audio-visual classrooms, CCTV-equipped classrooms, and premises
• Classroom visits – observing classroom activities for an hour
• Social gathering at the CKS College Auditorium – socials; demonstration of a lesson in growing wheat grass at home by a grade 4 teacher; preparing and serving drinks and appetizers by high school seniors; entertainment performances by selected students

This event introduced parents and guardians to the concept of an engaged partnership with the school in raising and educating young students, promoted open communication with the school, and stressed parents’ significant roles in molding the future citizens of the nation. 

September saw a follow-up on PEP; it was attended by almost the same number of parents, who discussed important matters with Dr. Tiu and CKS College President Dr. Dory Poa in the school auditorium. The whole-day affair was sectioned into four schedules, sorting parents by grade levels to which their children belong. These groups covered the same topics:

• Different roles in education – identifying and clarifying roles and responsibilities of school, parents, and students with regard to learning, learning environments, and learning habits
  
• General discussion – parents and school leaders talk about concerns, school workload, teaching methods, changes introduced by the government, and rationales behind such changes
• Introduction of future offerings – information on assistance/advance programs, summer programs on SAM (sports, arts, music), e-learning program in mathematics, reading program, robotics program, etc.

The September event concluded with plans for next Parents’ Feasts, which will be held in December.

菲律賓中正學院訊:中秋節是中國民間悠久的傳統節日，中秋節吃月餅也是中國人的風俗習慣，是全家團圓的象徵。

為了配合《中秋節》教學單元，讓小朋友們了解中秋的相關知識，感受中國傳統節日的魅力，泉笙培幼園上下午各班的小朋友們在9月8日舉行了《擲骰子博彩遊戲》。

    《擲骰子博彩遊戲》是泉笙培幼園一直以來慶祝中秋的活動，雖然我們的獎品只是一些小小的學用品或是糖果小玩意之類的，但是看到小朋友認真地，小心翼翼地把手心中的六顆骰子往大碗盤撒下時的表情，聽到出現有一秀，二舉等…時他們所發出來的歡呼聲：『老師！我有一顆紅四點！』『老師，我甚麼都沒有…』『老師你看，爸爸說要把骰子用嘴巴吹，雙手搓搓這樣…』『我是狀元啦！』整個培幼園被那此起彼落的歡樂笑聲籠罩著!

   除了這個活動外，我們還和幼兒們觀賞《后羿射太陽》、《嫦娥奔月》的影帶、做小燈籠的美勞加工等等。小班有一位可愛的小朋友對嫦娥的故事印象特別深，看到園內佈置板上有嫦娥的圖片，高興地直呼：『那是嫦娥！』當天活動結束前，我們還提醒小朋友晚上要和爸爸媽媽賞月，看看那月亮是否真的又圓又亮喔! 9/20/2014