I gained the direction and the courage to influence my colleagues.

Both ELDA and NSP realigned my priorities—from focusing on the externals to make higher the students’ achievement. It helped me realize that my job...that the teacher’s real job...is really the students.

NSP (Nurturing Support Program) empowers us to become more competitive and be abreast of the best professional practices that help us create an environment for professional growth. NSP entices us to labor in order to produce citizens who are productive, competitive, but God-fearing and God-loving individuals.

With a strong faculty development program, our teachers became more effective in terms of designing instructional plans, of choosing appropriate and meaningful learning activities in their classes, of using formative assessment system in their teaching-learning processes as a quality-assurance mechanism, of establishing clear procedures and routines, and, ultimately, of building a shared responsibility of student learning.

Before, doon sa traditional way, we used to have teacher-centeredness, but...maraming naitulong sa amin ‘yung NSP—talagang ang nabibigyan ng priority ay ‘yung mga estudyante. They will be able to learn a lot of things through activities… Talagang ‘yung mga teachers nagiging facilitators lang.

With the Nurturing Support Program, I became more aware of my primary role as a school principal—instructional leadership. I was closely assisted in managing the curriculum, in supervising instruction, in monitoring student progress, and in promoting a positive learning climate.

With the Nurturing Support Program (NSP), we were able to build a professional community, which really helped us emphasize the importance of shared goals and efforts. Our teachers are empowered and encouraged as they fulfill their duties and responsibilities as educators.

It empowers the faculty. I realized that if you empower them, when you give them skills and competencies, they become more confident. And commitment follows when they are more equipped.

ELDA has developed in me a lot of skills as an educational leader, a curriculum planner, a transformed individual.

“Alagang Phoenix” is simply the best. It’s really amazing.

I highly recommend all the schools to participate in the seminars conducted by Phoenix. Only then can they experience the “Alagang Phoenix” that we have been feeling all this time.

The accommodation and hospitality just came as a bonus, and, actually, I can’t wait for the next seminar to come.

I am very much impressed with their ideals, with the way they conduct their different projects because it is towards the betterment of the Filipino people in terms of knowledge.

When you attend Phoenix’s seminars, you truly experience “Alagang Phoenix”. Not only do the seminars provide you the necessary information; it is conducted through a learner-centered procedure, so you will emerge empowered...you will emerge confident in conducting the topics discussed in the seminars.

Phoenix’s seminars are very exciting because we always look forward to the in-depth training given by the pool of speakers prepared by Phoenix for us. Training is at its best with Phoenix—par excellence.

Phoenix’s seminars are always exciting because they enrich the experiences of a person, leading to understanding matters pertaining to educational operations.

Phoenix’s workshops are distinct from the rest because they are very-well-thought-of. They make sure what the schools need, and they cater to these needs. As we transition to the new, enhanced basic education, there are some things that would need experts to help us comprehend. This is what Phoenix has provided us with.

The seminar helped the participants to use the new grading system, and we were taught to formulate test items regarding the “KPUP”, which is the four levels of assessment.

Attending Phoenix workshops is like enrolling in masteral studies or doctoral courses, and it enhances my appetite for learning… There is a desire that after the training, there is something I can do for myself and for my school, and the self-confidence that I gained is so enormous.

For me, “Alagang Phoenix” is about ensuring students’ learning, which is, for us, administrators, our primary concern.

Attending the workshops provided for by Phoenix is truly a very important part of our teachers’ learning, particularly in the field of instruction.

I love attending Phoenix workshops. I feel challenged and I know that I have learned plenty of things that I can bring home to my students. I learned that I do not just teach my students; there are these standards that I have to me

It is actually a great opportunity for us, middle-level and key administrators, to be equipped on the basics of supervision… It is a chance for me to get recharged professionally and to get updated with the latest trends in the educational system.

I became more confident to supervise and lead our teachers in teaching according to the standards and also to prepare test items based on the four levels of assessment—knowledge, process, understanding, and performance.

The trainers and the speakers are all in authority when it comes to the topics they discuss. They make it as simple as possible—very practical, yet they yield positive results. For me as an administrator, it is very easy for me to transmit the dynamic ideas I get from the seminars to my teachers, and they, themselves, are also able to give the best to the students.

The seminars have helped me a lot in my function as a supervisor because I am now more guided as I check on my teachers whether they are teaching based on standards as well as whether they are assessing our students based on standards also.