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FENCING LESSONS FOR KIDS, TEENS AND ADULTS

Alabang
Badminton Courts, 3rd Level Metropolis
Star Mall, Alabang , Muntinlupa
Saturdays
10:030am-11:30am

Makati
Saturdays
1-2pm
Grand Shang Condo in Perea St., Makati

Fees:
P5850 for Basic Fencing (6 Sessions)
P3,800/month for Advance Fencing (4 sessions a month)

Gear and Equipment to be purchased separately

See HAP Students In Action:

Homeschool of Asia Pacific (HAP) aims to spark the enthusiasm and the love for learning in students.

With its office based in the Philippines, HAP believes learning is a natural part of life so we allow our students to take their time in learning things that interest them as fully as they want. We don’t impose time limits on them as implemented by a traditional school set up or a fixed curriculum.

HAP OFFERS & GUIDES YOU TO A PRESSURE-FREE STUDENT-PACED HOME EDUCATION

Toddler, Nursery and PreKinder Homeschool Programs (Do-It-Yourself)
Kinder to College With a U.S. Transcript, Thus, Of International Standard
6-Month Accelerated Highschool Program with U.S. Diploma and Transcript for Age 17 up
Relaxed Learning Approach, No Time Limit To Finish a Level
Study From Home, No Need To Report In Our Office
Can Homeschool From Any Part of the Philippines or Any Country
Save Money From Unnecessary Costs Like Bus Service or Daily Fuel, Uniforms, Costly projects, etc.
Tuition With Installment Plan
Open to Catholics, Christians and other religions
Open Globally
Open To Kids, Teens and Adults

SCHOOLYEAR 2011-2012 OPEN!

ENROLLMENT CAN BE:

1) THROUGH ONLINE ENROLLMENT FORM

2)PERSONAL ENROLLMENT

OFFICE (ENROLLMENT BY APPOINTMENT)
Pelicon Bldg., Carmona, Cavite, Philippines
Pls. call +63915-5493883 one day before to enroll.

FOR INQUIRIES
CALL +63915-5493883
OR FILL UP THE INQUIRY FORM

DOCUMENTS TO SUBMIT:

Photocopy of Birth Certificate
2×2 Picture

1. Use your child’s toys in presenting lessons. He will be delighted to listen.

2. Maximize the internet in providing audio-visual presentations of lessons. This is free and interactive. Your child will be more interested in the topic. Use online math games to teach math.

3. Let your child enjoy his childhood. Let him play. Don’t overload him with too much tests and assignments. He is a child only once in his lifetime.

4. Teach your child according to his/her learning style to be more effective. Observe is he/she loves music then use sounds in the lessons. If he/she loves pictures and videos, use them to integrate your lesson. If he/she is physically active, let him/her do experiments and hands-on activities.

HAP homeschooling is giving your child the freedom to be himself. No labeling, no bullying, no stressful tests and homeworks!

All children need to know they are loved. For children with special needs it is even more important. Homeschooling gives special-needs children teachers (the parents) who truly love them and intimately know their weaknesses and strengths. This gives parents a tremendous advantage in delivering an effective education program to their children.

Homeschooling also gives the parents an opportunity to teach what really matters. Having a handicap, as I have said, is a daily struggle. A handicapped child is constantly aware of his weakness and inability and this can often regularly lead to feelings of worthlessness and inadequacy. In homeschooling, parents can spend much time teaching their special-needs child that they were created in the image of God. They have worth and value because God loves them. Their struggles and difficulties have purpose in glorifying God and being conformed more into the image of His Son.

They can learn “not to lose heart. Though our outward man is decaying, our inward man is being renewed day by day. For this momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen but at the things which are seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal” (II Corinthians 4:16-18). If a child accepts Jesus as his Savior and believes He died on the cross for their sins and rose again, he knows he will be healed one day in heaven, if not before.

Weakness and disability remind us of our mortality and our great need for a Savior. The spiritual object lessons to be drawn from the our children’s handicap are endless and of eternal value to them and the whole family. I can truly say my multiple sclerosis and Amy’s limitations are blessings that are reaping tremendous spiritual growth. God is teaching us to walk by faith, not sight. (II Corinthians 5:7).

Excerpt from : http://www.home-school.com/Articles/phs40-chrisklicka.html

Objective studies demonstrate that parents provide a superior form of education for their special-needs children by teaching them at home. Contrary to the claims of the education elite, parents do not have to be specially certified or have special qualifications to teach their handicapped children at home.

In fact, in one of the most thorough studies performed thus far, Dr. Steven Duvall conducted a year-long study involving eight elementary and two junior high students with learning disabilities. He compared one group of five students that received instruction at home with a group of five students who attended public schools. He was careful to match the public school students to the homeschool students according to grade level, sex, I.Q., and area of disability. Using a laptop computer, Dr. Duvall sat in on teaching sessions and took an observation every twenty seconds, creating tens of thousands of data points that were then fed into a statistical analysis package. Usually his research included a second observer who double-checked Dr. Duvall’s readings. Dr. Duvall recorded and analyzed academically engaged time by students during instructional periods. He also administered standardized achievement tests to them to measure gains in reading, math and written language. His results show that the homeschool, special needs students were academically engaged about two and one-half times as often as public school special needs students! He found the children in the public school special education classrooms spent 74.9 percent of their time with no academic responses, while the homeschool children only spent 40.7 percent of their time with no academic responses. He also found that homeschools have children and teachers sitting side-by-side or face-to-face 43 percent of the time, while public education classrooms had such an arrangement for special needs children only 6 percent of the time. This was a tremendous advantage for the homeschoolers.

His study further demonstrated that the homeschool students averaged six months’ gain in reading compared to only a one-half month gain by the special public school students. Furthermore, the homeschool special-needs students during the year gained eight months in written language skills compared to the public school counterparts, who gained only two and one-half months

Dr. Duvall summarized, “These results clearly indicate that parents, even though they are not certified teachers, can create instructional environments at home that assist students with learning disabilities to improve their academic skills. This study clearly shows that homeschooling is beneficial for special-needs students.”1

It is interesting to note that Thomas Edison was expelled from public school at age seven because he was considered “addled” by his public school teacher. He lasted only three months in formal schooling. Over the next three years, his mother taught him the basics at home, and as Edison himself stated, “She instilled in me the love and purpose of learning.”2 Without any special qualifications, Mrs. Edison helped her son overcome his disabilities to be come a great inventor.

Once again we see homeschooling works for any child!

Excerpt from : http://www.home-school.com/Articles/phs40-chrisklicka.html

Roles of a teacher In community

1. contributor to the development of skills of the nation’s human resources
2. inspiration to the next generation of nation’s leaders

Examples from a past teacher

1) Teacher as a contributor to the development of skills of the nation’s human resources

My p.e. teacher in fencing is an example. I attended the basic fencing class in college. There Mr. Jimenez, a national team member, was the instructor. With his drills, I became interested in the sport. With his invitation, I joined the fencing club of Ateneo de Manila. With his coaching, I was able to perform well in the national opens that the Fencing Association chose me to as one of the fencers to represent the Philippines. In the 1992 Southeast Asian Fencing Federation, I was able to contribute my victories in my matches leading our women’s team to garner a Gold Medal for the country. It was an honor to give honor to my beloved country. I felt like a Philippine heroine during that time. I was proud to be a Filipino and was proud to wear the colors of the Philippine flag in my jacket.

2) Teacher as an inspiration to the next generation of nation’s leaders

Again my p.e. teacher in fencing inspired me to continue pursuing the sport of fencing. Right now, I am a coach teaching young Filipinos in my fencing club Ezkrima (ezkrima.com). There I teach the basics of fencing and guide my students in competitions. It is now my turn to be a contributor and an inspiration to the next generation.

We as homeschool parents can do much more as developers of Filipinos, our children. We are the daily inspiration our children look up to, our children who belong to the next generation of leaders. Never forget that.

By Mrs. Bev Alarcon, HAP Directress

From Prof. Renato Constantino’s Book, The Continuing Miseducation of the Filipinos

“Education must both be seen not as an acquisition of information but as the making of man so that he may function most effectively and and usefully within his own society.”

I totally agree with this. Education should not be mere memorization of information just to pass tests. Education must be relevant to the Filipino and to his country. Education must empower him and teach him to discover what he can do for his own progress and the progress of his countrymen.

“Experience has shown that children who are taught in their native tongue learn more easily and better than those taught in English. Records of the Bureau of Public Schools will support this. But mere teaching in the national language is not enough. There are other areas that demand immediate attention.”
I totally agree again. It is easier to teach preschoolers to read ba, be, bi, bo, bu than long a, short a, long e, short e, long i, short i, long o, short o, long u and short u.

New Era University [NEU], a private and non-sectarian school signed a memorandum of agreement with Homeschool of Asia Pacific [HAP] last Wednesday, August 4, 2010 to provide basic education via homeschooling for children with special needs and for adults who want to finish their formal education. NEU with HAP conforms with the Minimum Learning Competencies and Desired Learning Competencies [MLC/DLC] specified by DepEd curriculum. Present at the MOA signing ceremony were [seated, L-R:] Bro. Antonio Lopez, University Auditor: Ms. Beverly Gay Alarcon, President, HAP; Dr. Corazon Osorio, NEU President; [standing, L-R:] Bro. Jimmar Abilar, University Treasurer; Bro. Edmario Reyes, CSD Director; Dr. Rebecca Supan, HS Principal; Bro. Gabriel Malonzo, NEU Web site Administrator; Bro. Leonides Rivera, Information Officer; Dr. Corazon Liwayway, Elem. Principal; and Bro. Jeorge Villarico, HS Registrar. The MOA signing is part of 35th Emerald Anniversary project in fulfilling one of NEU’s goals and objectives: to promote access to alternative education delivery methods.

Homeschool of Asia Pacific was featured in Net25′s Moments TV Show.

The Directress, Mrs. Alarcon, tackled the basics and benefits of homeschooling.