Faculty beats the Summer

by: Terranya Tiamson

Hiking, trekking, mountain climbing to beach hopping, name it and surely the faculty of STI College Balayan has gone through it almost the whole summer or should I say, we wish.

So, how did the faculty of STI College Balayan spends their summer? Knowing it’s the only vacation period for us, I’d say, it’s best to rest at home and prepare for the opening of the classes, but we are different. We beat the summer by the series of trainings provided by STI Headquarters to enhance if not merely refresh the STI faculty’s knowledge and teaching skills.

The previously concluded training, the Teacher Skills Training 2 or simply TST2 was held last May 17 to 20 at the AVR Room at our campus. (yes, there was TST1 held last May 2010). The trainers from STI Headquarters (Mr. Joseph Garcia and Ms. Rebecca Nacubuan) shared their expertise in Coaching, Counseling, Conducting Research and other topics relevant to the teaching profession.

It was not the only training held through out, the series of training which lasted from 3 to 5 days per course started in the first week of May at STI Training Center in Taft Avenue. The training courses includes different subjects in IT like Java, Computer Security, Industrial and Integrated Electronics, Computer Networking and English which were attended by the faculty members in line with their fields.

As for the admin staff, unlucky as it may sound, does not know the word “vacation”. They are the team working behind the very busy enrollment period with the help of the full time faculty members.

And this is true every summer.