The
event was hosted by Mrs. Elleden Grace L. Denosta, Kindergarten Teacher of MES.
The pupils who joined the event were thirty pupils selected across levels. The
program began with a short prayer led by Mrs. Joylyn S. Manejable, Kindergarten
Teacher of MES. It was followed by a welcome remarks given by Mrs. Raquel I.
Blones, Principal II of MES. Afterwards, Chef Eliaquim Labang, owner of Quim’s
Cake Bakeshop and Café gave an inspirational message. He discussed the history
of his success but more importantly, he stressed how our pupils should never
stop chasing their dreams.
Subsequently, the baking activities commenced.
The pupils were divided into four groups which are each composed of pupils
across levels. Older pupils were grouped with younger ones. Each group were
assigned with a chef and a teacher to assist the pupils. For group 1, Chef
Jhollow Ignacio and Mrs. Revilyn B. Dumon, Grade 1 Teacher, were assigned while
for group 2, Chef Mark Anthony Sol and Mrs. Vilma F. Mata, Grade 1 Teacher were
assigned. For group 3, Chef Jhorgialyn Corpuz and Mrs. Elleden Grace L. Denosta
were assigned while for group 4 Chef Jack Ignacio and Mrs. Hazel F. Famaran
were assigned. Chef Eliaquim supervised all the groups while Mr. Anthony Haber,
managing director of the bakeshop, laid out the step by step instructions for each
baking activity.
The pupils accomplished two recipes: Chocolate
Chip Cookies and Lengua de Gato. They enjoyed every bit of moment during their
baking activities. It was truly an amazing learning activity for them as they
were able to experience mixing flour, rolling dough, and molding cookies. The
excitement would also be easily seen on their eyes as they anticipated the
finished product. The teachers who overlooked the activity also learned a lot
while the parents were ecstatic upon seeing their children doing stuff by
themselves.
While waiting for the cookies to be ready, the
owner and staff of Quim’s Cake Bakeshop and Café were awarded with their
certificate of recognition and tokens of appreciation. It was then followed by
a closing remarks given by Mrs. Evangeline A. Rosales, Chairman of
Kindergarten. Yet, the event does not end there! Chef Eliaquim himself awarded
the school with two whole cakes and plentiful slices of cake for the teachers
and staff of Mambog Elementary School.
All
in all, it was a great day for both MES Family and our visitors. We are very
thankful for the owner and staff of Quim’s Cake Bakeshop and Café for visiting
our school and sharing their expertise with us. One feature of the K to 12
Curriculum is to prepare the youth for future career opportunities. We often
integrate that in our lessons by using child-centered approaches as proposed by
Progressivist educational philosophers. We are very blessed to have experts
like them visiting our school. The partnership of our school with them proves
how important it is for community stakeholders to be actively engaged and
responsible with the quality education of 21st century learners. A
toast for a successful activity that was held and to more successful activities
to be held in the future!
At
last, the cookies are done! Chefs and teachers per group distributed the
cookies equally to the pupils. It was a great joy seeing how proud the pupils
are of themselves after seeing the fruits of their labor. They were all happy
while munching the cookies that they made. Some were also shared with their
parents.