On Being a True Bambinian

This is River's contribution to the editorial section of their school paper... he sent it to me thru email for checking...

On Being a True Bambinian

What does it take to be a true Bambinian?

We are studying at the Casa del Bambino Emmanuel Montessori. Our parents chose this school because they believe in its vision of complete development of their children. Some of us had been staying in this school for a long time already, while some of us have just started. Either way, our stay here gives us our own idea of what a student of CBEM should be like.

During our stay here, we learned how to read and how to write. We had been molded in various areas of learning, be it practical, sensorial, cultural and religious. We learned different things at different levels - mathematics, geography, science, and many others. One of the most important things we learned is to be bilingual, that is, we can speak English very well but at the same time, our teachers taught us not to forget how to speak Filipino properly. These are our traits which set us apart from the others. More importantly, we also learned things apart from our subjects in the classroom. We learned how to participate in competitions, some of us become good in sports, still others become very good in cultural activities like dancing, singing, and reciting poems. Others become budding journalists and writers. Indeed, as we stay here longer, we learn and discover more, and in result, we become more developed children.

As we progress in our learning at CBEM, we have to ask ourselves, are all these enough to become a good pupil, a true Bambinian?

I believe we have to think about it more deeply. While as we learn more in our subjects and become better singers, dancers, quizzers, or writers, we have to think also that more than that, we become not only more complete students, but more a part of a big family that is the school. And we should not forget that. For being a true Bambinian is to be a true member of this family. In this way, we should give back what we have learned to our little brothers and sisters in the school by helping them learn what we have learned and understood. We should give back to our teachers by being polite and respectful to them, and obeying them. Most importantly, we should give back to our parents by appreciating what they have done for us and giving them back the love they always give us. And we should be thankful for all the things they provided us. I believe that aside from learning, sharing and giving back what we have make us true Bambinians. We should always remember it and try doing it everyday.

Pwede na siguro yan...
Love,
River Arliss M. Lontok