ATENEO DE MANILA GRADE SCHOOL

Formation

Formation Day

Formation Day (FD) is devoted to the conduct of Formation programs and activities. The FD for every grade level is as follows:

Kinder & Grade 1: every Wednesday
Grades 2 & 3: every Thursday
Grades 4 to 6: every Friday

All students will go through CMO/SIO and Cura Sessions, mostly asynchronously, every Formation Day. The COCA (co-curricular activity) will also be offered weekly. However, the Friendly Talk will be conducted with three to four selected students only per session, and not everybody will be involved. The Friendly Talk schedule of the class will be announced before the actual session. In the same way, the OBF Session is intended for those who may need counseling, a consultation or a conference with the guidance counselor.

Campus Ministry

Vision

The Ateneo de Manila Grade School Campus Ministry Office (CMO), as a part of the basic ministries of the church, aims to form a community whose members have an intimate and faithful relationship with Christ, are competent, have well-formed consciences, are compassionate to others, and are committed to Christ’s mission of love and service.

Mission

The Campus Ministry Office takes an active role in providing programs anchored on Ignatian ideals that will allow the students, faculty, staff, and parents to nourish a special relationship with Jesus which will lead to fullness of life in Christ by experiencing the love of God and sharing this love with others.

The CMO programs continue to make the students and the whole community aware of and feel God's undying love for everyone through the following offerings and activities:

Celebration of the Sacraments (online daily masses for the community, online school-wide masses in celebration of special feasts, online Celebration of the Word for Kinder and Grade 2)
Online Recollection for Grades 4, 5 and 6 students and their parents
Online opportunities for the students to interact with the Jesuits (Meet the Jesuits, Talk of Jesuits and Lay partners)

Social Involvement

Vision

The Ateneo de Manila Grade School Social Involvement program, as an integral part of the formation program of the school, aims to form a community that follows the teachings and example of Christ, will strive to live their lives in the service of others, and serve those who are in most need of help, namely, the poor and the powerless.

Mission

The Social Involvement program enables the Grade School community to help those in need by providing opportunities for members to grow as Friends-in-the-Lord: persons who love Christ, who nourish a relationship with the poor and the needy, and who live as true stewards of creation.

The weekly Campus Ministry Office/Social Involvement Office (CMO/SIO) Sessions provide online modules that are offered asynchronously. The modules integrate the worship and moral aspects of the lessons covered in CLE. The sessions aim to deepen the faith and provide opportunities to live it out through service.

Child Development Center

TAKE 5 GUIDANCE SERVICES.mp4

CDC/GUIDANCE SERVICES

Friendly Talk

Friendly Talk is a routine interview session where all students go through a scheduled psycho-social activity in small groups (3-4 students) with their guidance counselor during Formation Day. This is not going to be a weekly session for every student since Friendly Talk will be scheduled per class and per student. This will be done via Google Meet.

2. One Big Friend (OBF)

The One Big Friend (OBF) Sessions are meant for counseling students, and for consultation or conference of significant adults in the student's life with the guidance counselor. The students are assured that their guidance counselor continues to journey with them in this new normal.

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(a) Counseling happens with selected students who need assistance in dealing with their concerns. In-depth individual or group online counseling can be done via Google Meet or phone while following set guidelines and protocols.

(b) Consultation can be a discussion between the student’s guidance counselor and parents or teachers to get more feedback about the student and further support him with his concerns.

(c) Conference is a session that the guidance counselor conducts with the teachers and parents, sometimes together with the Grade Level Coordinator or Administrators, to gather sufficient information that will lead to an informed decision about matters concerning a student.

Memo to Parents on the Informed Consent Form for Online Counseling of Ateneo De Manila Grade School Students

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Letter to Parents on the AGS CDC Guidance Services.docx.pdf

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3. Cura Sessions

A Cura Session is a weekly session for all students where modules are conducted asynchronously every Formation Day. The session aims to provide learning experiences that will develop socio-emotional skills and promote personal well-being.

Description of Service

Students learn how to care for themselves and others
Age-appropriate modules on self-help and social skills, self-management and other life skills are offered

Procedure

A Cura session is scheduled every Formation Day and all students are expected to visit their Guidance Google classroom at the day/time of their Cura Session.

Kinder - Wed., 9:30-10:00 am
Grade 1 - Wed., 8:30-9:00 am
Grade 2 - Thurs., 9:00-9:30 am
Grade 3 -Thurs., 8:30-9:00 am
Grade 4 - Fri., 9:30-10:00 am
Grades 5 & 6 - Fri., 9:00-9:30 am