IJA Family Council, Inc. Marikina

📚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠, 𝙄𝙅𝘼𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨! 📚

The Infant Jesus Academy Marikina Family Council (IJAM FC) warmly welcomes all our students, parents, guardians, faculty, and staff as we officially begin the School Year 2026–2027 and our first day of face-to-face classes!

Today marks the start of another exciting journey of learning, growth, friendship, and discovery. As our IJAians step into their classrooms once again, may they be filled with enthusiasm, confidence, and a love for learning. May this school year bring new opportunities to develop their talents, strengthen their character, and deepen their faith.

As partners in education, the Family Council remains committed to supporting initiatives that promote a positive, collaborative, and nurturing school community. Together with our school administration, teachers, and fellow parents, we look forward to working hand in hand to provide the best possible environment for our children to thrive.

To our dear parents and guardians, thank you for your continued trust, support, and active participation in our IJA community. Your partnership plays a vital role in every child's success.

Let us begin this new school year with hope, unity, and a shared commitment to our children's holistic development.

𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠, 𝙄𝙅𝘼𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨! 💙
May your first day be filled with smiles, meaningful experiences, and new beginnings.

Here's to a blessed, productive, and successful School Year 2026–2027!




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Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Eden de Yro-Napa, Jhoanna Gonzaga-Astillas, Monica Maceda, Duncan Uy, Anne Cuevas, Patric Tami Yambao, Mylar Diaz, Andrea Navarro, Yuan Canarias, Marvin Buena, Miranda Katniss Villanueva, Pio Angelo, Claire Mateo

🇵🇭 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙮 2026 🇵🇭

Today, as we celebrate , we join the nation in honoring the 2026 theme:

“𝙆𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙖𝙣, 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙠𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙣, 𝙆𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙣”
(𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮, 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺)

Our freedom was built on the courage and sacrifices of those who came before us. Their legacy challenges us to preserve our history, embrace our responsibilities, and work together to build a brighter future for the generations that follow.

At IJAM FC, we recognize that true progress is rooted in unity, respect, and shared purpose. As one family and one community, may we continue to uphold the values that strengthen our bonds, inspire service, and contribute to the growth of our nation. 💙

As we remember our past and look toward the future, let us remain committed to fostering harmony, understanding, and collective action for the common good.

𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙧𝙖𝙬 𝙣𝙜 𝙆𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙖𝙣!
𝙈𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙝𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙨! 🇵🇭

We’re excited to welcome the start of School Year 2026–2027! 🎉

Join us as we begin a new journey of learning, growth, and meaningful connections together as one IJAM family. 💙

Let’s step into this school year with faith, excitement, and unity.

Jesus Loves You! 🙏

We're excited to see you, IJAians!

The opening for School Year 2026-2027 will officially start on June 10, 2026! Please be guided by our schedule for the Orientation and Face-to-Face Classes:

• June 10, 2026 - Asynchronous Classes (Orientation materials will be emailed by the Adviser.)
• June 11, 2026 - Online GTKY with the Adviser (The time of the GTKY Session will be emailed by the Adviser.)
• June 15, 2026 - Face-to-Face Orientation (Attire: Daily Uniform)

Thank you and Jesus Loves You!

With heavy hearts, the IJAM Family Council joins the Napa family and the entire IJA community in mourning the passing of Rae Martin D. Napa.

For three consecutive years, Rae Martin generously shared his time and talent as part of the Family Council Arts Month performances. Alongside his beloved mother, Doc. Eden, and fellow Family Council moms, he graced the stage with confidence, kindness, and dedication that touched everyone around him.

To many of the younger performers, Rae Martin was more than a fellow participant. He was their Kuya, someone they looked up to, admired, and felt comfortable being around. His presence brought encouragement, warmth, and friendship. Whether during rehearsals, performances, or simple moments together, he left a lasting impression on those who had the privilege of knowing him.

Thank you, Rae Martin, for sharing your gifts, your smile, your time, and your heart with the Family Council family. Thank you for the memories, the laughter, the performances, and the example you set for younger IJAians. Though your journey on earth was far too short, the lives you touched and the memories you created will remain with us forever.

We will remember your quiet strength, your courage, your kindness, and the joy you brought to others. Your Family Council family will always be grateful that you became part of our story.

As we grieve your loss, we also celebrate a life that inspired many and a person who was deeply loved by family, friends, schoolmates, teachers, and the entire IJA community.

Please continue to keep Doc. Eden de Yro-Napa , the Napa family, and all who loved Rae Martin in your prayers.

📍 Wake
Loyola Memorial Chapels, Marikina

📍 Interment
Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 10:00 AM
Loyola Memorial Park Cemetery, Marikina

"𝓣𝓱𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝔀𝓮 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓽𝓻𝓾𝓵𝔂 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓾𝓼. 𝓣𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓸𝓷 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓼𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓭, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓽𝓸𝓾𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓭, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓫𝓮𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓭."

Rest in peace, Rae Martin. You will always be remembered, forever loved, and deeply missed. 🤍🙏

The IJAM Family Council proudly stands with our school in forming learners who are guided by truth, integrity, responsibility, excellence, and discipline.

Together as one IJA community, may we continue shaping IJAians who live with purpose, compassion, and faith through Amare et Servire — to love and to serve.

At Infant Jesus Academy, education has never been limited to lessons, grades, or achievements. It is a work of formation. It is the daily shaping of minds that can think critically, hearts that can choose rightly, and lives that can serve faithfully.

In a time when truth is often blurred, accountability is questioned, and wrongdoing is excused by convenience, popularity, or misinformation, schools must remain firm. We are called to form learners who do not simply follow what is loud, accepted, or repeated, but who can discern what is true, just, and good.

This is why our formation is anchored on our iRED Core Values of Integrity, Responsibility, Excellence, and Discipline.

Integrity teaches our learners to choose what is right, even when no one is watching, even when it is difficult, and even when it is not the easier path.

Responsibility reminds our learners that freedom comes with accountability. Their words, actions, decisions, and even silence have consequences for themselves, for others, and for the communities they belong to.

Excellence calls them to give their best, not for recognition alone, but because doing things well is an expression of respect: respect for God, for others, for one’s work, and for one’s own potential.

Discipline forms in them the self-control to act with purpose, consistency, humility, and respect. It is the strength to do what must be done, even when feelings, pressure, or convenience suggest otherwise.

Together, these values form the heart of an IJAian; an IJAian who is honest, accountable, committed, and principled.

But values must also be joined with discernment. In today’s world, our learners must be able to question what they see, examine what they hear, seek evidence, recognize manipulation, and reject narratives that normalize what is wrong. Education must help them distinguish truth from distortion and popularity from principle.

At IJA, we continue to teach our learners to do the right thing, at the right time, in the right place, with the right people. This is not merely a rule for behavior. It is a guide for conscience. It reminds us that character is built through repeated choices whether big and small, seen and unseen, easy and difficult.

More deeply, we remain guided by the call to Amare et Servire - to love and to serve the Lord in all things. This gives our values their highest purpose. We do not form students only to become successful individuals. We form them to become persons of conscience, compassion, service, and faith.

As one IJA community, we affirm that the work of nation-building begins long before public office, leadership titles, or professional careers. It begins in homes. It continues in classrooms. It is strengthened in school communities where adults model the very values we ask young people to live by.

To our teachers, parents, personnel, and students: let us remain faithful to the formation entrusted to us. Let us continue building a community where truth matters, accountability is practiced, excellence is pursued, discipline is lived, and service is offered with love.

This is the iRED formation we stand for.
This is the IJA education we commit to.
This is how we help build a just, principled, and God-centered society.