UA&P School of Education and Human Development

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

Educators participated in the CPD seminar “The Character Revolution: Beyond Academics, Back to the Heart of Teaching” held on March 7, 2026, at the Li Seng Giap Auditorium, University of Asia and the Pacific.

The session was led by Mr. Emmanuel Rentoy, Character.org’s 2022 International Champion for Character.

It's midterms week once again! 📝

Wishing all SED students luck on their reviews, examinations, and projects! 📚 Don't forget to get plenty of sleep, healthy breaks, and to nourish your body while you nourish your mind! 💙📘

📚 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!

Don’t miss the SED Faculty Lecture Series with Ms. Eunice Contreras on March 25 (Wednesday) via Zoom.

🔗 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/FLS-SED

📢 𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

The School of Education and Human Development (SED) invites everyone to its Faculty Lecture Series.

𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗮𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗶𝗮 𝗞. 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮, 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿: 𝗠𝘀. 𝗘𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀

🗓 March 25, 2026 (Wednesday)
⏰ 5:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
💻 Via Zoom

Interested participants may register here: https://tinyurl.com/FLS-SED

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This study examines KALFI LEAD, a four-year program for female university students in the Philippines integrating servant leadership and personal growth. Through in-depth interviews with 19 alumnae, it explores how KALFI LEAD might contribute to participants' leadership and character development. Thematic analysis suggests that alumnae perceive the program as having effected positive change; that they strongly assimilate a person-centered ideal of leadership, and that they perceive mentoring and pro-social opportunities as program strengths. While participants seem to evince strong virtue motivation, identity and practice, results also imply gaps in virtue literacy. This paper provides insights for character educators and suggests the potential of servant leadership training as an avenue for developing virtue.

𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧

Eunice is a faculty member of the School of Education and Human Development of the University of Asia and the Pacific. She is currently a PhD candidate at The Education University of Hong Kong working on the topic of pre-service teacher ethics education. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Major in Humanities in 2012 and a Master of Arts in Education, Major in Development Education from the University of Asia and the Pacific (Philippines) in 2014. She also obtained a Licentiate in Philosophy, Major in Ethics and Anthropology from the Pontificia Università della Santa Croce (Italy) in June 2021. Her research interests include virtue ethics, character education, and professional ethics in teaching.

What does it mean for Filipinos to flourish? Drawing on data from over 5,000 respondents in the Global Flourishing Study, this article situates well-being within the country’s relational, religious, and family-centered context. https://link.uap.asia/eehr3jpz

⏳ 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 𝗔 𝗙𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗟𝗢𝗧𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧! 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟰 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱.

Register ​now:​ https://tinyurl.com/Character-Revolution

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𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

🗓 March 7, 2026 (Saturday) | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
📍 Li Seng Giap Auditorium, University of Asia and the Pacific
🎤 Speaker: Mr. Emmanuel Rentoy (𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳.𝘰𝘳𝘨’𝘴 2022 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳)
💼 Fee: PHP 1,563.00 (𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴)
📚​ 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝟲 𝗖𝗣𝗗 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀!

This full-day seminar aims to equip Filipino educators with the mindset, tools, and strategies necessary to become effective agents of character formation in the classroom.

Grounded in the internationally recognized PRIMED framework by Dr. Marvin Berkowitz and enriched by the speaker’s extensive experience in character education across Asia, this course emphasizes the central role of the teacher in shaping not just minds, but hearts and habits.

Through practical examples, real-life stories, interactive workshops, and reflective activities, participants will rediscover the deeper meaning of their vocation as educators and learn how to create a character-rich classroom culture. The seminar will also introduce the principles behind the School of Character Accreditation and inspire teachers to become catalysts of positive change within their schools and communities.

Designed especially for Filipino teachers across all subject areas and grade levels, this program ensures that character education becomes not one more thing to teach—but the very way great teachers teach everything.

📢 𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀

The School of Education and Human Development (SED) invites everyone to its Faculty Lecture Series.

𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗮𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗶𝗮 𝗞. 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮, 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿: 𝗠𝘀. 𝗘𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀

🗓 March 25, 2026 (Wednesday)
⏰ 5:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
💻 Via Zoom

Interested participants may register here: https://tinyurl.com/FLS-SED

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This study examines KALFI LEAD, a four-year program for female university students in the Philippines integrating servant leadership and personal growth. Through in-depth interviews with 19 alumnae, it explores how KALFI LEAD might contribute to participants' leadership and character development. Thematic analysis suggests that alumnae perceive the program as having effected positive change; that they strongly assimilate a person-centered ideal of leadership, and that they perceive mentoring and pro-social opportunities as program strengths. While participants seem to evince strong virtue motivation, identity and practice, results also imply gaps in virtue literacy. This paper provides insights for character educators and suggests the potential of servant leadership training as an avenue for developing virtue.

𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧

Eunice is a faculty member of the School of Education and Human Development of the University of Asia and the Pacific. She is currently a PhD candidate at The Education University of Hong Kong working on the topic of pre-service teacher ethics education. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Major in Humanities in 2012 and a Master of Arts in Education, Major in Development Education from the University of Asia and the Pacific (Philippines) in 2014. She also obtained a Licentiate in Philosophy, Major in Ethics and Anthropology from the Pontificia Università della Santa Croce (Italy) in June 2021. Her research interests include virtue ethics, character education, and professional ethics in teaching.

𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙚? 😉

Still not sure about where to spend your Valentines? Look no further, PHAROS has you covered! 🩷

Come drop by the Simply Sweet booth on February 13, 18-20 to get a delicious cup of iskrambol for yourself (or for crushiecakes!) 🍧

A meaningful morning of dialogue and shared direction.

The School of Education and Human Development met with Asec. Jerome Buenviaje to explore possible areas of collaboration between SED and the Department of Education. The conversation focused on strengthening links between research and policy, teacher formation, and practice, with a shared commitment to improving learning outcomes for Filipino learners.

Present at the meeting were Dr. Ernie Grio, Dr. Lexie Estacio, Dr. James Lactao, Ms. Geraldine Oris, and Teacher Melissa Antoinette Garcia.

We look forward to continuing these conversations and working together toward responsive and grounded education initiatives.

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 | The University has announced a shift to online classes and work on Monday, February 16.

To give everyone an opportunity to rest, recharge, and spend quality time with their families, all classes and work will be conducted online on this day. Please note that the campus will be closed.

However, Masses, confessions, and scheduled activities of the Chaplaincy will continue as planned.

In addition, please be reminded that there will be no classes on Tuesday, February 17, in observance of the Chinese New Year holiday.

We wish everyone a meaningful and restful long weekend. Take care and enjoy the break!

📢 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁. 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!

Join us for 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 — a meaningful session focused on shaping values, purpose, and impact in education.

👉 Register here​: https://tinyurl.com/Character-Revolution

📚 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝟲 𝗖𝗣𝗗 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀!

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴

🗓 March 7, 2026 (Saturday) | 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
📍 Li Seng Giap Auditorium, University of Asia and the Pacific

🎤 Speaker: Mr. Emmanuel Rentoy (𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳.𝘰𝘳𝘨’𝘴 2022 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳)

💼 Fee: PHP 1,563.00 (𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴)

👉 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/Character-Revolution

This full-day seminar aims to equip Filipino educators with the mindset, tools, and strategies necessary to become effective agents of character formation in the classroom.

Grounded in the internationally recognized PRIMED framework by Dr. Marvin Berkowitz and enriched by the speaker’s extensive experience in character education across Asia, this course emphasizes the central role of the teacher in shaping not just minds, but hearts and habits.

Through practical examples, real-life stories, interactive workshops, and reflective activities, participants will rediscover the deeper meaning of their vocation as educators and learn how to create a character-rich classroom culture. The seminar will also introduce the principles behind the School of Character Accreditation and inspire teachers to become catalysts of positive change within their schools and communities.

Designed especially for Filipino teachers across all subject areas and grade levels, this program ensures that character education becomes not one more thing to teach—but the very way great teachers teach everything.

Join us for this year’s 𝗘𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 on February 5, Thursday.

Assembly begins at 10:00 am at the Sancta Maria Stella Orientis Oratory, followed by the procession led by 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮, 𝗗𝗗, 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗯𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮, and culminating in the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 12:05 pm.

All classes and activities will be suspended from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm to allow maximum participation from the University community. The Pearl Drive entrance gate will be closed to vehicles from 10:15 am to 11:30 am to give way to the procession.

All are welcome to join us in this solemn gathering of faith and unity.