And eventhough I am still here, I know what difference it will make to school teachers to be given an encouraging message by their principal to their kick start day... I know because I have been a teacher and I always look forward to be given a "blessing" by my principal.
Therefore, I made a letter to my "entire staff" for their start of their new endeavor. I want them to feel that I am with them even not physically, and I am with them in prayers and in spirit. I am hoping that this message will inspire them to continue molding young minds to be the kind of person they wanted to be.
Here is the message.
Dear ALL,
May the peace of God be with
you!
On Monday, we will start a new
voyage, a voyage that will bring her passengers safely to the other side of
their journey. The voyage that we chose
is to help the students reach their primary goal in life: to acquire as much knowledge and skills as
they can for their future.
Every one of us is a part of
this voyage; we are all crew members, ADP is our ship and the students are our
passengers. And like in all voyages, we
all have different tasks to make the ship move, but just like in all ships we
all have one main goal: to bring our
passengers safe to their destination.
We may experience rough
journey, it is normal; but the journey never ends there. We must keep rowing. We may get tired once in a while, it is
normal; but our role never stops there.
Rest, and then keep rowing after regaining your strength. Remember that our goal is not to row for our
own, we row for the passengers, our students.
You are all here in ADP
because you have the qualities that ADP envisions for. And we are all in the academe because God
chose us to. Therefore, it is but right
that we all work for the ONE who made everything possible in our lives. (Colossians 3:23)”Whatever you do, work
heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” When we work for HIM, we will never get tired;
when we work for the students, we will always be satisfied. Our rewards may not be as prestigious as what
other professions have, but our rewards lie within the success of every student
who has reached their goal, to those who have realized their purpose, and those
who have continued the legacy of selfless service.
As our ship sets sail on
Monday, I pray that the Lord bless you with the W-A-R-M-T-H of a teacher: Wisdom
to teach not only what they need at school but also what they need in life, Active body to be physically present
for the students, Respect to realize
ones’ mistakes and to make amends of what needs to be corrected, Motivation to be an instrument for the
students to realize their purpose in life, Tact
to speak kind and constructive words not only to your fellow workers but more
so to the students, Holistic personality to teach the students by example and not just
by words.
Ignite the WARMTH in your
hearts as the educators of ADP. Let us
start our voyage with GOD as the center of our goal because it is only HE who
will set the course of our journey.
Godspeed and see you all on
the 20th of June.
Sincerely,
RACQUEL
ARTIOLA-AÑADA
Principal, ADP
I hope that even if you are not my "teaching staff" but a teacher or working in a school, you would also be inspired and know that you are not alone in your pursuit to helping your passenger get tho his destination.
