23/08/2026
๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐: ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ
๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, under the leadership of ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐. ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐, continued its commitment to nurturing resilient and purpose-driven young scholars through a meaningful formation activity with the scholar-beneficiaries of the ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ (๐๐๐๐๐) of Cebu Caritas, Inc.
The activity commenced with a Holy Mass presided over by ๐๐๐ฏ. ๐
๐ซ. ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ ๐. ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ซ., Executive Director of ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐., providing an opportunity for the scholars, facilitators, and participants to begin the day grounded in faith, reflection, and thanksgiving.
Together with the ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ (๐๐๐๐) graduate students, who served as facilitators and process observers, Project ESKOLAR conducted the workshop โ๐๐ญ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ.โ The session provided a supportive and engaging space where scholars explored practical ways to understand their emotions, manage stress, and strengthen resilience amid the demands of student life.
In the afternoon, individual check-in sessions were facilitated by the MAGC graduate students. These conversations gave the scholars a safe and supportive space to reflect on how their week had been, particularly as they adjusted to the start of the new academic year.
Beyond simply asking, โHow are you?โ, the check-ins created opportunities for scholars to pause, recognize their emotions, share their experiences, and feel genuinely heard. At the same time, the activity provided the MAGC students with meaningful opportunities to apply supportive communication and basic counseling skills through attentive listening, empathic responses, and thoughtful observation.
Also supporting the formation journey of the scholars was ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ, the Formator of the 2nd Year YSLEP Scholars and a former YSLEP Scholar herself. Her involvement reflects the continuing journey of YSLEP scholars giving back and helping guide the next generation of young people through their own experiences and commitment to service.
Complementing the psychosocial formation, Project Training Specialists ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง ๐. ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ and ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ facilitated the ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐
๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, enriching the scholarsโ journey through reflection on values, faith, purpose, and inner strength.
By bringing together faith, emotional regulation, resilience, supportive relationships, peer mentorship, and spiritual formation, Project ESKOLAR continues to uphold a holistic approach to human developmentโforming young people who are not only prepared to face academic and personal challenges but are also grounded in values and empowered to move forward with courage and purpose.
