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| Sr. Bernadette Racadio, SPC, Directress-HS Principal, listens to the tour guide at the AFP Museum. Together with Sr. Bernadette were the members of the HS Principal's Council. |
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| The Mind Museum in Taguig City will be one of the highlights of the Educational Field Trip for the Grade 7 to 3rd Year. |
The High School Principal’s Council personally visited the possible places for the annual educational tour for the department, August 24, 2012.
Led by Sr. Bernadette Racadio, SPC, the Directress and High School Principal, the council visited the Armed Forces of the Philippines Museum at the Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City and the world-class Mind Musem in Taguig City. With her were Mr. Ernesto Guillermo, Jr., the HS Academic Chair, Sr. Ma. Gemma Moralita, SPC, the Christian Formation Head, Mr. Cezar Mendoza, the Clubs and Organizations Chair, Mrs. Emmalou Pineda, the Student Welfare Committee Chair, Mrs. Eufemia Dionson, the Homeroom Chair, Sr. Ma. Vicenta Estrella, SPC, the Finance Officer, and Mrs. Rosanna Guillermo, the Head Librarian.
The AFP Museum showcases the historical armed struggle of the country to attain sovereignty and independence. It features several galleries like the Pre-Colonial Period, American Period, Fil-American War, World War II, and Modern Period among others. The museum also shows special sections like the Medal for Valor Awardees, Pres. Fidel V. Ramos section, and the gallery of all the AFP Chiefs of Staff. The other areas also show the evolution of military uniforms, the armed fleet, arms and ammunitions, aircrafts, dioramas of Filipino military campaigns, and many more. Outside of the museum is a showcase of real military tanks and some military aircrafts.
The museum occupies two floors of the the right wing section of the AFP Museum and Theater Building inside Camp Aguinaldo.
The Mind Museum in Taguig City, on the other hand, is considered world-class in its presentations and exhibits of science and technology. It showcases over 250 hands-on and minds-on interactive exhibits where students are allowed to freely explore them. Some of the notable galleries are the Dance with the Atom, Leap into Life, Walk the Earth, Invade the Universe, and High on Tech. Patrons are greeted by a robotic welcome of Aedi which orients guests about the entire museum.
There are sections about the scientific breaktroughs of the Filipino scientists, about atoms, life, technology, space and beyond, the earth, chemistry, physics, humans, and many more.
As a side trip, the group also went to the Manila Ocean Park to watch the dancing fountain show. Showcasing rhythmically controlled fountains, the fountain show even used projections of sea creatures.
The ocular inspection was arranged by Mrs. Cecilia Bordallo of Slate Educational Tours and Services, the tour coordinator.
The High School Educational Tour will also include The Enchanted Kingdom for the Grade 7 to 3rd Year and Mt. Banahaw in Dolores, Quezon for the 4th Year.
The Enchanted Kingdom had been endorsed lately by the Department of Education as an edutainment destination for educational tours as the theme park had added attractions in the Sciences.
Mt. Banahaw, on the other hand, is held as a holy mountain by many sects, a lot of them situated at the foot or near the mountain itself.
Students will go through the process called pamumuwesto and reflect on the traditions and practices of the people as they pray to the falls, the big rocks, rivers, caves, and the whole mountain. They will learn about their symbolisms and compare them to our Catholic faith. Students will realize the richness of Filipino culture and faith.
Another focus is for them to experience and appreciate the cave, freshwater and forest ecosystems, together with Mt. Banahaw’s rich flora and fauna, which they hardly know of on a first hand basis. Literatures read and textbooks on science and environment will come alive right before them, so to speak.
The 4th Year Field Trip will be jointly managed by Slate Educational Tours & Services and Lakbay Kalikasan’s Outbound Education, complete with tour facilitators with special training in handling activities involving nature and culture.
The tours are scheduled as follows: 4th Year - September 11, Grade 7 and 2nd Year - September 12, and 3rd Year - September 13.
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| The facade of the AFP Museum, the Bulwagang Heneral Arturo Enrile. |
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| Bows and arrows as the first weapons of the tribal Filipinos during the Pre-Colonial Period. |
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| A collection of the weapons of the people of Mindanao. Note the small kris and the bigger ceremonial one. |
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| The tour guide explains the significance of some displays at the museum. |
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| Other bladed weapons used by the Filipino warriors in protecting their territories. |
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| Every detail was explained by the tour guide. |
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| Even original writings of the Filipino heroes are on display at the museum. |
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| The original military uniform of General Emilio Aguinaldo, the First Philippine President. |
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| The Sisters got curious on the original military uniform of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. |
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| A frame showing the uniforms of the Filipino guerillas. |
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| The Sisters passed by the memorabilia of World War II in the Philippines. |
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| A display of some insignias of the military. |
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| Medals that could be earned by the military to recognize their bravery and victory in battles. |
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| Other medals that could be donned on outstanding military personnel. |
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| Mr. Ernesto Guillermo, Jr. gamely poses with a mannequin in military uniform. |
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| The Medal for Valor is the highest military recognition bestowed by the President of the Republic on extraordinary military achiever. |
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| Uniform of the navy for deep-sea diving. |
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| Military insignias. |
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| Navy fleet on display. |
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| Command flags |
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| Some collection of former Chief of Staff and Commander in Chief Fidel V. Ramos. |
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| Other collections of President Fidel V. Ramos. |
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| Sample of powerful rifles. |
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| Remember Erlinda became a fighting slogan for the Filipino and American soldiers during World War II. Erlinda was allegedly raped and killed by the Japanese soldiers during the war. To fire up the Filipino and American soldiers to continue their struggle against the Japanese forces, they made her story into a slogan, so that it won't happen again. |
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| A hungry and dying Filipino soldier continue to fight despite the odds because of 'Erlinda'. |
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| A chronicler of the war during the World War II. |
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| A view of the AFP Museum. |
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| Military tanks near the AFP Museum. |
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| A military tank where museum visitors could inspect what's inside and how it looks. |
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| A jet fighter plane at the Museum. |
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| A Huey helicopter as part of the displays. |
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| Aedi, the talking robot, welcomes visitors at the Mind Musem. |
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| The escalator leading to the second floor of the Mind Museum. |
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| A large display on the universe at the Mind Museum. |
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| Part of the gallery on the universe. |
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| Mr. Cezar Mendoza manipulates the display on the phases of the moon. |
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| A spectacular view of the universe |
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| A lifesize skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex at the Mind Museum. |
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| An actual molar of a mammoth. |
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| Kinds of sedimentary rocks. |
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| How fossils are made |
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| Screens of life |
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| A replica of Rafflesia, the world's largest and smelliest flower. |
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| Mr. Guillermo gamely poses with the large replica of a whale. |
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| Mr. Mendoza and Mrs. Dionson with the cave men. |
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| Mrs. Dionson with the Rafflesia |
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| Another view of the universe |
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| An archeological dug site. |
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| The T. rex. |
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| Sr. Ma. Vicenta Estrella, SPC and Mr. Guillermo interact with the globe. |
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| A cave woman. |
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| A 3D, lifesize Periodic Table of the Elements. |
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| Organic molecules dome |
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| Representations of molecules in ball-and-stick models. |
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| The BIG chocolate! |
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| What to do with old books. |
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| A display of laboratory glassware |
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| A carriage where the machines are on display |
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| A model of a car |
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| A sail boat |
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| Lining up to the 3D visual room |
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| At the outdoor science garden |
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| Mrs. Emmalou Pineda plays with bubbles. |
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| Mrs. Dionson amuses herself with the bubbles. |
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| A version of the Mobius strip |
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| Just a metallic monument |
