“A hundred years from now, it will not matter what kind of car I drove, what kind of house I lived in, how much money I had in the bank but the world may be a better place because I made a difference in the life of a child.” ~ Forest Witcraft

Last April 23-24, 2015, the Marikina Convention Center was alive with the laughter, singing and cheers of an overwhelming audience of more than 700 preschool and elementary school teachers.

Passion, service and love. These were the three values that stood out the most at our two-day seminar. We learn of these from different instances in the event

We met with teachers who arrived as early as 5:30 am even though registration time began at 7am. Some even travelling from places as far as Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Baguio to attend the seminar.

We were also inspired by the sight of more than 700 participants tirelessly joining in the singing, dancing and role-playing throughout the event. It was even more inspiring to learn of teachers share their reason for being in their chosen profession.

Our energy as events organizers was also rooted from working with many partners and sponsors who supported the event. We give our heartfelt thanks to our guest speakers and authors who took time to prepare their presentations and share their expertise during their talks. We were also very fortunate to have worked with young volunteers who were either new teachers or teachers-in-training who willingly helped out to make the participants more comfortable.

On this final day of Teacher Appreciation Week, we look back at the event and our own classroom experiences, and become truly thankful for the sacrifice and love that our teachers have given us and the students we now serve.

What an honor it is to work alongside “heroes” (as one participating teacher said of her fellow teachers) especially on this task of educating the youth. We are comforted in knowing that we have plenty of help even beyond the 700 participants we met at the event.

They say that it takes a village to raise a child. With that being said, St. Matthew’s Publishing Corporation thanks all teachers for being a part of this village of educators and supporters of our country’s young learners.

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Last April 23-24, 2015, Saint Matthew’s Publishing Corporation met with more than 700 public and private school teachers from NCR, Cavite, Bulacan and Laguna at the Marikina Convention Center.

Teachers got to join and receive training materials and meals for free at the 2-day seminar care of the organizer, St. Matthew’s Publishing Corporation.

UnlockED aims to unlock the educator’s potential as part of St. Matthew’s Publishing Corporations Corporate Community Investment initiatives. For UnlockED 2015, this 2-day seminar focused on creativity as a method and objective in the classroom.

St. Matthew’s Publishing Corporation thanks its partners and sponsors for their support in the event. The program was crafted alongside our co-presenter, Joomajam, and its education partners, Teachables, Inc., Sipat Lawin Ensemble, and Habi Education Lab.

We are also grateful for the contributions of our sponsors—Brown Madonna Press, Inc., Balikatan Prints and Binding Enterprises, Guarantor Printing, Inc., Book Media Press, Inc., ASM Trading Center Corporation, 1 AVC Printing Inc., Deeco Paper Products, Inc., Plush and Play, Nature’s Spring, Ukulele Manila and Faber-Castell Philippines. Special thanks also go to Max’s Restaurant Marquintion Marikina Branch and Barangay Concepcion Dos, Marikina.

We had a great time with everyone at the event. Our memories of UnlockED 2015 can be found in the links below.

UnlockED Day 1
UnlockED Day 2
UnlockED Day 2 (Marikina)