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There are also four kindergartners. The mission of Paaralang Pinoy is to help Filipino-heritage children learn the Filipino national language (Tagalog); develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of Filipino culture; cultivate a peer group and network of persons who share a common cultural and linguistic background; facilitate a strong sense of identity; and understand the differences between Filipino and mainstream American culture.  \nPaaralang Pinoy was established in 2006 by the Filipino Ministry of Northern Virginia (based in St. Bernadette Catholic Church), with the assistance of educator and curriculum specialist Rely Rodriguez, and volunteers from the church. St. Bernadette Catholic Church is a parish in Springfield, VA, with many Filipino-American members. Classes are held at St. Bernadette Catholic School, an affiliate of the church.  \nPaaralang Pinoy consists of eight adult volunteer teachers, with six teens and young adults acting as Kuyas (Big Brothers) and Ates (Big Sisters) to the elementary age children. The Kuyas and Ates range in age from high school to college. They are an important component of the program, because they lead the school-aged children during small-group time and coach them if they do not know the answers to a teacher’s question. The Kuyas and Ates also assist the adult teachers in implementing the school’s activities . Currently, Paaralang Pinoy has 19 students. In the past, it had as many as 40 students and included middle school students. Almost all of the students were born in the United States.  \nClasses are held every Sunday from 1:30-3:30 pm from October through May. It is a multi-grade or one-room school. One hour each is devoted to teaching culture and language. Paaralang Pinoy teachers use their own teacher-developed curriculum and materials. Culture is taught in English so that all the children may understand the lesson. The following topics are discussed during the year: Typical Filipino Childhood, Folk Dances, Music, Games and Recreation, Food, History, Ecology, Holidays (i.e ., Christmas, New Year, and Lent) .  \nTeacher Odette, Ate Jaclyn, Ate Angela, and  \nsome of the students take a break during recess.  \nLanguage is taught in a conversational manner . The goal of language teaching is to expose the children to the Tagalog language and help the children feel comfortable speaking it. Learning correct grammar is not the aim, and children’s mastery of Tagalog is not assessed. Students are presented with communicative situations, such as greetings, introductions and taking leave, phone conversations, asking and responding to questions, counting, expressing time, showing respect, and the like.  \nThus, class work may consist of students orally filling in the blanks, guessing words ina picture, reading a rhyme, participating in a dialogue that is read aloud, singing a song, and dividing into groups and answering the teacher’s questions as a group. Students are taught correct pronunciation and Tagalog vocabulary related to the topic of the day.  \nEvery fourth week, the teachers conduct a workshop. The workshop's objective is to teach the students new cultural and linguistic skills related to what they have learned in the past three weeks . The teachers host a station, and groups of about five to six students rotate from station to station, spending about 30 minutes each in the activities.  \nFor example, for one workshop, the children went to cooking, singing, and dancing stations. At the cooking station, the teachers demonstrated and then taught the students to make Pastillas de Leche (milk candy), Pichi-pichi (cassava cake rolled","cbCaigeAC24YpBS9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigeAC24YpBS9","pdf",598075,"English","# About the Program\n## Mission and purpose\n## Organization and participants\n## Class schedule and teaching structure\n## Language instruction approach\n## Workshop and review cycles","[{\"question\":\"What is the mission of Paaralang Pinoy?\",\"answer\":\"The program helps Filipino-heritage children learn Tagalog, understand and appreciate Filipino culture, and build identity while recognizing differences between Filipino and mainstream American culture.\"},{\"question\":\"How are language classes taught?\",\"answer\":\"Language teaching uses a conversational, communicative approach, emphasizing comfort speaking Tagalog rather than grammar mastery or formal assessment.\"},{\"question\":\"What teaching activities and special events support learning?\",\"answer\":\"Teachers use oral and interactive class activities and conduct workshops every fourth week, plus a Balik-Aral review every fifth week with fun activities and contests.\"}]","Heritage Voices: Paaralang Pinoy (Filipino School) - About the Program | PDF",1790846566,12]