Last February 2023, a group of homeschoolers in the 2nd Grade visited their homeschool provider, Peniel Integrated Christian Academy of Rizal. The parents of the second-grade level homeschoolers initiated the field trip and coordinated with the administration of Peniel. Ate Z, our daughter, also joined this batch as she was eager to see Peniel again. The last time she went there was when she was still a toddler accompanying her Kuya V for a graduation pictorial in 2016.
Wearing her Peniel PE shirt and school ID, we left our home early in the morning and took a Grab car to go to Cainta. The traffic was not so bad since it was already past 8am when we left. We got to Peniel about 20 minutes before our scheduled school tour. We met at the entrance with our fellow homeschooling families who brought along their children who are from different levels than Grade 2.
We promptly started and the campus tour was facilitated by the Guidance Office.
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| Ms. Diana of Peniel's Guidance Office |
We were delighted when the kids were asked to join a face-to-face class of their same level. It will be our first time to have our homeschooled kid attend a regular classroom setup. Z was thrilled to be inside a classroom for Grade 2 students! She sat beside her new friend from the face-to-face program which we will call Y. She, later on, told me that Y's birthday was on the Monday after their meeting.
The parents were not allowed inside so that the kids can experience a regular classroom lesson with a teacher. They stayed for the whole duration of the class inside while the parents chat with Ms. Au.
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| Ate Z inside the Grade 2 classroom of Peniel |
After an hour of class, the kids resumed touring the facilities of the school. They visited the HELE rooms, canteen, classrooms, Science laboratory, Computer Room, Guidance and Admin Office, Library, and auditorium.
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| Teachers assist the kids as they tour the facilities of Peniel |
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| Z inside the library |
Finally, an awarding of certificates was held at the auditorium along with Peniel's President and School Principal Mrs. Audreylie D. Villegas. Group photos were also taken during this time.
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| Ms. Diana, Ms. Au, Me (author), and Ate Z |
The homeschoolers had a great experience with the tour. In fact, Z enjoyed it so much she doesn't want me to homeschool her anymore and just attend the class in Peniel. Haha! If our house was near, maybe I would reconsider. But for this coming SY, yup, we are still homeschooling under Peniel's Home Education Program.
Before leaving Peniel, I let Ate Z experience buying a drink at the canteen and staying in the waiting area as she watched the students get dismissed from their classes and leave the school's premises.
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| Ate Z at the LRT 2 Station |
As homeschoolers, every day is an opportunity to learn. Since we were not in a hurry to go home, we opted to take public transport. First, she took a tricycle since it was scorching hot to walk going out of the village, and then a jeepney going to Sta. Lucia East Mall. Then we had lunch before taking our next ride at the LRT station beside the mall.
It was Ate Z's first time taking the train so she was so excited. After that, we took a modern jeepney and she got to experience first-hand the struggles of commuters. She did not only learn about the different modes of transportation but she learned how to pay conductors and ticket booths, as well as the different roads on the way home.
Overall, I would recommend a campus tour to homeschoolers. Whether they get to transition to a traditional school setup in the future or not, I think it is a great experience for the children to be familiar with what is inside a school and how the dynamics work there.
Peniel Integrated Christian Academy of Rizal
42 Burgos Street, Vista Verde Executive Village, Cainta 1900, Rizal
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