Day- 2 (Class Observation :School in General Information and Academic Administration)

Baguio is beautiful place, I really interest with this place. I was deployed to Baguio City National High School ( BCNHS). Now, I try to explore the profile, academic system, teaching system, material and other learning source, etc.

A. School Profile

Baguio City National High School ( BCNHS) was Mountain Province High School. There are many classes of this school. Classes were once held at the Teacher's Camp and native girls from the provinces near from Baguio were housed at the BUA dormitory, known today as the Pacdal Elementary School. In 1937, the national government transferred the financial responsibility of  maintaining the secondary school to the city government of Baguio City National High School. This school includes Junior and Senior High School.

This School conducted some programs like Regular, Sport program and Art Program. The Student included into 50-60 students in classroom. I am really enjoy for all of the class. Actually I enter four class, two sport program and two Regular program. The Students was so attractive especially in sport program. My Cooperating Teaching Ma'am Marivic as a teacher in English major, she always support me to teach the students.

B. Academic Support System

The facility of this school is complete, such as library, medical, dental services, record office, swimming pool, counseling and auditorium, and a lot of schoolyard, music instrument and others.

C. Teaching System

This School use approach, method and model for every meeting of the lesson. The teacher should use Daily Lesson Plan every week and each week need some evaluation. The teacher also need to write Lesson plan and create the new strategy every month. I am so happy because from this, I learn about how to be creative teacher. I am so great full to know it specially when Ma'am Marivic teach in the class, she is so creative teacher and very humble for all of students.

D. Material and Learning Source

This school uses a system for English as a basic subject, as I know English in Philippine is a second language and very basic for the students to understand. It possible for me to work hard and learn more about English as second language. The material should be better than and interesting. The materials that teacher use to teach are variation like video, instructional material, worksheet and etc.

E. Measurement and Evaluation System

The teacher use worksheet, assignment, quiz, and final exam to measurements and evaluation. The teachers should have to make a lesson plan and daily lesson plan for every meeting.


F. Curriculum

This School use K to 12 Curriculum, policy guidelines on the implementation of grades 1 to 10 of the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum ( BEC) Effective school year 2012-2013. The K to 12 curriculum consist for  kindergarden, Elementary School, Junior High School and Senior High School.

Student should acquire in -depth knowledge, skill, values, and attitudes through continuity and consistency across all levels and subjects. Discussions and issues such as Disaster Risk Reduction ( DRR), Climate Change Adaptation, and Information & Communication Technology (ICT) are included in the enhanced curriculum.

F. Teaching Plan/ Lesson Plan

The basic thing to teach is Lesson Plan, without lesson plan, teachers couldn't teaching effectively. Lesson plan includes learning objectives, learning content, learning assessment, learning procedure and assignment. Lesson plan must based on SMART and cognitif, affective and psycomotoric. My cooperative teaching ask me to observe three classes, for 7.30 a.m until 2.00 p.m. Each class 40-50 students, all students are active in the class. The students understand and sometimes they ask for questions, the teacher give more explanation and discuss it so the students had understood.

Day- 1 ( Chance to get the Study Exchange experience in Saint Louis University)

At the first time, I was really surprised because can study exchange to Philippine. I am so happy when I heard that I was pass for SEAMEO Exchange Students batch 6 in Philippine, I was wait it for long time when I was in second semester in 2016. I am so grateful for all of the chance. First of all, I am so thanks to Allah SWT, Alhamdulillah Allah give me chance to study in Saint Louis University, Baguio City, Philippine.

All of my friends said I am so lucky because Philippine is the most country that used English as a second language. Actually my major is English department, I also believe that Philippine give me new knowledge, experience, culture and attitude. Before I went to Philippine, I am interest for their lesson plan and about how the teacher give effective strategies in classroom. About my parents, they said that I have to made sure all of things in Philippine should be important for me in the future, especially learn about how to teach students further in Indonesia later.

I am so thank you for SEAMEO who help us in one of program that really good and made us better to learn and teaching experience. It is the first time for me to go to study aboard. The SEA Teacher Project or the Pre-service Student Teacher Exchange in Southeast Asia is one of forum that concentration on provide students ability to have teaching experiences ( practicum) in the other countries school in South Asia. There are a lot of program in SEAMEO, one of them is “ Revitalizing Teacher Education” that program to improve education by strengthening capability of the teachers in the region.

I was follow the orientation session start at 08.00 a.m which be held bu Saint Louis University ( SLU). The orientation is important session, because there are a lot of information that I have to know and what I have to do during the programs. The orientation held in Burgos Conference Room. For the first time I meet Ma’am Mary Grace Carrido Baywong, Ph.D, who as a Director of External Relation, Media and Communication Alumni Affairs Office ( ERMCAA) of Saint Louis University. I also meet Dean of School of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts, Ma’am Felina P. Espique, Ph.D, Ma’am Lagos, Ma’am Tessm Ma’am Majal Rani Espiritus, Ma’am Brenda as principal of Bagio City Nationa High School and all of my buddies also cooperating teacher from Baguio City National High School.

There were 10 Exchange Students who participated and placed in Saint Louis University. All of participant come from Indonesia and Thailand. Let me introduced my Friends. I am Mutia Dara Authari, Annisa Faradisa and Rachel Sukma Fachila is come from Syiah Kuala University. Annisa Faradisa and I is same major in English, and Rachel Sukma Fachila is in Biology major; Putra Taufiqurrahman, Dara Aprita and Sukaina Adibi is come from University of Bengkulu Putra and Dara is same major in English and Sukaina in Chemistry major; Putri Riskiyani Amalia and Nuris Fattahillah come from University of Jember and Putri is English Major also Nuris in Biology major; Violanda is come from Padang State University, she is consent on Chemistry and the last one come from Thailand, my friend Saowapark Loedmuang from Rajabat University Thailand.

In the orientation day, we also see performance from SLU students and Bilo-Bilo for breakfast. We also sharing for Baguio City, historical of SLU, Philippines Education system,etc. I am so grateful for all of this chance, Thanks Allah.