MICAH
Micah is a cheerful girl. She likes to sing. Her favourite subject is science and hopes to be a teacher. Micah lives with her mother and three siblings. Micah's father works as a welder in Manila and returns home on weekends. Her mother cares for Micah's disabled brother; her elder sister works on a fruit stall to earn money for the family. The family could not afford to keep Micah's younger sister in school this year.
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Family: father, mother, 2 sisters, 1 brother
Living with: as above
School: Tanauan City National High School
2017-18: grade 8
Hobbies: singing
I Want to Be: teacher/ director/ photographer
Gender: Female
Family: father, mother, 2 sisters, 1 brother
Living with: as above
School: Tanauan City National High School
2017-18: grade 8
Hobbies: singing
I Want to Be: teacher/ director/ photographer
MICAH'S JOURNAL
*translated by Sambat Trust field coordinator
July 2017
I'm busy reviewing; hoping that everything will be okay come examination time. I really want to be top of the class so that I’ll become prouder of myself and give inspiration to others.
I'm busy reviewing; hoping that everything will be okay come examination time. I really want to be top of the class so that I’ll become prouder of myself and give inspiration to others.
June 2017
On our first day of school, I’m so excited because I will meet new faces of classmates and teachers. We do pretests, introduce self in front of the class and had our new set of class officers. I was the class muse this time. Our class schedule is from *12 noon to 6:30 in the evening.
*Due to the large number of students, all our high school scholars learn in double-shift classes.
On our first day of school, I’m so excited because I will meet new faces of classmates and teachers. We do pretests, introduce self in front of the class and had our new set of class officers. I was the class muse this time. Our class schedule is from *12 noon to 6:30 in the evening.
*Due to the large number of students, all our high school scholars learn in double-shift classes.
October 2016
We celebrated United Nation with a short program. Before that every student was required to make a flag of any country and display all over the school premises. I made the easier one- Japan Flag. We were excited celebrating Teacher’s Day. We practice some dance to make our teacher happy, but then it was cancelled because of the Typhoon. We reschedule the said event but again classes were suspended.
We celebrated United Nation with a short program. Before that every student was required to make a flag of any country and display all over the school premises. I made the easier one- Japan Flag. We were excited celebrating Teacher’s Day. We practice some dance to make our teacher happy, but then it was cancelled because of the Typhoon. We reschedule the said event but again classes were suspended.
August 2016
I represented the class as their Muse in the recent Intramurals held in our school. I felt very nervous that time because it was my first time. We did modeling things and also had a question and answer which shaken me because it doubled the nervous I am feeling that moment. At the end even though I didn’t win the contest I was happy with that new experience I had and overcome my fear in front of a big cowd.
I represented the class as their Muse in the recent Intramurals held in our school. I felt very nervous that time because it was my first time. We did modeling things and also had a question and answer which shaken me because it doubled the nervous I am feeling that moment. At the end even though I didn’t win the contest I was happy with that new experience I had and overcome my fear in front of a big cowd.
July 2016
I attended an educational film festival and it was a really good experience for me. I saw how the director does their job, how the writer wrote a script and how the people involved in the movie prepare for the shooting. I dream of being a good director or a photographer.
I attended an educational film festival and it was a really good experience for me. I saw how the director does their job, how the writer wrote a script and how the people involved in the movie prepare for the shooting. I dream of being a good director or a photographer.
28th June
* It was difficult to find my section on the first day of school because of the new surroundings. Thankfully, a classmate from my old school helped me; we were in the same class. The next day we had a pretest, to determine how much we knew about our subjects. I passed the test. Then, my teacher nominated me to be the grade 7 representative in the upcoming Supreme Pupil Government (SPG) election. Happy to pass all last week's quizzes. I'm now studying for our monthly exams.
*translated by Sambat Trust field coordinator
* It was difficult to find my section on the first day of school because of the new surroundings. Thankfully, a classmate from my old school helped me; we were in the same class. The next day we had a pretest, to determine how much we knew about our subjects. I passed the test. Then, my teacher nominated me to be the grade 7 representative in the upcoming Supreme Pupil Government (SPG) election. Happy to pass all last week's quizzes. I'm now studying for our monthly exams.
*translated by Sambat Trust field coordinator