By Lisa Anne Ong (Grade 10 – Luna) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry may have given up on his dream to be an artist; however, he never once forgot how it was like to have that ambition as a child. After four years, I read ‘The Little Prince’ again to realize that no matter how many times...Read More
By Sofia Geolingo (Grade 8 – Bonifacio) Like intersecting linesTwo different pathsCrossed each otherAs they meet at a pointThey were bounded by their destinies To be a part of one another’s livesTo be able to turn each other’s world An entire 180 degrees Even if it was just a small moment in time, Even if...Read More
by Patricia Gaille Tiu (Grade 10 – Luna) Earlier today, the Iloilo Scholastic Academy (ISA) community participated in the 7th installation of Science in Action in the safety of their homes via the Zoom platform. The opening program was hosted by the ISA Learners’ Council President Sean Lao and Vice President Anton Ang. The program...Read More
By Patricia Gaille Tiu (Grade 10 – Luna) With the present circumstances limiting certain aspects in our community, such as social interaction and public health, it seems almost unreal to think that eight months have already passed since the beginning of the community quarantine. Because of this, it may be difficult to see our cups...Read More
By Samantha Mok (Grade 9 – Mendeleev) Monday morning. Sunlight filters through the window, casting a golden glow on the translucent curtains. There was a distinguishable smell of air conditioner, mingled with the faint smell of toast wafting through the air. It was just like any other Monday morning. Warmth, fatigue, and the urge to...Read More
By Lisa Anne Ong (Grade 10 – Luna) This is a frequent question that we ask ourselves as we grow. You may have even fooled yourself into thinking you’ve become a better person while your mindset is still exactly as it was before. Change is an initiation to become different. It is doable if you...Read More
By Franchesca Ean Alexis Tiu (Grade 8 – Jacinto) The world around us continues to sink deeper into darkness; the thinnest silver of light is now nowhere to be found. We try our best to defeat the pull of the watery depths in an attempt to escape to the surface of the ocean where daybreak...Read More
By Kim Tubongbanwa (Grade 7 – Lu Xun) The life before quarantine was filled with noise during the day and night in the city, and being free to go anywhere without the discomfort of wearing masks. Going out with friends while social distancing is something we didn’t need to keep in mind before. We never...Read More
By Divine Grace Llamas (Grade 10 – Rizal) “Three to four hours a day, five days a week of uninterrupted and carefully directed concentration, it turns out, can produce a lot of valuable output.” Cal Newport, Deep Work. With all the time in our hands due to the global pandemic and the need to stay...Read More
By Divine Grace Llamas (Grade 10 – Rizal) In celebration of the 17th ISA Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival, ISAers marched on in the midst of adversities this morning, October 1, 2020. Each learner displayed his/her heartfelt messages to ISA through video presentations with the common theme: #ILOVEISA. ISA also participated in the Mid-Autumn Festival...Read More
