After School Programs
"After School Programs is a cause. Changing the future one child at a time through awareness and prevention. Nothing we do is as important as the effect it has on a child." This is the philosophy of the Pacific Regional Training Insitute (PRTI)- Awareness and Prevention Department.
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program was introduced to ESFDB in 2005 by then PRTI supervisor Edward Maratita, Jr. to address the lack of adequate after school programs for children during the hours between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Through the efforts of then ESFDB administrator-principal Sister Ma. Ascension A. Zambra, O.P. and the support of former Mayor of Rota Joseph S. Inos, ESFDB established its first drug and violence prevention program.
Our Mission
The mission of PRTI is to provide a safe and supervised after school education, enrichment and recreation program for school children ages 5 to 17.
Our Vision
All children need a safe place to be after school with caring, responsible adults and engaging activities that connect each child to his/her school, family, and community.
Our Values
1. Nothing we do is as important as the effect it has on a child.
2. Engaging activities develop values, skills and relationships. Activities are not seen as ends in themselves, but as vehicles for creating values, building skills and solidifying peer and adult relationships. An engaging activity is one that holds children's attention, awakens their imagination, and inspires them to want to learn more.
3. All children have equal rights to be accepted, respected and valued by others. Children are viewed as individuals to be developed, not problems to be solved.
4. Children should be involved in decision-making and program design. If children get to choose how, when, in what and with whom to be engaged, they are far more likely to enjoy themselves and behave cooperatively.
5. When we listen for understanding everyone learns—children and adults alike. We are constantly able to learn from our children as well as each other. Everyone is a learner.
ESFDB has joined the Department of Education Activity school districts, Hawaii, Guam, Japan, and Philippines in implementing the various drug and violence prevention programs such as:
1. Drug Abuse Resistance Education - DARE
2. Gang Resistance Education And Training - GREAT
3. Get Up and Try Something - GUTS
4. Bully Resistance And Victim Education - BRAVE
5. Responsibility Increases Student Education - RISE
Reinforcement efforts to all students are provided in various off-island conferences and seminars.
The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program was introduced to ESFDB in 2005 by then PRTI supervisor Edward Maratita, Jr. to address the lack of adequate after school programs for children during the hours between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Through the efforts of then ESFDB administrator-principal Sister Ma. Ascension A. Zambra, O.P. and the support of former Mayor of Rota Joseph S. Inos, ESFDB established its first drug and violence prevention program.
Our Mission
The mission of PRTI is to provide a safe and supervised after school education, enrichment and recreation program for school children ages 5 to 17.
Our Vision
All children need a safe place to be after school with caring, responsible adults and engaging activities that connect each child to his/her school, family, and community.
Our Values
1. Nothing we do is as important as the effect it has on a child.
2. Engaging activities develop values, skills and relationships. Activities are not seen as ends in themselves, but as vehicles for creating values, building skills and solidifying peer and adult relationships. An engaging activity is one that holds children's attention, awakens their imagination, and inspires them to want to learn more.
3. All children have equal rights to be accepted, respected and valued by others. Children are viewed as individuals to be developed, not problems to be solved.
4. Children should be involved in decision-making and program design. If children get to choose how, when, in what and with whom to be engaged, they are far more likely to enjoy themselves and behave cooperatively.
5. When we listen for understanding everyone learns—children and adults alike. We are constantly able to learn from our children as well as each other. Everyone is a learner.
ESFDB has joined the Department of Education Activity school districts, Hawaii, Guam, Japan, and Philippines in implementing the various drug and violence prevention programs such as:
1. Drug Abuse Resistance Education - DARE
2. Gang Resistance Education And Training - GREAT
3. Get Up and Try Something - GUTS
4. Bully Resistance And Victim Education - BRAVE
5. Responsibility Increases Student Education - RISE
Reinforcement efforts to all students are provided in various off-island conferences and seminars.