Are You Up for the Challenge?

1. Are You Up for the Challenge? Second Sem Re-orientation

2. Prayer for Understanding May I come to Understand,that blessings are everywhere,that my attitude will effect outcomes,that challenges are often gifts in disguise. May I come to Trustthat most things can get better, with time,that my instincts & gut feelings have value,that a positive attitude makes things go smoother.

3. Prayer for Understanding May I come to Seethat I have many skills & talents I can use,that I am a positive influence on many people,that there are those around me who wish me well. May I come to Valuethat today is a blessing to be enjoyed,that each person is unique & important,that each moment of my life has meaning. Amen

4. WELCOME BACK!!!

5. Reverse Charades!!! • Mechanics: • The group will assign 1 member of the group to be the guesser, while everyone else will act out clues.

6. Looking Back… • Classroom Orientation • Skills Trainings • Community Insertions • Recollection • Processing and Prayer Sessions • Advocacy Forums • Synthesis

7. From the area monitors… • [insert area monitor’sevaluationhere]

8. From the online evaluation… • [insert inputs from the studentevalshere]

9. Group Work! ERMAHGERD Mechanics: • Divide the class into 3-4 groups. • Each group will be given a manila paper, drawing/color materials. • Each group will be tasked to draw an illustration of a profile of a NSTP Student. This should be in the context of how disposed they are for their NSTP2 • The illustration should contain traits which should be characterised by a body part. • The illustration should also contain a thinking cloud which will contain their “motivations” for doing their part in NSTP. GERP WERK!

10. Example: MOTIVATION More Observant More critical Committed to the task at hand Openness to grow Heart for service Willing to go the distance

11. INAF OBJECTIVES Know and understand the concept of self worth and the worth of others Explain the concept of citizenship (common good and civic engagement) Develop the capacity for emotional self control Develop capacity for empathy Deepen one’s sensitivity to and respect for others and their culture Hone and deepen decision-making Skills grounded on Ignatian discernment (“other”centered) Develop adaptability skill

12. Activities • Classroomreorientation (non-negotiable) • Skills Training 3 (non-negotiable) • HumanDignity/HumanRights • Area Insertions • Processing Sessions • Recollection • Synthesis

13. Activities • ClassroomReorientation • This session aims to remind the students of what NSTP-PLUS is about. Also, it gives the student a general overview of how NSTP is going to be implemented for the second semester. • Skills Training 3 • ST 3 gives the students the opportunity to mentally, emotionally, and skillfully prepare for the community insertions.

14. Activities • Classroom Discourse on Human Dignity and Human Rights(HD/HR) • This session discusses the importance of human dignity and human rights. It intends to deepen the student perspectives on human dignity by identifying human rights that are upheld and violated in their respective communities.

15. Activities • Community Insertions • Students are expected to integrate with the communities they signed up for through their identified civic-oriented work for 1 semester • Processing Sessions • These small group sessions, conducted at most twice every semester, aim to facilitate the sharing of the students’ reflections and analysis of their experiences.

16. Activities • Recollection • The recollection provides students an opportunity for silence and solitude to see how one’s relationship and attitude is towards one’s neighbor and God. • Synthesis • This is the culminating activity for each semester. It seeks to summarize all the learning and realizations that the students acquired after having gone through the NSTP PLUS experience.

17. Requirements • [insert requirementshere]

18. What are the policiesagain?

19. Reminder on rules and policies! • Students are only allowed 9 hours of absences from all the NSTP PLUS activities. Incurring more than 9 hours of absences would mean withdrawal from the course. • There is a 15-minute grace period for Ateneo-based activities. Arriving beyond the grace period would mean a 0.5 hour cut on your record. Arriving 20 minutes after the session’s schedule is considered an absence. • Students are expected to complete the time required for each activity. Students who leave before the end of the session will be given a cut equal to the number of hours for that activity.

20. AdditionalReminders • Processing Session Groups • [insert processing session groupings] • Recollection • Feb 3-4: Overnight Recollection • Sign-up: Campus Ministry Office

21. AdditionalReminders • Transportation Subsidy • Application • Batch 1 (101 slots) Nov. 19 (deadline) • Batch 2 (100 slots) Nov. 26 (deadline) • For studentswhoneeds assistance • http://nstpplus.blogspot.com/

22. Beforewe end the session… Questions: 1. How was the session? 2. What’s your disposition after the session?

23. ClosingPrayer Omnipotent God, vitality of life, Your strength supplies my motivation. I am stirred in the path of Your Will. Maintain my self-motivation to always search, find, examine, will and act upon the truths placed before me. May I become a driving force for others, Encouraging them to pick up their crosses and follow the virtuous road of life. I thank You for Your continued vigour that coexists in my whole being, my soul, my spirit and my body!  Amen