September 9, 2026, was not just an ordinary day for the RCian community; it was a day when leadership was not simply seen, but felt. The auditorium buzzed with teamwork, enthusiasm, and shared knowledge as selected student leaders took part in the 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, conducted by the Office for Guidance and Counseling.
Guided by 𝐌𝐬. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐃. 𝐋𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐳, affectionately known as Ma’am Ging, the workshop took on a profound tone. In just a short period, student leaders gained a fresh perspective on leadership through her teachings on the qualities of a peer facilitator, the importance of the role, and the immense responsibility of being someone others can turn to.
Through pair and group activities, participants stepped outside their comfort zones to listen to and learn from one another. As the workshop went on, they developed newfound skills and connected with peers, contributing to their personal growth and shaping the perspectives they will carry forward as they serve.
Truly, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫—𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. It is about making others feel safe enough to speak, valued enough to be heard, and supported enough to believe in themselves. To do this effectively, leaders were reminded that they must first help themselves before helping anyone else.
Equipped with active listening skills and other essential qualities, the attendees left ready to become effective peer facilitators. They learned that 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧, helping fellow students discover their full potential and making the school journey a little less lonely and far more meaningful.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯, 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦. 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘗𝘌𝘌𝘙𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.
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Guided by 𝐌𝐬. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐃. 𝐋𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐳, affectionately known as Ma’am Ging, the workshop took on a profound tone. In just a short period, student leaders gained a fresh perspective on leadership through her teachings on the qualities of a peer facilitator, the importance of the role, and the immense responsibility of being someone others can turn to.
Through pair and group activities, participants stepped outside their comfort zones to listen to and learn from one another. As the workshop went on, they developed newfound skills and connected with peers, contributing to their personal growth and shaping the perspectives they will carry forward as they serve.
Truly, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫—𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞. It is about making others feel safe enough to speak, valued enough to be heard, and supported enough to believe in themselves. To do this effectively, leaders were reminded that they must first help themselves before helping anyone else.
Equipped with active listening skills and other essential qualities, the attendees left ready to become effective peer facilitators. They learned that 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧, helping fellow students discover their full potential and making the school journey a little less lonely and far more meaningful.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯, 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦. 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘗𝘌𝘌𝘙𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴, 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.
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