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Orientation and UNIK Seminar
By Miko Martinez
As part of the standard operating
procedures or protocol of almost any
course, or program, is to provide an
orientation for the students – regarding
what they can expect and what is required
of them. NSTP is no exception to this.
During the first semester, we had our first
meeting and our professor, Ma’am Rona
Repancol, oriented us with how the course
will go by. He told us that for the first
semester, we’ll only have to meet 4 times:
Orientation, UNIKK, DRRM, and our
preliminary exams. These few meetings
will account for our grade in the course.
More so, she told us that we have to form
our groups – and became part of Sam
Vallada’s group. Furthermore, we were
told that we need to donate a hygiene kit
that will be donated to the victims of a
typhoon in Batanes.
At the start of the second
semester, we had our orientation the
second time around – and it emphasized
on our much-­‐awaited fieldwork, which was
only revealed on April in Paranaque City.
She also made us pass a school kit as a
group. All of us were excited primarily
because we’ve all been waiting for it – to
clean and help for the public good. Ma’am
Repancol gave us the instructions
especially the ground rules on the dress
code, conduct of behavior inside the bus as
well as on the ground, unfortunately she
was in the other bus with the other section
and another instructor was appointed to
accompany us inside the bus. After which,
she discussed the components of our grade
for the second semester which primarily
focused on our 2 fieldworks, a magazine
output, and kit. We are still waiting for
further instructions and until then, we
made it to the end of our NSTP journey – a
journey that taught us a lot of lessons.