Seminar-Workshop on Philippine Arts and Heritage for

Teachers
Consulate General of the Philippines
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
25-26 October 2013
Workshop Facilitators:
Mr. LUTGARDO L. LABAD
Head of the Committee on Dramatic Arts, NCCA
Ms. ALMA F. TALDO
Musical Director, Loboc Childrens Choir
Mr. RAYMUND C. MARCAIDA
Professional Pangalay Dancer and Choreographer
Feedbacks from Participating Teachers on the Two-Day
Workshop:
The participating teachers believe that:
1. the workshop on Philippine Arts and Heritage is highly
beneficial for them in discussing lessons in class;
2. arts and its other forms may be used as a creative /
interactive means of instruction or strategy to easily deliver
and explain to the students;
3. the important points discussed are useful for club moderators,
especially in relaying the proper application of techniques,
etc.;
4. the workshop has helped and will continue to open the
windows of hidden or undiscovered talents and skills of both
teachers and students;
5. the thorough knowledge of our heritage and culture has
equipped them to teach better, to teach more;
6. the workshop has clearly emphasized that the Filipino culture
must be a major foundation of learning for young Filipinos;
7. learning through experience is evidently effective in
incorporating arts in educating the students;
8. the workshop will continue to awaken the love of Filipinos for
the Filipino culture;
9. the workshop has reminded Filipinos young and old across
Dubai and Sharjah to prioritize and to promote Filipino
celebrations and festivities in school activities and events.
Suggestions:

Facilitators, organizers and participating teachers have suggested

to:
1. organize longer and more comprehensive workshops for
teachers on Philippine culture, arts and heritage;
2. let more facilitators and cultural workers from NCCA and other
affiliated organizations visit UAE, or vice-versa, have the
teachers enroll themselves to such workshops during vacation
(July-August) in the Philippines;
3. encourage school administrators of the participating schools
to continue supporting cultural workshops for teachers, which
may include sending teachers for training and workshops, and
others;
4. allow NCCA to tap CFO for the promotion of cultural workshops
for teachers across UAE and other neighboring countries;
5. encourage teachers to connect with the NCCA and/or PETA
with the help of PCG-Dubai