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| All Saints' Mission Elementary School Bontoc, Mountain Province. Philippines; [email protected] |
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| A dispassionate look into its Origins and Growth (From the ASM 2004 Centenial celebration program) It is the goal of the Philippine Episcopal Church to provide a Christian and general education for all our children and to assist and encourage the gifted and well prepared in continuing their education in academic and vocational schools. Thus in 1906, three years after the first mission station was established in Northern Philippines by Bishop Charles Brent and Rev. Walter Clapp, the Philippine Episcopal Church opened its elementary school with Grades One to Three as a start. Dormitories for boys and girls were in operation where pupilswho finished Grade III were housed, fed and clothed by the mission while they continued their education at the public school. (continued...A dispassionate) |
| The ASM teachers of yesteryears!. (apologies for the picture quality) |
| This site is dedicated to the support of All Saints Mission Elementary School, Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippines. The primary objective is to inform alumni and friends of the school regarding its present situation. The alumni based in the Philippines and abroad who maintain this site and facilitate in getting donations to the school are volunteers and uncompensated for their work. 100% of the resources collected are sent or are used to send donations directly to the school. |
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| Missionary chronicles
EVANGELIZATION/OF THE NATIVES: THE EARLY, YEARS..... Compiled and Edited by Jean Macli-ing Hitherto, as you may have gathered, the Bontok work has been chiefly a children�s work. The type of Igorot, and around Bontok is the most conservative of all the various types. There has been no such mass-movements or movement among the adults toward a change from Igorot conditions as was found In the Sagada region before Our Mission was started there. This necessarily puts the work upon a dlfferent plane. Our stronghold has been with the children who had been drawn far enough away from native influence to secure their entrance at the public schools. These, or the best of them, quickly came under the influence of the Mission, and in former times the school authorities were glad to have it so. And I wish we might try to develop for girls, and independent institution where girls might not be merely sheltered, fed and clothed, but also trained. The Rev. Walter C. Clapp 11 August 1909 ?Our work among the girls shows marked progress under Miss Whitcombe. From six to fifteen have been living with her. They have mostly attended the public school and are learning improved ways of weaving and crocheting at the Mission. A sewing machine is now in prospect, and this will considerably enlarge the range of work. The experience with the boys and girls has been-probably like training everywhere- one of mingled joys and disappointments. Certainly the chief responsibility of meeting this does not weigh primarily upon the Christian missionaries working here. Their commission is not first to civilize or industrialize, but to evangelize. But problems of civilization is closely entertwined with those of Christianity, and press measurably, if not directly, upon the mission priests, as they do upon the civil statesman or commissioner. For both there is legitimate occupation, not in harsh criticism, for failure to see where vision is not granted, or failure to act successfully, when all must admit the uniqueness of the situation and its attendant difficulties, but for much calm, humble conference. It is pleasant to see the Igorot youth, boys and girls, attending the public school for their lessons, learning English and attending services at the Mission, where they learn the fundamentals of Christian faith and practice. But what of the future of these boys and girls? In so far as they are learning cleanliness and civilized ways, just so far meanwhile they are unlearning the taste for wading in rice paddy mud and performing those tasks which are the commonplace routine of the really successful Igorot who knows his environment and conforms to it in the manner of his forefathers. We are bringing new conditions to bear upon the rising generations of Igorots, yet without the ability to enlarge the natural resources of the environment. They will want to wear clothes,' but where are they to obtain them? Who is to supply that a considerable increase of diet? Certain that the amount of remunerative labor open to the Igorots will be limited. The number of people who are likely to come to this region is likely to be confined to the government officials and missionaries .. . Here we have stated a problem which obscures the horizon of work among the children in the mountain Igorot country. We have not solved it. None has done so, we believe. There. seems to be nothing to do but to go steadily on, asking daily for light, and meantime doing these things for the children which are clearly indicated by our orders as priests and messengers of God, and believing that the daily contact and the routine and discipline of life under the mission-roof, imperfect as they are, will tell for good upon such as come immediately under our care and indirectly leaven the whole mass of the native population. As various times, and for periods long or short, more than 110 children have been with us as inmates of the household. Walter Clapp Priest-in-Charge 31 July 1910 There is probably no better indication of reality in spiritual and quite voluntarily, make use of the means of grace. With gratitude we can report that this has been the case.To see one small boy come week after week confessing his faults and desiring by God's help to become a good boy, cheers the heart more than the achievement of many as yet unfulfilled plans for material development; and .even to see the less persistent striving boys and girls, arrived at the age of temptation, in the midst of a heathen community where customs and traditions are immoral from the Christian standpoint, to note their thoughtful attitude when spoken to of the higher standards to which they are pledged, these are proofs that conscience is alive and that the real battlefield of life is becoming apparent to them as it has never been before. Slowly, very slowly, but still in some degree our considerable constituency of Igorot women of what I have Called the �nondescript" class are imbibing a notion of Christian morality as distInguished from mere animalism, and one can notice as one talks to them, the varying response, the lighting up of the countenance, the nod of the head; God is visibly in the hearts of some of thern..� Walter Clapp Priest-in-Charge August 2, 1911 continued>>>Evangelization Of The Natives. |
| ALL SAINTS' MISSION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bontoc, Mountain Province A N N O U N C E M E N T Today, November 22, 2005 marks the OFFICIAL closure of Project Endowment Raffle 2005 sponsored by Class 1972, All Saints' Mission Elementary School, Bontoc Mountain Province. Members of Class '72 have set this day as the deadline for the submission of UNSOLD TICKETS and UNSUBMITTED STUBS OF TICKETS SOLD. Hereafter, the project will be submitted for an independent audit. By January 6, 2006 the Audit Report will be made available to interested alumni and the donors of our prizes. Members of Class '72 wish to say "THANK YOU SO MUCH" to our donors, faculty, fellow alumni, friends and all who made generous efforts to support the Raffle Project in their various and creative ways! In appreciation of all the kindness, we assure you that the proceeds realized, will be used for the very purposes the project was launched. May our God of Life ever grace us with His love and presence!!! Brent S Mosomos President-ASM Class '72 |
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| Click here to see a copy of "Ay-yoweng" book 1 (Bontoc songs with melody notes written by Mrs. Sofia O. Bacwaden). Suggested donation of $15/book. Email: [email protected] |
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| Souvenir program form For Centennial Celebration 2006 |
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| Centennial update (October 2006) ALL SAINT'S MISSION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Bontoc, Mountain Province 2616 To: All ASMES Alumni September 12, 2006 Dear Alumnus, May the God Almighty continue to bless you and your family as you continue to serve Him wherever you are. A special call is hereby issued to all alumni of All Saints Mission Elementary School, including all those who studied but did not graduate from the school, to join us in the fes1ivities to ce1ebrate our school's 100th anniversary since its founding in 1906. Relative to this centennial celebration, various activities have been lined up. Your attention is called to the grand alumni homecoming scheduled on October 30, 2006, which likewise includes a parade and a special program/tribute to our teachers, whom we have likewise invited to join us on this day. Wouldn't it be great to meet out classmates, schoolmates, and our teachers who at one time had to pinch us because of our mischievousness? The centennial activities are scheduled from October 28 - November 1, 2006. Please pass on the information to fellow alumni and come join the fun! Visit our school and let us all join hands in helping our alma mater continue to mold our children and future alumni. WELCOME HOME!!! Very Truly, Signed FLORENCE N. TAGUIBA President, ASMESAA CENTENNIAL SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES OCTOBER 21,2006 (SAT) -MEDICAL MISSION 3t the ASm School grounds sponsored by the ASM CREDIT COOP and All Saints Mission Elementary School Alunmi Association (ASMESAA) OCTOBER 28, 2006 (DAY 1) SATURDAY 8:00 A.M. -10:00 A.M. - Consecration of the new Cathedral of All Saints 10:00 A.M. - 5.00 P.M. - Arrival and Registration of Alumni, friends, and visitors. Registration fee is P 100.00 to be spent for the ASMESAA -sponsored lunch on October 30,2006 10.00 A.M. -5:00 P.M. - MEDICAL, DENTAL, LEGAL, and other services to be rendered by Alumni concerned to fellow alumni 12:00 NOON - LUNCH to celebrate the consecration of our new Cathedral building , PATTONG 2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. - Batch or class meetings 2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M:. - Games OCTOBER 29,2006 (DAY 2) SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. -10:00 A.M. - ASMESAA sponsored mass (celebrants to include alumni bishops, priests, and deacons - c/o Winnie Ananayo) 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. - Continuation of Aluni registration and Batch or class meetings 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. - MEDICAL, DENTAL, LEGAL and other services by alumni concerned to fellow alumni 10:00 A.M -12:00 Noon - Games 12:00 NOON -POTLUCK 2:00 P.M. - ASMESAA BUSINESS MEETING - Games 5:00 - 10:00 - Sacrificial cocktails @ P 100.00 (Continued... Centennial update>>>) |