Dasmarinas City ALS Graduation

It was truly a great day for the Dasmarinas City Alternative Learning System (ALS) under the supervision of Arnold Janssen Catholic Mission Foundation. Fr. Jerome Marquez, director of the foundation, was all smiles as he witnessed the graduates receiving their diploma. 

Photo Credit: Fr. Jerome Marquez, SVD

He was also quick to explain that ALS provides a systematic and flexible approach to reach all types of learners.  He clarified that this doesn’t compete with formal education. Instead, ALS augments the formal education by catering to learners with special needs. He capped off the event by sharing that the concept of ALS is to bring education at the doorstep of the learner.

Photo Credit: Fr. Jerome Marquez, SVD

The Arnold Janssen Catholic Mission Foundation Inc.  envisions a society of individuals that are conscious of their rights and responsibilities, enhanced social awareness, and spiritually renewed in order to contribute to the attainment of a holistic social transformation, that is, to achieve the fullness of life.

Photo Credit: Fr. Jerome Marquez, SVD

With its commitment for social empowerment through education, economic independence, and spiritual renewal, the Foundation aims to achieve the following objectives: (1) to establish an enlightened community and enhance its sense of self-worth and dignity through access to quality non-formal education; (2) to establish an economically empowered community through enhancing entrepreneurial skills and increased potentials for employment, and (3) to establish a community that is centered on the love of God and neighbor through a series of spiritual formation programs.