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Mission

Vision

MABINI COLLEGES INC.

MABINI COLLEGES cultivate a CULTURE OF EXCELLENCES education.

GRADUATE SCHOOL Gov. Panotes Avenue Daet Camarines Norte

MABINI COLLEGES promotes quality instruction, research and extension service programs at all educational levels as its monumental contribution to national and global growth and development. Specifically, it transforms students into:  God- fearing  Nation – loving  Earth – caring  Law-abiding  Productive, and  Locally and globally competitive persons. 

Leadership is a difficult word to define and according to the MiriamWebster Dictionary leadership is the “office or position of a leader”. This definition is definitely not one that I would ascribe to when discussing leadership. My definition of leadership is “the ability of someone to motivate and empower others to achieve a goal. It's not about the position but rather it's about inspiration.” Some may add to this definition, others may discard it altogether and have a completely different definition. In the end, leadership takes on many different forms depending on who is doing and we end up asking ourselves, what is leadership and why do we care? Leadership is very important that a leader must understand first before leading others. I was able to practice my leadership when I was hired as Customer Assistant and Administrative Assistant for 2 years in Retail Industry, Super Shopping Market Inc. SM Hypermarket Las Piñas after taking Licensure Examination for Teachers. As Customer Assistant, I was assigned in different departments such Food 1, Food 2, Nonfood, Fresh and frozen and Merchandising Business Unit every six months. In every department I handled merchandisers for example in Fresh and Frozen department there are Meat world, Bounty, Magnolia, Pure foods, CDO, Selecta, Nestle and etc. Those merchandisers rely on me when it comes to their products' display, phasing, stocks monitoring, price update, promos and implementations. As their leader in that department I did not tell them what to do instead I let them practice their initiative by setting myself as an example. Then at the

end of the day, I saw them doing their jobs without waiting me to instruct them, they simply asked me if there are confusions in their minds. I came up to a realization that leadership is not just about instructing yout team what to do, it's about modeling by doing or working also. On the other side, being Administrative Assistant served as my training and prepared me to become a leader. My Manager trusted me when it comes to paperworks, reports and activities because they have high expectations to teachers. After working there for almost 2 years , I realize that SM helped me to become a better person and I believed that my experienced there will be useful and great help for me in the near future specifically in educational setting. Last October 6, 2017 to March 6, 2018, I volunteered as subject teacher at Sunny Garden School for Kids. For a short period of time, I was able to apply my learning and leadership inside the classroom and in school activities. I know that my learning is not enough and I want to develop it, that is why I want to expose and explore in order to improve myself as a Teacher and of course as preparation to become a leader someday. And If I were given a chance to become a leader, it is very important to create a vision first because it helps to focus on what is really important and help member to remember what is important as you go about doing your daily work. And if I were given a chance to become a School Head, my vision for my school will be: to become a productive school of education recognized for its transformation, development, known for excellence in teaching, and learning by: providing high quality effective teachers and administrators; participating and involving of the entire community in the learning process; and school committed to excellence in education and aware of its responsibilities.

I will also practice Instructional leadership by having the qualities such as visionary leader, community builder and emotional intelligent. I will be a visionary leader through talking and walking the school's vision. My actions consistently align with it. I also have a plan for how to implement this vision and every day takes actions towards leading all stakeholders towards this vision. The vision is consistently acted up, all initiatives align to it. I know that as community builder I cannot implement the school's vision alone. I know that high-functioning teams are essential in our organization. I know that a healthy community and with harmonious relationship will contribute a lot to success of that school. I know that human beings crave connection and deep bonds with other human beings. You will know if you're entering a healthy community by the way you are greeted as you arrive on campus -by security guards, office staff, children and parents. Just register how many smiling faces you see. That'll give you a big insight into the health of communities at the school. Find yourself a healthy community and you'll see your happiness increase, your health improve, and your professional practice reach new levels of excellence. The third quality of a great leader is one who is emotionally intelligent. It is my ability to understand and manage my own emotions and recognize, understand and manage the emotions of others. An emotionally intelligent leader is usually calm and grounded, empathetic, and is able to deal with conflict between people. Another important quality of an emotionally intelligent leader is the ability to take care of her -- to manage her stress, health, relationships, and so on.