Last November, 2019, we celebrated the National Gifted Week that aims to nurture the gift of every child. The highlight was the Kite Flying Event spearheaded by the Philippine Center for Gifted Education, Inc. (PCGE) in partnership with Promil Four and with support from the Kite Association of the Philippines.
“This event celebrates the gift that every child possesses. It was a great way for parents to encourage the creativity of their children, have fun, and spend some time together. We also gathered the most notable experts to discuss and share their knowledge on how to nurture a child’s gift,” said PCGE president Dr. Leticia Peñano-Ho.
It’s our first time to fly a kite so Gwen and I were both excited to go to Burnham Green across Luneta Park.
It was an all-in-one experience for the kids because they were able to use their imagination and creativity when designing their kites. Teacher Kara Escay helped the kids on how to embellish their kites.
Special awards were given to the Best Kite Design. Look at the kids so eager to show off their kites…. or maybe they are excited to fly their kites!
Here’s Gwen showing off her kite.
And it’s time to fly their kites! This time, their bodily-kinesthetic gifts will be enhanced with all the running in flying their kites.
Gwen was so happy when her kite caught wind, she ran happily in the open field. I wanted to call her out from running too fast and she might bump into other kids or baka madapa. But I let her be… hinayaan ko na… sometimes we need to realize that children need to be on their own for them to learn.
As my daughter’s kite soar, here’s what I learned…
The Kite Flying Event was a symbolic one for me. As I watched Gwen happily designing and flying her kite, I learned that parents also need to be in the sideline and not in the frontline. Parents need to let their children fall and get up again all by themselves.
“You will teach them to fly, but they will not fly your flight.
Mother Teresa
You will teach them to dream, but they will not dream your dream.
You will teach them to live, but they will not live your life.
Nevertheless, in every flight, in every life, in every dream,
the print of the way you taught will always remain.”
As parents, our duty is to nurture. To nurture them is to provide their basic needs including food and proper nutrition, make them feel loved and accepted and give them support to fly high and achieve their dreams.
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