FOR CAMARADERIE AND BROTHERHOOD. Staff of De La Salle Zobel School facilitates a team building workshop among the residents of the National Training School for Boys in Tanay, Rizal. At least 150 resident-boys in conflict with the law ages 15 to 18 years old participated in the workshop.

The De La Salle Zobel School’s Social Action Office and Campus Ministry recently held a 2-day team building workshop for the residents of National Training School for Boys (NTSB) in Tanay, Rizal. The workshop focused on self-awareness and team work among the boys who among themselves worked together in their respective cottages.

According to Mr. Jayjay Jacinto, the Program Manager of Social Action Office, three (3) group dynamics activities were primarily utilized in the workshop – the HUMAN BINGO, the ME and MYSELF activity and the MAGIC STICK. These activities seek to facilitate the residents’ acknowledgment of their respective individuality, their strengths and weaknesses, and how they contribute to development of one other.

NTSB is a residential facility managed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development and provides rehabilitative services to boys ages 15 to 18 years old in conflict with the law. Majority of the residents are from the CALABARZON and National Capital Regions and are currently under suspended sentence.

According to Ms. Zenaida Gorrospe, OIC center head of NTSB, the workshop, other than building camaraderie and brotherhood among residents, also put emphasis on the importance of self-worth, self-control and obedience to policies and regulations. Such are in accordance to their respective rehabilitation goals and in preparation to their reintegration to their respective families and communities.

Mr. Jacinto thanked the staff and residents of NTSB for the opportunity to work with them and gave commitment to conduct and support other activities of the center, including staff development activities for NTSB and JFMS, and the upcoming May Festival.***