From the day teachers were invited on a seminar like this hosted by a private institution and from the minute I was asked to attend even if it is on the day of its deadline to register, I was half a mind to accept the offer because of thought and hope this will be something different from other seminars. And yes, it is true from the venue, the speakers and all the attendees present in the seminar, it makes us feel very important. There is no special treatment to who are in higher position like principals; we are treated equally regardless of our status in life and position in school. We are treated fairly like their friends and as common colleagues not their subordinates. We feel like students in high school, so being free to make friends and have been while learning something new. With other circle of intellectuals from different places, we feel safe with the new place where we are, we are in one group as educators, free from worries and pressures of our work left for the meantime to gain something for us, memorable and very helpful. It was a great experience to be surrounded by very smiling and very accommodating teachers, mentors, new friends and staffs of the foundation.

The FUSE Foundation has made us happy while we learn, inspired with the treatment given and the facilities and the person around. Even the office of the Chairman and other staffs were made open to us during the activity, we are allowed to use the VCDs need to be tested. It is a nice feeling that they trusted us and lend their computers make us feel very welcome in the area where I thought only important persons can stayed there and has the right to owned and the place.

Tapes were labeled and fit to the objectives and the subject matter where added elaborations can be found in teaching support materials. It is presented in three hand books with different subject matter in elementary science from grade three to six where topics for the previous grades could be the background for the next grade and could also be use in the review part of the lesson. The handbook really provided a lot with science idea, science processes and the actual background that is very informative and updated in each grade. There are also different activities that can be used by different group in a class. Test sample with answer key is also provided, pictures can also be copied or enlarge for better understanding of the lessons.

The pupils were very excited to watch each episode. They show interest and willingness to operate and prepare the tapes for the class or be the teacher’s assistant in every session. They also require their classmates to behave and be quiet for the better understanding of the lectures, a very breath-taking event for each of them. Even those who find it hard to communicate on the second language try their best to answer questions and share their ideas without hesitation. And the only thing that the teacher can do is to give guide questions for them to think of the answer, reconstruct their sentence for them to practice answering questions for the evaluation of the lesson and direct them in giving the science ideas, and the conclusions for the different situations and observations. Inferences from the other classmates make them think of another idea and much better opinions.

Founded by Dr. Lucio C. Tan on December 1, 1994, FUSE seeks to improve the skills in English, Science and Mathematics teachers. Its programs include regular teacher training workshops; a post-graduate scholarship program for Science and Engineering teachers; production and distribution of telecourses in English, Elementary Science, Chemistry, Physics and Math; and a host of other educational programs in partnership with government and private learning institutions.