The Big Night

A big night of big REFLECTION

The MKD Big Night is a conglomerated school activity with the intention of joining the P.E. and Humanities Nights into one purposeful event. In believing that LEARNING transgresses the four walls of a classroom and a measure of innumerable angles of intelligences, it has metamorphosed into more than what is EXPECTED- the students stepping into the mold of MATURITY in such a short period of time.

Basic performing arts discipline are enmeshed with the textbook knowledge that students have drawn through the course of study, exhaustingly realizing the value of believing in oneself- that there is something everyone can SHARE. Leadership skills are fine-tuned, abilities in script-writing and delivery are augmented. Added to that, raw gifts for stage designing, managing, costume making and even to the higher end of directing are tapped, developed into serious considerations.

In support, the faculty has proven to be sure-fire of the entertainment vitamin. Their willingness to bond with students makes this experience unique and something the students would treasure. Finally, the thing that ices everything into one sensible and palatable presentation is the THEME – the big, sturdy thread that sews together ALL the performances into one coherent whole.

Now, it has been my fourth attempt of handling such one-of-a-kind, self-humbling responsibility. My promise to keep this legacy burning till it simmers into a tradition is a dream. The world outside the student may step into after school is the REAL labyrinth of life. My wish is for them to realize the importance of each DAY of learning, each bit of EXPERIENCE that may happen only once but can be valued for a lifetime.


Prof. Arnel Francis V. Morales

Humanities Teacher/MKD Big Night Director


( MKD stands for Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku, a Japanese language majoring college in Davao City)

Comments

Denise said…
so excited to watch it!! I know for sure it's going to be a great show!
October 6, 2010 at 5:05 AM
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