The Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts (XCCA) provided input during the training of grade school teachers who will become trainers of DepEd’s Special Program for the Arts (SPA).

“Sining sa Skwela,” the capability building workshop, was initiated by the Cultural Center of the Philippines and DepEd Region X, and held from May 27 to 31at RELC, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro.

The workshop included modules on Media Arts, Theatre, Dance, Visual Arts, Creative Writing, Choral Music and Rondalla.  “Sining sa Skwela” was also in line with the Kto12 program, which includes arts and culture as one of its tracks.

XCCA Director Hobart P Savior was the resource speaker for the module on Theatre. He trained the teachers in Basic Theatre and Improvisation, Rasa Box Acting Technique and Basic Directing.

Savior also taught Grade 7 and 8 SPA teachers of Mindanao for NCCA's SanayGuro last May 20-25 at the La Salle University Ozamiz.  His workshop included Mindanao Folk Literature for Theatre, Script Analysis and Scenography.

XCCA's partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and the Cultural Center of the Philippines supports Xavier’s thrust of culture and arts formation, and greater societal engagement.