https://www.project-pagasa.ph/home daily 1.0 2023-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1553847928879-1AXWL2UUY8GIBB1CFMFP/20190208_PFAC_PagAsa-3277.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1553848587089-E71D27M7MIR49MYH2MMN/20190208_PFAC_PagAsa-3277.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554348913251-W2ARSFO4UG64DLKMJE39/20190328_PFACPagasa-3943.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1553677078219-ZBW8TO537A5XD4WRB8FP/20190208_PFAC_PagAsa-3387.jpg Home - Our Purpose Project: Pag-asa (Tagalog for hope) serves young Filipino orphans and survivors of abuse and neglect by providing trauma-sensitive, age-appropriate education in a safe, bilingual setting with aim to restore potential and break cycles of abuse and poverty. Learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1553777736708-AL0G2J7C976N0Z0GF4LF/20190130_PFAC_PagAsa-3126.jpg Home - The Need In a local, shame- and class-based society, orphaned, abandoned, and abused children are stigmatized as unwanted, making them targets for bullying and discrimination, so they fall further behind academically, emotionally, and socially. Learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1553777668657-SPAU0121W6GVNYA84XAH/20190130_PFAC_PagAsa-3186.jpg Home - What We Do Pag-asa means HOPE! Project: Pag-asa incorporates Christ’s redemptive love, trauma-awareness, positive attachment, and self-regulation tools into the daily classroom. Learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554348321383-QOTU0EU7BQWA2WZON4CQ/20190130_PFAC_PagAsa-3183+%281%29.jpg Home - How We Do It Project: Pag-asa is more than a school. It is a nurturing environment attuned to the needs of each child, committed to fostering attachment and, through the redeeming Gospel, restoring potential--academic, social, emotional, and spiritual. Learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1553846203174-64KV2U0RLAK6OIJDC6OY/20190130_PFAC_PagAsa-3255.jpg Home - Our Story In 2012 a Canadian teacher began a tutoring service to a local children’s home, mostly unaware of the impact of debilitating life circumstances on fragile children. Reversing these effects is now her passion. Read more https://www.project-pagasa.ph/our-purpose daily 0.75 2023-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552564604182-DTAVBE1EFF6MILRV2VFI/20190208_PFAC_PagAsa-3387.jpg Our Purpose https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/a406ad09-f38a-415b-bda9-8963d0ec3618/best.jpg Our Purpose - Transcend & Restore Our name means hope! https://www.project-pagasa.ph/what-we-do daily 0.75 2023-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552553169293-JTF1IQZSU86UJNS9XH91/shoes+and+shirts.jpeg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/e0c2e3f3-c23c-4954-a3e3-360ceb65795b/comfort+in+class.jpg What We Do - Heal & Empower Trauma-informed education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552541627898-GXSKD5UNQV74BISHLQS7/Cole.jpeg What We Do - Realize long-term impact of trauma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552541982112-QC2ZXSQMWVLLDUTN8LAX/paint+with+smile.jpeg What We Do - Recognize methods of recovery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552542149744-D23BR60N7I2KVQ8RX23Z/outside+reading.jpeg What We Do - separate the symptoms from the potential https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552542227098-9X1QE8VRSJ2BQVTHTD88/Recess.jpeg What We Do - Build full capacity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554380903035-J1AAHFH9N3JOD0OD5U9M/IMG_2463.JPG What We Do - Empower students https://www.project-pagasa.ph/the-need-why-we-do-it daily 0.75 2023-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552553023744-CHAWCI1A4FO13MZEVQ46/uniforms+in+line.jpeg The Need: Why We Do It https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552541038614-MBT3FUV4JJ0IZR9P4PMW/effects+of+trauma.jpeg The Need: Why We Do It - affected by trauma All Pagasa students have experienced trauma, and many Pagasa students have experienced chronic (prolonged) trauma, complex (varied, multiple events), and interpersonal trauma whereby a child is dependent on the abusive adult, further compounding the damage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554380759944-G3HK00LDGDFYO2P9SNG5/IMG_2461.JPG The Need: Why We Do It - activated by fear A child’s developing brain is especially vulnerable to trauma, activating fear and stress hormones, which, if left in this state, impact the child’s emotional, behavioral, and cognitive functions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552540992384-AZNTYSRZ5XZDVEGCYWVY/alone.jpeg The Need: Why We Do It - lacking attachment Without the opportunity to establish a safe attachment, secure base, or safe haven, neglected and abandoned children often lack self-regulation and a way to process trauma. Their needs for protection, assistance, comfort, and delight in have not been met; therefore, they are often overwhelmed by their own feelings and, in anxiety, act out in “fight-flight-freeze” response. https://www.project-pagasa.ph/how-we-do-it daily 0.75 2023-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554381567419-A7MYBEVZ04ZJ3763BQPZ/20190328_PFACPagasa-3943.jpg How We Do It https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552543708841-CDV1O4OU4VTKOK8MAUZW/Explore+guitar.jpeg How We Do It https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552543434846-VBPQWAUJTFFVI9078VWG/class+placement.jpeg How We Do It - Nontraditional Class placement at Project: Pag-asa, is by age, not ability, thus fostering emotional connections between students and avoiding nontraditional age and ability stigmas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552543003478-I19393DYK4ED91PCKDTH/Bilingual.jpeg How We Do It - Bilingual Each classroom has both a native English speaker and a bilingual native Tagalog speaker. This bilingual approach in which students receive instruction in their mother-tongue Tagalog, while building English skills, promotes immediate and future student success. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552543188910-AH5AAY8E4OJGES52H86Z/Individual+ed.jpeg How We Do It - Individualized Project: Pag-asa addresses individual educational needs such as learning disabilities and special education to attain all students’ academic potential while integrating a Biblical worldview. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554347905855-98IX9CS0DJ1G9DGFYP90/20190328_PFACPagasa-3913.jpg How We Do It - holistic A well-qualified, on-site counselor meets regularly with students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554349587443-SFO8SOZLQKOZRUQXSK6J/20190328_PFACPagasa-4058.jpg How We Do It - Kinesthetic Movement, both in and out of the classroom, is critical for regulating behavior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554349128331-MBTF1INF72ADFZIVEFL4/20190328_PFACPagasa-3984.jpg How We Do It - Diverse Project: Pag-asa offers curricular enrichment, such as music, art, and PE. https://www.project-pagasa.ph/our-story daily 0.75 2026-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552553361387-ZTW1Y430RCNM64L0X7DA/20190130_PFAC_PagAsa-3119.jpg Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552552442498-VF0NBYK7IBBPRT9GFTR7/20190130_PFAC_PagAsa-3223.jpg Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552550634560-1ERDEQFD5LFPCPAYK3BJ/DSCF0163.jpg Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552547566410-03XJ5KOY1HB2JKH0P36E/School+Picture+2015+-+Blur.jpg Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1552549315520-TGIXTZT4MEQI8151FTH2/First+day+7.JPG Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/651c5dd6-913d-48a5-a373-02211776f05d/01f106df637d73dc200f6a6ae08810d2fdec9d8c9c.jpg Our Story https://www.project-pagasa.ph/our-partners daily 0.75 2026-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1553846903395-BCBIA6GY6JX9CL1W67TE/20190208_PFAC_PagAsa-3360.jpg Our Partners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/b792801f-28e7-457b-90e9-4e52b40f67d0/dest+prom_trans+base.png Our Partners Destiny’s Promise exists to find permanent, loving families through international adoption and local home placement for these kids. A place to belong, heal and thrive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/d95d58a5-802b-4c5e-8747-da979c90c18a/Timothy+logo+transparent+white+300.png Our Partners Timothy Project International Mission Inc. was established to offer refuge and hope to children in need. The Lighthouse in Malaybalay, Mindanao, provides a safe and nurturing home for abandoned, neglected, and abused children, helping them find stability and a sense of family. The Butterfly Home in Antipolo offers care and rehabilitation for girls who have survived sexual abuse and exploitation, guiding them toward healing, restoration, and renewed hope through the love and grace of God. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/92f00906-f527-4171-87a5-70e67fca93c2/Help-edited.png Our Partners Help International operates through a birthing home, as well as through a children’s home. Shiphrah Birthing Home, promotes wholeness through the building of mutual relationships between woman, midwife, and family through dignified, excellent maternal health care, empowering education, and genuine friendship. The little children's home, is committed to providing a loving and nurturing home for children in crisis, advocating for their needs to ensure that every child has a forever family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/e4a9095a-ce10-4b17-85ef-b3050af37e8b/Kids+International.png Our Partners - Make it stand out KIDS International Ministries works to break the cycle of poverty in local communities. Through their children’s home, Christian education, birthing clinic, youth and family outreach, feeding programs, and volunteer opportunities, they aspire to transform lives. By sharing the gospel, building relationships, and meeting basic needs, they hope everyone they serve feels cared for, loved, and valued as a child of God https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554383982826-V6Y2T71NIV946IPDHI1V/Action_Philippines_Logo_New.png Our Partners Action International Ministries is a global mission agency committed to sending multinational missionaries who treasure Jesus Christ and minister His Gospel in word and deed, primarily to the poor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554384417324-FOIGF0D41Y8WV4IJ299Q/teach-beyond-logo_trans+base.png Our Partners Teach Beyond believes that Christ-centered education is a powerful force for the transformation of individuals and societies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/ea143e49-9406-4828-8079-c1b4aace8c36/OM-Edit+2.png Our Partners - Make it stand out For over 60 years, Operation Mobilization has been working around the world to motivate and equip Christians to share God's love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554384697424-E2KKF28V8JZ4A6TCA351/Home+School+Global_Trans+BASE_LRG.png Our Partners Homeschool Global serves over 3,000 students across 30 countries, from Preschool to High School levels. https://www.project-pagasa.ph/our-team daily 0.75 2026-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554381170834-RJ9EH7GK43F5R3H4LKS7/IMG_2463.JPG Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554377699378-BNJHP0RECRC8KBT1IQB8/20190328_PFACPagasa-3873.jpg Our Team BETH POTTER: Education Director As the Educational Director of Project Pag-asa, one might expect to see Beth behind a large desk or in a conference room with other administrators. Rather, she is on her feet most of the day, facilitating student intervention, consulting and mentoring teachers, instructing a class, and calling the copier repairman. As the mother of three, she understands that learning difficulties are not indicative of potential. Beth’s degree and experience in elementary ed led her to begin tutoring students from a nearby orphanage, and the rest is history! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1553927000568-PH8Y6W1ABEL5UASWKA2U/20190208_PFAC_PagAsa-3334.jpg Our Team KIM ABELS: Teacher Kim’s many years in the Philippines have grown her fascination for scuba diving and underwater photography. A native of Chicago, big cities like Manila don’t scare her. But as a single mom of three adopted children, she is well-acquainted with the effects of urban poverty and institutions for orphaned and abandoned children. Before joining the Pag-asa team, Kim taught at an international school where exposure to ELL students helped prepare her for her current class. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/b63ba81e-f4ec-4981-8d4d-a2f703a7d7fa/Zacharias_87455.jpg Our Team LEONILYN TUGBONG: Teacher Teacher Lyn aspires for her students to have a deep relationship with God and to see them have victory over past trauma. Her quiet demeanor makes her an excellent listener for her students, as well as the staff. Lyn is full of joy and puts her whole heart into her work as an elementary teacher. Working with kids from hard places, at Project: Pag-asa has challenged Lyn to grow in love, patience and understanding. In Lyn’s free time, she enjoys reading, listening to worship music and growing in knowledge from Christian speakers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1553927238963-4H78TKRIVH78ESY0GK21/20190208_PFAC_PagAsa-3416.jpg Our Team LOTLOT UMIPIG: Teacher Go to a party with Maria, known as Lotlot, and you’ll find her at the karaoke machine, microphone in hand. She also loves to accompany students on her guitar, and a sense of humor and joy contributes to her overcoming attitude. A family who accepted her in a difficult time inspires her to do the same for her students, believing that their “yet to be healed” state is temporary. A native of Davao City, Lotlot studied Early Childhood at? and completed Youth With a Mission’s Discipleship Training School. She is the mother of a beautiful little girl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1553927073398-STRN23RCU5TXV17HUCXK/20190208_PFAC_PagAsa-3411.jpg Our Team LEAH ROMERO: Teacher (currently on maternity leave) Sharing a bowl of sinigang soup after a hike with friends is Leah’s perfect day, but a close second is seeing the change in her kindergarten students who improve in self-regulation skills. This has made a deep impression on Leah who believes it reveals that God is always at work. Leah has been teaching at Project: Pag-asa since completing her Early Childhood degree from Our Lady of Fatima University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/5345dcff-fd5f-44ae-803f-23e92fdc4714/Aileen.jpg Our Team AILEEN LAMPIOS NOE: Administrative Assistant As the Administrative Assistant, Aileen is the go-to person for many important behind-the-scenes tasks. She is also available to help when a student is having a hard day. Prior to working at Pag-asa, Aileen worked as a caregiver at one of our partner orphanages, making her a familiar face for many students. Having lost her own mother at a young age, Aileen can understand some of the hurts and challenges of the students at Pag-asa. By God’s grace, Aileen was able to overcome adversity to complete her BS Administration. She now aspires to help the students of Pag-asa learn to trust God with all their hearts and walk by His word. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/35c82ec8-1f86-47de-8f85-f0d5ca02ab2b/Matt+Beack.jpg Our Team - Make it stand out MATTHEW BEACK: Counsellor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/d923a456-3fa1-41f7-8920-fd28a3920d51/Zacharias_87420.jpg Our Team - Make it stand out JANELLE WILLIAMS: Interventionist Teacher As a follower of Jesus Christ, Janelle’s greatest calling is to share His love and hope with those around her. She brings more than 20 years of experience working with at-risk elementary students in bilingual and inner-city schools in the United States, as well as ministry experience serving children and families in Mexico. At Project Pagasa, Janelle provides targeted instruction in English and reading while building meaningful relationships through one-on-one support. She is passionate about helping students experience both academic and emotional growth as they receive individualized instruction, encouragement, and compassionate care. God has prepared her for this role through years of teaching and missionary work with children from challenging backgrounds, English language learners, and families facing poverty and hardship. As the parent of an adopted, neurodiverse child, Janelle also has a special appreciation for the unique needs and strengths of every learner. Outside the classroom, Janelle enjoys traveling with her family, participating in mission work around the world, and serving at Union Church of Manila, where she supports women's ministry, international engagement, and partnerships with mission organizations throughout the Philippines. Her greatest hope for every student at Project Pagasa is that they come to know God's love personally, experience healing, and grow spiritually and academically so they can share His light and love with others. https://www.project-pagasa.ph/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2026-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554348678663-A56PPZZOO7CA5IVF2BDC/20190328_PFACPagasa-3984.jpg Get Involved https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554345978661-95ADN3THR03X5IT6I3MS/20190130_PFAC_PagAsa-3255.jpg Get Involved - Building and facilities development Project Pag-asa currently operates on a shared seminary campus, a space that we appreciate but does not provide long-term permanence. Our dream is to establish a secure, dedicated campus that meets the needs of our K-10 students, provides room for future growth, and serves as a training center where we can equip others to replicate this model of Christ-centered and trauma-informed education. Give to our building fund through Action International Ministries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554381686105-OYOKH3ZUWQLNLFV64D6A/collaboration.jpeg Get Involved - Scholarships Project Pag-asa students come from children’s homes in surrounding communities, which currently bear the cost of tuition. Expanding scholarship support would help reduce this financial burden, making quality, Christ-centered education more accessible for the children and the homes that care for them. Give to our scholarship fund through Action International Ministries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a1381f8692ebe4d1be19bba/1554348390124-EC0S5P1FY8VX20CJG7X5/20190328_PFACPagasa-3975.jpg Get Involved - Teaching positions Project: Pag-asa is always looking for educators with a heart to serve and see kingdom impact in the lives of the most vulnerable. For a list of open positions or to talk about how you can use your giftings to serve with us, contact info.pagasa@gmail.com. Contact us at info.pagasa@gmail.com