The One Values Project, a collaboration between the Provincial Government of Samar, the UST Graduate School – Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and Environment in the Tropics (CCCPET) and the UST Institute of Religion (IR), began its series of community consultations from April 29 to 30, 2024.
Four community sessions were held in four different sites: Catbalogan, Calbayog, Hinabangan, and Gandara. Selected faculty members from IR facilitated the group discussions. Also part of the team in charge of module development are IR Assistant Director Assoc. Prof. Allan A. Basas, S.Th.D. and Mr. Ivan Efreaim A. Gozum. Joining them are Prof. Eric Zerrudo, Ph.D., and Ms. Beverly Bautista of CCCPET. Among those who participated in the sessions include representatives from the youth, national agencies, educators, entrepreneurs, interreligious representatives, security forces, professionals, farmers, and fisherfolks.
The One Values Project is a pioneering endeavor focused on the values formation of young people in Samar. It is guided by the seven commitments of the Global Compact on Education, a framework championed by Pope Francis, and follows the innovative matrix of Dominican-Thomistic Education by Design, a signature pedagogy of IR. The project’s ultimate goal is to develop a series of research-based, highly interactive values formation modules that will have a profound impact on the youth of Samar province.
