CTELA sends off its September 2026 LET takers with prayers, messages, and a little something for exam day.
For four years, they studied lesson plans, theories of learning, and the subjects they hope to teach. They stood in front of real classrooms during practice teaching, learned the names of their first students, and discovered what it feels like to be called “Ma’am” or “Sir.” Now one more test stands between them and the title they have worked toward: the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET).
The LET is a defining milestone for every future educator. It measures mastery of content, but anyone who has faced it knows it asks for more than that. It asks for steady nerves, a clear mind, and the belief that all the years of preparation will hold. That belief grows stronger when examinees know that the institution and community that shaped them are standing behind them.
With this in mind, the Student Government Organization (SGO) of the College of Teacher Education and Liberal Arts (CTELA) held “Tara, Kaya Mo ’Yan!”, a send-off and blessing activity for the students taking the September LET. The examination is scheduled on September 20, 2026. The activity set out to send the examinees off with three things: confidence, spiritual strength, and practical tools to help them perform at their best.
The program began with a prayer for the success of the examinees. In a moment of stillness, the room asked for strength, clarity, and peace of mind for each of them as they face the exam.
Words of encouragement came next. Dr. Elma D. Donaal, Vice President for Academic Affairs, shared an inspirational message with the examinees. Dean Dr. Lourdes M. Trajano and Ms. Jenema Himiwat also spoke, offering their own words of support to the students they had seen grow through the years.
A look back followed. A short video compilation brought together memories from the examinees’ practice teaching: the classrooms they handled, the lessons they delivered, and the students who first taught them what teaching really means. For many in the room, it was a reminder of how far they had already come.
The SGO then handed out exam kits to each LET taker. Every kit held a ballpen, a pencil, and snacks. They are small things, but on exam day, small things matter. A reliable pen, a pencil, and something to eat between sessions can help an examinee stay focused on what truly counts.
The title of the activity said it simply. “Tara, kaya mo ’yan” is what a friend says when the road ahead looks long: come on, you can do this. It is the kind of encouragement these future teachers will one day give their own students before a test, a recital, or a difficult lesson. On this day, it was their turn to hear it.
The send-off also connects to a larger goal. Sustainable Development Goal 4, Quality Education, calls for more qualified teachers, because good schools depend on them. Every LET passer adds to that number. By supporting its examinees, CTELA invests not only in their success but in the classrooms they will one day lead.
As September 20 approaches, the examinees carry the prayers, messages, and memories shared that day, along with the faith of a college that believes in them. Whatever the exam brings, they will not walk into it alone. Tara, kaya niyo ’yan.