Equipped to Serve through SPH’s Professional

As the first in–person PD Day after three years, about 400 teachers, staff, and leaders of SPH Lippo Village, SPH Sentul City, SPH Lippo Cikarang, SPH Kemang Village, and SPH Pluit Village were ready to undergo professional training, as well as getting to know fellow staff members and/or teachers from the other SPH campuses. It was a day of equipping one another to better serve students and families in their areas of influence, as it also served as an opportunity for teachers and staff to spend a day off work, learn new skills, and collaborate with others, with more than 50 facilitators offering over 15 professional sessions ranging from Navigating through Difficult Discussions with Students to Microsoft Excel 101. 

The Goal Behind Professional Development

The heart of this Professional Development (PD) Day was to encourage and equip the team. The day started with a worship and devotion session and continued with a quarterly team meeting led by our Executive Director, Matthew Mann. For the remainder of the day, teachers and administrators were assigned to respective groups to discuss in detail how they could grow and implement what they have learned in their areas of expertise. Teachers would gather in a bigger group to discuss how education is about students creating beautiful work guided by teachers’ multilevel support, while administrators would discuss change culture and identify areas critical for improvement.