4 September 2008
All I really need to know…
Posted by DAVID BC TAN under: Uncategorized .
I have been on the lookout for homeschooling stories from Asia, and was quite pleased when I came across this one. The article was first published in the Sunday Inquirer Magazine, titled “All I really Need to Know I Learned In Homeschool”.
At 19, Michael Joshua B. Gemina has accomplished a lot more than most kids his age—or adults twice his age even.
When he was 8, he learned to play the piano and started training in Aikido. The former allowed him to perform with the prestigious Philippine Research for Instrumental Soloists Children’s Orchestra, while the latter saw him become the youngest male black belt in Asia. He also took violin lessons under National Music Competitions for Young Artists winner Gina Medina and was 14 when he began playing the drums. Now a session artist for rock star Barbie Almalbis, Michael plays regularly for Victory Christian Fellowship Ministry in Alabang.
Did we mention that he’s also on a full scholarship at De La Salle University’s College of St. Benilde, where he graduates with a degree in music production come April 2009?
[Read the whole story here]