"Education for protection and security of the world," and "School is the lighthouse of society," were the powerful quotes clearly emphasized by Dr. Jagdish Gandhi, a visionary, an Indian educator and founder of the City Montessori School at Lucknow, India, in a special lecture-forum held at the SFAC Main Campus Conference Room last November 24, 2011.

He further expounded on the three unexplored fields of Balanced Education, Progressively Revealed Religion and Law, Order and Justice. That Balanced Education refers to the balance of the total quality person (TQP) and the Total quality manager (TQM). That in the Progressively Revealed Religion, there is a need for the schools to impart "Spiritual Education, " and that in the Law, Order and Justice, all laws should be enacted and interpreted according to the exigencies of social needs of the time to award justice.

“Outstanding and excellent show! Super ganda!,” students blurted out. “Now I know the life of St. Francis of Assisi,” one parent said, “And I’m proud my children were part of this fantastic show!,” added another. “My son can act!,” an overwhelmed dad exclaimed sharply.

The show’s upbeat momentum was written all over the faces of everyone in the audience. What with the exemplary performance of the Gintong Lahi Dance Company members who dramatized the life of St. Francis on stage through songs and dances. And what with the magnanimous power of the pen of the show’s director, writer and narrator, fondly called “Sonny” by his friends and who, in some coincidental stroke of luck happens to have the same name as that of the saint he featured…Francisco, Mr. Manuel “Sonny” Francisco.