HANA Academy Weekly News — First Week of November 2026 (Nov 2–8)
The nationality, age and course mix of our 34 students, a recommendation posted on RedNote, the 13 weekday meals, our place of the week Clark Parade Grounds, and this week's Instagram posts from each of our accounts. Issue 3 of HANA Academy Weekly News.
Hello from HANA Academy in Clark. Weekly News issue 3 covers the week from November 2 to 8. Monday, November 2 was All Souls' Day, a public holiday in the Philippines. From this issue on, the weekly news comes out every Friday and looks back on the previous week (Monday to Sunday).
This week's numbers
Review of the week — if Sparta-style study sounds too intense
A recommendation that Candy posted on RedNote (Xiaohongshu) in China. She calls HANA a great fit for people who dread high-pressure Sparta-style programs and want to learn English at a relaxed pace, pointing to small classes with plenty of one-to-one lessons, patient teachers who wait when you get stuck, a quiet campus, and good value from the all-inclusive course. She recommends it to beginners who want to practise speaking and to anyone taking a short break from work or study to improve quickly.
Read the full reviewThis week's menu
The academy cafeteria serves three mostly Korean meals a day on weekdays and brunch on weekends. Monday was a public holiday, so only one brunch (rice, soup and kimchi) was served from 9 to 11 am; Tuesday to Friday had three meals a day, 13 meals in all. Here are the main dishes.
| Day | Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon (Nov 2) | Brunch (9–11 am): beef and radish soup with rice and kimchi | — | — |
| Tue (Nov 3) | Hamburger steak with gravy and fried egg | Chicken caldereta (Filipino chicken stew in tomato sauce) | Dakdoritang (spicy braised chicken) |
| Wed (Nov 4) | French toast and vegetable egg stir-fry | Tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) | Pork guisantes (pork with green peas) |
| Thu (Nov 5) | Fried hotdog and fried egg | Chicken with tartar sauce | Odeng bokkeum (stir-fried fish cake) |
| Fri (Nov 6) | Fried rice, fried egg and fried smoked ham | Pork barbecue stir-fry | Pork curry |
Mon (Nov 2) · brunch · beef and radish soup
Tue (Nov 3) · breakfast · lunch · dinner
Wed (Nov 4) · breakfast · lunch · dinner
Thu (Nov 5) · breakfast · lunch · dinner
Fri (Nov 6) · breakfast · lunch · dinner
Place of the week — Clark Parade Grounds
KIM DO YEON packed a picnic mat and spent a weekend afternoon here with friends from the academy. Her post shows local families playing badminton and flying kites on the lawn, a nearby café to escape the midday heat, and the fountain show that plays to music around 7 to 8 pm. Her tips: go in the late afternoon when the sun is gentler, and bring a mat, water, sunscreen and mosquito repellent.
Read about Clark Parade GroundsThis week on Instagram
HANA Academy's Instagram is run by our managers for each country, each on their own account. Here are the posts from this week (November 2–8), grouped by account. The Japan account had no post this week, so we have included its post from November 10.
A short video of our Coco-themed Halloween Fiesta day.
Scenes from the Halloween party: trick-or-treating, a chopsticks-and-mirror game, a "find the director" treasure hunt, and the costume fashion show and awards.
A Costco-like store in the Philippines? A look at S&R, the membership warehouse store in Clark.
A price check at Pure Gold, a supermarket a five-minute walk from the academy, on products familiar from Japan. Imported goods cost a little more, but with Koreatown nearby there is plenty of choice.
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The weekly news comes out every Friday and covers the previous week (Monday to Sunday); every four weeks we also publish a monthly newsletter. Figures are based on the current student list in the academy management system, and the menu may change.
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