The Aeta students of Mary the Queen College are from the ancestral land of Villa Maria in Porac, Sitio Target Sapang Bato in Angeles, Camachili in Navuclud, Floridablanca and Camias in Porac, Pampanga.
Up in the mountains, their families live a simple life. "Aeta," "Ayta," "Agta," "Atta (Ata)," "Ati," and "Ita" are the terms used by people to call them. The Aeta are a mountain people who are dark skinned, short, small of frame, kinky haired, snub nosed, and with big black eyes.
The aetas have their own distinct culture that they carry with them. They have their own way of life, way of expressing themselves and way of interacting and relating with other people. With them is their traditional way of doing things.
They also have their own dreams and that is for their children to be educated. Some are given opportunities wherein they will experience learning which is based on their real-life situations. This is the kind of learning which is not available in books but in their everyday experiences which are incorporated in their culture.
They also have a dream and this dream is gradually coming into reality because of the sustained effort of their families and their community.
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