Teen Talk: Chastity

With all the scandals that have plagued our society, thanks to the beyond-the-border reach of Internet, this email announcement/invitation reminded me that there indeed is hope for a brighter and better future for all of us:

Speakers for this event are Internationally recognized Chastity Education spokespersons: JASON & CRYSTALINA EVERT.  The event will be on September 5, Thursday, from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, at the Li Seng Giap Auditorium, 3rd Floor ACB Building, University of Asia & the Pacific, Pearl Drive, ortigas Center, Pasig City.  Ticket Price is at Php 500.00

The talk will have as its market high school teachers, Guidance Counselors, Church and Religious groups and organizations,  and other groups or associations that handle the formation of teens.

For more details, visit the Official Website at Cor Magistrorum.

 

Little League Dodgeball September 2013

The Little League Dodgeball Games main man, Teacher Ron, sent us an email with invitation for everyone:

Greetings!

I would like to invite your students/children to join our Little League Dodgeball Games on September 14, 2013 (Saturday) to be held at the Meralco Sports Center Covered Tennis Courts from 9:00am to 12:00nn.  No previous experience necessary and we will conduct a short clinic at the onset of the activity to teach the basic rules and how to play the game.

Dodgeball is a fun sport for children. It uses a ball specifically designed for the sport made of a rubber sac covered with soft foam and cloth to significantly decrease the impact of the ball upon hitting an individual. This makes it relatively safe for children, boys or girls.

Dodgeball is played with teams composed of 6-8 members; all male, all female or mixed gender.  You may form more than one team.  However, in case you can’t meet the minimum of 6 players, you may opt to form a team with the other participants in the venue who also don’t have a team yet.

The participation fee is only Php 100.00 for each team member.  However, for a group of 5 members, you may pay a discounted fee of Php 300.00.  Furthermore, a team of 8 members will pay only Php 500.00. Our future direction is to establish a little league which would meet on a regular schedule to be set by the interested participants. 

Should you find this activity interesting for your students/children, kindly send me an email @ ronald.devilla@gmail.comor you may also call our office at 972.5974 on or before Friday, September 6, 2013.  

Attached is the poster of the activity. We hope to see you there!

Thank you very much!

Sincerely,

Teacher RonThe Builders’ School972.5974

 Register now!

FIDE Trainers Seminar - RP 2013

We now have the result of the recently-concluded FIDE Trainers Seminar in Manila, Philippines. Midas Hotel was the host for the Asian Continental Championships and the seminar. THe lecturers were GM and FST  Efstratios Grivas (Greece - Secretary of the FIDE Trainers’ Commission), assisted by the first ever Asian GM (& FST) Eugene Torre and GM & FT Jayson Gonzales (both Philippines).

At least our Filipino chess teachers have "teaching certification" to show their paying clients and I do hope they know the basic tenets of teaching and learning process. As we all know, chess coaching or training is more than being a strong chess player. Chess teaching is basically teaching, bringing in the fun and excitement.

Some easily recognized names in the field of Philippine chess coaching and teaching are in the list: Erwin Carag, Rudy Ibanez and Joel Hicap.

So may I present to you the graduates of the FTS-Manila 2013:

FTS Table by buenaventura_f_a

Summer Enrichment Program: Ultimate Frisbee

Here's another post for a summer enrichment clinic for your kids, Ultimate Clinic with Coach Peng:

Enrichment Lessons for Summer 2013

I knew it! It is summer time and announcements are pouring in. This time we have the schedule and classes offered by different specialists to make fun learning and worthwhile for your children. From Homeschooling Solutions:

And for those who would be interested in football or soccer, we have Cheval Noir Football Academy:

Metta Summer Workshop 2013

Summer time is coming! Workshops, seminars and camps are here to enrich your children's time. The Metta Summer Workshop 2013 has so much to offer in a fun and relaxed environment.

Check it out.

2nd SENIA-Manila Conference in ISM

Its the 2nd Special Education Network in Asia-Manila Conference today. It starts at 8 in the morning and ends by 3 in the afternoon and International School Manila is hosting the conference.

Participants will come from member schools like The Beacon School, International School Manila, Brent International School, British School Manila, DLS-CSB, German European School-Manila and Faith Academy. We have a total of seventy-five participants including presenters for each workshop.

The workshop topics will be:

1. Oral and Written Language Development
2. Occupational Therapy in the Classrooms
3. Behavior Modifications
4. Social Thinking
5. Multi-sensory Maths
6. Structured play-dates
7. Cooperative Learning
8. Empowering Teachers
9. Consistency, challenge and care

I'll be giving a thirty-minute lecture on Bringing Occupational Therapy in the Middle School Classrooms. I hope the day will turn out to be successful for everyone.

   

FIDE Trainer's Seminar in Phl 2013

It's official, the FIDE Trainer's Seminar in the Philippines will be held on May 20-24, 2013 to coincide with the Asian Continental Chess Championship.

The World Chess Federation has been training chess coaches all over the world and this will be the first time our country will be hosting the event. A good opportunity for teachers like me who, aside from teaching the usual school subjects, also run an after-school chess club.

FIDE Trainer titles to be awarded:

1. FIDE Trainer
2. FIDE Instructor
3. National Instructor
4. Developmental Instructor

Lecturers for the five-day workshop would be GM and  FST Efstratios Grivas and GM and FST Eugene Torre.

For further information and questions:

Address: Florencio Campomanes Chess Academy 

c/o Fianchetto Unit 1 Villa Felicidad # 117, 

14th Avenue, Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines 

Tel: +63 2 4396921, +63 2 4385828 

Email: campomaneschessacademy@gmail.com, abundo@fide.com

IA Casto Abundo, +971 50 3544938 

IA Elias Lao +63 926 237 8876 

Coursera: ADHD Through the Lifespan

This just in: "Pay Attention" ADHD Through the Lifespan by Anthony L. Rostain of University of Pennsylvania. This is one of the Coursera course I'll be participating in and I hope to finish the course.  The course reviews current scientific knowledge and clinical approaches to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and examines its impact on development, functioning and health outcomes.

An intro to the course:

1st Philippine Brain-based Conference

BrainFit Philippines is hosting the 1st Philippine Brain-based Conference on March 25, 2013 at Centro Escolar University Auditorium (CEU), Mendiola, Manila. The conference starts at 1 and will end by 5 in the afternoon. Keynote speaker is Martha S. Burns, Ph. D. and she will talk about "Brain Fitness, The Key to Learning Success in Children."

For a preview of what to expect and probably to learn from the conference, here is a TEDx video of Dr. Martha S. Burns:

For the additional  information, posters and registration, drop me a line or two on my comment box so I can send you it to you by email. You may also visit the following link: http://brainfitph.blogspot.com.

CAUP Chess Officiating Seminar

Good news!

The Chess Arbiters Union of the Philippines will have their first arbitration seminar on February 22-24, 2013.

Details:

• Venue at the Alphaland Southgate Mall, Makati City beside the MRT Magallanes station
• The three-day seminar is open to all coaches, public and private school teachers, amateurs, professionals or individuals who want to learn the rudiments of proper officiating in chess tournaments. 
• Well-known international arbiters Poliarco and Rolando Yutuc and other noted FIDE and national arbiters will spearhead the lecturers and facilitators. Topics include the FIDE Laws of Chess, regulations for Swiss system tournaments, FIDE rating systems, manual and other pairing systems, rules of Chess 960 or Fischerandom chess, varied tournament time controls, determination and awarding of norms and titles, among other topics aimed to equip the attendees with scientific and in-depth know-how of chess arbitration.
• Seminar fee is pegged at P2,200 which will include manuals on FIDE Laws of Chess, other handouts, certificate, CAUP ID and snacks.
• The seminar is limited to 30 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. For details, please contact Mr. Miles Samaniego 7812483 or Mr. Alex Dinoy 0922 8288510 or you may register on-line at CAUP secgen2.18.12@gmail.com.

Philippine Reading Convention 2012

Calling all Literacy Advocates, Educators and Teachers:

Bro. Armin Luistro, Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), will deliver the keynote address in the Annual National Convention of the Reading Association of the Philippines (RAP), which will be held on November 8-10, 2012 in Century Park Hotel, Malate, Manila.

It will focus on the theme “K-12 and 21st Century Literacies,” with strands on K- Grade 3, Grades 4-7, Grades 8-12 and 21st Century Literacies; Technology, Assessment and the K-12 Curriculum; and Implications of the K-12 Curriculum on Teacher Education and Development. Speakers are curriculum, language and literacy experts, educational technology specialists, professors, researchers, and literacy advocates.

They include Dr. Jay Blanchard, a member of the International Reading Association Board of Directors from Arizona State University and Dr. Daniel Churchill of the Hong Kong University. We invite you to participate in this timely event as our schools nationwide embark on a new basic education curriculum that responds to 21st century demands.

The registration fees are: RAP Members/ Early Bird (before October 15, 2012) – Php 4,500.00 Non-RAP Members/ Walk-in Registrants – Php 5,000.00

Payments may be deposited to:

Account name: Reading Association of the Philippines Bank of the Philippine Islands (Loyola Katipunan Branch) Current Account No.: 3081–1721-87 The registration fee is inclusive of snacks and 1 lunch, kit, CD of handouts and certificates.

Participants are responsible for their own accommodation arrangements.

For further information, visit the rap web site at http://rap.org.ph/ or contact any of the following mobile nos.: 09155331040 (Nong), 0920239020 (Heidi) and 09154144728 (Mitzi), or email queries to us at rap.litforum@gmail.com. Participants are encouraged to register early as slots are limited.

The registration form may be downloaded from the RAP web site. The program, CHED memo, and DepEd advisory are attached.

We look forward to your valuable presence at the convention! See you there!

Truly yours,

Melissa Alma Orencia Conference Director

You may also download through my Scribd the Invitation Letter and other pertinent documents for the Reading Association of the Philippines Convention.

Dyscalculia Conference in London

Do you have money to go to London?

If you have, then by all means you should go to London and see the fantastic place where the Fab Four grew up, the 2012 Olympics happened and attend the 5th National Conference: Dyscalculia and Maths Learning Difficulties:

LW Dyscalculia Conference Leaflet 2013

Workshop: Storytelling 101

This morning I gave an introductory lecture and workshop on storytelling for the volunteers of the Mobile Reading Program of Imus City. There were twenty-five participants of varied age group. The number of the participants allowed everyone to participate in the discussion and workshop with ease.

Jollibee-Lotus was the organizer for this event in cooperation with the SK Federation of Imus City.

Thank you so much for the technical support you guys gave and congratulations to the participants of the workshop!

Happy storytelling! Storytelling 101