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Michael Tablon - 16 Years Old
Camaya -an High School
I will never forget I had a great smile
I wanted it to be a repeated smile
I will never forget the day that puzzled my mind, my heart
past moments that puzzle piece my stomach
that has made myself fear the future coming
I will never…
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What Comes From The Heart Reaches The Heart
What Come From The Heart Reaches The Heart
By: Jazz Monique Hudson
Bridge 2012
“Everything In life holds a certain energy, that energy must be expressed”
Today I taught a poetry workshop with the 9th an 10th grade students of Camaya-an High School writers club ,the workshop focused on expression and transformation. In the workshop we explored how sometimes things happen in our life that can give us different emotions and if we don’t acknowledge those emotions in the moment they can manifest in ways that aren’t always healthy. We also talked about how to take the “bad” things that happen to us as a opportunity to transform.
After the workshop the children seemed very inspired I wasn’t all the way sure of the impact until the teacher pulled me aside to thank me for coming to her class. She expressed to me how before my arrival she had many feelings and moments of being discouraged when it came to teaching English and poetry.
” Teacher Jazz I hated teaching English until this day, you are an angel to me and my class. I usually have a hard time getting the students to care and see the importance in writing and using proper and complete sentences. Here in the Philippines we are the text capital of the world, so when the students write they sometimes write improper. Today I saw a look on my students face that I’ve never seen in me teaching, they looked as if they ate a meal and became full and enjoyed the meal they were eating.”
When I looked down at the paper the teacher had wrote down my whole lesson plan. Today has been by far one of my most humbling moments as a teacher. My hopes are to continue building with the students in this class. I’m very excited to see what grows from the seeds planted at this school. Here are some of the poems written by the students in my class
Michael Tablon - 16 Years Old
Camaya -an High School
I will never forget I had a great smile
I wanted it to be a repeated smile
I will never forget the day that puzzled my mind, my heart
past moments that puzzle piece my stomach
that has made myself fear the future coming
I will never forget that day that was as ugly as perished vegetables
which turned my life into an ugly one
which made my heart always cry tears that were longing to be back in the past life
but now it is the time to have a great smile
as I met a person like you, has lessen my tears unless to dry
who brought a courage to stand and fly.
Today I learned the purpose of a poem and why I should write. I also learned how to write Haiku.
Thank you Ate Jazz
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by Michelle Camaya
The Bridge Program 2012
“Where there is a will, there is a way.” - So true how this old English proverb resonates. 9 mentors were truly inspired to take on a mission to motivate the youth in the Philippines through our individual creative talents. This was a successful trip…
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The Bridge 2012, Water Program
By LaMae Caparas
For the past six months, my fellow mentor from last year, Ariane, and I have been researching for our water project in the Philippines. Last year, on a trip to the Bahamas with Summit Series (a collective of CEOs, entrepreneurial social do-gooders that include TOMS Shoes, Richard Branson, Architecture For Humanity, and YES Carrots, to name a few), I was challenged to participate in a shark-tagging competition. After the competition I reached out to Ariane, who is currently in school studying marine biology, to continue responding to the question asked in the contest; “What is the most significant problem facing the ocean today and what can you, your company, or your industry do to help address the issue?”
My experiences with The Bridge program in the Philippines has taught me that many Philippine communities have lived and relied on the ocean for their survival for centuries. Unfortunately, most of the waters in these regions are highly polluted and damaged by local development. The once rich connection between the people and the ocean is slowly deteriorating, as many members of the community are misinformed or uneducated about environmental issues facing their waters. I believe the addition of a water education program to our existing curriculum combined with the power of the creative arts could be a driving force in re-forging the relationship between the young generation of the Philippines and the wonderful waters that surround it.
For this year’s Bridge program, I focused primarily on SODIS (Solar Disinfection), which helps communities to have clean and safe drinking water using solar energy and a simple water bottle. I have learned, from teaching this workshop, that for these communities to develop a bigger understanding of the vast ocean that surrounds their country, they must start with the relationship they have with the water in their neighborhoods and homes. I was glad to find the teachers excited about bringing SODIS to the neighboring communities in need and the Principal of Tagbilaran elementary school looking forward to sharing it at their next parent/teacher and town meetings. Utilizing the Make A Better Place (photo/journal) program, I was able to spark class discussions among teenagers about their environment, the reasons and consequences of careless actions towards the Earths waters, and their personal goals towards finding effective solutions.
I am so happy about the response from these workshops. The great part about teaching both of these workshops was learning about the challenges of each community and school and getting to know the people better. This has been a great start to water education, introducing ocean awareness, and learning more about each community’s relation to the surrounding waters.
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Balicasag Island, The Bridge 2012
By LaMae Caparas
We traveled to the remote island, Balicasag, by boat after a 2 hour drive to Panglao Island in Bohol. Balicasag Island has about 1,500 people living on the island, electricity from 6pm -12am only, and amazing snorkling and diving for the visiting tourist.
We were told we were going to be whale watching when we boarded the boat at 6am. We only saw dolphins but 5 dolphins turned into 20 and then over 40 dolphins swimming alongside our boat.
We arrived at Balicasag and stepped onto a white sand beach covered in white coral and shells. We traveled across the island passing by make shift homes, a couple of them with a single pig running in the yard, and some still decorated with Christmas ornaments made of recycled plastic containers. We passed a day care center with the cutest kids, (who we would find, sneeking into the elementary school later to play.) Balicasag Elementary school is a small school with 50 kids, grade pre-school to 3rd and 4 teachers, where we were able to have a more intimate experience sharing our program.
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San Jose, Negros
The Bridge 2012
By LaMae Caparas
San Jose was our last destination on the island, Negros. We drove four hours through sugar cane fields and its winding mountainside to get from the north to the south end of Negros.The ride zig-zagged up and down a mountain overlooking the gorgeous views of endless fields below. It is hard to imagine now, the recent earthquakes and 6.9 aftershocks that have hit that island. We pray for the safety of our new friends there and only hope we are able to return and provide more of the help that is needed.
We did 7 workshops with the students of San Jose Elementary School and I conducted a SODIS (solar disinfection) workshop with the principal, teachers, and parents. This was opportune time for Ron and I to interview the school faculty and neighborhood parents about the issues in their community.
The students of San Jose Elementary are the children of the sugar cane plantation workers. Many children suffer from diarrhea in this area due to contaminated water. The school has very few bathroom facilities to accommodate 200+ kids and contain pipes that are in bad condition. To purchase gallons of drinking mineral water is expensive for the people living in these impoverished areas. Floods which happen 2 to 3 times a year have been the cause to destroyed school rooms, loss of books, and loss of school days.
Although this community is faced with challenges, it is great to see them make the best of their situation. Students whose family cannot afford them uniforms still happily attend school. Teachers will come out of pocket sometimes to provide for students’ food or school materials. Many adults are easy to find helping out on school grounds. For our organization, partners, and affiliates, it is so important to us that they value school. Our donations, our work, and our presence on the school grounds of every community we visit, is meant to set a standard of value on community and education. At this particular school, we were happy to invite the local kids who do not go to school, to participate in our creative arts workshops… Actually, we were happy that they asked us first if they could join.
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The Bridge Program 2012: Punlaka School for the Special
By Ron Cariño
This is our second year helping Punlaka. This school is a very special school that teaches people how to be successful in life despite their physical challenges. Michelle taught yoga and gave the school mats as a gift. Moshe, Mario & Ruben taught hip-hop. We donated cooking books to their new culinary class. We also donated laptops. The students were so happy to see us again, and vice-versa.
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