Finding Home in the City of Hope
by Franklin A. Colasito, Holy Virgin of Salvacion School Inc. Faculty Member: There, she stood before us at the Arrival Area, Tacloban DZR Airport sometime in July 2018. Tall and…
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YES Abroad Filipino Language Camp
The Filipino Language Camp for YES Abroad Participants was held last October 15-19. During the said event, students were taught the basics of the Filipino Language by an instructor from…
The AFS IPP Vision 2020
For sixty years, AFS Intercultural Programs Philippines (AFS IPP) has surmounted challenges and celebrated milestones in pursuit of its mission to provide intercultural learning opportunities to Filipino communities. Between 1956…
Being Set-up for Success
AFS Asia Pacific Initiative (AAI) members from China, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea and the Philippines gathered at the “AAI Program & Standards Guideline Seminar” in Manila last August 21-26, 2017.…
It’s Saturday Night Fever!
Our 60th Anniversary of providing Intercultural Learning opportunities was held at Makati Shangri-La on the 26th of August 2017. It is within our hopes that we have provided a fun-filled…
Philippine Intercultural Youth Convention 2018
The Philippine Intercultural Youth Convention 2018 last September 22 and 23, 2018 at the Great Eastern Hotel showcased well experienced speakers from different sectors of the society as well as…
National Selection Camp in CDO
by: Dana Louise Bautista Joined by 60 qualifiers, the KL-YES National Selection and Orientation Camp was held last September 15-19, 2018 at the New Dawn Hotel Plus, Cagayan de Oro…
AFS IPP Congress 2018: The Role of the Global Citizens in Nation Building
The AFS IPP Congress attracted students and educators from all over of the country. DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 To recap the events, the…
How Globally Prepared is your Institution?
AFS has recently launched the Global Competence Readiness Index Tool or the Global Index Survey, where educators and schools at any grade level will be able to evaluate how prepared…