from the day Wilko came into our year 9 assembly on one of the first mondays back from halfterm, was the day i knew was going to be very boring. And then i sat down and watched him play the video of the 2008 philippines project, and i listened, and i hoped and wished in …
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Gemma’s Blog
Yesterday I went to Tondo school I was a teacher’s assistant in a grade one classroom it was really great to be in the classroom as you can tell that the children really appreciate school. Also it highlighted how much the children need an education. We helped the teacher to mark the books and I …
Ruby’s Day
Yesterday, I went to the Tondo School to help out in grade 2 classes. We had so much fun; I joined in with their English activities, art and Philippine language as well (which was very confusing)! The children in my classroom were doing an activity where they had to write a sentence using above, below …
Sheila Elsey First Day
Nothing could have prepared me for the sights, sounds and smells of our first day in Manila. We went on a tour of the schools and the dump site. As we were driving from our hotel you thought you saw some poor housing and poverty, you drive on a bit further and the scenery kept …
charlotte wardners first single blog
Well this is my first blog, and probably my only blog, says nozza in the background. Well the first week is over I feel like a changed person already to be honest I never thought this trip would of effected me so much. I have had so many mixed emotions it’s hard to understand why …
First Week – Hannah
The first week has been amazing. 2 weeks just doesn’t feel like enough any more! On Monday, we toured around the place. We saw Tondo school, the dumpsite, the new container school and Novatas, the cemetary school. It was a shock seeing so many people living in these conditions, but everyone still smiles at you …
Experiences Revisited
After one week into our stay here in manila, it has been a week leaving many both physically and mentally drained. I have spent most of the working week on the playground, and having undergone more digging, carrying, and cementing in those few days more than any other time in my life, seeing how much …
New Photo’s
We’ve put a new album of photo’s from the first week of the trip on the website in the Photo’s section – go check them out! There should be a new video up soon too…
So far – Mrs Lewis
What an incredible experience and it has only been a week. What has struck me the most is despite the poverty of the people that we have met they all say ‘hello’ and ‘what is your name?’ and smile at you. This has helped when we have been in the old library clearing books to …
Building a house
Eric Thursday 11th Feb Day 1 Tuesday Having offered to do anything PCF wanted me to I suppose I should have been prepared for just that, but nothing I have ever done before prepared me for the challenge that materialized. The visit to the dump site is like nothing on earth. The lasting image is …
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