Being back home in England a few days now has really given me the chance to reflect on the whole project, and i miss it so much already. The 18 months of hard work and dedication was so worth it and i would do it again in a heart beat. No amount of words will …
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Caitlin’s Summing Up
So, 18(ish) months ago, I, along with 26 other students received the most amazing news…we would be going on a trip that was not only life changing for us but for the people that we would meet too. What we didn’t realise then was that this will be not just a normal school trip but …
Back Home: Humbled, Hopeful, Grateful
To say thank you to the students and staff from Sholing does not enough justice to the words. You were, for seven days, one of the reasons I woke up at 6am ready to face the day. The other reason was, much like yours, the opportunity to interact with the children at the PCF School. …
Daleo’s final Ramblings – Day 14
So I’m sat here on my living room Sofa, just finished planning tomorrows lessons, and watching Dragons den, having now been back on UK soil a little over 24 hours. I wanted to write a final blog, describing our final day at PCF and summing up the trip, but to be honest with you, I’m …
looking back
The past 18 months have been difficult trying to raise the money and preparing for the trip but they were so worth it. seeing how glad the children were to see us and how happy they were when we finished painting the school and the music room was amazing. Basically spending 2 weeks painting was …
final summary – Shakila
Well now I am back in England after the wonderful 40 hour journey and I already want to hop on a plane to go back out there! I remember the nervous feeling I had when I first arrived at the school wondering if I would see the children I met in 2012, and I remember …
Don’t Stop Believing
18 months ago I was congratulated with the news that I would part of the Philippines Project 2014. Since then we have grown as one and achieved amazing things. The whole experience for me has been a real eye opener, the first day when we went to the dump site and saw where the children …
A good time for reflection
Sitting on an airbus A380 for nearly 3 hours now and likely to be another couple of hours yet due to fog. The mood among the group is remarkably chirpy but in many ways, i’m not surprised with this group of kids. I have been on this trip 3 times now in my role as …
Wow! What an amazing experience
Yesterday we attended a special thank you assembly at the PCF School. It was absolutely lovely with many of the Filipino children contributing with songs, dancing and little speeches, thanking us and wishing us fond farewells. There was not a dry eye in the house. I have been so privileged to have spent an amazing …
Looking Back
Ok so where do I begin. It seems like only yesterday I was in the Shalom reception waiting to meet the group as they departed the coach looking tired from their long journey. How time fly’s as the two weeks are already over. Looking back at what we have achieved as a group and how …
Sholing Philippines Project 2010 - 2016 