23 students and 3 teachers from the Toronto Catholic District School Board will be partaking in a service learning experience to the Philippines from Dec. 28, 2017 to Jan. 10, 2018.
Links below will be updated daily (depending on wifi availability).
Follow our travels and feel free to write comments below and on each individual post.
Note to parents: We have arrived SAFE and SOUND.
LINKS – updated daily
Who’s on the 2017-18 Team? (In progress)
Day 1 – Travelling to the Philippines
Day 2 – Visiting the Masagana ANCOP community
Day 3 – Part 1 – Visiting San Mateo (building)
Day 3 – Part 2 – San Mateo (fetching water) (NEW)
Day 3 – Part 3 – Visiting AVANAI (NEW)
Day 4 – Sunday Mass, ANCOP office, Manila Tour
Day 4 – Manila Tour & NYE at Mall of Asia (in progress)
Day 5 – Visiting Tondo orphanage – Part 1
Day 5 – Visiting slums of Smokey Mountain (in progress)
Day 6 – Makati Tour (in progress)
Day 6 – Visiting AKC Ancop village – part 1
Day 6 – Visiting AKC Ancop village – part 2
Day 7 – Sightseeing in Tagaytay (in progress)
Day 8 – Part 1 – Baliwag Municipal Office (in progress)
Day 8 – Part 2 – Build Day 1 – Baliwag (NEW)
Day 9 – Part 1 – Second day of building in Baliwag (NEW)
Day 9 – Part 2 – Meeting Baliwag partners (in progress)
Day 10 – Part 2 – Eating Balut
Day 10 – Part 3 – Playing with the kids (in progress)
Day 11 – Reconnecting with Paniqui, Tarlac
Day 12 – Build Day 4 in Baliwag (in progress)
Day 12 – TCDSB Donations Market
Day 13 – Part 1 – Last day on Buildsite (NEW)
Day 14 – Departing for Toronto (NEW)
Let the adventure begin, all the best with your service trip!
Peace, Joy, Hope, Charity, Appreciation and Humility, Steve De Quintal Teacher, St. Mary Catholic Academy, 66 Dufferin Park Ave. Toronto, Ontario M6H-1J6. 416-393-5528 ext. 84293 “that they may have life and have it to the full.” “The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.” – Masanobu Fukuka ***You can always email but a call or a visit will get a quicker response***
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You are all amazing. Putting your faith into action is a very noble trait. May God bless all of you for this wonderful gesture of love and faith to our Lord Jesus Christ. May you all be blessed a hundredfold.