Today our team drove 1.5 hours to Butos Bulakan to visit the St. Martin de Porres Orphanage We entered the beautiful dining hall for a brief orientation. The St. Martin de Porres Orphanage moved to its current location in 2005 onto donated land 7 hectares in size. There are currently 127 kids at the orphanage... Continue Reading →
Our group of leaders meet at Toronto Pearson Airport at 9:30 pm on Boxing Day, Dec. 26. Prior to leaving, Greg Rogers told us a story of Blessed Mother Teresa as we all took the Vow of Pleasant Disposition. Our 1:30am flight was delayed because of snow, but sure enough, we took off ready to embark... Continue Reading →
On November 29th, students in grades four to eight took part in St. Ursula’s very first mini We Day. There were many fun activities such as, learning the We Day dance, watching our students speak about various causes related to Me to We, watching other students perform cultural dances and viewing slideshows. Overall, we had... Continue Reading →
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The first challenge is due at next month's face-to-face E-CSLIT meeting on Thursday, November 8th, 2012. Each school must create a working catapult made up of the following materials only: 1) Up to 50 Popsicle Sticks (not tongue depressors!) 2) 1 Elastic Band 3) Tape (any type is fine) 4) 1 Piece of Paper (any... Continue Reading →
Below will be a list of articles written about our trip to the Philippines. Article - Inside Toronto Article - Catholic Register
Wow, Filipinos really know how to party! Full of surprises including a percussion band. What a way to celebrate what we've done. The street which was formerly our mixing ground, then playground, became a stage and then a dance party! After the dance party, we sat down around the multipurpose room for some speeches and... Continue Reading →
Sunday, January 8th - Our last day on the build site but first stop, Mary Immaculate Church for Sunday mass. We all got dressed up for mass, especially the boys. Off to see the historical Bamboo Organ Church before heading off to the build site. Now off to the build site for our last day... Continue Reading →
Saturday, January 7th - Here's the plaster work from yesterday, still drying. Today we put a special sealer on the plastered wall prepping it to be painted tomorrow. Now that we've plastered the outside, it's time to work on the inside. One of their workers said that it would take them 4 days to finish... Continue Reading →
Friday, January 6th - Now that we honed our plastering skills with those planter boxes yesterday, time to do a whole wall. We had a huge need for concrete today so some of us were mixing around the clock. For plastering, we needed to use smooth sifted sand to add to the concrete The hard... Continue Reading →
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