Filipino BOODLEFEST Dinner and Dance Was A Success!!!

In the Philippines, a boodlefest is a military-style meal in which food is piled on top of banana leaves, laid out on long tables. Partaking in a boodlefest symbolizes solidarity in celebrating successful events.

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Oct. 5, 2019

Watertown Sons of Italy

BKP Lecture to Peace Corps Volunteers in IIRR

BKP, represented by Alice Quilicot and Meah Ang See, gave a talk on the (BKP) organization to Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) during the latter’s In Service Training last February 7, 20017 at the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction or IIRR in Silang, Cavite.

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The attendees were PCVs from the Education Sector who have been in their respective communities since July 2016. The volunteers handled schools catering to elementary, high school and even college/university students. BKP reps discussed their organizarion’s bakcgorund and the BKP-Peace Corp collaboration (including previous projects and possible future ventures). Also discussed were workshops offered/facilitated by BKP: FSER & TWR – with Reading Buddies (as part of the TWR workshop).

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Many PCVs expressed their interest in collaborating with BKP. Moreover, the Education Sector Director, Efren, said that he will work on building a tie-up between BKP and the US Embassy’s Public Affair Section (PAS) and also the Regional English Language Office (RELO) for another grant to fund workshops and book donation for Peace Corps communities.

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Through a new partnership with Code Phil we arranged for five students from MIT and Columbia U. to teach coding to students and teachers at BBCMAIS High School in Northern Samar, this August (2016).

A workshop was held for teachers in Bataan, April 2016

A workshop was held at Central Luzon U. on July 16, 2016.

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